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Latin Roots And Prefixes Flashcards

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a-

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On

Afire - on fire
Ashore - on the shore

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ab-

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From, away, off

Abduct - carry away from
Abnormal - away from normal
Aside - on the side

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a-

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To, toward, near

Accelerate - to increase the speed of
Accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained

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act

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Do

Interaction - communication between two or more things

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act-

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Do

Activity - something that a person does

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agr-

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Farming

Agriculture - management of the land

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alg

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Pain

Neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve
Nostalgia - aching for the familiar
Analgesic - drug that relieves pain

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-ambi/-amphi

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Both, on both sides

Ambiguous - having more than one meaning
Ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing

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ambul-

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Walk, move

Ambulance - a vehicle that moved a patient
Ambulant - walking or moving around

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ami-/-amo

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Love

Amiable - friendly
Amorous - showing romantic love

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anim

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Life, spirit

Equanimity - of balanced spirit

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anim-

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Life, spirit

Animal - a living organism
Animate - to make alive

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ann-

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Year

Anniversary - a date observed once a year

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ante-

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Before, in front of

Anteroom - a small room before the main room

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aqu-

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Water

Aquarium - a water container for fish
Aqueduct - a pipeline for water

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arbor-

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Tree

Arborist - someone working with trees
Arbor - a shady area formed by trees

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art-

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Skill

Artifact - object made by a persons skill
Artisan - a person skilled in a craft

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aud-

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Hear

Audible - loud enough to be heard
Audience - people who listen to a program

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avi-

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Bird

Aviary - a large enclosure for birds
Aviatrix - a female pilot

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bel

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War

Rebel - person who opposes or fights

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bell-

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War

Bellicose - warlike
Belligerent - hostile

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bene-

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Good, well

Beneficial - producing a good effect
Benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill

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bi

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Two, twice, once every two

Biannual - happening every two years
Bilateral - of or involving 2 sides

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burs

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Pouch, purse

Disburse - to expend especially from a public fund

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burs-

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Pouch, purse

Bursar - an administrative officer in charge of funds

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calc-

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Stone

Calcification - impregnation with calcareous matter

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cand

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Glowing, incandescent

Incandescent - white, glowing, or luminous

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cand-

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Glowing, incandescent

Candid - free from bias
Candle - something that gives light

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capt-

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Take, hold

Captivating - taking hold of

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carn-

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Flesh, meat

Carnivorous - flesh eating animal
Carnal - pertaining to the body or flesh

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cede/ceed/cess

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Go, yield

Exceed - to go beyond the limits
Recede - to go back

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celer

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Fast

Accelerate - to increase the speed of

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cent-

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Hundred, hundredth

Centennial - the 100th anniversary
Centimeter - 1/100th of a meter

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cept/ceive

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Take, hold

Intercept - to stop or intercept
Perceive - to take notice of something

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cerebr-

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Brain

Cerebral - pertaining to the brain

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cert

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Sure

Ascertain - to find out something with certainty

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cert-

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Sure

Certain - being absolutely sure
Certify - to state something is true

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cide/cise

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Cut, kill

Homicide - murder
Incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food

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circum-/circle-

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Around, about

Circumnavigate - to sail around
Circumspect - looking around

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claim/clam

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Shout, speak out

Exclaim - to cry out loudly
Proclamation - announce something in public

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claim-/clam-

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Shout, speak out

Clamor - to shout and make noise

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clar

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Clear

Declare - to state something clearly

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clar-

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Clear

Clarification - an explanation
Clarify - to make something clear

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clud/clus

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Close

Conclusion - the end or last part
Exclusion - shutting out

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cline

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Lean

Recline - to lean back and relax

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co-

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With, together, joint

Coauthor - writer who collaborates with another author
Coeducation - educating males and females together

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col-

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Together, jointly

Collaborate - to work together
Collision - smashing together

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com-

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Together, common

Commemorate - to memorize together
Commune - living together while owning things in common

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cogn

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Know

Incognito - disguised so no one knows you
Recognize - to discover that one knows

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cogn-

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Know

Cognition - process of acquiring knowledge

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con-

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With, jointly

Concur - to agree with someone
Contemporary - of the same time period as others

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contra-/contro-

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Against, opposite

Contradict - to argue against

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corp-

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Body

Corporation - a company recognized by law as a single body
Corporal - pertaining to the body

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dent-/dont

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Tooth

Dental - pertaining to teeth
Dentist - doctor for the teeth

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di-

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Apart, away, not, to, the opposite

