Nouns with roots, suffixes and prefixes Flashcards

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Spectat/or

A

someone who observes an event or a show

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in/spect/or

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someone appointed to inspect something

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pro/spect/or

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someone who prospects for minerals or oil

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ex/port/a/tion

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the process or result of exporting

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im/port/a/tion

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the process or result of importing

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trans/port/at/ion

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the process or result of transportation

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de/port/a/tion

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the process or result of deporting

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a/voc/at/ion

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an occupation other than what you do for a living

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Terr/ain

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An area of land defined by its features

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Terr/ace

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A small piece of land made flare for various uses

French word

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Terr/itory

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An area of land defined by its borders

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Terr/ier

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A small hunting dog bred for driving game from burrows

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Ex/clam/at/ion

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An utterance made in exclaiming or the process of exclaiming

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Ac/clam/at/ion

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A shout of approval or an oral vote

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Re/clam/at/ion

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The process or result of reclaiming, especially of land

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Uni/ty

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The state or condition of being United

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Union

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The process of result of uniting

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Union

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The process or results of uniting

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Uni/fica/tion

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The process or result of unifying

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Unit

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An elementary whole

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Uni/form

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Unvarying in characteristic or degree or of a single style

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Uni/verse

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Everything in a complex domain, all matter and energy in the cosmos

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Mono/long

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A long speech one by one person

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Mono/poly

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Business on trolled by a single person or group

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Du/laity

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The state or condition of being dual

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Du/plex

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A building divided into two residences

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Du/et

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A piece of music for two performers

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Duo

A

Two people or two things in close association, two musicians performing together

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Bi/cycle

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Vehicle having two wheels

Greek - kyklos means wheel or circle

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Bi/lingual

A

Speaking two languages

Latin - lingua means language or tongue

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Trio

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Three people or three in close association, like three musicians playing together

Trio comes from italian

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Tri/nity

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A group consisting of three closely related members

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Tri/angle

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Three angles with three sides

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Tri/pod

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A stand with three legs

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Deci/mal

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Numbered or ordered by groups of ten

36
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Cent

A

Hundredth of a dollar

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Percent

A

Per hundred

38
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Per/cent/age

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a number of parts per hundred

39
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Cent/ury

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A group of 100

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Mile

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1000 paces, (refers to amount of distance)

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Mile/age

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Measured in miles, the amount of fuel used per mile

42
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Mill/ion

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1,000,000 or a thousand thousands

43
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Centi/pede

A

Hundred feet

44
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Milli/pede

A

Thousand feet

45
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Liberation

A

The process or result of liberating

46
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Liberator

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One who liberates or has liberated

47
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Liberty

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The state or condition of being free

48
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Ambulance

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An emergency vehicle for rapid transporting of and I’ll or injured person to hospital