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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-

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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-

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prize

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aut-, auto-

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self; directed from within

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axio-

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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-

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nod, slumber

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brom-

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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-

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thunder

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cac-

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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-

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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-

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cathar-

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cen-

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cen-

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centr-

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cephal-

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ceram-

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cerat-

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chir-

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of the hand or hands

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chelon-

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relating to a turtle

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chlor-

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chore-

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relating to dance

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chord-

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chrom-

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chron-

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chrys-

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cine-

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cirr-

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clad-

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clast-

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clav-

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cl(e)ist-

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cleithr-

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cochl-

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coel-

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con-

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copr-

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excrement, dung

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corac-

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cosm-

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cosmet-

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“cosmetics”

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cotyl-

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-cracy, -crat

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government, rule, authority

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crani-

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crep-

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boot, shoe

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cric-

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cris-, crit-

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cross-

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fringe, tassel

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crypt-

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cten-

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cub-

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cyan-

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cycl-

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cylind-

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cyn-

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cyst-

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cyt-

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dactyl-

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finger, toe, digit

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deca-, dec-, deka-, dek-

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delt-

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dem-

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dendr-

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resembling a tree

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derm-

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deuter-

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dexi-

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di-

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dia-

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apart, through

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dino-

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terrible, fearfully great

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dipl-

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double; twofold

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dodec-

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dogmat-

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opinion, tenet

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dy-

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dynam-

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dys-

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badly, ill

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ec-

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eco-

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ecto-

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ego-

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ego-, eg-

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eme-

Greek & Latin Roots (2 decks)

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