Digression - departure from the main issue
Disappear - to move out of sight

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dict

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Speak

Contradict - to express the opposite of
Prediction - a statement foretelling the future

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dict-

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Speak

Dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down

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domin

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Master

Predominate - to have more power than others

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domin-

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Master

Dominate - to be the master of

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don

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Give

Pardon - to give forgiveness

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don-

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Give

Donation - a contribution or gift
Donor - someone who gives

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duc

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Lead

Conduct - to lead musicians
Educate - to lead to knowledge

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du-

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Two, twice

Duplicate - to make an identical copy
Duo - a pair normally thought of as being together

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dur

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Enduring

Able to last

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dur-

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Harden, to last, lasting

Durable - having the quality of lasting

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e-

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Out, away

Eloquent - speaking beautifully
Eject - throw out forcefully

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ego-

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Self

Egoist - self-centered

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enn/anni

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Years

Bicentennial - of or relating to a period of 200 years
Perennial - lasting through many years

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en-/in-

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Inside, inward

Envision - to picture in the mind
Enclose - lock inside

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equ-/equi-

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Equal, equally

Equidistant - equal distance between 2 points
Equation - a statement of equality

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esth/esth

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Feeling, sensation, beauty

Kinesthesia - the sensation of bodily movement

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esth-/aesth-

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Feeling, sensation, beauty

Esthetician - someone who beautifies
Aesthetic - pertaining to a sense of beauty

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ex-

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From, out

Excavate - to dig out
Exhale - to breathe out

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extra-/extro-

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Outside, beyond

Extraordinary - beyond ordinary
Extrovert - an outgoing person

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75
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fac/fact

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Make, do

Artifact - object made by a person
Malefactor - a person who does wrong

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fac-/fact-

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Make, do

Factory - a place where things are made

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fer

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Bear, bring, carry

Confer - to bring honor to someone
Transfer - to move to another place

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fer-

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Bear, bring, carry

Ferry - a boat that carries passengers

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fid

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Faith

Confide - place trust in someone

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fid-

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Faith

Fiduciary - trustee
Fidelity - faithfulness

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flect

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Bend

Deflect - to bend course because of hitting something
Inflection - a bending in the voices tone or pitch

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flect-

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Bend

Flexible - easily bending

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flor-/flora-/fleur-

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Flower

Florist - someone who works with flowers
Floral - flower like

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form

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Shape

Conformity - correspondence in form
Reformatory - intended for reformation

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form-

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Shape

Formation - something that is formed

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fract-/frag-

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Break

Fragile - easily breakable
Fracture - a break

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fug

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Flee, run away, escape

Refuge - a sheltered place to flee to
Refugee - a person seeking protection

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fug-

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Flee, run away, escape

Fugitive - a person who is running away

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funct

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Perform, work

Defunct - no longer working or alive
Malfunction - to fail to work correctly

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funct-

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Perform, work

Function - to work normally

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fus

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Pour

Confusion - being flooded with too much information that is hard to make sense of
Infuse - to put into

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fus-

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Pour

Fuse - to melt by heating

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gon

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Angle

Decagon - a polygon with 10 angles

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grad-

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To step, to go

Gradual - step by step

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gran-

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Grain

Granary - a storehouse or repository for grains
Granola - a mixture of rolled oats and other ingredients

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grat-

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Pleasing

Gratify - to please someone
Grateful - feeling thankful

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gress

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To step, to go

Digression - departure from the main issue
Progress - movement onward or forward

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hem-

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Blood

Hemoglobin - red blood particle

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hepa-

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Liver

Hepatitis - inflammation of the liver
Hepatoma - a tumor of the liver

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herbi-

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Plant, grass

Herbicide - any chemical used to kill unwanted plants
Herbal - relating to plants

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homo-

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Like, alike, same

Homogeneous - of the same nature or kind

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hyper-

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Too much, over, excessive, beyond

Hyperactive - very restless

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icon-

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Image

Iconology - science of symbols and icons

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il-/in-

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In, into

Illuminate - to give light to
Innovate - a new idea, method, or device

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ig-/il-/im-/in-/ir-

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Not, without

Illegal - not legal
Impossible - not possible
Inappropriate - not appropriate

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imag-

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Likeness

Image - a likeness of someone
Imagine - to form a picture or likeness in the mind

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infra-

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Beneath, below

Infrastructure - underlying framework of a system
Infrared - below the regular light spectrum

