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1/30/23 Flashcards

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Cap

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: Head
Example: Captain, Decapitate

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Anti

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Origin: Greek
Meaning: Against, Opposite
Example: Antivirus, Antisocial

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Auto

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Origin: Greek
Meaning: Self
Example: Autograph, Automatically

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Bio

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Origin: Greek
Meaning: Life
Example: Biology, Biography

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logy

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Origin: Greek
Meaning: Study of
Example: Technology, Biology

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man

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: Hand
Example: Manipulate, Manage

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meter

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Origin: Greek
Meaning: Measure
Example: Thermometer, Centimeter

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multi

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: Many, much
Example: Multimillionaire, Multicolored

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clud/clus

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: Shut
Examples: Exclude, Exclusive

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fac/fact

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: Do, make
Examples: Artifact, Factory

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fer

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: Bear, carry
Examples: Transfer, Prefer

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fore

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Origin: Old English
Meaning: Before, earlier
Examples: Forecast, Forehead

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scrib/script

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: To write
Examples: Scribble, Describe

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Spec

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: To look
Examples: Especially, Special

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tend/tens

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: To stretch, To strain
Examples: Extend, Attend

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Tract

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: to draw, to pull
Examples: Distract, Contract

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Uni

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: One
Examples: Reunion, Unique

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vid/vis

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: See
Examples: Invisible, Evidence

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Cor/Corp

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: Body
Examples: Corpse, Corporation

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Doc

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: Teach
Examples: Doctor, Docile

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Graph

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Origin: Greek
Meaning: Written
Examples: Biography, photography

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Log

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Origin: Greek
Meaning: word

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mob/mot

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Origin: Latin
Meaning: move

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Geo

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Origin: Greek
Meaning: Earth/ground

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dic/dict
meaning: say
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cycle
Origin: Latin Meaning: Circle
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form
Origin: Latin Meaning: shape

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