Greek Roots Flashcards

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acr-

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height, summit, tip

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aer-

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air, atmosphere

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aesthet-

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feeling, perception

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agr-

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field

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amph-, amphi-

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around, about, both, on both sides of, both kinds

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an-, a-

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not, without

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ana-, an-

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again, against, back, up

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andr-

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male, masculine

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anem-

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wind

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ant-, anti-

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against, opposed to, preventive

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anth-

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flower

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anthrop

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human

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ap-, apo-

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away from, separate, at the farthest point

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arche-, archi-

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ruler

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archae-, arche-

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ancient

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arct-

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relating to the North Pole or the region near it, relating to cold; used as a scientific name of some bear species

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arist-

A

excellence

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arthr-

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joint

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astr-

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star, star-shaped

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athl-

A

prize

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aut-, auto-

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self; directed from within

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axio-

A

merit

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bar-

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weight, pressure

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basi-

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at the bottom

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bathy-, batho-

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deep, depth

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bibl-

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book

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bio-

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life

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blenn-

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slime

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blast-

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germ, embryo, bud, cell with nucleus

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bor-

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north

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botan-

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plant

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brachi-

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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branchi-

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gill

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briz-

A

nod, slumber

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brom-

A

oats

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brom-

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stench

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bronch-

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windpipe

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bront-

A

thunder

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cac-

A

bad

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calc-

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stone

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call-, calli,

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beautiful

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calyp-

A

cover

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cardi-

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relating to the heart

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carp-

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relating to fruit

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carp-

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relating to the wrist

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cata-, cat-

A

down

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cathar-

A

pure

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cen-

A

new

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cen-

A

empty

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centr-

A

center

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cephal-

A

head

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ceram-

A

clay

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cerat-

A

horn

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chir-

A

of the hand or hands

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chelon-

A

relating to a turtle

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chlor-

A

green

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chore-

A

relating to dance

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chord-

A

cord

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chrom-

A

color

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chron-

A

time

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chrys-

A

gold

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cine-

A

motion

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cirr-

A

orange

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clad-

A

branch

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clast-

A

broken

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clav-

A

key

69
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cl(e)ist-

A

closed

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cleithr-

A

bar, key

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cochl-

A

shell

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coel-

A

hollow

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con-

A

cone

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copr-

A

excrement, dung

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corac-

A

raven

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cosm-

A

universe

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cosmet-

A

“cosmetics”

78
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cotyl-

A

cup

79
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-cracy, -crat

A

government, rule, authority

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crani-

A

skull

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crep-

A

boot, shoe

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cric-

A

ring

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cris-, crit-

A

judge

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cross-

A

fringe, tassel

85
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crypt-

A

hidden

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cten-

A

comb

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cub-

A

cube

88
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cyan-

A

blue

89
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cycl-

A

circular

90
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cylind-

A

roll

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cyn-

A

dog

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cyst-

A

capsule

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cyt-

A

cell

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dactyl-

A

finger, toe, digit

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deca-, dec-, deka-, dek-

A

ten

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delt-

A

D, d

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dem-

A

people

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dendr-

A

resembling a tree

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derm-

A

skin

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deuter-

A

second

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dexi-

A

right

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di-

A

two

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dia-

A

apart, through

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dino-

A

terrible, fearfully great

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dipl-

A

double; twofold

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dodec-

A

twelve

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dogmat-

A

opinion, tenet

108
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dy-

A

two

109
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dynam-

A

power

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dys-

A

badly, ill

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ec-

A

out

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eco-

A

house

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ecto-

A

outside

114
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ego-

A

self, I

115
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ego-, eg-

A

goat

116
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eme-

A

vomit