Word Knowledge (Root Words) Flashcards by Gabriel Garcia | Brainscape

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Root: Alter

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Meaning: Other

Examples: alternative, alter ego

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Root: ambi

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Meaning: both

Examples: ambidextrous

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Root: ami, amic

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Meaning: Love

Examples: amiable

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Root: amphi

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Meaning: both ends, all sides

Examples: amphibian

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Root: anthrop

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Meaning: man, human, humanity

Examples: misanthrope, anthropologist

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Root: apert

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Meaning: open

Examples: aperture

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Root: aqua

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Meaning: Water

Examples: aqueduct, aquarium

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Root: aud

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Meaning: to hear

Examples: audience

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Root: auto

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Meaning: self

Examples: autobiography

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Root: bell

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Meaning: War

Examples: belligerent, bellicose

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Root: bene

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Meaning: good

Examples: benevolent

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Root: bio

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Meaning: Life

Examples: biology

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Root: ced

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Meaning: yield, go

Examples: secede, intercede

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Root: cent

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Meaning: one hundred

Examples: Century

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Root: Chron

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Meaning: Time

Examples: Chronological

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Root: Circum

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Meaning: Around

Examples: circumference

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Root: Contra, counter

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Meaning: against

Examples: contradict

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Root: crac, crat

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Meaning: ruler

Examples: autocrat, bureaucrat

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Root: crypt

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Meaning: hidden

Examples: cryptogram, cryptic

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Root: curr, curs, cours

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Meaning: to run

Examples: precursory

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Root: dict

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Meaning: to say

Examples: dictator, dictation

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Root: Dyna

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Meaning: Power

Examples: dynamic

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Root: dys

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Meaning: bad, hard, unlucky

Examples: dysfunctional

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Root: equ

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Meaning: Equal, even

Examples: equanimity

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Root: fac

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Meaning: to make, to do

Examples: factory

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Root: form

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Meaning: Shape

Examples: reform, conform

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Root: fract

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Meaning: to break

Examples: fracture

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Root: fort

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Meaning: Strength

Examples: fortitude

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Root: grad, gress

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Meaning: step

Examples: Progression

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Root: gram

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Meaning: thing written

Examples: epigram

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Root: graph

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Meaning: writing

Examples: graphic

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Root: hetero

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Meaning: different

Examples: heterogeneous

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Root: homo

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Meaning: Same

Examples: homogeneous

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Root: hypo

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Meaning: below, beneath

Examples: hypothermia

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Root: iso

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Meaning: identical

Examples: isolate

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Root: ject

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Meaning: throw

Meaning: projection

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Root: logy

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Meaning: study of

Examples: biology

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Root: luc

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Meaning: light

Examples: elucidate

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Root: mal

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Meaning: bad

Examples: malevolent

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Root: meta, met

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Meaning: behind, between

Examples: metacognition

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Root: micro

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Meaning: small

Examples: mircobe

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Root: mis, miso

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Meaning: hate

Examples: Misanthrope

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Root: mit

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Meaning: to send

Examples: Transmit

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Root: mono

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Meaning: one

Examples: monologue

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Root: morph

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Meaning: shape, form

Examples: morphology

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Root: Mori

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Meaning: death

Examples: mortal

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Root: multi

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Meaning: many

Examples: multiple

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Root: phil

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Meaning: love

Examples: philanthropist

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Root: port

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Meaning: to carry

Examples: transportation

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Root: pseudo

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Meaning: false

Examples: pseudonym

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Root: psycho

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Meaning: soul, spirit

Examples: psychic

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Root: rupt

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Meaning: to break

Examples: disruption

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Root: scope

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Meaning: viewing instrument

Examples: mircoscope

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Root: scrib, scribe

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Meaning: to write

Examples: inscription

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Root: sect, sec

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Meaning: to cut

Examples: section

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Root: sequ, secu

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Meaning: follow

Examples: consecutive

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Root: soph

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Meaning: wisdom, knowledge

Examples: philosphy

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Root: spect

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Meaning: to look

Examples: inspect

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Root: tele

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Meaning: far off

Examples: telephone

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Root: Terr

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Meaning: earth

Examples: terrestrial

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Root: therm

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Meaning: heat

Examples: thermal

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Root: vent, vene

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Meaning: to come

Examples: convene

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Root: vert

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Meaning: turn

Examples: vertigo