Greek/Latin Roots Flashcards
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Rapacious
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Seizing everything; greedy
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Rap
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Latin, “to snatch; greedy, devouring”
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Rapt
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Giving total attention to; captivated
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Surreptitious
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Hidden or secret; done without notice
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Cep
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Latin, “seize, take”
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Perceptible
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Able to be noticed or felt
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Susceptible
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Able to be influenced
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Precept
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An idea important to a system of beliefs
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Vor
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Latin, “to eat”
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Omnivorous
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Feeding on both plants and animals
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Herbivorous
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Eating only plants
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Cad/cas
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Latin, “to fall”
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Decadent
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Overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline
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Cadence
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Rhythmic rise and fall
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Casualty
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Something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated
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Sequi/sec
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Latin, “to follow”
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Inconsequential
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Having no effect or importance
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Consecutive
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Following in order
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Execution
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The way something is done
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Cur/cour
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Latin, “to run”
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Courier
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One who carries and delivers
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Incur
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To bring about
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Recurrent
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Happening repeatedly
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Grad
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Latin, “to step”
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Gradualism
A policy which involves taking slow, measured actions
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Regress
To go back to a less mature or less positive state
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Digress
To move away from the topic at hand; to ramble
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Ambl/ambul
Latin, "to walk"
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Amble
To casually walk; stroll
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Ambulatory
Able to walk
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Preamble
A passage or speech which introduces another longer passage or speech
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Laps
Latin, "slip, slide"
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Elapse
To slip away; go by
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Collapse
Complete failure and ruin
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Relapse
A falling back into an old illness or bad habit
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Ced
Latin, "to move along, to go"
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Recede
To move back or away from
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Concession
Something given up or yielded
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Cede
To surrender
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Flu
Latin, "to flow"
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Affluent
Wealthy and privileged; well-to-do
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Superfluous
Additional to what is necessary; extra
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Mellifluous
Sweetly flowing or sounding
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Lev
Latin, "light"
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Leaven
To make less heavy or serious
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Levity
Lack of seriousness; jolly or joking manner
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Alleviate
To make less painful or dangerous
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Domin
Latin, "to rule, to dominate"
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Predominant
Being most evident or apparent
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Domineering
Forcing others to obey
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Indomitable
Unbeatable, resilient
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Jur
Latin, "to swear, to vow; law"
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Perjury
Breaking of a legal oath
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Abjure
To swear off; renounce
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Conjure
To bring forth, especially through words
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Leg
Latin, "law"
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Legitimize
To give credit or recognition to
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Privileged
Available to only a special few; entitled top
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Legislative
Having to do with the law
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Crat/crac
Greek, "to rule; power"
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Aristocracy
Group of the most wealthy and privileged
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Theocracy
Government by a religious leader or figure
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Bureaucrat
A minor official
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Bio
Greek; "life"
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Biodegradable
Able to be broken down naturally
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Symbiotic
Mutually beneficial; supporting one another's life
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Antibiotic
Causing the death of living organisms, especially harmful ones
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Viv
Latin: "to live"
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Vivacious
Cheerful and full of life
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Vivid
Making a strong impression on the senses; clear and sharp
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Revival
The act or process of bringing back to life
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Mort
Latin: death
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Immortalize
To preserve in memory forever
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Morbid
Taking an unhealthy interest in unpleasant things
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Mortify
To cause extreme embarrassment to
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Moribund
In a dying or death-like state
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Nec/nox/nic
Latin: to hurt, kill
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Noxious
Harmful to personal or moral health
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Pernicious
Causing damage; harmful
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Onym
Greek: name
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Synonymous
Meaning the same as
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Anonymous
Not revealing one's identity
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Antonym
A word that means the opposite of another word
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Nomen
Latin: name
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Nominal
In name only; not completely true
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Denomination
Subcategory or subgroup
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Nomenclature
Official system of naming
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Soph
Greek: wise
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Sophisticate
One well-traveled and knowledgeable about culture, etiquette, and/or fashion
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Sophistry
Use of trickery and false logic in arguments
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Sophomoric
Not highly developed; crude
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Cogn
Latin: to know
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Incognito
Disguised as someone other than oneself
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Cognitive
Relating to the process of thought
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Cognizant
Aware
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Junct
Latin: to join, yoke
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Enjoin
To command; to urge; to forbid
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Injunction
An order which legally prevents something
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Rejoinder
An answer; a reply
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Part
Latin: part
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Impartial
Having no bias or favor
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Partisan
Believing or acting on the ideas of a political party or group
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Impart
To give away; share
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Clus/clud
Latin: to close
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Inclusive
Containing all; not keeping any out
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Inconclusive
Providing no clear answer or solution
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Preclude
Prevent from happening
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Cis
Latin: to cut
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Precise
Accurate; definite
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Indecisive
Unable to make choices
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Incision
A cut made in order to get inside something
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Meta
Greek: after, changed, beyond
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Metabolism
The process through which an organism changes food into energy
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Metamorphosis
Change in form; transformation
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Metaphorical
Symbolic rather than literal
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Al
Latin: other, another
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Inalienable
Not able to be taken away
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Alienate
To make hostile
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Alias
A name that is not one's true name
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Alter
Latin: other
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Alteration
A change or modification
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Alternate
To go back and forth; change from one thing to another
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Altercation
A fight or dispute
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Simul
Latin: to imitate, to pretend, to appear to be
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Simulate
To mimic; imitate
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Dissemble
To conceal the truth; to deceive
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Semblance
Rough likeness