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inter-

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Between, among, jointly

To stop or interrupt the course of

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-intra/intro-

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Within, inside

Intrastate - existing in one state
Introvert - shy person who keeps within himself/herself

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ir-

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Not

Irredeemable - not redeemable
Irrational - not rational

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ject

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Throw

Eject - To throw someone/thing out
Interject - to throw a remark into a discussion

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jud-

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Law

Judgement - a decision of a court of law
Judicial - having to do with judges or court of law

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junct

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Join

Conjunction - a word that joins parts of sentences
Disjunction - a disconnection

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junct-

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Join

Junction - a place where two things join

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115
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juven

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Young

Rejuvenate - to bring back to youthful experience

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juven-

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Young

Juvenile - youthful or childish

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lab

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Work

Collaborate - to work with a person
Elaborate - to work out the details

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lab-

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Work

Laborious - requiring a lot of work

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lact-

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Milk

Lactate - to give milk, nurse
Lactose - the sugar contained in milk

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later

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Side

Bilateral - of or involving two sides
Unilateral - affecting one side of something

121
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liber-

A

Free

Liberate - to set free
Liberty - freedom

122
Q

lingu

A

Language, tongue

Multilingual - able to communicate in more than one language

123
Q

lingu-

A

Language, tongue

Linguist - one who studies languages

124
Q

loc

A

Place

Dislocate - to put something out of its usual place.

125
Q

loc-

A

Place

Location - a place

126
Q

loqu/locu

A

Speak

Eloquent - speaking beautifully

127
Q

loqu-/locu-

A

Speak

Loquacious - very talkative

128
Q

luc

A

Light

Elucidate - to explain, to throw light on
Translucent - allowing light to pass through

129
Q

luc-

A

Light

Lucent - easily understood

130
Q

lud/lus

A

To play

Prelude - introduction to the major performance
Illusion - misleading optical image or impression

131
Q

lumin

A

Light

Illuminate - to fill with light

132
Q

lumin-

A

Light

Lumen - unit measuring light

133
Q

lun-

A

Moon

Lunar - relating to the moon
Lunarscape - the surface of the moon

134
Q

magn-

A

Great, large

Magnify - make larger
Magnificent - grand

135
Q

mal-

A

Bad, ill, wrong

Malcontent - wrong content
Malicious - showing strong ill will

136
Q

man-

A

Hand

Maneuver - to move by hand
Manual - done by hand

137
Q

mand

A

To order

Command - an order of instruction
Demand - a hard to ignore order

138
Q

mand-

A

To order

Mandate - an official order

139
Q

mar

A

Sea

Submarine - an undersea boat
Aquamarine - color of sea water

140
Q

mar-

A

Sea

Marina - a harbor for pleasure boats

141
Q

mater-/matr-

A

Mother

Maternal - relating to motherhood
Maternity - the state of being a mother

142
Q

max-

A

Greatest

Maximal - the best or greatest possible
Maximize - to make as great as possible

143
Q

medi-

A

Middle

Medium - in the middle
Mediocre - only of medium quality

144
Q

memor

A

Remember

Commemorate - to honor the memory of

145
Q

memor-

A

Remember

Memorial - related remembering a person or event
Memory - ability to retain knowledge

146
Q

merge/mers

A

Dip, dive

Immerge or immerse - to put or dip something into a liquid

147
Q

mid-

A

Middle

Midterm - middle of a term in school

148
Q

migr

A

Move

Immigrant - a person who moves to a new country

149
Q

migr-

A

Move

Migrant - a person who moves from place to place

150
Q

milli-

A

One thousandth

Milliliter - one thousandth of a liter

151
Q

min-

A

Small, less

Mini - something that is very small

152
Q

miss/mit

A

Send, let go

Dismiss - to send someone away
Emit - to send something out

153
Q

miss-/mit-

A

Send, let go

Missile - a weapon sent into the air

154
Q

mob

A

Move

Immobilize - to stop from moving

155
Q

mob-

A

Move

Mobility - the quality of being able to move

156
Q

mot/mov

A

Move

Promote - to move someone forward

157
Q

mot-/mov-

A

Move

Motion - the act of moving
Motivate - to move someone into action

158
Q

mort

A

Death

Immortal - living forever

159
Q

mort-

A

Death

Mortal - certain to die
Mortician - an undertaker

160
Q

multi-

A

Many, more than one or two

Multicolored - having many colors
Multitasking - doing many things at once

161
Q

mut

A

Change

Immutable - not changing

162
Q

mut-

A

Change

Mutant - an organism that has undergone change

163
Q

my-/myo

A

Muscle

Myocardium - the middle muscle of the heart

164
Q

narr-

A

Tell

Narrate - to tell a story
Narrator - a person who tells a story

165
Q

nat

A

Born

Innate - included since birth

166
Q

nat-

A

Born

Natal - relating to birth
Natural - gotten at birth

167
Q

nav

A

Ship

Circumnavigate - to sail around a place

168
Q

nav-

A

Ship

Naval - relating to a navy or ships
Navigate - to sail a ship throughout a place

169
Q

neg

A

No

Renege - to go back on a promise

170
Q

neg-

A

No

Negate - to say it didn’t happen
Negative - meaning “no”

