Greek Root Words Flashcards

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ac

A

a point

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accu

A

hearing

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3
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acro

A

at further point

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4
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aero

A

air

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anthrop

A

human being

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arist(o)

A

best, of ancient descent

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atmos

A

atmosphere

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auto

A

self

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bar(o)

A

weight

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batho

A

depth

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biblio

A

book

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botan

A

plant

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13
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calli

A

of beauty

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cardia

A

heart

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crypt(o)

A

hidden, secret

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dactylo

A

fingered

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17
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dec

A

ten

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dem

A

township, populace

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derma

A

skin

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20
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dich

A

in two, asunder

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21
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encephalus

A

brain

22
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entom

A

insect

23
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ethn(o)

A

race, nation

24
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gam

A

husbane

25
Q

gaster

A

belly

26
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gen

A

born, race

27
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ger

A

old age

28
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genosis

A

to know

29
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haema

A

blood

30
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heli(o)

A

sun

31
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heter(o)

A

the other of two

32
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homo

A

same, joint

33
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icon

A

image

34
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ideo

A

idea

35
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kinesi, kinetic

A

movement

36
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klept

A

thief

37
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macro

A

long in space or time

38
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micro

A

small

39
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mimeo

A

to mimic

40
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mon(o)

A

alone

41
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morphy, morph

A

one distinguished by a (named form)

42
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Narco

A

numbness, torpor

43
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necro

A

corpse

44
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ophthalm

A

eye

45
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pan

A

every, all

46
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phaen

A

to show

47
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sapro

A

putrid, rotten

48
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sceno

A

stage

49
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tanto

A

same

50
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techni, techno

A

craft, skill

51
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xene

A

stranger, foreigher

52
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xylo

A

of wood