Common Root Words Flashcards

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Aster

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Variations: Astro
Meaning: Star
Example: Astronomy, disaster

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Aqua

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Meaning: Water
Example: Aquatic, aquarium

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Aud

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Meaning:Hear
Example: Auditorium, audience

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Bene

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Meaning: Good
Example: Benevolent, benign

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Bio

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Meaning: Life
Example: Biology,autobiography

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Cent

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Meaning: Hundred
Example: Century,cent(money)

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Chrono

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Meaning: Time
Example: Chronological,synchronize

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Circum

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Variations: Circa
Meaning: Around
Example: Circumspect,circumnavigate

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Contra

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Variations: Counter
Meaning: Against or conflict
Example: Contraband,encounter

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Dict

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Meaning: Speak or say
Example: Dictate,dictation

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Duc

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Variations: Duct,duce
Meaning: Lead or leader
Example: Produce,conduct

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Fac

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Meaning: Make or do
Example: Manufacture,facsimile(fax)

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Fract

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Variations: Frag
Meaning: Break
Example: Fraction,defragment

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Gen

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Meaning: Birth or create
Example: Genetics,generate

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Graph

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Meaning: Write
Example: Telegraph,calligraph

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Ject

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Meaning: Throw
Example: Inject,projection

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Jur

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Variations: Jus
Meaning: Law
Example: Juror,justice

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Log

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Variations: Logue
Meaning: Concept or thought
Example: Logo,dialogue

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Mal

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Meaning: Bad
Example: Maladaptive,malevolent

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Man

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Meaning: Hand
Example: Manuscript,manual

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Mater

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Meaning: Mother
Example: Maternal,material

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Mis

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Variations: MIT
Meaning: Send
Example: Mission,submit

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Pater

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Variations: Pat
Meaning: Father
Example: Paternal,patriot

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Path

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Meaning: Feel
Example: Sympathy,empathetic

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Phile

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Variations: Philo
Meaning: Love
Example: Philosophy,Anglophile

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Phon

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Meaning: Sound
Example: Telephone,phonetic

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Photo

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Meaning: Light
Example: Photograph,photosynthesis

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Port

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Meaning: Carry
Example: Transport,portable

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Psych

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Variations: Psycho
Meaning: Soul or spirit
Example: Psychiatrist,psyche

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Qui

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Variations: Quit
Meaning: Quiet or rest
Example: Acquittal,tranquility

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Rupt

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Meaning: Break
Example: Rupture,interrupt

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Scope

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Meaning: see, inspect
Example: telescope,microscope

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Scrib

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Variations: script
Meaning: write
Example: describe,transcription

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Sens

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Variations: send
Meaning: feel
Example: sensory,consent

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Spect

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Meaning: look
Example: spectate,circumspect

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Struct

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Meaning: build
Example: construct,obstruction

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Techno

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Variations: tech
Meaning: art or science
Example:technical,technology

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Tele

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Meaning: far
Example:teleport,television

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Therm

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Meaning: heat
Example: thermometer,thermal

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Vac

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Meaning: empty
Example: vacation,evacuate

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Vis

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Variations: vid
Meaning: see
Example: visual,video

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Voc

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Meaning: speak or call
Example: vocal,vocation