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Module 6 Flashcards

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acanth-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: thorn
  • subsidiary meaning: (plant) spine
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ailur-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: cat
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al-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: wing
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alb-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: white
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amphi-

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  • prefix
  • primary meaning: both
  • subsidiary meaning: around; on both sides
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amyl-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: starch
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ankyl-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fused
  • subsidiary meaning: stiffened; hooked; crooked
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anth-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: flower
  • subsidiary meaning: blossom
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anthrac-

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  • root
  • stand-alone word: anthrax
  • primary meaning: coal
  • subsidiary meaning: anthrax; carbon
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api-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: bee
  • notes: no combining vowel
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agent-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: silver
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argyr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: silver
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atel-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: incomplete
  • “a-“ + “tel-“
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aure-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: golden yellow
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av-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: bird
  • combining vowel “-i-“
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bacc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: berry
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botan-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: plant
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bov-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: cow
  • subsidiary meaning: ox; bull
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bry-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: moss
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candid-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: white
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capn- OR -capnia

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  • capn- (root)
  • -capnia (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: carbon dioxide
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chlor-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: green
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chrom-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: colour
  • subsidiary meaning: pigment
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chromat-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: colour
  • subsidiary meaning: pigment
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chron-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: time
  • subsidiary meaning: timing
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chrys-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: gold
  • subsidiary meaning: golden
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cirrh- OR -cirrhosis

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  • cirrh- (root)
  • -cirrhosis (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: orange-yellow
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clad-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: branch
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cocc- OR -coccus

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  • cocc- (root)
  • -coccus (nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: berry
  • subsidiary meaning: berry-shaped bacterium
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croc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: yellow
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crypt-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: hidden
  • subsidiary meaning: latent
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cupr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: copper
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cyan-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: blue
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electr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: electricity
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entom-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: insect
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eos-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: red (stain)
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equin-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: horse
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erythr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: red
  • subsidiary meaning: red blood cell
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felin-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: cat
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ferr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: iron
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flav-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: golden yellow
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flor-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: flower
  • subsidiary meaning: blossom
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foli-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: leaf
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formic-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: ant
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frig-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: cold
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frigor-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: cold
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frond-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: leafy branch
  • subsidiary meaning: frond
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fruct-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fruit
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glauc-

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  • root
  • stand-alone word: glaucus
  • primary meaning: bluish grey
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gluc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sugar
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glyc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sugar
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hal-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: salt
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hipp-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: horse
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hum-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: soil
  • subsidiary meaning: ground
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hyal-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: glassy
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hyl-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: material
  • subsidiary meaning: wood
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ichthy-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fish
  • subsidiary meaning: scaly
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iod-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: violet
  • subsidiary meaning: iodine
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kal-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: potassium
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klept-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: steal
  • subsidiary meaning: theft
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koni-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: dust
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lab-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: slide
  • subsidiary meaning: slip
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laps- OR -lapse

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  • laps- (root)
  • -lapse (nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: slide
  • subsidiary meaning: slip
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lectul-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: bed
  • subsidiary meaning: couch
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lei-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: smooth
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lep- OR -lepsy

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  • lep- (root)
  • -lepsy (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: seizure
  • subsidiary meaning: attach
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lepid-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: (animal) scale
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leuk-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: white
  • subsidiary meaning: white blood cell
  • sometimes “leuc-“
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lex-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: read
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lign-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: wood
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loc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: place (location)
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luc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: light
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lumin-

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  • root
  • stand-alone word: lumen
  • primary meaning: light
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lute-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: yellow
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meliss-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: bee
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mis-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: aversion
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molybd-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: lead
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mut-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: change
  • subsidiary meaning: genetic change
  • combining vowel “-a-“
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natr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sodium
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necr- OR -necrosis

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  • necr- (root)
  • -necrosis (abstract nominal suffix) – death of
  • primary meaning: death
  • subsidiary meaning: corpse
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nema-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: thread
  • subsidiary meaning: roundworm
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nemat-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: thread
  • subsidiary meaning: roundworm
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nid-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: nest
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nigr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: black
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noct-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: night
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nuc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: nut
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nyct-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: night
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ole-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: oil
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omni-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: all
  • subsidiary meaning: every
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orth-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: straight
  • subsidiary meaning: erect; normal; right
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oxysm- OR -oxysm

