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FISH ROOTS Flashcards

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hyper

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above, over, exceeding-hyperactive, hyperbole

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hypo

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under, below- hypothermic, hypodermic

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mono

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one, single-monotheism, monochrome

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chrome

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color-monochrome, polychrome

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Gen

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birth, race, produce- generation, gender, genocide

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Poly

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many, much, polygon, polytheism

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Scope

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look, view, see, telescope, microscope

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Derm

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skin, dermatologist, dermatology, pachyderm

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meso

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middle/mesopotamia, mesodermic

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pachy

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thick/ pachyderm, pachypod

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path

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sickness, disease/pathology, pathos, sympathy

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onym

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word/ synonym, anonymous

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therm

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heat, temperature/ thermometer, hypothermia

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meter

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measure/ thermometer, speedometer

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geo

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earth/geography, geologist

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hydro

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water/ dehydrated, hydrant, hydrophobic

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graph

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write/geography, biography, autograph

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chron

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time/ chronological, chronometer, synchronous

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auto

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self/automobile, autocratic, autograph

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crac

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government/ democracy, autocratic

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gyno

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female/ gynecologist, androgynous

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Andro

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male/ android, androgynous

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-ic

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like or related to/ graphic, telepathic, organic

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naut

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sailor, ship/ astronaut, aeronautic

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cosm

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universe, world/ microcosm, cosmos, cosmonaut

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macro

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large/ macroscopic, macrocosm

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pod

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foot/ tripod, podiatrist

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nom

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name, law, order/ economy, nominate, nomenclature

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psycho

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mind, spirit/ psychology, psychoanalyst

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theo

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god/ monotheism, atheist

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Astro

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stars, heavens/ astology, astronomer

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biblio

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book/ bibliotherapy, bibliography, biblioklept

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klepto

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steal/ kleptomaniac, kleptobiosis

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dem

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people/democracy, pandemic, demographics

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dia

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through, across/ diameter, dialogue

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anti

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against/ anticipate, antiseptic

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-ism

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state or condition/ symbolism, plagiarism, magnetism. fanticism

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-oid

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resembling/ android, paranoid, metalloid

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-er

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someone who/ photographer, writer, teacher

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thanas

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death/ euthanasia, hydrothanasia, dysthanasia

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taph

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grave, tomb, burial/ epitaph, taphonomy (fossils)

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amphi

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both, two sides, amphibian, amphitheater, amphipod

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caco

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bad, poor, harsh/ cacophony, cacothanasia, cacogenics (birth defects)

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iso

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equal/ isolated, isosceles, isometric, isomagnetic

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