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Greek Roots Flashcards

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Metron

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Measure

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Thermometer

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An instrument used for measuring temperature

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Micro

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Small

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Microscopic

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Very small, tiny

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Miso, misein

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To hate

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Mesoneism

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Hatred or dislike of what is new

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Mytho

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Myth

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Mythological

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Imaginary, fictitous

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Naus, Nautes

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Ship, sailor

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Nautical

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Of or pertaining to the sea

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Necro

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Physical death

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Necrology

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A notice of death

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Neuron, neuro

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Nerve

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Neurology

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The science of the nerves and nervous systeem

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Nomos

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Law, science, manage

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Astronomer

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A scientific observer of the celestial bodies

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Octo

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Eight

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Octogenarian

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Of the age of 80 years old

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Oligo

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Few, scant, small

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Oligarchy

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Government by the few

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Onoma, onym

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Name

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Homonym

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Word the same in sound and spelling but different in meaning

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Opsis, optic, ophtha

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View, sight

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Optical

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Of or pertaining to the eye

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Ornitho

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Bird

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Ornithology

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The branch of zoology that studies birds

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Oro

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Mountain

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Orogenic

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The process of mountain making; upheaval

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Mega

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Large, powerful

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Megalith

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Stone of great size, Especially in ancient construction

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Mania

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Madness

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Pyromania

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A compulsion to set things on fire

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Macros, macro

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Enlarged, elongated

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Macroscopic

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Visible to the naked eye

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Lysis

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To loosen

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Analysis

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Separating into parts for study

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Logos

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Word, study

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Logic

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Reason or sound judgement

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Lithos, lite

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Stone

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Lithography

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The art of producing a picture on a flat surface

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Klastes

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Breaker, broken

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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs or traditions

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Kilo, chilioi

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Thousand

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Kilometer

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Unit of length equal to 1000 meters

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Isos

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Equal, alike, identical

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Isometric

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Of equal measure; repetition

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Ideo

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Idea

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Ideology

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A set of doctrines or beliefs

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Icono

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Image, likeness, figure

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Icon

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One who is the object of great attention and devotion

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Hypno

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Sleep

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Hypnotic

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Inducing sleep

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Hydro, hydra

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Water

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Hydrate

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To supply water to

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Hiero

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Sacred, holy

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Hieroglyphics

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A figure or symbol with hidden meaning

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57
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Hexa

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Six

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Hexagon

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A figure having six sides and bases

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Hepta

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Seven

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Heptahedron

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A polyhedron with seven sides

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Helios

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Sun, bright

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Heliocentric

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Having the sun as the center

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Hedron, hedral

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Side, base, seat

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Polyhedron

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Geometric figure having many bases

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Hemo, hema

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Blood

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Hematology

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Study of the nature of blood

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Gyn, gyneco

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Woman

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Gynarchy

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Government ruled by woman

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Gonos

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To produce

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Cosmogony

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A theory of the origin of the universe

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Gon

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Figure having angles

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Gnos

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Know

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Agnostic

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One who does not know or one who doubts

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Glyphe

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Carving

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Petroglyph

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A carving of symbols or words into rock

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Glot, glossa

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Tongue, language

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Glossary

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A list of terms with definitions

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Gen, geno

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Race, kind, descent

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Genesis

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The first book of the Bible

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Ge, geo

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Earth

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Geometric

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Relating to/ using simple lines or figures

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Gastro

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Stomach

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Gastric

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Involving the stomach

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Gamos

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Marriage

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Monogamy

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Being married to one person at a time

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Ethnos

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Race, nation

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Ethnicity

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Ones racial background or culture

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Esthesia

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The ability to feel sensation

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Aesthetics

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Study of beauty and responses to it

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A, an

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Not, without

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Amphi, amph

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About, around

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Ana

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Up, against

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Anti

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Against, opposite

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Auto

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Self, same

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Caco

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Bad

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Cata

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Down, completely

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Bio

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Life

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Dia, di

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Across, through

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Epi

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Upon, in addition to

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Ex, ec

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Outside, outer part

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Eu

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Well

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Hemi

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Half

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Hyper

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Over, excessively

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Hypo

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Under, less than, too little

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Meta

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Among, beyond, completely

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Mono

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One

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Neo

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New

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Pan

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All

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Para

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Beside, contrary

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Peri

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Around, about

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Pro

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Before

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Syn, sym

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Together, with

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Tele, tel

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Far, distant

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Gram, graph

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Written, drawn

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Ical

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Things having to do with

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Ism

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The belief in

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Logy

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Science, theory

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Logue

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Speech, discourse

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Latry, latrous

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Worship, worshipping

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Oid

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Resembling, like

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Osis

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State, condition, action

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Acro

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Top, tip, pointed

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Agogos, again

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To lead, to direct

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Agon, agonia

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Struggle, contest

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Agro, agros

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Field, earth, soil

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Algia

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Pain

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Andros, anthropos

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Man

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Archaeo, archaios

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Ancient, original

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Arch, archos

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Chief, first, rule

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Aristo, aristos

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Best

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Astron, aster, astro

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Star

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Baro, baros

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Pressure, weight

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Barys

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Heavy

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Biblos, biblion

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Book, of books

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Chiro, cheir

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Hand

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Chroma, chromato

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Color

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Chrono, chronos

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Time

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Cosmos

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World, order

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Cracy, crat

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Type of government

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Crypto

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Hide

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Cyclos

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Circular, wheel

142
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Deca, deka

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Ten

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Demos

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People

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Dendron

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Tree

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Derma

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Skin

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Deutero, deuter

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Second

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Didonai, dosis

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Give

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Dis, di

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Twice, doubly

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Doxo

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Opinion or praise

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Dynamis

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Power

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