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Latin; sleep

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somn-? English examples: insomnia

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Latin; dream

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somni-? English examples:

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Latin; sound

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son-? English examples: resonance

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Greek; wise

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soph-? English examples: sophist, sophomore

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Latin; suck

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sorb-, sorpt-? English examples: absorb, absorption

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Latin; dirt

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sord-? English examples: sordid

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Latin; sister

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soror-? English examples: sorority

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Latin; space

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spati-? English examples: spatial

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Latin; look

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spec-, -spic-, spect-? English examples: conspicuous, inspection, specimen

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Latin; watch, look at

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spect-? English examples: spectator

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Latin; observe

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specul-? English examples: speculation

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Latin; hope

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sper-? English examples: desperation, esperance

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Greek; seed

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sperm-? English examples: angiosperm

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Greek; wedge

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sphen-? English examples: sphenoid

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Greek; ball

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spher-? English examples: sphere, spheroid

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Greek; closing

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sphinct-? English examples: sphincter

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Latin; spike

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spic-? English examples: spicule

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Latin; thorn

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spin-? English examples: spine

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Latin; breathe

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spir-? English examples: respiration

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Latin; a surety, guarantee; give assurance, promise solemnly

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spond-, spons-? English examples: respond

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Greek; vertebra

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spondyl-? English examples: spondylosis

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Latin; spew, spit

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spu-, sput-? English examples: sputum

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Latin; scaly, dirty, filthy

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squal-? English examples: squalid, squalor

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Latin; scale

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squam-? English examples: squamous

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Latin; spreading at tips

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squarros-? English examples: squarrose

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Latin; stand

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st-? English examples: stable, station, statistic, statue, status

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Latin; pool of standing water

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stagn-? English examples: stagnant

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Greek;

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stalact-? English examples: stalactite

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Greek;

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stalagm-? English examples: stalagmite

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Latin; tin

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stann-? English examples: stannous

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Latin; stand

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statu-, -stitu-? English examples: institution, statute

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Greek; fat, tallow

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stea-? English examples: stearic acid

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Greek; covering

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steg-? English examples: steganography, Stegosaurus

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Latin; star

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stell-? English examples: constellation, stellar

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Greek; narrow

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sten-? English examples: stenography

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Greek; solid

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stere-? English examples:

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Latin; spread, strew

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stern-, strat-? English examples: stratify

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Greek; breastbone

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stern-? English examples: sternum

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Greek; line, row

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stich-? English examples:

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Greek; mark, puncture

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stigmat-? English examples: stigma

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Latin; drip

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still-? English examples: distillation

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Latin; goad, rouse, excite

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stimul-? English examples: stimulate

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Latin; apart

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stingu-, stinct-? English examples: distinction, distinguish

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Greek; aim

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stoch-? English examples: stochastic

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Greek; mouth

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stom-? English examples: stomatoplasty

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Greek; twisted

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strept-? English examples: Streptococcus

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Latin; compress

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strig-? English examples: strigogyps

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Latin; having stiff bristles

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strigos-? English examples: strigose

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Latin; upright, stiff

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string-, strict-? English examples: stringent

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Greek; turning

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stroph-? English examples: apostrophe

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Latin; to make up, build

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stru-, struct-? English examples: construction, construe

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Latin; dedication

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stud-? English examples: student

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Latin; wonder

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stup-? English examples: stupor

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Greek; column, pillar

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styl-? English examples: stylus

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Latin; sew

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su-, sut-? English examples: suture

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Latin; self

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sui-? English examples: sui generis, suicide

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Latin; urge

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suad-, suas-? English examples: persuasion

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Latin; sweet

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suav-? English examples: suave

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Latin; below

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sub-, su-, suf-, sug-, sus-? English examples: submerge, suffix, suggest

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Latin; under

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subter-? English examples: subterfuge

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Latin; sugar

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sucr-? English examples: sucrose

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Latin; sweat

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sud-? English examples: sudoriferous

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Latin; furrow

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sulc-? English examples: sulcus

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Latin; take

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sum-, sumpt-? English examples: assumption, consume

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Latin; above, over

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super-? English examples: supersede

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Latin; lying back

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supin-? English examples: supine, supination

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Latin; above, over

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supra-? English examples: supranationalism

