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Latin; away from

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ab-, a-, abs-? English examples: abnormal, abrasion, absent, abstain, abstraction, aversion

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Latin; sharp or pointed

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ac-? English examples: acupuncture

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Latin; sharp, bitter, sour

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acerb-? English examples: acerbic, exacerbate

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Latin; sour or acid

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acid-? English examples: acidosis, acidulation

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Greek; height, summit, tip

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acr-? English examples: acrobatics, acromegaly, acronym, acrophobia

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Latin; bitter, pungent, sharp, sour

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acr-? English examples: acrid, acrimony

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Latin; sharp

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acu-? English examples: acupuncture, acute, acutifoliate

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Latin; movement to or toward; in addition to

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ad-, a-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-? English examples: accept, adapt, affect, approximate, ascend

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Latin; fat

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adip-? English examples: adipose

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Greek; air, atmosphere

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aer-? English examples: aeronautics, aerosol

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Greek; feeling, sensation

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aesthet-? English examples: aesthetics, anaesthetic

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Greek; field

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agr-? English examples: agronomy

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Latin; field

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agri-, -egri-? English examples: agriculture, peregrine

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Latin; dull white

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alb-? English examples: albedo, albino, albumen

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Latin; love

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am-, amat-? English examples: amateur, amatory, amorous

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Latin; both, on both sides

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ambi-? English examples: ambidexterity, ambivalent

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Latin; friend

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amic-, -imic-? English examples: amicable, inimical

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Greek; around, about, both, on both sides of, both kinds

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amph-, amphi-? English examples: amphibian, amphibolic, amphoterism

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Latin; ample, abundant, bountiful

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ampl-? English examples: amplification

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Greek; not, without

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an-, a-? English examples: anhydrous, atypical

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Greek; again, against, back, up

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ana-, an-? English examples: anabaptist, anaphylaxis, anion, anode

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Greek; male, masculine

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andr-? English examples: androgen, android

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Greek; wind

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anem-? English examples: anemometer

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Latin; breath

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anim-? English examples: animal, animation

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Latin; year, yearly

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ann-, -enn-? English examples: anniversary, annual, biannual, millennium

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Greek; against, opposed to, preventive

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ant-, anti-? English examples: antagonist, antibiotic, antipodes

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Latin; before, in front of, prior to

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ante-, anti-? English examples: antebellum, antediluvian, anticipate, antiquarian

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Greek; flower

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anth-? English examples: anther, anthology

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Greek; coal

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anthra-? English examples: anthracite, anthrax

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Greek; human

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anthrop-? English examples: anthropology, anthropomorphic

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Greek; away from, separate, at the farthest point

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ap-, apo-? English examples: aphelion, apocrine, apogee, apostasy

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Latin; water

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aqu-? English examples: aquamarine, aquarium, aqueduct, aquifer

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Latin; plow, till

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ar-? English examples: arable

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Latin; be dry

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ar-? English examples: arid

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Greek; ruler

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arche-, archi-? English examples: archangel, archetype

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Greek; ancient

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archae-, arche-? English examples: archaeology or archeology, archaic

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Greek; ReLatin; g to the North Pole or the region near it; reLatin; g to cold; used as the scientific name of some bear species, e.g. Ursus arctos horribilis

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arct-? English examples: Arctic Ocean

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Latin; silver

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argent-? English examples: argent, Argentina

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Greek; excellence

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arist-? English examples: aristocracy

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Greek; joint

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arthr-? English examples: arthritis, arthropod

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Greek; star, star-shaped

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astr-? English examples: asterisk, astrology, astronomy

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Greek; prize

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athl-? English examples: athlete, pentathlon

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Latin; hearing, listening, sound

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audi-? English examples: audible, auditorium, auditory

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Latin; grow, increase

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aug-, auct-? English examples: augend, augmentation

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Latin; reLatin; g to gold, or gold-colored

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aur-? English examples: aureate, aureole

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Latin; reLatin; g to the ear

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auri-? English examples: auricle

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Greek; self; directed from within

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aut-, auto-? English examples: autarchy, autograph, automobile, autonomy

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Latin; bird

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avi-? English examples: aviary, aviation

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Latin; axis

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axi-? English examples: axisymmetry

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Greek; merit

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axio-? English examples: axiology

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Latin; rod-shaped

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bac-? English examples: bacilla, bacteria

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Greek; weight, pressure

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bar-? English examples: barograph, barometer

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Greek; at the bottom

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basi-? English examples: basic, basis

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Greek; deep, depth

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bathy-, batho-? English examples: batholith, bathymetry, bathyscaphe

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Latin; bless

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be-, beat-? English examples: beatification

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Latin; war

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bell-? English examples: antebellum, bellicose, belligerent

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Latin; good, well

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ben-? English examples: benefit, benignity

