Level 3 Greek and Latin Roots Flashcards

Objective: show mastery of common Greek and Latin roots and their spelling patterns

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ambi

A

both

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bene

A

good

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chron

A

time

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graph

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write/written

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meter/metr

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measure

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rupt

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to break

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sec/sect

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to cut

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sub

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under

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terr

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earth, land

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tele

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far

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phon

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sound

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para

A

beside, next to

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings about someone or something

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benefit

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to gain or receive good results from something

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chronic

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continuing for a long time

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autograph

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a person’s own signature

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centimeter

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one hundredth of a meter

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rupture

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to break apart, to burst

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dissect

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dissect

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subway

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a passageway under the ground, an electric underground railway

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terrain

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the landscape, especially its physical features

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telescope

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a device built to view distant objects by making them appear closer

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phonics

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the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds

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parasite

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an organism that feeds on a living host