Root Word Vocabulary Flashcards by Kristen millan | Brainscape

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Phototropic

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Tending to grow or move towards the light

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Phosphorescent

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Giving off light without heat

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Photogenic

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Attractive in pictures or photographs

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What is the origin and defintion of luc?

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Latin, light

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Lucid

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Easy to understand, clear

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Elucidate

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To make clear by explaining

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Translucent

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Allowing light to pass through

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What is the definition and origin of spec/spect?

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Latin; to look at

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Circumspect

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Careful; mindful of rules and consequences

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Prospect

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That which is expected

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Specter

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A ghost or phantom

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What is the origin and definition of vid/vis?

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Latin; to see, to look

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Invidious

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Hateful, spiteful

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Providential

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Happening by good fortune

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Improvise

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To create without any preparation

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What is the origin and definition of nunc/nounc?

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To announce; Latin

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Enunciate

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To pronounce or articulate

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Renounce

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To reject by declaration

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Pronouncement

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A declaration of opinion; judgement

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What is the origin and defintion of Voc/vok?

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Latin; to call

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Invoke

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To call on for support

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Revoke

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To make invalid; deactivate

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Provocative

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Causing disturbance or excitement

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What is the definition and origin of Phot/Phos?

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Greek; light

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What is the origin and definition of fa?

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To speak

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Ineffable

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Unutterable; indescribable

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Infantile

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Childish; immature

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Affable

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Easy to converse with; friendly

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What is the origin and definition of dic/dict?

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Latin; to say, to tell

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Edict

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An official order

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Indict

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To charge with a crime; accuse

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Dictum

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A formal or authoritative statement

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Hib/Hab

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To have, hold-Latin

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Prohibit

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To stop one from doing something; prevent

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Inhibit

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To get in the way of; hinder

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Fus/Found

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To pur out- Latin

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Suffuse

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To fill up

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Confound

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To confuse and frustrate

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Infuse

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To inject; to fill something or someone with

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Ten/Tain/Tin

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To hold; Latin

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Sustain

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To support

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Abstain

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To refrain

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Tenacious

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Stubborn

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Retinue

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A group that protects an important person

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Ple

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To fill- Latin

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Replete

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Filled up with

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Implement

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To put into action

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Deplete

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To use up

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Form

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To establish-Latin

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Misinformation

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Untrue or wrong information

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Reform

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To bring back rightness, order or morality

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Formative

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Occuring at the time of most influence

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Apt/Ept

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To form, to establish; Latin

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Inept

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Unskilled, clumsy

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Adept

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Skilled; expert at

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Aptitude

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Skill or suitability for

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Pos/Pon

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To put, place: Latin

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Posit

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To put forth; assert

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Impose

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To forcibly place upon

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Disposition

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Attitude or mood

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Fig

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Shape:Latin

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Figment

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Something invented or imaginary

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Effigy

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A figure constructed in mockery

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Prefigure

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To look like or predict a lather thing or event