Common Latin Roots 1 Flashcards

Learn some of the most common Latin words on which English is built upon

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agri

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field

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alb

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white

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ambi

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both

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amic

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firendly

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aqua

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water

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aud

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to hear

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bon/bene

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good

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ced/cess

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go, yield

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cent

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one hundred

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circum

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around

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contra

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against

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counter

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against

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dict

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to say

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duc/duct

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to lead

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fac

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to do/to make

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flect/flex

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bend

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foli

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leaf

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form

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shape

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fort

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strengthen

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fract

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to break

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ject

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to throw

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jud

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judge

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lat

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broad, wide

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lingu

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language

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longus

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long

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mal

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bad

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mar

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sea

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mater

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mother

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mir

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amazement

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mit

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to send

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mort

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death

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multi

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many

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mut

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to change

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nomin

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name

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not

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note, paper

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nov

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new

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pater

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father

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pel/puls

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drive, push

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port

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carry

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rupt

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to break

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scribe

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to write

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sect

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to cut

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sed

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sit

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sent

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to feel/send

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sol

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comfort, soothe

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spect

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to look

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struct

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to build

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tact

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to touch

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vid/vis

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to see

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voc

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voice/to call