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Latin; two

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bi-? English examples: binary, binoculars, bigamy, biscotti

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Latin; drink

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bib-? English examples: imbibe

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Greek; book

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bibl-? English examples: bible, bibliography

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Greek; life

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bio-? English examples: biography, biologist, biology, biosphere

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Greek; slime

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blenn-? English examples: blennophobia, blennosperma

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Greek; germ, embryo, bud, cell with nucleus

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blast-? English examples: blastula, fibroblast, osteoblast, sideroblast

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Latin; good

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bon-? English examples: bonify, bonitary

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Latin; from Greek; north

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bor-? English examples: borealis

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Greek; plant

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botan-? English examples: botanic, botanist, botany

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Latin; cow, ox

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bov-? English examples: bovine

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Greek; arm

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brachi-? English examples: brachial artery, brachiosaurus

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Greek; short

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brachy-? English examples: brachycephaly, brachydactyly

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Greek; slow

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brady-? English examples: bradycardia

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Greek; gill

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branchi-? English examples: branchiopod, nudibranch

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Latin; brief, short (time)

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brev-? English examples: abbreviation, brevity

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Greek; food

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brom-? English examples: bromatium, bromatology

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Greek; oats

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brom-? English examples: brome, Bromus, Bromus ramosus

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Greek; stench

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brom-? English examples: bromate, bromide, bromine

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Greek; windpipe

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bronch-? English examples: bronchiole, bronchitis, bronchus

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Greek; thunder

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bront-? English examples: Brontosaurus

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Latin; cheek, mouth, cavity

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bucc-? English examples: buccal, buccinator muscle

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Latin; bulbous

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bulb-? English examples: bulbous, bulbule

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Latin; bubble, flask

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bull-? English examples: ebullient, ebullism

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Latin; pouch, purse

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burs-? English examples: bursa, bursar, bursary, disburse

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Greek; bad

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cac-? English examples: cacophony

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Latin; fall

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cad-, -cid-, cas-? English examples: accident, cadence, case

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Latin; cut

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caed-, -cid-, caes-, -cis-? English examples: caesura, incisor, scissors

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Latin; and Greek; stone

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calc-? English examples: calcite, calcium, calculate, calculus

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Greek; beautiful

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call-, calli-? English examples: calligraphy

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Latin; heat

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calor-? English examples: calorie

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Greek; cover

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calyp-? English examples: apocalypse

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Latin; vault

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camer-? English examples: bicameral, camera

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Latin; field

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camp-? English examples: champion, campaign

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Latin; dog

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can-? English examples: canine, Canis Major

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Latin; sing

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can-, -cin-, cant-? English examples: cantata, canto, cantor

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Latin; glowing, iridescent

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cand-? English examples: candela, candid, candle, candor, incandescent, incendiary, incense

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Latin; hold, take

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cap-, -cip-, capt-, -cept-? English examples: capture, captive, conception, recipient

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Latin; head

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capit-, -cipit-? English examples: capital, decapitation, precipitation

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Latin; goat

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capr-? English examples: Capricorn, caprine

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Latin; box, case

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caps-? English examples: capsule

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Latin; coal

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carbo-? English examples: carbohydrate

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Latin; jail

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carcer-? English examples: incarceration

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Latin; from Greek; cancer (disease)

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carcin-? English examples: carcinogenic, carcinoma

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Greek; reLatin; g to the heart

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cardi-? English examples: cardiograph, cardiology

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Latin; hinge

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cardin-? English examples: cardinal

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Latin; flesh

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carn-? English examples: carnal, carnival, carnivore

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Greek; reLatin; g to fruit

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carp-? English examples: carpology

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Greek; reLatin; g to the wrist

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carp-? English examples: carpal, carpal tunnel syndrome

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Latin; pure

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cast-? English examples: caste, castigate, castrate

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Greek; down

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cata-, cat-? English examples: catabolic, catalyst, catastrophe, catatonia, cathode, cation

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Latin; chain

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caten-? English examples: catenary, concatenation

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Greek; pure

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cathar-? English examples: catharsis

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Latin; tail

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caud-? English examples: caudal

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Latin; cause or motive

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caus-, -cus-? English examples: causative

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Latin; hollow

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cav-? English examples: cave, cavity, excavation

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Latin; go

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ced-, cess-? English examples: procession, recede, secede

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Latin; quick

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celer-? English examples: acceleration, celerity

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Greek; new

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cen-? English examples: Cenozoic

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Greek; empty

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cen-? English examples: cenotaph

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Latin; to assess

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cens-? English examples: census

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Latin; hundred

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cent-? English examples: cent, centennial, centurion

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119
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Latin; hundred each

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centen-? English examples: centenary