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  • oxysm- (root)
  • -oxysm (nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: sudden
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pachy-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: thick
  • subsidiary meaning: heavy
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pallid-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: pale
  • subsidiary meaning: lacking colour
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pedicul-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: louse
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pest-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: plague
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petr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: stone
  • subsidiary meaning: rock
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pex- OR -pexy

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  • pex- (root)
  • -pexy (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: fixing (to)
  • subsidiary meaning: (surgical) attachment
  • note: usually has prefix
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phos-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: light
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phot-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: light
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phrac-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: enclose
  • subsidiary meaning: obstruct
  • note: also “phrag-“
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phthir-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: louse
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phyll- OR -phyll

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  • phyll- (root)
  • -phyll (nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: leaf
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phyt- OR -phyte

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  • phyt- (root)
  • -phyte (nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: plant
  • subsidiary meaning: growth
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pisc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fish
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plast- OR -plasty

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  • plast- (root)
  • -plasty (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: form; develop
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platy-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: flat
  • subsidiary meaning: broad
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plec-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: paralyze
  • subsidiary meaning: strike
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pleg- OR -plegia

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  • pleg- (root)
  • -plegia (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: paralyze
  • subsidiary meaning: strike
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plumb-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: lead [metal]
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poie- OR -poiesis

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  • poie- (root)
  • -poiesis (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: produce
  • subsidiary meaning: make; form
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poli-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: grey
  • subsidiary meaning: grey matter [of the brain/spinal cord]
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porphyr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: purple
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pt- OR -ptosis

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  • pt- (root)
  • -ptosis (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: prolapse
  • subsidiary meaning: fall; sag; drop
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pur-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: pus
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purpur-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: purple
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py-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: pus
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ram-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: branch
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rhiz-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: root
  • subsidiary meaning: nerve root
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rhod-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: rose
  • subsidiary meaning: pink; red
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rub-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: red
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rube-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: reddish
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rubr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: red
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sacchar-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sugar
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sal-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: salt
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sapr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: rotten
  • subsidiary meaning: putrid; decaying
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scapul-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: shoulder blade
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sect-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: cut
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ser-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: serum
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sol-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sun
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somn- OR -somnia

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  • somn- (root)
  • -somnia (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: sleep
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spasm- OR -spasm

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  • spasm- (root)
  • -spasm (nominal suffix)
  • stand-alone word: spasm
  • primary meaning: spasm (involuntary muscle contraction)
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spor-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: spore
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squam-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: scale
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stabil-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: stable; fixed
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stabl-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: stable; fixed
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-stalsis

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  • nominal suffix
  • primary meaning: contraction
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stann-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: tin
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stigm-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: point
  • subsidiary meaning: mark; spot
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stigmat-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: point
  • subsidiary meaning: mark; spot
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tax- OR -taxis

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  • tax- (root)
  • -taxis (nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: coordination
  • subsidiary meaning: order
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terr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: earth
  • subsidiary meaning: land
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thanat-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: death
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ther-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: animal
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thi-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sulfur
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top-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: place (location)
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tox-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: poison
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toxi- OR -toxin

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  • toxi- (root)
  • -toxin (nominal suffix) – poison
  • primary meaning: poison
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-toxic

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  • adjectival suffix – “tox-“ + “-ic”
  • primary meaning: poisonous
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trep-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: turn
  • subsidiary meaning: twist
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-tribe OR -tripsy

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  • -tribe (nominal suffix) – agent or instrument
  • -tripsy (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: rub
  • subsidiary meaning: grind; crush
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vacc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: cow
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venen-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: poison
  • also “venom-“
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verm-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: worm
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vermin-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: worm
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viol-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: violet
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virid-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: green
157
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xanth-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: yellow
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xen-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: strange
  • subsidiary meaning: foreign; alien
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xer-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: dry
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xiph-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sword
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zym-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fermentation
  • subsidiary meaning: enzyme

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