50 Key Adjective Modifiers Flashcards by Michaela Machurick | Brainscape

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auto-

A

self

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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brevi-

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short

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cav-

A

hollow

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cryo-

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cold

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crypto-

A

hidden, concealed

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dextro-

A

right

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diplo-

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double, twice

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dys-

A

difficult, bad, faulty, disordered, painful

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eu-

A

normal, good, well

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glyco-

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sugar, sweet

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gravid

A

heavy, pregnant

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haplo-

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single, simple

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hetero

heter-

A

other, a relationship to others

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homo-

homeo-

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same

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hydro-

A

wet, water

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iso-

A

equal

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latus-

lat-

A

broad, side

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longus-

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long

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macro

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large, abnormal size

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magni-

A

large, great

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malaco-

A

soft

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mal-

A

bad

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medi-

A

middle

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mega-

A

great

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megalo-

A

huge

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meso-

A

middle, mid

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micro-

A

small

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minimus-

A

smallest

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multi-

-poly

A

many, much

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necro-

A

dead

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neo-

A

new

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oligo-

A

few, scanty, little

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ortho-

A

straight, normal, correct

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oxy-

A

sharp, quick, acute

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poly-

A

many, much

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pronus-

prono-

A

face down

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pseudo-

A

false

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sclero-

A

hard

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scolio-

A

twisted, crooked

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sinistro-

A

left

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stasis-

A

stop

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steno-

A

narrow

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stalsis

A

contract

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tachy-

A

fast, swift

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tele-
tel-
telo-

A

end, far away

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thermo-

A

heat

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trachy-

A

rough

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xero-

A

dry