Roots and Affixes, Grade 5: anim (life, mind, spirit); bio (life)

Learn this list of words containing the Latin root anim, meaning "life, mind, spirit," or the Greek root bio, meaning "life."
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  1. animate
    give the appearance of life or movement
  2. animated
    made to appear to move as living creatures do
  3. animator
    a technician who produces cartoons on film
  4. animation
    making cartoons to appear to move as living creatures do
  5. unanimous
    in complete agreement
  6. biology
    the science that studies living organisms
  7. biologist
    a scientist who studies living organisms
  8. antibiotic
    a substance used to kill microorganisms and cure infections
  9. amphibian
    cold-blooded vertebrate living on land but breeding in water
  10. biosphere
    the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist
  11. biography
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
  12. biographer
    someone who writes an account of a person's life
  13. biographical
    of or relating to an account of a person's life
  14. autobiography
    a book or account of your own life
  15. autobiographical
    relating to or in the style of an account of one's own life
Created on Wed Apr 15 17:22:15 EDT 2026 (updated Wed Apr 22 15:28:01 EDT 2026)

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