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Session 3 Flashcards

1
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Err

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Stray, wander

Errant, error, erratic

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Erythr

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Red

Erythromycin, erythrocyte

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Ether

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Upper air

Ether, ethereal

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Ethn

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Nation

Ethnicity, ethnic, ethnology

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5
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Etym

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True meaning, word

Etymology

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Fid

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Trust, faith

Fidelity, Fido, infidelity

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Fili

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Son/ daughter

Unfilial, filial, affiliate

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Disc

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Purse

Fiscal, confiscate

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Flam

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Flame

Flamboyant, flammable, enflamed, inflamed

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Fol

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Leaf

Portfolio, foliage, exfoliate

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Frater

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Brother

Fraternity, fraternal, fraternize

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12
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Fug/ fugit

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Flee

Fugitive

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13
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Gam

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Marriage

Monogamy

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14
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Gastr

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Stomach

Gastric, gastronomy

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Gen

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People, race, kin

Genre, genetic, generation

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Geo

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Earth

Geography, geology

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17
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Gest

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Bear, carry

Gestation, digestion, indigestion, ingest

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18
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Gloss/ glott

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Tongue

Glossary

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19
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Gluc

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Sweet

Glucose

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20
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Glyph

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Carving
Heiroglyph
Petroglyph

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21
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Gno/gnostic

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Know
Diagnose
Prognosis

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22
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Gram/graph

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Write/draw
Telegram
Graphite
Polygraph

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Gyro

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Ring/whirl
Gyroscope
Autogyro

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Helio

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Sun

Heliocentric

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Helix

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Spiral

Double helix

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Hem

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Blood
Hemorrhage
Hemophilia

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Hip

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Horse

Hippopotamus

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Hydr

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Water

Hydrogen, hydrate,

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Hygr

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Moisture

Hygroscope, hygrometer

30
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Ichthy

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Fish

Ichthyology, ichthus

31
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Icon

A

Image, idol

iconic

32
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Ject

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Throw

Ejected, inject, subject, trajectory

33
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Jur/ just

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Right, justice

Jury, justice, jurisdiction

34
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Kin/ kine

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Movement

Kinesthetic

35
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Laud

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Praise

Applaud

36
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Leuco/ Leuko

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White

Leukemia, leukoma

37
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Lingu

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Language, tongue

Bilingual, language

38
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Liter

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Letter

Literature

39
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Lith

A

Stone

Monolith, lithograph

40
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Loc/ locat

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Place

Location, locate

41
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Logue

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Idea, word

Monologue, dialogue, epilogue, prologue

42
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Long

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Long

Elongate, longitude

43
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Luc

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Light

Translucent, Lucifer, lucid

44
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Lun

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Moon

Lunar, lunacy, lunatic

45
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Manu

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Hand

Manual, manicure, manipulate

46
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Mater

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Mother

Maternal, maternity, matriarch

47
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Math

A

Learning

Mathematics, mathematician

48
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Medi

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Middle

Mediterranean, mediocre, mediator, intermediary

49
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Melan

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Black

Melanoma, Melanie, myeloid

50
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Merc

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Trade

Mercantile, merchandise, commerce

51
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Meter

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Measure

Centimeter, thermometer, hygrometer, pedometer

52
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Migrat

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Move, travel

Migrate, migratory, immigration, emigrant, immigrant

53
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Mim

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Imitate (copy)

Mimic, pantomime, mimicry, mimesis

54
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Mitt/ miss

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Send

Remittance, missal, missile, missionary, mittmus

55
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Mnem

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Memory

Amnesia, mnemonic

56
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Mob/mov

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Move

Mobile, snowmobile

57
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Morb

A

Illness

Morbid

58
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Morph

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Form

Metamorphosis

59
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Mort

A

Death

Mortify, mortuary, mortritcian

60
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Neur

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Nerve

Neuron, neurosurgeon, neurosurgeon

61
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Naus/ naut

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Ship

Nautical, naval

62
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Necro

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Dead

Necrosis, necromancy

63
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Nega/ negat

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Deny

Negative, negate

64
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Noct

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Night

Nocturnal

65
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Nox/noc

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Harm, kill

Noxious, obnoxious

66
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Ocul

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Eye

Binoculars, monocle, ocular

67
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Odon/ odont

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Tooth

Orthodontist

68
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Omni

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All

Omniscient, omnipotent, omnivore

69
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Opt/ op

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Sight, view

Fiber optics, optic, optician, optical

70
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Opthalm

A

Eye

Ophthalmologist

71
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Ora

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Mouth, speech

Oratory, oration, orator, oral

72
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Orb

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Circle, ball

Orbit, orb

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