English 1302 Quiz #1 Flashcards

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acer, acid, acri

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bitter, sour, sharp

ex: acidity, acrid

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acu

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sharp

ex: acute, acupuncture, accurate

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ag, agi, ig, act

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do, move, go

ex: agenda, navigate, action, agent

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ali, allo, alter

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other

ex: alias, alibi, alien, alter (ego)

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alt(us)

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high, deep

ex: altimeter, altitude

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am, amor

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love, liking

ex: amiable, amorous, enamored

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anni, annu, enni

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year

ex: anniversary, annually, centennial

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anthrop

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man

ex: anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy

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anti(co)

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old

ex: antique, antiquity

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arch

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chief, first, rule

ex: archangel, architect, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy

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aster, astr

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star

ex: asteroid, astronomy, astronaut

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aud, aus

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hear, listen

ex: audible, auditorium, audio, audition

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aug, auc

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increase

ex: augment, auction

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auto, aut

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self

ex: automobile, autograph, automatic

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belli

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war

ex: rebellion, belligerent

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bibl

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book

ex: bible, bibliography

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bio

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life

ex: biology, biosphere

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brev

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short

ex: abbreviate, brief

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cad, cas

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to fall

ex: cadaver, cascade

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calor

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heat

ex: calorie, caloric

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cap, cip, cept

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take

ex: capable, intercept, capture

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capit, capt

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head

ex: decapitate, capital, captain

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carn

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flesh

ex: carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal

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caus, caut

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burn, heat

ex: caustic, cauldron, cauterize

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cause, cuse, cus

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cause, motive

ex: because, excuse, accusation

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ced, ceed, cede, cess

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move, yield, go, surrender

ex: proceed, secede, recede, success

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cenetri

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center

ex: centripetal, eccentric, concentric

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chrom

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color

ex: chrome, chromosome

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chron

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time

ex: chronology, synchronize

30
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cide, cise

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cut down, kill

ex: homicide, suicide, incision, scissors, circumcise

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cit

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call, start

ex: incite, citation, cite

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civ

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citizen

ex: civic, civil, civilian, civilization

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clam, claim

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cry out

ex: exclamation, clamor, proclamation, acclaim

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clud, clus, claus

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shut

ex: include, exclude, conclude, recluse, claustrophobia

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cognoac, gnosi

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know

ex: recognize, prognosis, agnostic, incognito

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cord, cor, cardi

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heart

ex: cardiac, discord, courage, encourage

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corp

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body

ex: corporation, corpse