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Latin; hundredth

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centesim-? English examples: centesimal, centesimation

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Greek; center

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centr-? English examples: eccentric

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Greek; head

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cephal-? English examples: cephalic, cephalopod, encephalogram

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Greek; clay

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ceram-? English examples: ceramic

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Greek; horn

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cerat-? English examples: keratin

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Latin; sift

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cern-? English examples: discern, secern

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Latin; reLatin; g to the neck, reLatin; g to the cervix

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cervic-? English examples: cervix, cervical

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Latin; other

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Greek; of the hand or hands

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Greek; reLatin; g to a turtle

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chelon-? English examples: chelonia

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Greek; green

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Greek; reLatin; g to dance

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chore-? English examples: choreography

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Latin; and Greek; cord

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chord-? English examples: chordata

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Greek; color

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chrom-? English examples: chromium, chromosome, monochrome

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Greek; time

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chron-? English examples: chronic, chronology, chronometer

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Greek; gold

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Latin; eyelash

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cili-? English examples: cilia, supercilious

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Greek; motion

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cine-? English examples: cinema

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Latin; ash

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ciner-? English examples: incineration

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Latin; gird

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cing-, cinct-? English examples: succinct

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Latin; circle, ring

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circ-? English examples: circus, circular

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Latin; around

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circum-? English examples: circumcise, circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate

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Greek; orange

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cirr-? English examples: cirrhosis

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Latin; curl, tentacle

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cirr-? English examples: cirrus

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Latin; citizen

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civ-? English examples: civility

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Greek; branch

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clad-? English examples: clade

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Latin; clear

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clar-? English examples: clarity, declaration

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Greek; broken

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Latin; close

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claud-, -clud-, claus-, -clus-? English examples: clause, exclusion, include

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Greek; key

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Greek; closed

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Greek; bar, key

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cleithr-? English examples: cleithrum

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Latin; mild

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clement-? English examples: clemency, inclement

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Latin; bed, lean, recline

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clin-? English examples: declination, inclined

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Greek; shell

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cochl-? English examples: cochlea

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Greek; hollow

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Latin; know

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cogn-? English examples: cognitive, cognizant, recognize

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Latin; strain

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col-? English examples: colander, coulee

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Latin; hill

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coll-? English examples:

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Latin; neck

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coll-? English examples: collar

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Latin; color

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color-? English examples: coloration, coloratura, tricolor

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Latin; with, together

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con-, co-, col-, com-, cor-? English examples: coagulate, collide, compress, connect, contain, corrode

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Greek; cone

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con-? English examples: conic, conical, conoid

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Latin; season

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condi-? English examples: condiment

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Latin; against

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contra-? English examples: contradiction, contrast, contraception

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Greek; dung

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copr-? English examples: coprolite, coprophagia, coprophilia

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Greek; raven

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corac-? English examples: coracoid

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Latin; heart

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cord-? English examples: accord, cordial

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Latin; horn

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corn-? English examples: cornea, cornucopia, unicorn

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Latin; crown

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coron-? English examples: corona, coronation

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Latin; body

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corpor-? English examples: corporation, corpse, corpuscle

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Latin; bark

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cortic-? English examples: corticosteriod

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Greek; universe

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cosm-? English examples: cosmic, cosmonaut

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Greek; the art of dress and ornament

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cosmet-? English examples: cosmetics, cosmetology

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Latin; rib

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cost-? English examples: costal

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Greek; cup

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cotyl-? English examples: cotyledon

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Greek; government, rule, authority

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-cracy, -crat? English examples: democracy

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Greek; skull

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crani-? English examples: cranium

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Latin; thick

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crass-? English examples: crassitude

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Latin; make

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cre-? English examples: creation, creature

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Latin; believe, trust

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cred-? English examples: credentials, credibility, creditor, incredible

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Greek; boot, shoe

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crep-? English examples:

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Latin; sieve

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cribr-? English examples: cribble, cribrate

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Greek; ring

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cric-? English examples: cricoid

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Greek; judge

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cris-, crit-? English examples: crisis, critic

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Latin; curled

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crisp-? English examples: crepe, crispate

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Latin; crest

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crist-? English examples: cristate

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Greek; fringe, tassel

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cross-? English examples: crossopterygii

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Latin; cross

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cruc-? English examples: crucial, crucifix, crucify, excruciating

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Latin; leg, shank

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crur-? English examples: crural

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Greek; hidden

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crypt-? English examples: cryptic, cryptography

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Greek; comb

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cten-? English examples: ctenophore

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Greek; cube

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cub-? English examples: cubic, cuboid

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Latin; lie

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cub-? English examples: incubation, succuba

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Latin; kitchen

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culin-? English examples: culinary

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Latin; blame, fault

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culp-? English examples: culpable, exculpate

