Classical roots and words 4+

vocabulary builder

Trung Nguyen

Designed for iPad

    • S$ 5.98

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Description

This app is designed to help you study Greek and Latin roots and vocabulary originated from them.

Greek and Latin have been the sources of most of the words in the English language. A knowledge of Greek and Latin roots will not only help you remember the meanings of the words but will help you guess at the meanings of new words.

If you are preparing for SAT, GRE, GMAT or ACT, etc., this app will be helpful for you to learn difficult vocabulary such as abnegation, abstruse, ostracize, veracity, corporeal, cursory, dichotomy, extraneous, extradite, hedonism, etc. For example, if you know the root neg- means "to say no", you can easily remember "abnegation" which means "self-denial" and "renege", which means "to go back on a promise or commitment"

The app is useful tool and reference for anyone who is interested in Greek and Latin roots and the development of English vocabulary.


● Roots
- Over 260 roots
- Detailed meaning and derived words
- 6 units of roots (50 roots per unit)
- Quiz: find a root that has the meaning in the question
- learn 5 roots daily


● Words
- Over 1200 words
- Detailed meaning, sample sentence, etymology, roots
- 25 units of words (50 words per unit)
- Flashcards: tap a card to see its meaning
- learn 5 words daily


● Words from mythology
- List of words from Greek and Latin mythology such as herculean, titanic, zephyr, asinine, equestrian, opus, odyssey, siren, satyr, zealot, ambrosia, ethos, hubris, gorgon, halcyon, platonic, lethargic etc.
- Do you know that hector, stentorian, nestor all come from Homer's Iliad? Exploring the mythology behind those words and you can easily remember them.
- Over 200 words from mythology in total


● Other features:
- Bookmark feature
- Search feature

What’s New

Version 3.0

We have improved the app's performance in this version.

App Privacy

The developer, Trung Nguyen, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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