Roots Flashcards by Dakota Benjamin

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ast(er)

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star (Ex: asteroid, astronomy)

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audi

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hear (Ex: audible, audience)

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auto

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self (Ex: automatic, autopsy)

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bene

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(ben, bon) good (Ex: benefit, benign, bonafide)

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bio

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life (Ex: biography, biology)

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chrono

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time (Ex: chronic, synchronize)

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dict

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say (Ex: dictate)

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duc

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lead, make (deduce, produce)

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gen

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give birth (Ex: gene, generate)

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geo

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earth (Ex: geography, geology)

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graph

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write (Ex: autography)

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jur

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(jus, jud) law (Ex: jury, justice, judge)

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log

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(logue) thought (Ex: logic)

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luc

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light (Ex: lucid)

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man(u)

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hand (Ex: manual, manure)

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mand

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(mend) order (Ex: demand, recommend)

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mis

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(mit) send (Ex: missile, transmission)

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omni

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all

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path

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feel

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phil

A

love

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phon

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sound

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port

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carry

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qui(t)

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quiet, rest

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scrib

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(script) write

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sens

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(sent) feel

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tele

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far off

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terr

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earth

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vac

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empty

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vid

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(vis) see

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erythr

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red (Ex: erythropoiesis)

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stoma

A

mouth

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sachar

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sugar

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oculus

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eye

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ferrum

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iron

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magn

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great, large

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mal

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(male) bad, abnormal (malady, dismal, malevolent)

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vit

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(viv) live, life (Ex: vital, vivacious)

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flect

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(flex) bend (Ex: circumflex, inflection, retroflex)

Latin

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fides (origin?)

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Faith, trust

Latin

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fract

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(frail, frag) break, shatter (Ex: fractals, suffrage, fragile)

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Cardi

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heart

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append, pend

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to hang upon, to hang

Latin

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cran

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skull

greek

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dors

A

back

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homeo

A

like, same

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meta

A

change

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pariet

A

wall

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pelv

A

basin

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peri

A

around (pericardium)

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pleur

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rib

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stasis

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standing still

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tomy

A

cutting

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pod

A

foot

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pes, ped

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foot

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ject

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throw

Latin

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spec

A

look

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sect

A

cut

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cred

A

believe

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junct

A

join

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rupt

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break

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gress

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walk

Latin

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pel

A

drive

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vert

A

turn

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ami, amic

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friend

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pseud

A

false

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psych

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mind

Greek