Roots & Affixes Flashcards
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bene
A
good, well
2
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benedictory
A
expressing wishes for good
3
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cede, ceed, cess
A
go, yield
4
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centr/o/i
A
center
5
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agri/i/o
A
farming
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alg/o
A
pain
7
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amphibi; ambi
A
both, both sides, around
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ambul
A
walk, move
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ami/o
A
love
10
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ana
A
up, back, against, throughout
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anti
A
against, opposite of
12
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arbor
A
tree
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counter
A
opposing, opposite, contrary
14
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crypto
A
hidden, secret
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cert
A
sure
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chron/o
A
time
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cide, cise
A
cut, kill
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dia
A
through, between, apart, across
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dict
A
speech
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dys
A
abnormal, bad
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ep/i
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on, upon, among, at, after, to, outside
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equ/i
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equal, equally
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ethno
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race, people
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de
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reduce, away, remove, down
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egocentric
(of a person) a mind centered on themself
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agribuisness
a business based on farming
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ambidexterous
a person able to use both hands
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amity
a friendly relationship
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anachronism
ana*chron- something in the wrong time period
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antisocial
someone who behaves contrary to societal expectations
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arboriculturist
someone who observes shrubs and trees and their growth
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counterargument
an argument used to refute another party's argument
33
cryptography
crypto*graph- the practice and/or study of secure and secretive communication when in the presence of adversarial behavior
34
cedes
to give up power/ territory
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certain
(of something) known without doubt
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heterochronus
hetero*chronus another time
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dialogue
a conversation of two or more people
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diction
the choice and use of words or phrases in writing
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dyslexia
to have abnormal reading
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epilogue
a section of text after the main literature (typically in a book)
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equanimity
equa*nim- mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper- especially in a difficult situation
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ethnographic
keeping track of the differing ethnicities in an area
