Morphemes Lessons 1-12 Flashcards

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1
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anthrop

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man;mankind

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bibl, biblio

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book

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graph, gram

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write; draw; record

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miso

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hate

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phil

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love

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phon

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sound

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scop, skept

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look at; examine

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a-, an-

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not; without

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caco-

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bad; ill

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eu-

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good

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macro-, mega, megalo

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large

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micro-

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small

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sym-, syn-

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with; together

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tel-, tele

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far; distant

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-ic

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makes noun or adjective

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-mania

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a madness for

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-maniac

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one who has a madness for

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-phobia

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a fear of

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-phobiac

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one who has a fear of

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-y, -ia, -ism

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makes abstract noun

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arch

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govern; rule

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archae

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ancient

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dem

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people

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gen

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kind; race; origin

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gon

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angle

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gyn

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woman

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log

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idea; word; speech; study

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dia-

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through; across

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en-

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in

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epi-

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upon

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hetero-

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various; unlike

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homo-

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same

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olig-

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few

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pan-, pant-, panto-

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all

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poly-

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many

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-ist

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one who

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-ology

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study of; science of

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-ologist

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one who studies

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-ous

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full of

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centr, center

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center

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chrom

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color

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chron

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time

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cycle

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circle

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dyn, dynam

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power; force

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geo

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earth

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helio

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sun

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meter, metr

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measure

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theo

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god

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bi-

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two; twice

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cata-

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down; completely; against

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di-

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two; twice

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ec-, ex-

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out

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iso-

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equal

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mono-

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one

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ortho-

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right; correct

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peri-

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around

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57
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-latry

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worship

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-mancy

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prophecy; prediction

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batho

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depth

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erg, urg

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work

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gno, gnos

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know

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haem, hem, em, aem

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blood

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path

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feeling; disease

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rrh, rhea, rheo

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gush; flow

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stas, stat

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stop; stand

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therap

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cure

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anti-

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against

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hemi-

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half

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pro-

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before

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-ia

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makes abstract noun

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arthr

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joint

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cephal

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head

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chir

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hand

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cyt, cyte, cyto

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cell

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dactyl

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finger; toe

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derm, dermat

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skin

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glot

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tongue; language

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osteo

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bone

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plasm, plast

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substance; form; shape

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pod

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foot

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tom

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cut

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ton

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tune; stretch

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hypo-

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under

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pachy-

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thick

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tauto-

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same

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-algia

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pain

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-itis

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inflammation

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-machy, -machia

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war; fight

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astr

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star

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bio

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life

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ethn

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nation

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icon

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image; idol

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lith

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stone

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nom

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law; arrangement

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onym, onoma

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name

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petr

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rock

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phys

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nature; growth

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psych

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mind; soul; spirit

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somat

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body

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ana-

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up

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ec-

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home

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hier-

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sacred

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neo-

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new

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paleo-

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ancient

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-clast

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one who shatters or destroys

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-iatry, -iatrics

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a healing

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-ics

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makes noun

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-ism

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makes abstract noun

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-lysis

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a loosening; solution

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cosm

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world; order

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crat

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mix

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crit

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judge; discern

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nau

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ship

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plut

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wealth

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polis, polit

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city

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thalass

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sea

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top

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put; place

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auto-

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self

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hyper-

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over; too much

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idio-

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one’s own

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ideo-

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idea

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-cracy

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rule

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-crat

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one who rules

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-poly

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sale

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anth

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flower

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chlor

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light green

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cyt, cyte, cyto

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cell

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dendr

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tree

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drom

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a running; course

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entom

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insect

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ep

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word

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etym

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word

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hipp

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horse

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ichthy

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fish

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ornith

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bird

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phag

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eat

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phyll, phyllo

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leaf

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phyt

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plant

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spor

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seed; sowing

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zo

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animal

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-ous

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full of

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agog

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lead

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ball

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throw

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bat

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step; go

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clin

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lie; lean; recline

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crypt

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conceal

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gam

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marriage

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mim

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imitate

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morph

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form

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phan

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show; appear; shine

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techn

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art; skill

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thaumat

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wonder

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trop

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turn

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troph

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feed; nourish

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acro-

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top; tip; end

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allo-

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other

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holo-

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whole

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aer

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lower air

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bar

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weight; pressure

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caust

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burn

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ether

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upper air

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hydr

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water

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hygr

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moisture

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od

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way; path

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phos, phot

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light

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pyr

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fire

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schis

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split; cleave

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therm

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heat

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pseudo-

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false

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-phor

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a bearing

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-phoria

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carrying; production

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esth

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feeling; perception

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eth

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moral; habit

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mne, mnes

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memory

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necro

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dead

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neur

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nerve

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ophthalm

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eye

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op, ops, opt

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eye; view; sight

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pneu

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air

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soph

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wise; wisdom

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taph

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tomb

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thana

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death

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the

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put; place

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dys-

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difficult; bad

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-algia

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pain

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-sis

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makes abstract noun

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-orama

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view

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athl

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prize

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dox

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belief; opinion

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kine

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movement

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ped

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child; instruction

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sept

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poison by decay

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tact, tax

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arrangement; order

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tox

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poison

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type

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model

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deca-

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ten

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deutero

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second

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kilo-

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thousand

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penta-

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five

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proto-

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first