Roots and Affixes II (C) Flashcards by Kiitan Doherty | Brainscape

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Pugn/Pung-

Repugnant, Impugn

A

To fight

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Purg-

Purgatory, Purge

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Clean

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Rid-

Ridicule, Derision

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Laugh

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Tain/Ten/Tent/Tin

Abstain, Sustenance

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Hold

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Ter/Trit

Attrition, Contrite

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Rub

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Vers/Vert

Versatile, Vertical

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Turn

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Voc(i)-

Vocalize, Vociferous

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Voice/call

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Vol(i/u)

Volition, Volunteer

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Wish, will

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Al(i)/Alter

Alternative, Alibi

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Other, another

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Arch(i/y)

Archnemesis, Architect

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Chief, ruler, principal

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Cad/cid

Recidivist, Decadent

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To fall, to happen by chance

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Cap(it)/Cipit

Capitulate, Precipitate

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Head, headlong

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Cre(sc)/Cret

Crescendo, Accretion

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To grow

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Dign

Dignity, Condign

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Worth

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Dors

Dorsal, Endorse

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Back

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Esce

Adolescent, Senescent

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Becoming

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Fab/Fam

Affable, Famous

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To speak

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Greg

Gregarious, Congregation

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Flock (group)

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Hum

Humble, Exhume

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Earth

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Jur

Jury, Adjure

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Law, swear

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Lau/Lav/Lu

Ablution, Antediluvian

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Wash

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Lect/Leg

Select, Predilection

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Choose

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Li/Lig

Ligature, Lien

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Tie, bind

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Min

Eminent, Prominent

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To project, hang over

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Mon(it)

Admonition, Monument

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To remind, to warn

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Pas/pat(h)

Antipathy, Compassion

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Feeling, suffering, disease

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Pau/Po/Pov/Pu

Paucity, Pussilanimous

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Few, little, poor

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Pec

Impecunious, Peculation

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Money

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Pet

Appetite, Compete

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To seek, to strive

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Ple(n)

Plenary, Replete

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To fill, full

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Que/Quis

Question, Requisition

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To seek

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Raci/Radi

Deracinate, Eradicate

A

Root

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Rog

Rogation, Interrogate

A

To ask

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Tac/Tic

Reticent, Taciturn

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To be silent

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Batho-

Bathophobic, Bathybic

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Depth

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Bull

Ebullient, Ebulliate

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Boil/Bubble

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Phe

Blaspheme, Decipher

A

Speak