9B: Root Words and Their Meanings

tract

• to pull or drag

• to push or shove

• to lift or carry

• to throw or toss

gest

• to hold

• to carry

• to throw

• to push

Oid

• appearance

• sound

• texture

• smell

phile

• fear of, to fear, fear for

• love of, to love, love for

• hate of, to hate, hate for

• interest in, to interest, interest for

in

• in or out

• up or down

• left or right

• on or off

theo

• god, religion

• science, technology

• art, culture

• history, politics

hetero

• same

• different

• similar

• identical

Ultra

• above

• beyond

• below

• within

tact

• touch

• talk

• taste

• think

nomy

• law

• order

• chaos

• system