Fish root words Flashcards

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Dog/Dox

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Opinion, praise- orthodox, orthodontist

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Ortho

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Straight, correct - orthodox, orthodontist

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3
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Acu/o

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Sharp- acute, acupuncture, accurate

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4
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meter

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Measure- thermometer, speedometer

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5
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-ship

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State of being or skill- craftsmanship, citizenship, championship

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6
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An/ana

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Not or without- anarchy, antonym

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7
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Para

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beside- parasite- paraprofessional

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8
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esth

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Feeling- an aesthetic,

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9
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-ology

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: study of- biology, geology

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10
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Contra

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against, opposite, opposing- contrast, contradict, contraband, contraction

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Agon

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pain, struggle/ agony, protagonist

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12
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Culp

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Blame, Fault/ culprit, culpapble

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Prot

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first, early/ prototype, protocol, protagonist

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14
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Photo

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light/photograph, photosynthesis

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15
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Jur

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swear, oath, law/ jurisdiction, injure, conjure

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16
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Spec

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look/regard/inspect, respect, retrospect

17
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phill

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love/philosophy, philanthropy

18
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phob

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fear/acrophobia, claustriphobio

19
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Fort

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Strong/fortify, comfort

20
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dict

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Say/diction, dictator, contradict, predict