25 Latin and Greek Base Words Week 1 Flashcards by Gabrielle McAllister | Brainscape

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Latin Base Words

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Latin Base Words

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abstinere

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Meaning: to hold back

Examples: abstain, ABSTINENCE

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beatus

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Meaning: happy, blessed

Examples: beatific, beatitude

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cadere, CAD

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Meaning: to fall, happen by chance

Examples: DECADENT, cadaver, cascade

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debere, DEB

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Meaning: to owe

Examples: debt, debtor

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ebullire

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Meaning: to boil up

Examples: EBULLIENT

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fabula

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Meaning: story

Examples: fable, fabulous

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garrire

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Meaning: chatter

Examples: GARRULOUS

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habere, HAB

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Meaning: to have, hold, keep

Examples: habit, inhabit

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id

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Meaning: one’s own

Examples: one’s own

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jacere, JAC

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Meaning: to throw, cast down

Examples: ejaculate, adjacent

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labi, LAB

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Meaning: slide, slip, fall

Examples: labile

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macer

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Meaning: lean, thin

Examples: MEAGER

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nasci, NAT, NAS, NAI

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Meaning: to bear, be born

Examples: native, prenatal, natural, INNATE, RENAISSANCE

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Greek Base Words

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Greek Base Words

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acro

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Meaning: tip, top, apex

Examples: acropolis. acrophobia

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ballein, BAL

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Meaning: throw

Examples: ball, ballistics

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caco

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Meaning: bad, poor, evil

Examples: CACOPHONY

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deleisthai, deleterios

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Meaning: destroyer, harmful

Examples: DELETERIOUS

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eidyllion

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Meaning: form, figure, image

Examples: idyll, IDYLLIC

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galakt

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Meaning: milk

Examples: galactic

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hedonikos

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Meaning: pleasure

Examples: hedonic, HEDONISTIC, hedonism

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