Latin Stems Flashcards
Word origin
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aud
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aud – “hear”
audio, auditorium, audience, audible, inaudible, audiovisual
2
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bene
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bene – “well” benefactor benevolent beneficial benefit benign benefactress benediction
3
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cand, chand
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cand, chand – “shine” candle chandelier incandescent candelabra candid candidate
4
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cap
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cap – “head” captain capitol capitalize capitulate decapitate per capita captivity
5
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cide
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cide – “cut, kill” Incise Incision Concise Circumcise Excise Fungicide Herbicide Pesticide Insecticide Suicide Homicide genocide
6
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clud, clos, clus
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clud, clos, clus – “shut” close closet disclose enclose foreclose conclude exclude exclusive preclude occlude seclude seclusion recluse
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cogn
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cogn – “know” recognize incognito cognizant cognition recognizance
8
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cred
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cred – “trust, believe” credit credible credentials incredible accredited credulous
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dent, dont
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dent, dont – “tooth” dentist dentures orthodontist indent
10
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dic, dict
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dic, dict – “speak” dictate diction dictionary predict verdict benediction contradict dedicate edict indict jurisdiction valedictorian dictation
11
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doc
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doc – “teach” documentary indoctrinate doctorate doctor docent docile doctrine
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duc, duct
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duc, duct – “lead” abduct conductor deduct aqueduct duct educate educe induct introduction reduce reproduce viaduct
13
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equa, equi
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equa, equi – “equal” equal equality equation equator equity equivalent equilibrium equivocate equidistant equniox
14
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fac, fec
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fac, fec – “do” factory manufacture faculty artefact benefactor confection defect effect facile facilitate facsimile affect
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fer
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fer – “carry” ferry transfer prefer reference suffer vociferous inference fertile differ conifer conference circumference
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fid
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fid – “trust” fidelity confidant confidence diffident infidelity perfidy affidavit bona fide confidential
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fin
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fin – “end” final finale finish infinite definitive
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flex, flect
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flex, flect – “bend, curve” flex flexible inflexible deflect reflection inflection circumflex genuflect
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flu
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flu – “flow” fluid fluent influx superfluous affluence confluence fluctuate influence
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form
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form – “shape” conform deform formal formality format formation formula informal information malformed platform
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grac, grat
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“thankful” grace gratuity gracious retrograde centigrade degraded downgrade digress aggressive congress egress ingress progress regress transgression
22
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ject
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“throw” eject injection interject object objection conjecture abject dejected projection projectile projector reject subjective trajectory
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jud
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“judge” judge judgement prejudice judiciary judicial adjudge adjudicate injudicious
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junct
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“join” juncture junction injunction conjunction adjunct disjunction
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langu, lingu
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“tongue” language bilingual linguistics linguist linguine lingo
26
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li
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“letter” literature illiterate literal literacy obliterate alliteration literary
27
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loc, loq
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“speak” elocution eloquent loquacious obloquy soliloquy ventriloquist colloquial interlocutor
28
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mal
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“bad” malady malignant maladroit malaria malcontent malicious malign maladjusted malevolent malfunction malnourished malpractice
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man
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“hand” manual manufacture manicure manuscript emancipate manacle mandate manipulate manage manoeuvre
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mem
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“memory, mindful” remember memory memorize memorial memorandum memento memorabilia commemorate
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min
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“small” diminish mince minimize minute miniscule minus minor minnow minimum
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mob, mot
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“move” mobile motion motor remote automobile promote motivate motel locomotion immobile emotion demote commotion
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pat
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“father” paternal patrimony expatriate patron patronize
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ped
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“foot” pedal pedestal pedicure pedigree biped centipede millipede moped impede expedite orthopaedic pedestrian quadruped
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pens, pend
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“hang” appendage appendix pending pendulum pension suspended suspense compensate depend dispense expend expensive pensive stipend impending pendant
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port
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“carry” porter portfolio portable export import rapport report support transport comportment deport important portmanteau
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pos, pon
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“put, place” pose position positive a propos compose composite compost composure disposable expose impose imposter opposite postpone preposition proponent proposition superimpose suppose
38
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prim, princ
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“first” prime primate primer primeval primitive prima dona primal primary primogeniture primordial primrose prince principal principality principle
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quir, ques
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“ask” inquire require acquire conquer inquisition quest question questionnaire request requisite requisition
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rupt
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“break” rupture abrupt bankrupt corrupt erupt disrupt interrupt
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sal
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“salt” salt saline salary salami salsa salad desalinate
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sci
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“know” science conscience conscious omniscience subconscious conscientious
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scrib, script
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“write” scribble script scripture subscribe transcription ascribe describe inscribe proscribe postscript prescription circumscribe nondescript conscription
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sect, seg
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“cut” bisect dissect insect intersect section sector segment
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sent, sens
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“feel” sense sensitive sensuous sentiment sentimental assent consent consensus dissent resent sensation
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sequ, sec
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“follow” sequel sequential consequence consecutive non sequitur persecute second sect subsequent
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son
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“sound” sonic sonnet sonorous unison ultrasonic assonance consonant dissonant resonate sonate
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spec, spic
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“see” spectacle spectacles spectacular specimen prospect respect retrospective speculate suspect suspicion aspect auspicious circumspect inspector introspection
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spir
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“breathe” spirit respiration perspire transpire inspire conspire aspirate dispirited antiperspirant
50
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sta, stis
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“stand” stable state station stationary statistic statue stature status subsist assist consistent desist insistent persistent resist
51
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stru
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“build” construct instruct destruction reconstruction obstruct
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tain, ten
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“hold” detain obtain pertain retain sustain abstain appertain contain entertain maintain
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tang, tact
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“touch” tangible intangible tangent contact tactile
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tend, tens
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“stretch” distend tendon tendril extend intend intensify attend contend portend superintendent
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term
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“end” term terminal terminate determine exterminate predetermine
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terra
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“earth” terrain terrarium terrace subterranean terrestrial extra terrestrial Mediterranean terra cotta terra firma
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tort, torq
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“twist” contort distort extort torture tortuous torque
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tract
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“pull” tractor traction contract distract subtract retract attract protracted intractable abstract detract
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vac
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“empty” vacant vacuum evacuate vacation vacuous vacate
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val
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“strong, worth” valid valiant validate evaluate devalue convalescent valedictorian invalid
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ven, vent
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“come” vent venture adventure avenue circumvent convention event intervene invent prevent revenue souvenir convenient
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vers, vert
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“turn” revert vertex vertigo convert divert vertical adverse advertise anniversary avert controversy conversation extrovert introvert inverse inverted perverted reverse subvert traverse transverse universe versatile versus vertebra
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vid, vis
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“see” video vista visage visit visual visa advise audio-visual envision invisible television supervise provision revision improvise
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voc
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“call” vocal vociferous evoke invoke advocate avocation convocation equivocal invocation provoke revoke vocabulary vocation
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vol, volv
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“roll” revolve evolve involve volume convoluted devolve
