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A-

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not, without
Ex: Abyss - without bottom; Achromatic - without color

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Acro-

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top, height, tip
Ex: Acrobat - “high” walker; Acrophobia - fear of heights

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An-

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not, without
Ex: Anhydrous - without water

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Aer-

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air
Ex: Aerate - to let air reach something; Aerial - relating to the air

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Aero-

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air
Ex: Aerospace - the air space

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Agr-

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farming
Ex: Agrarian - relating to the management of the land

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Agri-

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farming
Ex: Agriculture - management of the land

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Ana-

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up, back, against
Ex: Anaylsis - a close examination of something

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Andr

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man, male
Ex: Misandry - hatred toward men

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Andro-

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man, male
Ex: Androgynous - being both male and female; Android - resembling a human

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Anthro

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human
Ex: Philanthropy - the love to mankind (through good deeds)

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Anthro-

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human
Ex: Philanthropy - the love to mankind (through good deeds)

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Anthro

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Anthro-

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human
Ex: Anthropomorphism - giving human for to non-living things

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Anti-

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against, opposite of
Ex: Antiseptic - preventing infection; Antisocial - against social norms

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Apo-

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away, off, seperate
Ex: Apology - an explicit expression of regret

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Arch

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chief, most important
Ex: Matriarch - a female who rules a group; Monarch - king or queen

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Arch-

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chief, most important
Ex: Archbishop - highest ranking bishop; Archenemy - worst enemy

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Arch-

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primitive, ancient
Ex: Archaeology - the study of ancient cultures; Archaic - belonging to an earlier period

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Aster-

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space
Ex: Asterisk - a star shaped sign used as a reference tool

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Arthri-

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joint, jointed
Ex: arthritis - inflammation of a joint

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Astro-

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star, stars, outer space
Ex: astronomer - someone who studies the stars; Astronaut - someone who travels to the stars

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Auto-

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self
Ex: Autocrat - a person who governs with absolute power; Automatic - moving by itself

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Bar-

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pressure, weight
Ex: Baric: pertaining to pressure; Baryon - heavy elementary particle

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Biblio-

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book
Ex: Bibliophile - a person who loves books; Bibliography - a list of books used as sources

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Bio-

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life, living, matter
Ex: Biology - science of life; Biography - a life story written by another person

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Blast

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cell, primitive, immature cell
Ex: Fibroblast - a cell that forms a connective tissue

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Blast-

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cell, primitive, immature cell
Ex: Blastula - an early stage of embryonic development

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Cardi-

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heart
Ex: Cardiac - relating to the heart; Cardiologist - heart doctor

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Cata-

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completely, intensive, according to
Ex: Cataclysm - a flood or other disaster; Catalog - complete listing; Catastrophe - disaster

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Caust-

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to burn
Ex: Holocaust - total devastation, especially by fire

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Caust-

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to burn
Ex: Caustic - capable of burning or eating away

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Caut-

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to burn
Ex: Cauterize - to burn with a hot instrument

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Centr

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center
Ex: Egocentric - self-centered; Eccentric - not having a common center

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Centr-

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center
Ex: Centrifugal - moving outward from a center

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Cephal

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head
Ex: Encephalitis - inflammation of the brain

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Cephal-

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head
Ex: Cephalopod - maine mollusks with tentacles growing from their head; Cephalic - pertaining to the head

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Chrom

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Color, pigment
Ex: Achromatic - without color

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Chrom-

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color, pigment
Ex: Chromium - a blue-white element; Chromatics - the study of color

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Chrono

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time
Ex: Synchronize - happening at the same time

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Chrono-

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time
Ex: Chronic - lasting for a long time; Chronological - arranging events in time order

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Chrys-

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gold, yellow
Ex: Chrysanthemum - golden/yellow flowers

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Cosm

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universe
Ex: Microcosm - a miniature universe

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Cosm-

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unvierse
Ex: Cosmology - the science of the origin of the universe; Cosmos - the universe