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Latin; deaf

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surd-? English examples: absurdity

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Latin; rise

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surg-? English examples: resurgent

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Greek; with

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syn-, sy-, syl-, sym-? English examples: symbol, symmetry, sympathy, synchronous, synonym, system

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Greek; pipe

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syring-? English examples: syringe

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Latin; be silent

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tac-, -tic-? English examples: reticent, tacit

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Greek; swift

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tach-? English examples: tachometer, tachycardia

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Greek; ribbon

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taeni-? English examples: taenidium, taeniodont, Taeniolabis

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Latin; ankle

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tal-? English examples: talus bone

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Latin; touch

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tang-, -ting-, tact-, tag-? English examples: contact, tactile, tangent

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Latin; carpet

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tapet-? English examples: tapestry, tapetum, tapis

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Latin; slow

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tard-? English examples: retard, tardigrade, tardy

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Greek; ankle

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tars-? English examples: tarsal

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Greek; bull

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taur-? English examples: Minotaur

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Latin; bull

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taur-? English examples: Taurus

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Greek; arrangement, order

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tax-? English examples: taxonomy

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Greek; art, skill

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techn-? English examples: technology

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Latin; cover

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teg-, tect-? English examples: integument, protection

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Greek; far, end

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tele-? English examples: telegram, telephone, telescope

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Greek; complete

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tele-? English examples: teleology

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Greek; cut

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temn-? English examples: Temnospondyli

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Latin; time

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tempor-? English examples: contemporary, temporal, temporary

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Latin; hold

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ten-, -tin-, tent-? English examples: continent, detention, tenacious, tenor

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Latin; stretch, strain

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tend-, tens-? English examples: extend, extension, tensile

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Latin; slender, thin

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tenu-? English examples: attenuate, tenuous

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Latin; be warm

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tep-? English examples: tepid, tepor

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Latin; rub

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ter-, trit-? English examples: attrition, contrite, detritus, trite

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Latin; rounded

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teret-? English examples: subterete, teretial

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Latin; wipe

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terg-, ters-? English examples: detergent, terse

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Latin; boundary, limit, end

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termin-? English examples: determine, terminal, termination

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Latin; three each

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tern-? English examples: ternary, ternion

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Latin; earth

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terr-? English examples: subterranean, terrace, terracotta, terrain

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Latin; third

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terti-? English examples: tertian, tertiary

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Latin; witness

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test-? English examples: testament, testimony

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Greek; four

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tetr-? English examples: tetrahedron, tetrode

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Latin; weave

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tex-, text-? English examples: context, subtle, textile, texture

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Greek; chamber, bed

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thalam-? English examples: hypothalamus

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Greek; sea

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thalass-? English examples: Panthalassa, thalassemia

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Greek; death

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than-? English examples: euthanasia, thanatology

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Greek; god

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the-, thus-? English examples: enthusiasm, theology

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Greek; put

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the-? English examples: Bibliotheca, theca, theme, thesis

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Greek; nipple

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thel-? English examples: epithelium, thelium, thelial

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Greek; speculation

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theori-? English examples: theorem, theory

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Greek; beast, animal

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ther-? English examples: theroid, theropod

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Greek; heat, warm

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therm-? English examples: endotherm, thermometer

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Greek; mood

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thym-? English examples: dysthymia

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Greek; door

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thyr-? English examples: thyratron

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Greek; large shield

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thyre-? English examples: Thyreophora, thyroid, thyrotropin, thyroxine

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Latin; be afraid

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tim-? English examples: timid, timorous

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Latin; moisten

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ting-, tinct-? English examples: tincture

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Greek; cut

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tom-? English examples: atom, ectomy, tome

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Greek; stretch

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ton-? English examples: isotonic, monotone, tone

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Greek; place

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top-? English examples: topic, topography, toponymy

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Latin; from Greek; turn or rotate

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torn-, tourn-? English examples: tornado, tournament

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Latin; numb

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torpe-? English examples: torpent, torpid, torpor

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Latin; twist

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torqu-, tort-? English examples: extortion, torque, torture

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Latin; all, whole

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tot-? English examples: subtotal, total, totality

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Greek; arrow, bow

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tox-? English examples: toxoplasmosis

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Latin; beam

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trab-? English examples: trabeculae

