Greek Roots and Prefixes Flashcards by Sydnie Roberds

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acro-

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top, height, tip

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ana-

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up, back, against

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apo-

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away, off, separate

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arch-

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chief, most important

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aster-

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space

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arthri-

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joint, jointed

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bar-

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pressure, weight

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cata-

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completely, intensive, according to

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caut-

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to burn

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cephal-

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head

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Chrys-

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gold, yellow

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cosm-

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universe

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crani-

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skull

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crypto-

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hidden, secret

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dendr-

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tree

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dia-

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power, energy, strength

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dys-

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abnormal, bad

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epi-

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on, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside

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erg-

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work

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eu-

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good, well

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ger-

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old age

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gram-

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letter, written

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graph-

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writing, recording, written

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hem-

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blood

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histo-

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tissue

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hygr-

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moisture, humidity

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hyper-

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too much, over, excessive

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hyp-

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under

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iatr

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medical care

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idio-

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peculiar, personal, distinct

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leuk-

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white, colorless

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lex-

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word, law, reading

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lip-

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fat

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lith

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mineral, rock, fossil

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lite

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mineral, rock, fossil

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log-

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word, doctrine, discourse

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meta-

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change, after, beyond, between

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mis-

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bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate

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nephro-

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kidney

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neur-

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nerve

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od-

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path, way

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ortho-

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straight

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osteo-

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goes beyond, surpasses

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oxi-, oxy-

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sharp

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pale-

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ancient

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para-

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beside, beyond, abnormal

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pept, peps

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digestion

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peri-

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around, enclosing

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phag-

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to eat

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Phil-

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love, friend

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phys-

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nature, medicine, the body

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phyt-

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plant, to grow

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plas-

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to form, development

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pneum-

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breathing, lung, air, spirit

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poli-

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city

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pro-

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before, in front of, for, forward

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prot-

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primitive, first, chief

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rhin-

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nose

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Rhod-

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red

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rrh

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flow, discharge

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scler-

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hard

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soph-

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wise

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tel-

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far, distant, complete

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the-

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put

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xen-

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foreign

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xer-

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dry

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xyl-

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wood

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zo-

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animal life

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zyg

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pair