171
Q

nom

A

Name

Misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing

172
Q

nom-

A

Name

Nominal - being something in name only
Nominate - a name for election or appointment

173
Q

non-

A

No, not, without

Nondescript - with no special characteristics
Nonfiction - true, real

174
Q

noun/nunc

A

Declare

Announce - to declare in public
Denounce - to proclaim harsh criticism

175
Q

nov

A

New

Innovate - to introduce in a new way
Renovate - to make something like new again

176
Q

nov-

A

New

Novice - someone who is new at something

177
Q

numer

A

Number

Enumerate - to name a number of items on a list

178
Q

numer-

A

Number

Numerology - the study of magical uses of numbers
Numerous - a large number

179
Q

ob-/op-

A

In the way, against

Object - to be against something
Obscure - hard to understand
Opposition - the act of resistance

180
Q

ocu

A

Eye

Binoculars - lends device for seeing distances
Monocular - relating to the eye

181
Q

ocu-

A

Eye

Oculist - an eye doctor

182
Q

odor

A

Smell, scent

Deodorant - a substance that helps prevent body odor
Malodorous - having a terribly bad smell

183
Q

odor-

A

Smell, scent

Odoriferous - something that bears or diffuses a scent

184
Q

omni-

A

All

Omnipotent - all powerful
Omniscient - knowing all things

185
Q

opt-

A

Best

Optimal - the best
Optimize - to make the best of

186
Q

pater-/patr-

A

Father

Paternal - relating to fathers

187
Q

ped-

A

Foot, feet

Pedal - a lever pushed by the feet
Pedestrian - a person who walks

188
Q

pel

A

Drive, force

Compel - to force someone to act
Expel - to drive someone out of place

189
Q

per-

A

Through, throughout

Permanent - lasting throughout time
Permeate - to spread throughout

190
Q

plaud/plod/plaus/plos

A

Approve, clap

Applaud - to show approval of especially by clapping the hands

191
Q

plaus-

A

Approve, clap

Plausible - worthy of being applauded

192
Q

pon

A

Place, put

Opponent - a person who places him/herself against an action, idea, etc
Postpone - to put off doing something

193
Q

pop-

A

People

Popular - appealing to a list of people
Populist - a supporter of the rights of people

194
Q

port

A

Carry

Export - to carry goods out of a place to another

195
Q

port-

A

Carry

Portable - able to be carried
Porter - a person who carries luggage

196
Q

pos

A

Place, put

Deposit - to place or drop something
Expose - to place out in the open for all to see

197
Q

pos-

A

Place, put

Position - the place where someone is

198
Q

post-

A

After, behind

Posthumous - after someone’s death
Postscript - an addition to an already completed document

199
Q

pre-

A

Earlier, before, in front of

Preamble - a part in front of formal documents
Prepare - to get ready in advance

200
Q

pro-

A

Before, in front of, for, forward

Prognosis - a prediction of what will happen
Prophet - a person who foretells the future

201
Q

pugn-/pung-

A

To fight

Pugnacious - having quarrelsome or aggressive nature
Pungent - piercing

202
Q

pugn/pung

A

To fight

repugnant - distasteful, offensive, or revolting

203
Q

purg

A

Clean

Expurgate - remove objectionable passages from publication

204
Q

purg-

A

Clean

Purge - remove anything undesirable

205
Q

put

A

Think

Computer - an electronic thinking device
Dispute - to disagree with what another person thinks