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Crani-

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skull
Ex: Cranium - skull of vertebrates; Cranial - pertaining to skull; Craniology - the study of skull characterisitcs

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Crypto-

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hidden, secret
Ex: Cryptography - science of secret codes; Cryptic - of hidden meaning

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Cycl

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circle, ring
Ex: bicycle - a vechicle with two wheels

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Cycl

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circle or ring
Ex: cycle - a sequence that is repeated; cyclone - a storm with whirling winds

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Dec-

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ten
Ex: Decade - 10 years; December - formerly the 10th month of the Roman calendar

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Dem

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people
Ex: Pandemic - spreading among people in a region

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Demo-

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people
Democracy - government of the people; Demographic - the study of people

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Dendr

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tree
Ex: Philodendren - a climbing plant that grows on trees

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Dendr-

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tree
Ex: Dendrochronology - dating events by studying growth in tree rings

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Derm

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skin
Ex: Pachyderm - a class of animals with very thick skin

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Derm-

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skin
Ex: Dermatologist - a doctor for the skin; Dermatitis - inflammation of the skin

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Di-

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two, twice
Ex: Dichromatic - displaying two colors; Dilemma - a situation that requires a choice between two alternatives

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Dia-

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through, between, apart, across
Ex: Diagnosis - understanding a condition by going through a detailed review; dialog - conversation between two people

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Dyn-

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power, energy, strength
Ex: Dynamo - generator of energy; dynamite - powerful explosive; dynamic - having great physical energy/power

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Dys-

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abnormal, bad
Ex: Dyspepsia - abnormal digestion; Dystopia - an imaginary place of misery

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Ego

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self
Ex: Alter Ego - a higher aspect of oneself

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Ego-

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self
Ex: Egoistic - self-centered; Egomania - excessive preoccupation with oneself

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Endo-

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within, inside
Ex: Endotherm - a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant; Endogamy - the custom to marry within one’s clan, tribe, etc.

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Epi-

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on, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside
Ex: Epidemic - the rapid spread of something negative; Epilogue - a short speech delivered after a play

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Erg

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work
Ex: energy - the power to accomplish work; Energetics - the science that looks at energy and its transformation

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Erg-

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work
Ex: Ergonomics - the study of a working environment

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Ethn-

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race, people
Ex: Ethnic - pertaining to a defined group of people; Ethnocentric - focusing on the ethnicity of people

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Eu-

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good, well
Ex: Euphemism - replacng an offensive word with an inoffensive one; Euphoria - feeling of well-being

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Gastr-

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stomach
Ex: Gastric - pertaining to the stomach; Gastritis - inflammation of the stomach

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Gen-

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birth, production
Ex: Genealogy - the study of the history of a family; Generation - all the people born at approximately the same time

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Geo-

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earth, soil, global
Ex: Geography - study of the Earth’s surface; Geology - study of the structure of the Earth

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Ger-

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old age
Ex: Geriatrics - medicine pertaining to the elderly; Gerontology - the study of aging

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Giga-

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a billion
Ex: Gigabyte - unit of computer storage space; Gigawatt - a billion watts

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Gon

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angle
Ex: Decagon - a polygon with 10 angles; Octagon - a geometricial figure with 8 angles

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Gram

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letter, written
Ex: Diagram - a simple drawing; telegram - a message sent by telegraph

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Gram-

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letter, written
Ex: Grammar - rules of how to write words in a sentence

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Graph

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writing, recording, written
Ex: Autograph - written by one’s own hand; Seismograph - a machine noting strength and duration of earthquakes

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Graph-

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writing, recording, written
Ex: Graphology - the study of handwriting

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Gyn-

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woman, female
Ex: Gynecology - the science of the female reproductive health; Gynecoid - resembling a woman

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Hect-

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hundred
Ex: Hectoliter - 100 meters; hectare - 100 acres