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Greek; rough

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trachy-? English examples: trachea

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Greek; goat

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trag-? English examples: tragus

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Latin; draw, pull

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trah-, tract-? English examples: subtrahend, tractor

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Latin; across

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trans-, tra-, tran-? English examples: tradition, transcend, transportation

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Greek; four-sided, table

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trapez-? English examples: trapezius, trapezoid

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Greek; wound

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traum-? English examples: trauma, traumatic, traumatize

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Latin; three hundred

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trecent-? English examples: trecentennial, trecentillion

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Latin; thirteen

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tredec-? English examples: tredecimal

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Greek; thirteen

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treiskaidek-? English examples: triskaidekaphobia

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Latin; tremble

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trem-? English examples: tremor

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Greek; hole

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trema-? English examples: monotreme, trematode

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Greek; three

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tri-? English examples: triad, trigon, triode, tripod

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Latin; three

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tri-? English examples: triangle, triumvirate, trivia

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Latin; thirty each

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tricen-? English examples: tricenary

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Latin; thirtieth

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tricesim-, trigesim-? English examples: trigesimal

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Greek; hair

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trich-? English examples: peritrichous, trichopathophobia, Trichoptera

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Latin; three each

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trin-? English examples: trinary, trine, trinity

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Greek; third

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trit-? English examples: tritagonist

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Latin; wheat

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trit-? English examples: triticale

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Greek; wheel

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troch-? English examples: trochlea

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Greek; turning

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trop-? English examples: heliotropism, psychotropic, tropic

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Greek; feed, grow

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troph-? English examples: dystrophy, pogonotrophy, trophic

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Latin; thrust

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trud-, trus-? English examples: extrusion, intrude

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Latin; cough

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tuss-? English examples: pertussis

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Greek; drum

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tympan-? English examples: tympani

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Greek; stamp, model

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typ-? English examples: archetype, phenotype, typography

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Latin; fruitful

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uber-? English examples: exuberant

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Latin; in marshes

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uligin-? English examples: uliginous

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Greek; wooly

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ulo-? English examples: Ulotrichi

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Latin; farthest

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ultim-? English examples: ultimate, ultimatum

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Latin; beyond

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ultra-? English examples: ultrasonic

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Latin; navel

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umbilic-? English examples: umbilical

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Latin; shade, shadow

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umbr-? English examples: penumbra, umbrella

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Latin; one

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un-? English examples: unary, unicorn, union

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Latin; hooked

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unc-? English examples: uncinate

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Latin; ounce, twelfth

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unci-? English examples: uncial

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Latin; wave

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und-? English examples: abundant, undulate

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Latin; eleventh

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undecim-? English examples: undecimal

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Latin; eleven each

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unden-? English examples: undenary

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Latin; claw, nail

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ungui-? English examples:

166
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Latin; claw, hoof

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ungul-? English examples: ungulate

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Greek; tail

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ur-? English examples: uroid, uroborus

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Greek; urine

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ur-? English examples: urology

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Latin; city

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urb-? English examples: suburbanite, urban, urbanism, urbanize

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Latin; work

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urg-? English examples: urgent

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Latin; bear

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urs-? English examples: Ursa Major, ursine

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Latin; use

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ut-, us-? English examples: usual, utility

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Latin; grape

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uv-? English examples: uvea

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Latin; wife

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uxor-? English examples: uxoricide

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Latin; empty

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vac-? English examples: vacancy, vacation, vacuum

176
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Latin; go

A

vad-, vas-? English examples: evade, pervasive

177
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Latin; wander

A

vag-? English examples: vagabond, vague

178
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Latin; empty, vain, idle

A

van-? English examples: vanity

179
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Latin; lack (of)