206
Q

quad-

A

Four

Quadrant - open space with buildings on 4 sides
Quadruped - a 4-footed animal

207
Q

quart-

A

Fourth

Quarter - one fourth
Quart - one-fourth of a gallon

208
Q

quin-

A

Five, fifth

Quintet - a composition for 5 voices or instruments
Quintuple - fivefold

209
Q

radic-/radix-

A

Root

Eradicate - pull out at the roots

210
Q

radic-/radix-

A

Root

Radical - fundamental, looking at things from a drastic point of view

211
Q

ram-

A

Branch

Ramification - the resulting consequence of a decision
Ramus - a branchlike part

212
Q

re-

A

Again, back, backward

Rebound - to spring back again
Rewind - to wind something backward

213
Q

reg-

A

Guide, rule

Regent - a person who rules on behalf of a king or queen
Regime - a government that rules

214
Q

retro-

A

Backward, back

Retroactive - relating to something in the past
Retrospect - the remembering of past events

215
Q

rid

A

Laugh

Deride - to make fun of someone

216
Q

rid-

A

Laugh

Ridicule - to make fun of or mock
Ridiculous - silly, causing laughter

217
Q

rrh/ea/oca/ag

A

Flow, discharge

Hemorrhage - heavy blood flow

218
Q

rub

A

Red

Bilirubin - reddish pigment in bile

219
Q

rub-

A

Red

Ruby - deep red color and a precious stone
Rubella - measles

220
Q

rupt

A

Break, burst

Bankrupt - unable to pay because you’re “broke”
Interrupt - to break into a conversation

221
Q

rupt-

A

Break, burst

Rupture - a break in something

222
Q

san-

A

Health

Sane - mentally healthy
Sanitary - relating to cleanliness and health

223
Q

scend

A

Climb, go

Ascend - to climb upward
Crescendo - a climbing up of volume

224
Q

sci

A

Know

Conscience - sense of knowing right from wrong
Conscious - knowing what is happening

225
Q

scrib/script

A

Write, written

Inscribe - to write letters or words on a surface
Describe - to represent with words or pictures

226
Q

scrib-/script-

A

Write, written

Scribe - a person who writes out documents

227
Q

se-

A

Apart

Secede - to formally break away from
Seclude - to keep away from

228
Q

sect

A

Cut

Dissect - to cut apart piece by piece
Intersection - the place where two things cross each other

229
Q

sed/sid/sess

A

Sit

Reside - be stationed
Sediment - the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

230
Q

sess-

A

Sit

Session - an actual or constructive sitting of the body

231
Q

semi-

A

Half, partial

Semiannual - every half year
Semicircle - half a circle

232
Q

sept-

A

Seven

September - used to be the seventh month of the Roman calendar
Septet - a group of seven musicians

233
Q

serv

A

Save, keep

Conserve - to save or keep something safe
Preserve - to save something
Reservation - a place kept for a person

234
Q

sex-

A

Six

Sextet or sextette - a composition or group of 6
Sextuple - sixfold

235
Q

sol

A

Sun

Parasol - umbrella protecting from the sun

236
Q

sol-

A

Sun

Solar - solitary, done alone
Solarium - a room where one is exposed to sunlight

237
Q

somn

A

Sleep

Insomnia - inability to sleep

238
Q

somn-

A

Sleep

Somniloquy - talking in your sleep
Somnolent - feeling sleepy

239
Q

son

A

Sound

Consonant - a speech sound
Unison - as one voice

240
Q

son-

A

Sound

Sonorous - producing loud, full, rich sounds
Supersonic - faster than sound

241
Q

spec

A

See, look

Circumspect - cautious, looking all around
Retrospective - a looking back on things

242
Q

spec-

A

See, look

Spectator - a person who sees an event

243
Q

spir

A

Breathe

Inspire - to stimulate or animate
Perspire - to give off vapor with waste product through the skin

244
Q

spir-

A

Breathe

Spirit - invisible life force

245
Q

sta-

A

Stand

Stable - standing steady and firm
Stagnant - standing still, not moving

246
Q

stell

A

Star

Constellation - a group of stars that form a pattern
Interstellar - between the stars

247
Q

stell-

A

Star

Stellar - relating to the stars

248
Q

struct

A

Build

Construct - to build
Destruction - the act of destroying something that was built

249
Q

struct-

A

Build

Structure - something built

250
Q

sub-

A

Under, lower than, inferior to

Submarine - an underwater boat
Substandard - inferior to accepted standards

251
Q

sum-

A

Highest

Sum - the combined total of everything
Summit - the highest point or top

252
Q

super-

A

Higher in quality or quantity

Super Bowl - the final annual football game
Supersonic - faster than the speed of sound

