latin roots I Flashcards

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aero

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air (aerospace, aerodyamics)

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a/n

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not, without (abiotic, asymmetric)

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a

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on (aside, alive)

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ab/s, a

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from, away, off (abstract, abuse)

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acro

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tip, height, beginning (acronym, acrobatics)

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act

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do (activate, action)

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agr/i/o

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farming (agriculture, agrarian)

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alg/o

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pain (nostalgia, analgesic)

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ambi/amphi

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both [sides] (ambidextrous, amphitheatre)

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ambul

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walk, move (amble, ambulance)

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ami/o

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love (amity, amiable)

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ana

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up, back, against (anatomy, analysis)

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anti

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against, opposite of (antimatter, antisocial)

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arbor

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tree (arborous)

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archi/ae

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ancient, primitive (archaic, archeology)

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bene

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good, well (benediction, beneficial)

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cede, ceed, cess

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go, yield (exceed, access)

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counter

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opposite, contrary (counteroffensive)

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crypto

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hidden, secret (cryptography, cryptic)

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de

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reduce, away, remove (delay, dethrone)

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cert

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sure (certify, certain)

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chron/o

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time (chronological, synchronous)

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cide, cise

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cut, kill (genocide, suicide)

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dia

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through, between (dialogue, diagnosis)

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dict

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speak (dictate, dictionary)

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dys

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abnormal (dysfunctional, dystopia)

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ep/i

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upon, over (epicenter, epilogue)

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equ/i

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equal (equation, equamity)

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ethno

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race, people (ethnicity, ethnic)

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ac, ad

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to, near (advertise, adhere, acute)