50 Key Adjectives Modifiers Flashcards

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auto-

A

self

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brachy-

A

short

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brady-

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slow

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brevi-

A

short

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cav-

A

hollow

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cryo-

A

cold

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crypto-

A

hidden; concealed

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dextro-

A

right

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diplo-

A

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-

A

sugar; sweet

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gravid

A

heavy; pregnant

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haplo-

A

single; simple

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hetero-, heter-

A

other; a relationship to others

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homo-, homeo-

A

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-

A

long

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macro

A

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

43
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stasis-

A

stop

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steno-

A

narrow

45
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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