253
Q

tact/tang

A

Touch

Tangible - able to be touched
Tactile - relating to the sense of touch

254
Q

tact-/tang-

A

Touch

Tangible - able to be touched
Tactile - relating to the sense of touch

255
Q

temp/tempor

A

Time

Contemporary - existing at the same time

256
Q

temp-/tempor-

A

Time

Temporal - relating to time
Temporary - lasting for a limited time

257
Q

ten, tin, tent

A

Hold

Continent - serving to restrain or limit
Detention - the act or fact of detaining

258
Q

ten-

A

Hold

Tenacious - having parts or elements strongly adhering to each other

259
Q

ter/trit

A

Rub

Attrition - the act of rubbing together or wearing down

260
Q

trit-

A

Rub

Trite - used or occurring so often as to have lost interest, freshness, or force

261
Q

term/termina

A

End, limit

Determine - to find something out at the end of an investigation
Exterminate - to destroy or get rid of

262
Q

term-/termina-

A

End, limit

Terminate - to end

263
Q

terr-/terra-/terri-

A

Land, earth

Territory - an area of land
Terrain - ground or land

264
Q

tetra-

A

Four

Tetrapod - having 4 legs
Tetrarchy - government by 4 rulers

265
Q

tort

A

twist

Contortion - a twisted shape or position
Distort - to alter the shape or condition of

266
Q

tox

A

Poison

Detox - the process of removing poisons

267
Q

tox-

A

Poison

Toxic - poisonous
Toxicology - the study of poisons

268
Q

tract

A

Pull, drag

Attract - to pull objects nearer
Distract - to drag attention away from

269
Q

tract-

A

Pull, drag

Tractor - a motor vehicle that pulls things

270
Q

trans-

A

Across, beyond, through

Transcontinental - across the continent
Transfer - to move from one place to another

271
Q

tri-

A

Three, once every three, third

Triangle - a figure with three sides and three angles
Triathlon - an athletic contest with 3 events

272
Q

ultra-

A

Beyond, extreme, more than

Ultrahigh - extremely high
Ultramodern - more modern than anything else

273
Q

un-

A

Not, opposite of, lacking

Unabridged - not shortened
Unfair - opposite of fair

274
Q

uni-

A

One, singular

Unicycle - a vehicle with one wheel
Unilateral - decided by only one person or nation

275
Q

urb

A

City

Suburb - residential area on the edge of a city

276
Q

urb-

A

City

Urban - relating to a city
Urbanology - the study of city life

277
Q

vac

A

Empty

Evacuate - to empty a dangerous place

278
Q

vac-

A

Empty

Vacant - empty, not occupied
Vacation - a time without work

279
Q

ven/vent

A

Come

Circumvent - to find a way around, get past
Connivent - coming in to contact

280
Q

ver-

A

Truth

Veracious - truthful, honest
Veracity - the truth

281
Q

verb

A

Word

Adverb - a word relating to a word
Proverb - a short saying that expresses a well-known truth

282
Q

verb-

A

Word

Verbalize - to put into words

283
Q

vers/vert

A

Turn

Reverse - to turn around
Introvert - being turned towards the inside

284
Q

vers-/vert-

A

Turn

Version - a variation of the original

285
Q

vice-

A

Acting in place of

Vice-president - the person next in rank to the president

286
Q

vince/vic

A

Conquer

Convince - to win someone over
Invincible - not able to be conquered

287
Q

vince-/vic-

A

Conquer

Victory - the conquest of an enemy

288
Q

vis/vid

A

See

Envision - to picture in the mind
Evident - clearly visible

289
Q

vis-/vid-

A

See

Vision - the ability to see

290
Q

viv/viva/vit

A

Live, life

Revival - the act of bringing back to life

291
Q

viv-/viva-/vit-

A

Live, life

Vivacious - high-spirited and full of life
Vital - pertaining to life

292
Q

voc/voci

A

Voice, call

Advocate - to speak in favor of
Equivocate - to use misleading language that could be interpreted two different ways

293
Q

voc-/voci-

A

Voice, call

Vocalize - to produce with your voice

294
Q

vol/voli/volu

A

Wish, well

Benevolent - showing good will and kindness

295
Q

vol-/voli-/volu-

A

Wish, well

Volition - the act of making a choice or decision
Voluntary - resulting from your own free will

296
Q

vor/vour

A

Eat

Carnivorous - meat-eating
Devour - to eat quickly

297
Q

vor-/vour-

A

Eat

Voracious - desiring or eating food in great quantities

298
Q

xanth-

A

Yellow

Xanthium - a genus of coarse and rough or spiny herbs
Xanthochromia - yellowish discoloration (as of the skin)

Vocab Words (5 decks)

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