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Helic-

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spiral, circular
Ex: Helicopter - an aircraft with horizontal rotating wings; Helix - a spiral form

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Helio-

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sun
Ex: Helipgraph - apparatus used to send message with help of sunlight

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Hemi-

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half, partial
Ex: Hemicycle - a semicircular structure; hemisphere - one half of the Earth

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Hem-

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blood
Ex: Hemorrhage - clotting of the blood; hemoglobin - red blood particle

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Hept-

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seven
Ex: Heptagon - a shape with seven angles; Heptameter - a line with of verse containing 7 metricial feet

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Hetero-

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different, other
Ex: Heterogeneous - made up of unrelated parts; Heteronyms - words with the same spelling but different meanings

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Hex-

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six
Ex: Hexagon - shape with six angles; Hexapod - having 6 legs

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Histo-

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tissue
Ex: Histology - study of the microscope structure of tissues

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Homo-

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like, alike, same
Ex: Homogeneous - of the sae nature or kind; Homonym - something alike

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Hydr-

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water, liquid
Ex: Hydrate - to add water to; Hydrophobia - intense fear of water; Hydraulic - operated by force of a liquid

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Hygr-

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moisture, humidity
Ex: hydrometer - tool used to measure humidity

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Hyper-

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too much, over, excessive
Ex: Hyperactive - very restless; Hypercritical - too critical; hypertension - above normal pressure

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Hyp-

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under
Ex: Hypothermia - abnormally low body temperature

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Iatr-

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medical care
Ex: Geriatrics - medicial care of the edlerly; Pediatrician - doctor who treats children

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Icon-

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image
Ex: Icon - an (often religious) image; Iconoclast - someone who destroys religious images and religious beliefs

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Idio-

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peculiar, personal, distinct
Ex: Idiomatic - peculiar to a particular language; Idiosyncrasy - a physical or mental characteristic

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Kilo-

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thousand
Ex: Kilobyte - 1,000 bytes; Kilometer - 1,000 meters

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Kine

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motion
Ex: Telekinesis - the ability to move objects with the mind

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Leuk

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white, colorless
Ex: Leukemia - abnormal increase in white blood cells; Leukocyte - a mature white blood cell

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Lex

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word, law, reading
Ex: Alexia - loss of the ability to read

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Lex-

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word, law, reading
Ex: Lexicology - the study and history of words

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Lip-

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fat
Ex: Liposuction the mechanical remove of fat; Lipiod - resembling fat

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Lite

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mineral, rock, fossil
Ex: Sodalite - a royal blue tectosilicate mineral

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Lith

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mineral, rock, fossil
Ex: Monolith - single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column

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Log

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word, doctrine, discourse
Ex: Monologue - a long speech; Analogy - similarity, especially between things othersie dissimilar

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Log-

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word, doctrine, discourse
Ex: logic - correct reasoning

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Macro-

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large, great
Ex: Marcoevolution - large scale evolution; Macroeconomics - study of overall forces of economy

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Mania-

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madness, insanity, excessive desire
Ex: Bibliomania - a crazy love of books; Egomania - a mad love for oneself

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Mania

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madness, insanity, excessive desire
Ex: Maniac - an insane person

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Mega-

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great, large, million
Ex: Megalopolis - an area with nearby cities; Melanoma - malignant, dark tumor of the skin

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Meso-

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middle
Ex: Mesoamerica - a region that includes most of Central America, or the land that geographically lies in the middle of the Americas; Meson - elementary particle with a mass between an electron and a proton

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Meta-

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change, after, beyond, betweem
Ex: Metaphysics - study of nature and reality; Metastasis - the transmission of diease to other parts of the body

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Meter

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measure
Ex: audiometer - an instrument that measures hearing acuteness; Chronometer - an instrument that measures time

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Micro-

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very small, short, minute
Ex: Microbe - a very small living things; Microscope - a device to see very small things

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Mid-

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middle
Ex: midriff - that area between the chest and the waist; Midterm - middle of a term in school

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