A

vap-? English examples: evaporation, vapid, vaporize

180
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Latin; carry

A

veh-, vect-? English examples: vehicle, vector

181
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Latin; veil

A

vel-? English examples: revelation, velate

182
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Latin; pull

A

vell-, vuls-? English examples: convulsion

183
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Latin; quick

A

veloc-? English examples: velocity

184
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Latin; vein

A

ven-? English examples: venosity

185
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Latin; hunt

A

ven-? English examples: venison

186
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Latin; come

A

ven-, vent-? English examples: advent, convention

187
Q

Latin; sell

A

vend-? English examples: vendor, vending

188
Q

Latin; respectful

A

vener-? English examples: veneration, venereal

189
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Latin; wind

A

vent-? English examples: ventilation

190
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Latin; belly

A

ventr-? English examples: ventral

191
Q

Latin; TRUE

A

ver-? English examples: aver, veracious, verify, verisimilitude, verity

192
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Latin; word

A

verb-? English examples: verbal, verbatim, verbosity

193
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Latin; whip

A

verber-? English examples: reverberation

194
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Latin; worm

A

verm-? English examples: vermiform, vermin

195
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Latin; spring

A

vern-? English examples: vernal

196
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Latin; turn

A

vert-, vers-? English examples: convert, inversion, invert, vertical

197
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Latin; bladder

A

vesic-? English examples: vesical

198
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Latin; evening, western

A

vesper-? English examples: vesperal

199
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Latin; clothe, garment

A

vest-? English examples: divest, vest

200
Q

Latin; track

A

vestig-? English examples: investigate

201
Q

Latin; forbid

A

vet-? English examples: veto

202
Q

Latin; old

A

veter-? English examples: inveterate, veteran

203
Q

Latin; way

A

vi-? English examples: deviate, obvious, via

204
Q

Latin; change

A

vic-? English examples: vice versa, vicissitude

205
Q

Latin; twenty each

A

vicen-, vigen-? English examples: vicenary

206
Q

Latin; twentieth

A

vicesim-, vigesim-? English examples: vicesimary, vicesimation, vigesimal

207
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Latin; see

A

vid-, vis-? English examples: video, vision

208
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Latin; cheap

A

vil-? English examples: vile, vilify

209
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Latin; shaggy hair, velvet

A

vill-? English examples: villiform

210
Q

Latin; wine

A

vin-? English examples: vinous

211
Q

Latin; conquer

A

vinc-, vict-? English examples: invincible, victory

212
Q

Latin; man

A

vir-? English examples: virility

213
Q

Latin; green

A

vir-? English examples: virid, viridian

214
Q

Latin; thick

A

visc-? English examples: viscosity

215
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Latin; organs of the body cavity

A

viscer-? English examples: eviscerate, visceral

216
Q

Latin; life

A

vit-? English examples: vital, vitamin

217
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Latin; yolk

A

vitell-? English examples: vitellogenesis

218
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Latin; fault

A

viti-? English examples: vice, vitiate

219
Q

Latin; glass

A

vitr-? English examples: vitreous

220
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Latin; live

A

viv-? English examples: revive, survive, vivid

221
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Latin; voice

A

voc-? English examples: provocative, vocal, vocation

222
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Latin; fly

A

vol-? English examples: volatility

223
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Latin; wish

A

vol-? English examples: volition

224
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Latin; roll

A

volv-, volut-? English examples: convolution, revolve

225
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Latin; discharge

A

vom-? English examples: vomit

226
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Latin; swallow

A

vor-, vorac-? English examples: devour, voracious

227
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Latin; vow

A

vov-, vot-? English examples: votive

228
Q

Latin; common, crowd

A

vulg-? English examples: divulge, vulgarity, vulgate

229
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Latin; wound

A

vulner-? English examples: vulnerable

230
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Latin; fox

A

vulp-? English examples: vulpine

231
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Greek; yellow

A

xanth-? English examples: xanthium, xanthochromia, xanthogenic, xanthophyll

232
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Greek; foreign

A

xen-? English examples: xenoblast, xenogamy, xenophobia, xenon

233
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Greek; dry

A

xer-? English examples: xeroderma, xerography, xeromorph, xerophagy, xerophile, xerophyte

234
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Greek; sword

A

xiph-? English examples: xiphisternum, xiphoid, xiphophyllous

235
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Greek; wood

A

xyl-? English examples: xylem, xylocarp, xyloid, xylophone

236
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Greek; animal, living being

A

zo-? English examples: protozoa, zoo, zoology

237
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Greek; belt, girdle

A

zon-? English examples: zone

238
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Greek; yoke

A

zyg-? English examples: heterozygous, zygote

239
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Greek; ferment

A

zym-? English examples: enzyme, lysozyme

Greek/Latin Root Words (3 decks)

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