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Latin Roots Flashcards

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ab-, abs-

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away from, down, off

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a-, au-

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away from, down, off

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ac-

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sharp or pointed

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acerb-

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sharp, bitter, sour

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acid-

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sour or acid

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acr-

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bitter, pungent, sharp, sour

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acu-

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sharp

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ad-, a-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-

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movement to or towards; in addition to

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adip-

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fat

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agri-, -egri-

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field

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alb-

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dull white

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am-, amat-, amor-

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love, loved

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ambi-

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both, or both sides

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amic-, -imic-

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friend

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ampl-

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ample, abundant, bountiful

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anim-

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breath

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ann-, -enn-

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year, yearly

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ante-, anti-

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before, in front of, prior to

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aqu-

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water

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ar-

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plow, till

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ar-

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be dry

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argent-

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silver

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audi-

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hearing, listening, sound

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aug-, auct-

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grow, increase

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aur-

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relating to gold, or gold-colored

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auri-

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relating to the ear

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avi-

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bird

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axi-

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axis

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bac-

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rod-shaped

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be-, beat-

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bless

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bell-

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war

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ben-

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good, well

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bi-

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two

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bib-

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drink

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bon-

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good

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bov-

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cow

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brev(i)-

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brief, short (time)

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bucc-

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cheek, mouth, cavity

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bulb-

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bulbous

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bull-

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bubble, flask

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burs-

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pouch, purse

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cad-, -cid, cas-

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fall

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caed-, -cid, caes-, -cis-

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cut

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44
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calc-

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stone

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calor-

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heat

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camer-

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vault

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camp-

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field

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can-

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dog

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can-, -cin-, cant-

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sing

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cand-

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glowing, iridescent

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cap-, -cip-, capt-, -cept-

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hold, take

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capit-, -cipit-

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head

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capr-

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goat

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caps-

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box, case

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carbo-

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coal

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carcer-

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carcin-

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cancer (disease)

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cardin-

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carn-

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cast-

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caten-

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caud-

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caus-, -cus-

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cause or motive

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cav-

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ced-, cess-

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celer-

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cens-

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cent-

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centen-

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hundred each

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centestim-

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cern-

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cervic-

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relating to the neck, or relating to the cervix

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ceter-

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chord-

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cili-

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ciner-

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cing-, cinct-

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circ-

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circum-

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cirr-

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curl, tentacle

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civ-

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clar-

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claud-, -clud-, claus-, -clus-

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clement-

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clin-

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bed, lean, recline

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cogn-

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col-

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coll-

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coll-

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color-

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con-, co-, col-, com-, cor-

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with, together

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condi-

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contra-

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cord-

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corn-

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coron-

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corpor-

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cortic-

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cost-

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crass-

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cre-

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cred-

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believe, trust

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cribr-

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crisp-

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crist-

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cruc-

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crur-

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leg, shank

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cub-

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culin-

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culp-

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blame, fault

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cune-

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curr-, curs-

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curv-

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cuspid-

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lance, point

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cut-

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damn-, -demn-

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to inflect loss upon

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de-

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from, away from, removing, down

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deb-

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decim-

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tenth part

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den-

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dens-

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dent-

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dexter-

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dict-

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say, speak

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digit-

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doc-, doct-

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dom-

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don-

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dorm-

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dors-

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du-

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dub-

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duc-, duct-

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dulc-

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dur-

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ed-, es-

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ego-

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em-, empt-

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emul-

A

striving to equal, rivaling

Greek & Latin Roots (2 decks)

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