Greek/latin roots Flashcards

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ben

A

good

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hal

A

breathe

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3
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aqua

A

water

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4
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civ

A

citizen

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5
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Alt

A

High

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6
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Aud

A

Hear or listen

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7
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Cred

A

to belive

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8
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duc

A

To lead

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9
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fac

A

Overal feeling in a piece of writing

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10
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gen

A

Birth or kind

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11
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mis

A

Mistaken or wrong

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12
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rupt

A

Burst

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13
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Tact

A

To drag or pull

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14
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spect

A

To exspect something

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15
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act

A

actum

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16
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ast

A

star

17
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chron

A

Time

18
Q

struct

A

To build

19
Q

Photo

A

Light

20
Q

poli

A

city

21
Q

scop

A

the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant.

22
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scribe

A

The Latin root word scrib and its variant script both mean “write.” These roots are the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including scribe, describe, postscript, and manuscript. The root scrib is easily recalled through the word scribe, whose job is “writing,” and script, a “written” document.

23
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Mal

A

Bad or evil

24
Q

loc

A

Place

25
Q

celer

A

swift or quick