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Master Root List Flashcards

1
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ab

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away from / negative prefix

abnormal, abnegate (entsagen, verneinen)

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ac / ar

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sharp

acute, acrid (beißend, scharf), acrimonious (bissig, bitter, scharf)

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ad / ad

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to, toward

adduct (anziehen, heranziehen), adhere (kleben)

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amb

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go / walk

amble (schlendern, bummeln), ambulate (gehen, umherlaufen)

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ambi

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both / mixed

ambivalent

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ami / amor

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love

amicable (freundschaftlich), amorous (erotisch, verliebt)

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an / anti

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against

antibiotic, antifreeze

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andr / anthr

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human

anthropology (Lehre vom Menschen)

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anim

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life, spirit

animal, animated

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ante

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before

anterior (vorhergehend), anteroom (Vorraum)

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apt / ept

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skill, ability

adept (geschickt, bewandert), aptitude (Begabung)

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arbo

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tree

arbor, arboretum (Baumgarten)

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arch

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rule, over

archbishop (Erzbischof)

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14
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and

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sound

audio, audible

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15
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auto

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self

automatic, autonomous

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bell / belli

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war

bellicose (kriegslustig)

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ben / bono

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good

benefit, bonus

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18
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bi

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two

biannual

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19
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bio / bios

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life

biology

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bra

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arm

embrace, bracelet, brace (verankern, befestigen)

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carn

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meat, flesh

carnivore (Raubtier, Fleischfresser), incarnate (personifiziert, verkörpern)

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22
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cent

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hundred

century

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chron

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time

chronology

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24
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circ / circu

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around

circle, circuit

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cis / cise

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cut, scissor, excise (herausschneiden)

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cli

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lean (neigen, beugen)

incline (neigen), recliner

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clu / clo / cla

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close, shut

clasp (Umklammerung), closure (Schließung)

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co / com / con

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with, together

cooperate, community

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29
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contr-

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against

contrast, contradict

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30
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cred

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believe

incredible, credo

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31
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culp

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blame

culprit (Schuldige), exculpate (rechtfertigen)

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32
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cur / cour

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run ( a course)

incur (auf sich nehmen), discourse (eine Rede halten)

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33
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de

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away from / opposite of

deny, decline

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34
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dec / deci

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ten

decade, decimal

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35
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dent

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teeth

dental

36
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derm

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skin

dermatitis

37
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desc

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down

descend (absteigen, weniger werden), descendant (Nachkomme)

38
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dext

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ability

dexterity (Geschicklichkeit)

39
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di

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two, apart, split

dilute

40
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dic / dict

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say, tell

edict (Verordnung), dictionary

41
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dign / dain

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worth

dignity, disdain (geringschätzen)

42
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dis

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apart from, not

distant, dissipate

43
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domi

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rule over

dominant

44
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dorm

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sleep

dormitory

45
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duc / dul

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lead

conductor, duct (Röhre)

46
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dys

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faulty, bad

dysfunction

47
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e / ex / ej

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out, outward

exit, eject, emote (dramatisieren)

48
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en / em

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into

enter, embolden (ermutigen)

49
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epi

A

upon

epicenter

50
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equ / euqi

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equal

equidistant

51
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esce

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becoming (werden, entstehen)

coalesce (verbinden, vereinigen), evanesce (schwinden, verblassen)

52
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eu

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good, pleasant

euphoria

53
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extr

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outside, beyond, additional

extraneous (fremd, irrelevant)

54
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fac / fic / fig

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do, make

factual, fictional, figurative (bildlich, symbolisch)

55
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fid

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faithful

confide (anvertrauen), confidential

56
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fort

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strong

fortify

57
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fract

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break, split

fraction, fracture

58
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frat

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brother

fraternal

59
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fren

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highly energetic

frenzy (Ekstase)

60
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gen

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birth, creation, type, kind

gender, general

61
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geo

A

earth

geography

62
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gno / know

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know

agnostic (nicht wahrnehmen), knowledge

63
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grand

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big

grandiose, grandeur (Größe, Herrlichkeit, Pracht)

64
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graph

A

write

graphic

65
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grat

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grateful

gratitude, ingrate

66
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gress

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step

progress, egress (aussteigen)

67
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gyn

A

female

gynecology

68
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her / hes

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stick (on)

cohesive, adhere

69
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herb

A

plant

herbal, herbicide (Pflanzenschutzmittel)

70
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hetero

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different, mixed

heterodox, heterogeneous (verschiedenartig)

71
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hex / sex

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six

hexagon

72
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homo

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same

homogeneous

73
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hyd / hydr

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water

hydrate, hydrant

74
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hyper

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over, beyond

75
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hypo

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under, insufficient

hypodermic, hypothermia (Unterkühlung)

76
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il

A

not

illegal, illicit

77
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im

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not, into

impotent, imported

78
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in

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not, into

incapable, internal

79
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inter

A

between

interstate, interlock (verriegeln)

80
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intra

A

within

intravenous

81
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itis

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inflammation, infection

arthritis, bronchitis

82
Q

ium

A

place, building of

stadium, terrarium

83
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jeu / ju

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play, youthful

juvenile (jugendlich), junior

84
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lab / labo

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work

labor, laboratory (das Labor)

85
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laud

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praise

applaud, laudable (lobenswert)

86
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lav

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wash

lavish (großzügig, verschwenderisch), lave (waschen, baden)

87
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lev

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rise

elevate, levitate (frei schweben)

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