Root Words || Flashcards

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Mill, kilo

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Thousand

Millennium, kilobyte, kiloton

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Min

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Little, small

Minute, minor, minuscule

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Neo

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New

Neolithic, neveau rich, neologism, neophyte, neonate

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4
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Nom, nym

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Name

Nominate, synonyms

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Paleo

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Old

Paleozoic, Paleolithic, paleomagnetism, paleopsychology

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Para

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Beside

Paradox, paraprofessional, paramedic, paraphrase, parachute

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Pneuma, pneumon

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Breath

Pneumatic, pneumonia

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Poly

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Many

Polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous

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Post

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After, behind

postpone, postdate

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Proto

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First

Prototype, protocol, protagonist, protozoan, Proterozoic, protoindustrial

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Quip

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Ship

Equip, equipment

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Sanct

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Holy

Sanctify, sanctuary, sanction, sanctimonious, sacrosanct

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13
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-ster

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Person

Mobster , monster

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Terr, terra

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Earth

Terrain, terrarium, territory, terrestrial

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Therm

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Heat

Thermometer, theorem, thermal, thermos bottle, thermostat, hypothermia

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16
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Ure

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Act, condition, process, function

Exposure, conjecture, measure

17
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Vert, vers

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Turn, change

Convert, revert, advertise, vertigo, invert, reversion, extravert, introvert, diversion, convertible, reverse, controversy

18
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Vict, vinc

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Conquer

Victor, evict, convict, convince, invincible

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Vid, vis

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See

Video, evident, provide, Providence, visible, revise, supervise, vista, visit, vision, indivisible

20
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Vol

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Will

Malevolent, benevolent, volunteer, volition