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Latin; wedge

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cune-? English examples: cuneiform

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Latin; care for

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cur-? English examples: accurate, curator, cure

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Latin; run

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curr-, curs-? English examples: concurrent, current, cursive, recursion

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Latin; bent

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curv-? English examples: curvature

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Latin; lance, point

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cuspid-? English examples: bicuspid

201
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Latin; skin

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cut-? English examples: cutaneous, cuticle

202
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Greek; blue

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cyan-? English examples: cyanide

203
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Greek; circular

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cycl-? English examples: bicycle, cycle, cyclone

204
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Greek; roll

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cylind-? English examples: cylinder

205
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Greek; dog

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cyn-? English examples: cynology, cynosure

206
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Greek; capsule

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cyst-? English examples: cystic

207
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Greek; cell

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cyt-? English examples: cnidocyte, cytoplasm

208
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Greek; finger, toe, digit

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dactyl-? English examples: dactylology, pterodactyl

209
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Latin; to inflict loss upon

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damn-, -demn-? English examples: condemn, damnation, indemnify

210
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Latin; from, away from, removing, down

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de-? English examples: deletion, dementia, descend

211
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Latin; owe

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deb-? English examples: debit

212
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Greek; ten

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deca-, dec-, deka-, dek-? English examples: decagram, decahedron

213
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Latin; tenth part

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decim-? English examples: decimal, decimate

214
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Greek;

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delt-? English examples: deltoid

215
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Greek; people

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dem-? English examples: demagogue, democracy

216
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Latin; ten each

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den-? English examples: denarius, denary

217
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Greek; resembling a tree

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dendr-? English examples: dendrite, dendrochronology

218
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Latin; thick

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dens-? English examples: condense, density

219
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Latin; tooth

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dent-? English examples: dental, dentifrice, dentures

220
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Greek; skin

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derm-? English examples: dermis, epidermis, hypodermic

221
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Greek; second

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deuter-? English examples: Deuteronomy, deuterostome

222
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Latin; right

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dexter-? English examples: dexterity, dextrose

223
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Greek; right

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dexi-? English examples: Dexiarchia

224
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Greek; two

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di-? English examples: dicot, diode, dipole

225
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Greek; apart, through

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dia-? English examples: dialysis, diameter, diagram

226
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Latin; say, speak

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dict-? English examples: contradict, dictate, dictation, dictionary, edict, predict

227
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Latin; finger

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digit-? English examples: digital

228
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Greek; terrible, fearfully great

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dino-? English examples: dinosaur

229
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Greek; double; twofold

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dipl-? English examples: diploid, diplosis

230
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Latin; teach

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doc-, doct-? English examples: docile, doctor, indoctrinate

231
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Greek; twelve

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dodec-? English examples: dodecasyllabic

232
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Greek; opinion, tenet

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dogmat-, dox-? English examples: dogmatic, orthodox

233
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Latin; house

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dom-? English examples: dome

234
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Latin; give

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don-? English examples: condone, donation

235
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Latin; sleep

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dorm-? English examples: dormant, dormitory

236
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Latin; back

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dors-? English examples: dorsal

237
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Latin; two

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du-? English examples: dual

238
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Latin; doubtful

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dub-? English examples: dubious

239
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Latin; lead

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duc-, duct-? English examples: abduction, conductor, introduction, production, reduction, deduction

240
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Latin; sweet

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dulc-? English examples: dulcet

241
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Latin; hard

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dur-? English examples: durable, duration, duress, endure, obdurate

242
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Greek; two

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dy-? English examples: dyad

243
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Greek; power

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dyna-? English examples: dynamism, dynasty, dynamite

244
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Greek; badly, ill

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dys-? English examples: dysentery, dysplasia, dystrophy

245
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Greek; out

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ec-? English examples: eccentric

246
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Ancient Greek; assembly, congregation

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eccles-? English examples: Ecclesiastes, ecclesiastical

247
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Greek; house

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eco-? English examples: ecology, economics, ecumenism

248
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Greek; outside

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ecto-? English examples: ectoderm

249
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Latin; eat

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ed-, es-? English examples: edible

250
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Latin; , Greek; self, I (first person)

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ego-? English examples: egocentric

251
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Greek; goat

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ego-, eg-? English examples: egophony

252
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Greek; amber

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elect-? English examples: electron, electricity

253
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Latin; buy

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em-, empt-? English examples: exemption, preempt, redeem

254
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Greek; vomit

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eme-? English examples: emesis, emetic

255
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Latin; striving to equal, rivaling

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emul-? English examples: emulator

256
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Greek; in

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en-, em-? English examples: emphasis

257
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Greek; brain

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encephalo-? English examples: encephalopathy

258
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Greek; inside

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endo-? English examples: endocrine, endocytosis

