Roots and Suffixes Flashcards

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AD

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TOWARDS, TO ex. admit, adjoining

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BENE; BEN; BON

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GOOD ex. benefit, benevolence, bonus

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CO; COM; CON

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WITH, TOGETHER ex. combine, commerce, communicate

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EU

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WELL, GOOD ex. eulogy, euphemism

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FID

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TRUST, FAITH ex. confide, fidelity, infidel

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GRAT

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PLEASING ex. gratify, gratitude, gratis, grateful

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HOL

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WHOLE ex. holistic, holocaust

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HYPER

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TOO MUCH, EXCESS ex. hyperactive, hypertension

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LECT

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CHOOSE ex. election, collect, select

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LEV

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RAISE ex. elevate, levitate

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LIBER

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FREE ex. liberation

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LI, LY

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BIND ex. ally liaison

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MAG, MAJ, MAS, MAX, MEGA

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GREAT ex. magnificent, maximum, majesty

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MOLL

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SOFT ex. mollify, emollient

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PAC

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PEACE ex. pacific, pacifier

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PHIL

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LOVE ex. philanthropy, philosophy

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PLAC

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CALM, PLEASE ex. placate, placid

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PRO

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FORTH, AHEAD ex. propulsion, proponent, projector

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RID, RIS

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LAUGH ex. ridiculous, risible, derision

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SYN, SYM

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TOGETHER ex. symphony, synchronize, system

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SUPER, SUR

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ABOVE ex. surmount, superb, supervise

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SUMM

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HIGHEST ex. summit

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A, AN

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WITHOUT ex. anarchy, anemia, amoral, asymmetric

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AB, A

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FROM, AWAY, APART ex. abstain, abduct, apart, abject

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AC, ACR

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BITTER, SHARP, BEFORE ex. acid, acrid, acrimony

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ANTE, ANTI

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BEFORE ex. anticipate, antecedent

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ANTI, ANT

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AGAINST, OPPOSITE ex. antipathy, antagonist,, antiseptic, antonym

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BELLI, BEL

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WAR ex. bellicose, belligerent, rebel

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CID

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TO CUT, TO KILL ex. homicide, incision

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CONTR

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AGAINST ex. contrast, controversy

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DE

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DOWN, APART ex. debase, demilitarize, decadent

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DIS, DIF, DI

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NOT, APART, AWAY ex. discord disappoint, different, disparity

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DOL

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PAIN ex. doleful, dolorous

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DYS

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BAD ex. dysfunctional, dyslexia

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EX, E

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OUT ex. exterior, exit, eject, expel

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FAL, FALS

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DECEIVE ex. fallacious, falsify, false, fallible

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IN, IG, IL,IM, IR

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NOT ex. illegitimate, ignorant, impossible, inefficient

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IN, IL, IM, IR

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IN, INTO, ON ex. illustration, invite, impress, irradiate

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HYPO

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TOO LITTLE, UNDER ex. hypodermic, hypothermia

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MICRO

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SMALL ex. microphone, microbe, microcosm

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MAL

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BAD ex. malfunction, malevolent, malefactor

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MIS

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WORNG, BAD, HATE ex. mistake, misrepresent, misanthrope

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MOR, MORT

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DEAD, DEATH ex. mortify, mortician, mortal, moribund

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NEG

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NOT, DENY ex. negative, negate, renege, renegade

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NIHIL

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NOTHING, NONE ex. nihilism, annihilate

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NOX, NOC, MIC, MEC

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HARM ex. noxious, innocuous

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OF, OP

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AGAINST ex. opposed, offend

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PHOB

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FEAR ex. phobia

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RUD

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ROUGH, CRUDE ex. rude, rudimentary

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RUPT

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BREAK ex. eruption, rupture

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SE

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APART, AWAY ex. dever, severance

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SUB

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BELOW ex. submarine, submerge, submit, subway

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AL

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OTHER

54
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AM

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LOVE

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AMB

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WALK

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AMPH

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AROUND

57
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AMBI

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BOTH

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ANIM

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SPIRIT

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ANDR

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HUMAN

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ENNI

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YEAR

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APT

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ABILITY

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AUG

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INCREASE

63
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BREV

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SHORT

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CEPT

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TO TAKE

65
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CAPIT

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HEAD

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CORD

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HEART

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CARN

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FLESH

68
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INTER

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BETWEEN, AMONG ex. international

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JUXTA

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NEAR, NEARBY, CLOSE ex. juxtaposition

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TRANS

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ACROSS, OVER, BEYOND ex. transatlantic

71
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POSE

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PLACE ex. compose, repose

72
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JECT

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THROW ex. deject, eject, inject

73
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PEL

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DRIVE ex. compel, dispel, impel, repel