Root Word Series for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO & Other Govt Exams. There is one question which always clicks in student's mind during the preparation phase i.e Will I be able to recall all the vocabulary words during the exam time? This is nothing but a Phobia of English. English Phobia influences students and their communicative language. It reflects on their communicative skills & results as well. To help you overcome the phobia & learn new words in a systematic way, we are going to list down some easy ways to learn vocab & memorize words based on a common theme.
Let us start by understanding some basics:
Roots in the English language are made up of four parts. These are -
GREEK ROOTS, GERMAN ROOTS, FRENCH ROOTS, LATIN ROOTS
If you learn these roots, you can figure out the meaning of hundreds of English language words without even knowing their exact meaning. Yes, you read it right!!
The first question arises here is what is root?
A root is the part of the word which gives instructions to a word. Now, how many parts is a word made of? A word is made up of three parts. For example- subtracted
Sub (prefix) --------tract (root) ---------- ed (suffix)
Note: PREFIX---a word, letter or number placed before another.
SUFFIX---a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
Root Word Series for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO & Other Govt Exams.
1) Root word- Cracy
Meaning- govt or system
Derived words
- Democracy - Govt of people
- Autocracy - Dictatorship/kingship (when one person rules the whole government or system)
- Theocracy - A government that is run by religious people like priest, bishops etc.
- Plutocracy - A government is controlled by wealthy people.
- Oligocracy - A government run by few.
- Mobocracy - A government run by the crowd.
- Monarchy - Monarc is related to top official, for instance, king, therefore, it is a govt run by the king.
- Anarchy - lawlessness.
- Gerontocracy - relates to a system of govt where position is determined by the age.
- Meritocracy - merito means performance, it related to a system where the position is decided by how one performs.
- Cleptocracy - when government is run by thieves.
- Beaurocracy - beauro means top officials so beaurocracy becomes the government is run by top officials.
- Aristocracy - aristo means nobility; when government is run by noble families.
2) Root word- Mega
Meaning- Great, large, million
Derived words
- Megalopolis- It relates to an area with many nearby cities
- Megaphone- It relates to a device that projects a loud voice
- Mega structure- It relates to a huge building or other structure
3) Root word-Nat
Meaning-born
Derived words
- Innate- something that is present since birth
- Natal- relating to birth
- Natural- existing or derived from nature.
4) Root word-Ortho
Meaning-straight
Derived words
- Orthodontist- a dentist that straightens teeth
- Orthopaedic- a doctor concerned with the proper alignment of the bones
- Orthography- the correct way of writing
5) Root word-Pan
Meaning-All
Derived words
- Panacea- a cure for all diseases or problems
- Panorama- an all-round view
- Pantheism- worship of all gods
- Pandemic-something that affects all
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