259
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Greek; narrow

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engy-? English examples:

260
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Greek; nine

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ennea-? English examples: ennead, enneagon, enneode

261
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Latin; sword

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262
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Greek; dawn, east

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eo-, eos-, eoso-? English examples: Eocene

263
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Greek; upon

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ep-, epi-? English examples: epicenter, epitaph, epoch

264
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Greek; knowledge or science

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epistem-? English examples: epistemic

265
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Latin; even, level

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equ-, -iqu-? English examples: equal, equivalence

266
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Latin; horse

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equ-? English examples: equestrian

267
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Greek; work

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erg-? English examples: ergonomics

268
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Latin; stray

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err-? English examples: aberration, errant

269
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Greek; red

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erythr-? English examples: erythrocyte

270
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Greek; within

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eso-? English examples: esoteric

271
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Greek; custom, habit

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etho-, eth-, ethi-? English examples: ethology

272
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Greek; sieve

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ethm-? English examples: ethmoid

273
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Greek; people, race, tribe, nation

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ethn-? English examples: ethnarch, ethnic

274
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Greek; TRUE

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etym-? English examples: etymology

275
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Greek; well, good

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eu-? English examples: euphoria, euthanasia

276
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Greek; wide

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eur-? English examples: Europe

277
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Latin; from, out

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ex-, e-, ef-? English examples: exclude, extend, extrude

278
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Greek; outside

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exo-? English examples: exoskeleton, exothermic

279
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Latin; outer

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exter-, extra-? English examples: exterior

280
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Latin; outermost, utmost

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extrem-? English examples: extremity, extremophile

281
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Latin; say, speak

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f-, fat-? English examples: fate, infant, preface

282
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Latin; bean

A

fab-? English examples: faba bean

283
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Latin; make

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fac-, -fic-, fact, -fect-? English examples: defect, factory, manufacture

284
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Latin; sickle

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falc-? English examples: falciform

285
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Latin; deceive

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fall-, -fell-, fals-? English examples: falsity, infallibility

286
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Latin; false

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fallac-? English examples: fallacy

287
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Latin; a close attendant

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famili-? English examples: familiarity

288
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Greek; to show

A

fant-? English examples: fantasy

289
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Latin; bundle

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fasc-? English examples: fasciculation, fascism

290
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Latin; foolish, useless

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fatu-? English examples: fatuous, infatuation

291
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Latin; treaty, agreement, contract, league, pact

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feder-? English examples: confederation, federal

292
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Latin; cat

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fel-? English examples: Felinae, feline

293
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Latin; happy, merry

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felic-? English examples: felicity

294
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Latin; suck

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fell-? English examples: fellation

295
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Latin; women, female

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femin-? English examples: femininity

296
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Latin; thigh

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femor-? English examples: femoral

297
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Latin; strike

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fend-, fens-? English examples: defend, offense

298
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Latin; window

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fenestr-? English examples: defenestration

299
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Latin; carry

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fer-? English examples: reference, transfer

300
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Latin; fierce

A

feroc-? English examples: ferocity

301
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Latin; iron

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ferr-? English examples: ferrous

302
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Latin; stink

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fet-? English examples: fetid, fetor

303
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Latin; fig

A

fic-? English examples: Ficus

304
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Latin; faith, trust

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fid-, fis-? English examples: confidence, fidelity

305
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Latin; thread

A

fil-? English examples: filament

306
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Latin; son

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fili-? English examples: affiliation

307
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Latin; end

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fin-? English examples: final, finish

308
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Latin; split

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find-, fiss-? English examples: fission, fissures

309
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Latin; firm, strong

A

firm-? English examples: confirmation, firmament

310
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Latin; hollow, tube

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fistul-? English examples: fistula

311
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Latin; blow

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fl-? English examples: flatulence, inflation, insufflation

312
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Latin; flabby

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flacc-? English examples: flaccid

313
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Latin; yellow

A

flav-? English examples: flavonoid

314
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Latin; bend

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flect-, flex-? English examples: flexible, flexile, flexor, inflection

315
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Latin; strike

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flig-, flict-? English examples: conflict, inflict

316
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Latin; flower

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flor-? English examples: floral, florid

317
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Latin; flow

A

flu-, flux-? English examples: effluent, fluency, influx

318
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Latin; hearth

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foc-? English examples: focal

319
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Latin; dig

A

fod-, foss-? English examples: fossil

320
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Latin; hay

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foen-? English examples: Foeniculum

321
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Latin; leaf

A

foli-? English examples: defoliant

322
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Latin; spring

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font-? English examples: font, fontal, fontanelle

323
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Latin; bore, drill

A

for-? English examples: foralite, foramen, foraminifer, perforation

324
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Latin; shape

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form-? English examples: conformity, deformity, formation, reformatory

