ANTI, against; antarctic, antipodes.

APO, from; apostle, (sent from, a missionary), apostate,

aphelion.

AUTO, self; autograph, autobiography.

CATA, down; cataract, catalepsy.

DIA, through; diameter, diagonal, dialogue.

EPI, upon; epidemic, epilogue, epitaph.

HYPER, above; hypercritical.

HYPO, under; hypocrite.

META, beyond; metaphor.

PARA, beside, from; paragraph, parallel, parasol.

PERI, round about; perigee, periphasis.

SYN, (SYM) together with; sympathy, syntax.

3. Nouns denoting condition, office, or state of

being.

LIST OF ROOTS, CHIEFLY LATIN.

The words in parentheses ( ) are the participles
of the corresponding Verb.

A

ACID-US, sour; acid, acidity, acidulate.

AER, (G.) the air; aerial, aerolite, aeronaut, aeriform.
AGER, AGRI, a field; agriculture, agriculturist.

AGGEL-OS, (G. pronounced Angel-os) a messenger; angel, evangelist.

AG-O, (ACT-US,) I do; act, actual, active, agent.
AGO, (G.) to lead; demagogue.

AL-O, I nourish; aliment, alimentary.

ALTER, another, alter, alteration, unalterable.
ALTERN-US, by turns; alternate.

ALT-US, high; altitude, exalt, exaltation, altisonant.
AMIC-US, a friend; amity, amicable, ininimical.
AM-0, I love; amiable, amiably.

AMPL-US, large; ample, amplify, amplification.
ANGUL-US, a corner; angular, triangle, rectangle.
ANIM-US, the mind; unanimous, magnanimous.
ANN-US, a year, annual, annuity, perennial.

ANTHROP-OS, (G.) a man; philanthropy, misanthropy.
ANTIQU-US, old; antiquity, antiquary.

APERI-O, I open; aperture, aperient.

APT-US, suitable; apt, adapt, aptly, aptitude, inapt.
AQU-A, water; aquatic, aqueduct.

ARBIT-ER, a judge; arbitrary, arbitrate.

ARCH-E, (G.) government; heptarchy, anarchy, patriarch.
ARD-EO, I burn; ardently, ardency.

ARM-A, arms; armour, armory, army.
ARITHM-OS, (G.) number; arithmetic.

ARS, art; artificial, artist, artless, artisan, inert.
ART-US, a joint; article, articulate, inarticulate.
ASTRON, a star; astronomy.

C

ASPER, rough; asperity, exasperate, exasperation.
ATM-OS, (G.) vapour; air, atmosphere, atmospheric.
ATROX, cruel; atrocious, atrocity.

AUDAX, bold; audacious.

AUDI-O, I hear; audible, audience, auditor.
AUG-EO, (AUCT-US,) I increase; augment, auction.

B.

BAPTIZ-O (G.) I dip, sprinkle; baptize, baptism.
BA-SIS, (G.) base; basely, debase.

BAR-OS, (G.) weight; barometer, barometrical.
BEAT-US, blessed; beatitude, beatify, beatific.
BELL-UM, war; rebel, rebellion, rebellious, belligerent.
BENE, well; benevolent, benefactor, benediction.
BIBL-OS, (G.) a book; The Bible, Biblical.

BIB-O, I drink ; imbibe, winebibber, bibulous.

B1-os, (G.) life; biography, amphibious.

Bis, twice, or two; bisect, biscuit, bisection, biped.
BON-US, good; bounty, bounteous.

BREV-IS, short; brevity, brief.

C.

CAPUT, CAPIT-18, the head; capital, captain, decapitate. CAD-O, (CAS-Us,) I fall; cadence, accident, occasion, coincident.

CED-O, I cut or kill; incision, suicide, fratricide.
CALCUL-US, a small pebble; calculate, calculation.
CALYPT-0, (G.) I veil or cover; apocalyse.

CAN-0, and CANT-O, I sing; precentor, canticles.
CAPIO, (CAPTUs,) I take; captive, accept, captor.
CAR-0, flesh; incarnate, carnal.

CAV-Us, hollow; cave, excavate, cavern.

CAUS-A, a cause; accuse, excuse, excusable.

CED-O, I yield, or go; precede, proceed, concession.

CENT-UM, a hundred; century, centurion,centage, per cent.

CERN-0, (CRET-US,) I separate, or distinguish; discern," secret, discreet.

CERT-US, sure; ascertain, certify, certificate.
CHRIST-OS, (G.) anointed; Christ, christian.
CHRON-OS, (G.) time; chronology, chronicle.
CIRCUL-US, a circle or ring; encircle, circulate.
CIT-O, I call or rouse; excite, incite.

CIV-IS, a citizen; civil, civility, civilize, civilian.
CLAM-0, I cry out; exclaim, proclaim, reclaim, clamour.
CLAUD-O, I shut; clause, exclude, include.

CLIN-O, I bend ; incline, decline, inclination, recline.
CLIV-US, a slope; declivity, acclivity.

COL-O, (CULT-US,) I cultivate; colony, agriculture.
COELEST-IS, heavenly; celestial, celestially.

COR, the heart; concord, accord, discord.
CORP-US, a body; corporal, corporate.

CRED-O, (CREDIT-US), I believe; creed, creditor.
CRESC-O, I grow; increase, crescent, decrease.
CRIMEN, a crime; criminal, crime.

CRUX, CRUC-Is, a cross; crusade, crucify, croslet.
CUB-O, or CUMB-0; cubit, incumbent, succumb.
CULP-A, a fault; culpable, exculpate.

CUR-A, care; accurate, secure, security, curate.
CURR-O, I run; incur, occur, cursory.

D.

DEC-US, grace; decorum, decorate.

DENS, a tooth; dentist, indenture, indented.
DENS-US, thick; dense, condense, density, condenser.
DE-US, God; Deity, deist, deify.

DEXTER, right handed, clever; dexterity, dexterous.
DIC-O, (DICT-US), I speak; predict, contradict.
DI-ES, a day; dial, diary, meridian, diurnal.
DIGN-US, worthy; dignity, dignify, indignity.
Do, (DAT-US), I give; addition, additional, condition.
DOC-EO, (DOCTUS), I teach; docile, doctorDÍ