Fish Root Words Flashcards by RHYS JACOBS

Dog/Dox - Opinion, Praise

Orthodox, Paradox

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Ortho - Straight, Correct

Orthodox, Unorthodox

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Aco/u - Sharp

Acute, acupuncture, accurate

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Meter - Measure

Thermometer, Speedometer

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-Ship - State of Being or Skill

Craftsmanship, Citizenship, Championship

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An/Ana - Not or Without

Anarchy, Antonym, Anestheic

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Para - Beside

Parasite, Paraprofessional

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Esth - Feeling

Anesthetic, Paraesthsia

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-Ology - Study Of

Biology, Geology

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Contra - Against, Opposite, Opposing

Contrast, Contradict, Contraband, Contraction

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Agon - Pain struggle

agony: extreme physical or mental suffering

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Culp - blame, fault

Culprit: a person who is responsible for the crime

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Prot - first, early

prototype: first model

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Photo - light

photograph: a picture made using a camera

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Jur - swear, low

injure: to get hurt

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Spect - look, regard

Inspect, respect, retrospect

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Phil - Love

Philosophy, philanthropy

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Phob - Fear

Acrophobia, claustrophobia

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Fort - Strong

Fortify, comfort

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Dict - Say

Dictation, dictator, contradict, predict

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Thes/Thet - put or place

thesis, antithesis, parenthetic

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Sym/Syn - with or together

symbolism, synonym

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Anti- - against or opposite

Antibacterial, antiperspirant

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Co- - with, together, jointly

coordinated, coorperation

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Iso - equal

Isometric, isolation

-hood - state, condition, quality

brotherhood, neighborhood

Ex - out

export, exclude, experience

Turb - disturb, bother

turbulence, disturb

Asper - rough harsh

exasperated, asperation

Dys/dis - bad

disease, dystopian

-ible - able to be, capable

audible, credible

-ist - someone who

dentist, artist

dactyl - finger

zygodactyl, pterodactyl

therap - treatment

therapy, hydrotherapy, psycotherapy

scope- see, view

telescope, microscope, macroscope

cyro - cold, first

cyrotherapy, cyroanesthesia

zygo - paried

zygodactyl, zygomorphic

ptero - wing, feather

pterodactyl, pteropod

colla - glue, gelatin like

college, collate, collagen

combus - burn up

combustion, incombustinible

ciner - ash

incinerate, incinerator, cinerary

cuss - strike, shake

concussion, percussion

di - two, double, twice

dice, diameter, dialogue

cephal - head, brain

encephalitis, microcephaly, cephalopods

-esia - action, process

anesthesia, amnesia

cinemat/kin - motion, movement

cinematography, kinesiology

gram - write

grammatical, telegram

-ic - like or related to

graphic, topic, cinematic

echo - sound

echolocation, echocardiography

Locat - place

location, echolocation

Eo - dawn, early

eolith, eon

Lith/o - stone

lithography

Paleo - old ancient

paleontology

sphere - ball, round, globe

atmosphere

-ize - to make, to act

dramatize

erg - work

energy

metall - metal, mineral

metallic

pyro - fire

pyromania

en - in, into

entrance

eu - good, well

euology, euporhia

glac - ice

glacier

-Arium - place, container

aquarium

con - with

connect

se - apart

separate

greg - group, flock

segregate

Baro - pressure, weight

barophobia

Tum - swell

tumor

ec - out

ecilpse

caust - fire

holocaust

-ary - belonging to

library

Stas/Stat - stand, set, firm

static

Narco - numbness

narcotics

saur - lizard

dinosaur

calypt - cover, hidden

apocolaypse

peps/pept - digest

dispepsia

ide - belonging to

floride

-tude - stade, condition

attitude

ev - time, age

revouloutionary war

medi - half, middle

median

terr - earth

terrain

melan - black, dark

melanosome

Mnem/mnes - mind, memory

amneisa

Lav - wash, clean

lavish

purg - remove, clean

purge

magn - great, large

magnet

inter - between

intersect

Mor - custom, proper

morge

Moll - mild, soft

mollify

Leps - take, seize

epilepsies

mania - intense craving

maniac

dont - teeth

orthodontist

ped - foot

pedestrian

oxy - sharp

oxygen

Re - back, again

reuse

Pater, father

paternal

-mony - result of

ceremony

sus - up

sustenence

pend/pens - hang, weight

indepentdent

-ive - performing

knives

petro - rock or stone

petroglyph

-eum - that, which place

museum

sarco - flesh

sarcoplasm

tomy - cut

cardiotomy

port - carry

airport

zo - animal, living being

zoo

meta - beyond, after, change

metamorphic

phys - nature, growth

physician

Plac - calm, pleasing

complacent

pon - put, place

irresponsible

-ician - expert, specialist

physician