325
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Latin; vault

A

fornic-? English examples: fornication

326
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Latin; strong

A

fort-? English examples: fortification

327
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Latin; shallow round depression

A

fove-? English examples: fovea

328
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Latin; break

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frang-, -fring-, fract-, frag-? English examples: fracture, fragment, frangible, infringe

329
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Latin; brother

A

frater-, fratr-? English examples: fraternity

330
Q

Latin; rub

A

fric-, frict-? English examples: dentifrice, friction

331
Q

Latin; cold

A

frig-? English examples: frigid, frigorific

332
Q

Latin; forehead

A

front-? English examples: confront, frontage, frontal

333
Q

Latin; fruit

A

fruct-, frug-? English examples: fructose

334
Q

Latin; flee

A

fug-, fugit-? English examples: centrifuge, fugitive, refuge

335
Q

Latin; smoke

A

fum-? English examples: fume, fumigation

336
Q

Latin; bottom

A

fund-? English examples: fundamentalism, profundity

337
Q

Latin; pour

A

fund-, fus-? English examples: diffusion, effusion, effusive, fusion, profuse, profusion, transfusion

338
Q

Latin; do

A

fung-, funct-? English examples: function, fungibility

339
Q

Latin; steal

A

fur-, furt-? English examples: furtive

340
Q

Latin; fork

A

furc-? English examples: bifurcation

341
Q

Latin; dark

A

fusc-? English examples: obfuscation

342
Q

Greek; milk

A

galact-? English examples: galactic

343
Q

Greek; stomach

A

gastr-? English examples: gastric, gastroenterology

344
Q

Greek; earth

A

geo-? English examples: geography, geology, geometry

345
Q

Latin; icy cold

A

gel-? English examples: geLatin; , gelid

346
Q

Greek; race, kind,birth

A

gen-? English examples: eugenics, genocide

347
Q

Latin; bear, carry

A

ger-, gest-? English examples: digest, gestation

348
Q

Latin; sprout

A

germin-? English examples: germination

349
Q

Latin; hairless

A

glabr-? English examples: glabrous

350
Q

Latin; ice

A

glaci-? English examples: glacier

351
Q

Latin; sword

A

gladi-? English examples: gladiator

352
Q

Greek; glue

A

glia-? English examples: glial

353
Q

Latin; sphere

A

glob-? English examples: global, globule

354
Q

Latin; glory

A

glori-? English examples: glorify

355
Q

Latin; glue

A

glutin-? English examples: agglutination

356
Q

Latin; walk, step, go

A

grad-, -gred-, gress-? English examples: grade, regress

357
Q

Greek; writing

A

gramm-? English examples: grammar, grammatic

358
Q

Latin; grain

A

gran-? English examples: granary, granite, granola, granule

359
Q

Latin; grand

A

grand-? English examples: grandiloquous, grandiosity

360
Q

Greek; draw, write

A

graph-? English examples: grapheme, graphic, graphology

361
Q

Latin; thank, please

A

grat-? English examples: gratitude, ingrate

362
Q

Latin; heavy

A

grav-? English examples: aggravation, grave, gravity

363
Q

Latin; flock

A

greg-? English examples: egregious, gregarious, segregation

364
Q

Latin; govern, pilot

A

gubern-? English examples: gubernatorial

365
Q

Latin; taste

A

gust-? English examples: disgust, gusto

366
Q

Latin; drop

A

gutt-? English examples: gutta, guttifer, guttiform

367
Q

Latin; throat

A

guttur-? English examples: guttural

368
Q

Greek; nude

A

gymn-? English examples: gymnasium, gymnastics, gymnosperm

369
Q

Greek; woman

A

gyn-? English examples: gynecology

370
Q

Latin; have

A

hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-? English examples: habit, prohibition

