A-D Roots Flashcards
1
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A/An
A
not, without (amoral, agnostic, anomaly, anonymous, apathy, atrophy)
2
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AB
A
off, away from, apart, down (adduct, abhor, abstruse
3
Q
Able/ible
A
changeable, combustible
4
Q
AC/ACR
A
sharp, bitter, sour (exacerbate, acute, acumen, acid)
5
Q
ACT/Ag
A
agile, agitate, prodigal, synagogue
6
Q
Acou
A
hearing
7
Q
AD
A
to, toward, near
8
Q
Al/ali/ alter
A
other, another
9
Q
am
A
love
10
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ambi/amphi
A
both, on both sides around
11
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ambl/abmul
A
to go, to work )perambulator, preamble
12
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anim
A
of the life, mind, soul, breath )equanimity, magnaimous
13
Q
annui/eeni
A
year
14
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ant/ante
A
before (antebellum, antedivilian)
15
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antro/andr
A
man, human
16
Q
anti
A
against, opposite
17
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apo
A
away
18
Q
aqua/aque
A
water
19
Q
arch/ archi/archy
A
chief, principal, ruler
20
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ard
A
to burn
21
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auto
A
self
22
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be
A
about, to make, to surround, to affect (belie, belittle, bemoan
23
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bel/bell
A
beautiful
24
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bell
A
war
25
ben/bene
good
26
bi/bin
two
27
bon/boun
good, generous
28
brev/brid
short, small
29
burs
purse, money
30
cad/cid
to fall to happen by chance )cascade, decadent)
31
cant/cent/ chant
to sing
32
cap/cip/ cept
to take/to get
33
cap/capit/cipt
head/headlong
34
card/cord/cour
heart
35
carn
flesh
36
cast/chast
to cut
37
caus/caut
to burn
38
ced/ceed/cess
to go, to yield to stop
39
celer
speed
40
cent
hundred, hundredth
41
centr
center
42
cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
to sepearte, to jude to distinguish to decide
43
chrom
color
44
chron
time
45
circu/circum
around
46
cis
to cut
47
cla/clo/clu
to shut, to close
48
claim/clam
to shout, to cry out
49
cli
to lean toward
50
co/col/com/con
with, together
51
cogn/conn
to know
52
contra/contro/counter
against
53
corp/cors
body
54
cosm
order, universie, world
55
cour/cur
running, a course
56
cre.],cresc.cret
to grow
57
cred
believe/trust
58
crypt
hidden
59
cub/cumb
to lie down
60
culp
fault, blame
61
dac/doc
to teach
62
de
away, off, down, completely, reversal
63
dele
to erase
64
dem
people
65
dext
right hand, right side, deft
66
di
day
67
di/dia
in two, through, across
68
di/dif/dis
away from, apart, reversal, not
69
dic/dict/dit
to say to tell to use words
70
dign
worth
71
dog/dox
opinon
72
dol
to suffer, to pain, to grieve
73
don/dot/dow
to give
74
dorm
sleep
75
dors
back
76
dub
doubt
77
duc/duct
to lead
78
dulc
sweet
79
dur
hard, lasting
80
dys
faulty, abnormal
