English 1302 Quiz #2 Flashcards
cosm
universe, world
ex: cosmos, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut
crat, cracy
rule
ex: autocrat, aristocrat, democratic
crea
create
ex: creation, creature, recreation
cred
believe
ex: credulous, creed, credit, incredible
cresc, cret, crease, cru
rise, grow
ex: crescendo, increase, decrease, concrete
crit
separate, choose
ex: critical, hypocrite, criterion
cur, curs
run
ex: current, cursive, occur
cura
care
ex: manicure, curator
cycl, cyclo
wheel, circular
ex: cyclops, unicycle, cyclone
deca
ten
ex: decade, decathlon
dem
people
ex: democracy, epidemic
dent, dont
tooth
ex: dental, denture, orthodontist
derm
skin
ex: hypodermic, dermatology, taxidermy, epidermis
dict
say, speak
ex: diction, dictionary, predict, verdict
doc, dokein
teach
ex: doctrine, document, indoctrinate
domin
master
ex: dominance, domain
don
give
ex: donate, condone
dorm
sleep
ex: dormitory
dox
opinion, praise
ex: orthodox, paradox
drome
run, step
ex: syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run)
duc, duct
lead
ex: conduct, induce, seduce
dura
hard, lasting
ex: durable, duration, endure
dynam
power
ex: dynamic, dynamite
endo
within
ex: endoskeleton, endorse
equi
equal
ex: equilibrium, equinox
erg
work
ex: energy, allergy
fac, fact, fic, fect
do, make
ex: factory, fact, manufacture
fall, fals
deceive
ex: falsify, fallacy
fer
bear, carry
ex: ferry, fertile, transfer
fid, fide, feder(is)
faith, trust
ex: fidelity, confidential, federal
fila, fili
thread
ex: filter, filet, filament
fin
end, ended, finished
ex: final, finite, finale, finish
fix
fix
ex: fix, fixation, fixture
flex, flect
bend
ex: flex, reflex, flexible, deflect
flu, fluc, fluv
flowing
ex: influence, fluid, flush
form
form, shape
ex: form, uniform, formula, perform