371
Q

Greek; thick

A

hadr-? English examples: hadron, hadrocodium

372
Q

Greek; blood

A

haem-, hem-? English examples: haemophilia, hemoglobin

373
Q

Greek; salt

A

hal-? English examples: halogen, halite

374
Q

Latin; breathe

A

hal-, -hel-? English examples: anhelation, inhale, halitosis

375
Q

Greek; simple, single

A

hapl-? English examples: haploid, haplotype

376
Q

Latin; draw

A

haur-, haust-? English examples: exhaustion

377
Q

Greek; pleasure

A

hedo-? English examples: hedonism

378
Q

Greek; sun

A

heli-? English examples: heliocentric, heliotrope, helium

379
Q

Greek; half

A

hemi-? English examples: hemicycle, hemisphere

380
Q

Greek; one

A

hen-? English examples: henad, hyphen

381
Q

Greek; eleven

A

hendec-? English examples: hendecagon

382
Q

Greek; seven

A

hept-? English examples: heptagon, heptathlon, heptode

383
Q

Latin; cling

A

her-, hes-? English examples: adhesive, coherent

384
Q

Latin; grass

A

herb-? English examples: herbal, herbicide

385
Q

Latin; heir

A

hered-? English examples: heredity

386
Q

Greek; creep

A

herp-? English examples: herpes, herpetology

387
Q

Greek; different, other

A

heter-? English examples: heterodoxy

388
Q

Greek; find

A

heur-? English examples: heuristic

389
Q

Greek; six

A

hex-? English examples: hexagon, hexahedron, hexode

390
Q

Latin; wintry

A

hibern-? English examples: hibernation

391
Q

Latin; winter

A

hiem-? English examples: hiemal

392
Q

Greek; sacred

A

hier-? English examples: hierarchy, hieroglyphics

393
Q

Greek; horse

A

hipp-? English examples: hippodrome, hippopotamus

394
Q

Latin; hairy

A

hirsut-? English examples: hirsute

395
Q

Latin; bristly

A

hispid-? English examples: hispidity, hispidulous

396
Q

Latin; actor

A

histri-? English examples: histrionic

397
Q

Greek; way

A

hod-? English examples: cathode, herpolhode, hodometer

398
Q

Greek; whole

A

hol-? English examples: holistic, holography

399
Q

Greek; same

A

hom-? English examples: homophone, homozygous

400
Q

Greek; even, flat

A

homal-? English examples: anomalous

401
Q

Greek; like

A

home-? English examples: homeostasis

402
Q

Latin; human

A

homin-? English examples: hominid

403
Q

Latin; esteem

A

honor-? English examples: honorable, honorarium

404
Q

Greek; boundary

A

hor-? English examples: aphorism, horizon

405
Q

Greek; hour

A

hor-? English examples: horoscope

406
Q

Greek; that which excites

A

horm-? English examples: hormone

407
Q

Latin; garden

A

hort-? English examples: horticulture

408
Q

Latin; host

A

hospit-? English examples: hospital, hospitality, inhospitable

409
Q

Latin; enemy

A

host-? English examples: hostile

410
Q

Latin; ground

A

hum-? English examples: exhumation, inhume

411
Q

Greek; glass

A

hyal-? English examples: hyaline, hyaloid

412
Q

Greek; water

A

hydr-? English examples: hydraulics, hydrology, hydrolysis, hydrophily, hydrophobia, hydroponic, hydrous

413
Q

Greek; wet

A

hygr-? English examples: hygrometer

414
Q

Greek; U-shaped

A

hyo-? English examples: hyoid

415
Q

Greek; under

A

hyp-? English examples: hypothermia

416
Q

Greek; above, over

A

hyper-? English examples: hyperbole, hypertonic

417
Q

Greek; sleep

A

hypn-? English examples: hypnosis

418
Q

Greek; later

A

hyster-? English examples: hysteresis

419
Q

Greek; fish

A

ichthy-? English examples: ichthyology

420
Q

Greek; twenty

A

icos-? English examples: icosagon, icosahedron

421
Q

Greek; shape

A

id-? English examples: idol

422
Q

Greek; idea; thought

A

ide-? English examples: ideogram, ideology

423
Q

Greek; personal

A

idi-? English examples: idiom, idiosyncrasy, idiot

424
Q

Latin; fire

A

ign-? English examples: igneous, ignition

425
Q

Latin; in, on

A

in- (1), im-? English examples: import, incur, intend, invite

426
Q

Latin; not, un- (negation)

A

in- (2), il-, im-, ir-? English examples: illicit, impossible, inimical, irrational

