Root Words Flashcards

1
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A, An, Ab

A

Not, without (Abnormal)

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2
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Ambi

A

Both (Ambidextrous)

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3
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Anti

A

Against (Antibody)

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4
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Bene, Bon

A

Good (Benefit)

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5
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Bi

A

Both, double (Bicycle)

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Circ, circum

A

Around (Circumference)

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Co, col, con, com

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Together, with (Coexist)

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Contra, contro

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Against (Contradict)

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De

A

From, down, away, off, undo (Derail)

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Dia

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Through, between (Diameter)

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Dis, dys

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Apart, not, badly (dysfunctional)

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Hyper

A

Over, above (Hypersensitive)

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Mal

A

Poorly, badly (Malnourished)

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Mis

A

Wrong, incorrect (misunderstanding)

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15
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Mono

A

One (Monotheistic)

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16
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Poly

A

Many (Polytheistic)

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17
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Post

A

After (post-war)

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18
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Quad

A

Four (Quadrant)

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19
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Re

A

Back, again (Reclaim)

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20
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Sub

A

Under (Submarine)

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21
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Syl, sym, syn, sys

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With, together (Symphony, system)

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22
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Uni

A

One (Universal)

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23
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Am, amor

A

Like, love (Amorous, enamored)

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24
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Arch

A

Top, highest (monarch)

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25
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Aud

A

Sound, hearing (Audible)

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26
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Aut, auto

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Self, on its own (automatic)

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27
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Belli

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War, against (Belligerent)

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28
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Bio

A

Life (biology)

29
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Chron

A

Time (Chronic)

30
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Cosm

A

Space, universe (cosmos, microcosm)

31
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Derm

A

Skin (Dermatologist, epidermis)

32
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Dic, dict

A

Write (Dictate, dedicate)

33
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Fract, frag

A

Pieces (Fracture, fragment)

34
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Geo

A

Earth (Geography, geology)

35
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Gram, graph

A

World, picture (telegram, biography)

36
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Hab, habit

A

Home (Habitat, inhabit)

37
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Hydr

A

Water (hydraulic, hydrogen)

38
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Liber, liver

A

Free (Liberate, liberal)

39
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Magn

A

Great, big (Magnitude, magnify)

40
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Man

A

Hand (Manage, manicure

41
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Phon

A

Sound (Symphony, Phonetics)

42
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Photo

A

Image, Light (Photography, photosynthesis)

43
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Rupt

A

To break (Interrupt, rupture)

44
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Scrib, script

A

Writing (Describe, manuscript)

45
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Spire

A

To breathe (Inspire, perspire)

46
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Tele

A

Communication (Telephone, telegram)

47
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Tox

A

Poison (Toxic, detox)

48
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Vac

A

Empty (Vacant, vacuum)

49
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Vor, vour

A

To eat (Devour, voracious)

50
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Cepha

A

Head

51
Q

Coelom

A

Hollow, empty

52
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Cyto

A

Cell

53
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Dorsal

A

Back

54
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Ecto

A

Outside of, outer

55
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Endo

A

Inside of, inner

56
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Epi

A

Over, above

57
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Exo

A

Outer, external

58
Q

Gastro

A

Stomach

59
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Hemo

A

Blood

60
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Hypo

A

Under, below

61
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Lateral

A

Sides

62
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Macro

A

Large

63
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Meso

A

Middle

64
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Nephro

A

Kidney

65
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Phage

A

To eat

66
Q

Pod/a

A

Foot

67
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Pseudo

A

False, deceptive

68
Q

Therm

A

Heat

69
Q

Ventr/al

A

Belly, underside