427
Q

Latin; below, under

A

infra-? English examples: infrastructure

428
Q

Latin; island

A

insul-? English examples: insular, insulation

429
Q

Latin; among, between

A

inter-? English examples: intercollegiate, intermission, intersection

430
Q

Latin; within

A

intra-? English examples: intramural

431
Q

Latin; be angry

A

irasc-, irat-? English examples: irascible, irate

432
Q

Latin; rainbow

A

irid-? English examples: iridescent

433
Q

Greek; equal, the same

A

is-, iso-? English examples: isometric, isomorphic, isotropic

434
Q

Latin; again

A

iter-? English examples: iteration

435
Q

Latin; route, way

A

itiner-? English examples: itinerary

436
Q

Latin; lie

A

jac-? English examples: adjacent

437
Q

Latin; cast, throw

A

jac-, -ject-? English examples: ejaculate, eject, reject, interject, trajectory

438
Q

Latin; door

A

janu-? English examples: janitor

439
Q

Latin; joke

A

joc-? English examples: jocularity

440
Q

Latin; judge

A

judic-? English examples: adjudicate, judicial, judiciary

441
Q

Latin; yoke

A

jug-? English examples: conjugal, subjugate

442
Q

Latin; join

A

jung-, junct-? English examples: conjunction, juncture

443
Q

Latin; younger

A

junior-? English examples: juniority

444
Q

Latin; law, justice

A

jus-, jur-? English examples: jury, justice

445
Q

Latin; help

A

juv-, jut-? English examples: adjutant

446
Q

Latin; young, youth

A

juven-? English examples: juvenile, rejuvenate

447
Q

Latin; beside, near

A

juxta-? English examples: juxtaposition

448
Q

Greek; thousand

A

kil(o)-? English examples: kilobyte, kilogram, kilometer

449
Q

Greek; movement, motion

A

kine-? English examples: kinesthetic, kinetic energy, telekinesis

450
Q

Greek; steal

A

klept-? English examples: kleptomania, kleptoplasty

451
Q

Greek; glory

A

kudo-? English examples: kudos

452
Q

Latin; slide, slip

A

lab-, laps-? English examples: elapse, relapse

453
Q

Latin; lip

A

labi-? English examples: bilabial, labial

454
Q

Latin; work

A

labor-? English examples: collaboration, elaboration

455
Q

Latin; tear

A

lacer-? English examples: laceration

456
Q

Latin; cry, tears

A

lacrim-? English examples: lacrimal, lacrimous

457
Q

Latin; milk

A

lact-? English examples: lactate, lactation, lactose

458
Q

Latin; layer, slice

A

lamin-? English examples: laminate, lamination

459
Q

Greek; torch

A

lamp-? English examples: lamp

460
Q

Latin; stone

A

lapid-? English examples: lapidary

461
Q

Latin; large

A

larg-? English examples: enlargement

462
Q

Latin; ghost, mask

A

larv-? English examples: larva, larvae, larval

463
Q

Latin; broad, wide

A

lat-? English examples: latitude

464
Q

Latin; side

A

later-? English examples: bilateral

465
Q

Latin; praise

A

laud-, laus-? English examples: laud, laudanum

466
Q

Latin; wash

A

lav-? English examples: lavatory

467
Q

Latin; not tense

A

lax-? English examples: laxative, relaxation

468
Q

Greek; egg yolk

A

lecith-? English examples: lecithin

469
Q

Latin; hurt

A

led-, les-? English examples: lesion

470
Q

Latin; law

A

leg-? English examples: legal, legislative

471
Q

Latin; send

A

leg-? English examples: relegate

472
Q

Greek; smooth

A

lei-? English examples: leiomyoma

473
Q

Greek; dish, pot

A

lekan-? English examples: lekane

474
Q

Latin; gentle

A

leni-? English examples: leniency

475
Q

Latin; lion

A

leon-? English examples: Leo, leonine, Leopold

476
Q

Greek; flake, scale

A

lep-? English examples: Lepidoptera

477
Q

Greek; grasp, seize

A

leps-? English examples: epilepsy

478
Q

Greek; white

A

leuc-, leuk-? English examples: leucocyte

479
Q

Latin; lift, light

A

lev-? English examples: elevator, levitation

480
Q

Latin; free

A

liber-? English examples: liberation, liberty

481
Q

Latin; book

A

libr-? English examples: librarian, library

482
Q

Latin; bind

A

lig-? English examples: ligament, ligature

483
Q

Latin; slug

A

limac-? English examples: limacoid, limacon

484
Q

Latin; line

A

lin-? English examples: line, linearity

485
Q

Latin; language, tongue

A

lingu-? English examples: bilingual, linguistic

486
Q

Latin; leave

A

linqu-, lict-? English examples: relict, relinquish

487
Q

Greek; fat

A

lip-? English examples: lipolysis

488
Q

Latin; letter

A

liter-? English examples: alliteration, illiterate, literacy, literal, obliterate

489
Q

Greek; stone

A

lith-? English examples: lithosphere, megalith, monolith, Neolithic Era

490
Q

Latin; place

A

loc-? English examples: local, location

491
Q

Greek; thought, word, speech

A

log-? English examples: logic, monologue, morphological, philology

492
Q

Latin; long

A

long-? English examples: elongate, longitude

493
Q

Latin; speak

A

loqu-, locut-? English examples: allocution, eloquence

494
Q

Latin; bright, light

A

luc-? English examples: Lucifer (bearer of light)

495
Q

Latin; play

A

lud-, lus-? English examples: allude, illusion

496
Q

Latin; light

A

lumin-? English examples: illumination, luminous

497
Q

Latin; moon

A

lun-? English examples: lunar, lunatic

498
Q

Greek; dissolving

A

lysis? English examples: analysis, cytolysis, hydrolysis

499
Q

Greek; long

A

macro-? English examples: macron

Greek/Latin Root Words (3 decks)

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