Word Roots 4 Flashcards by Paige Bowerman | Brainscape

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QUIN - quintessence

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five

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RACI/RADI - eradicate, radical

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root

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RAMI - ramification, ramify

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branch

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RE - recline, reorganize

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back, again

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RECT - rectify, direct

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straight, right

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REG - regal, regime

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king, rule

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RETRO - retroactive

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backward

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RUB/RUD - ruby, rogue

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red

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RUD - rude, rudimentary

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crude

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SACR/SANCT - sanctify, sacrament

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holy

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SAG/SAP/SAV - insipid, sage

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taste, thinking, discerning

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SALU - salutary

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health

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SANG - sanguine

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blood

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SALV - salvage, savior

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to save

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SAN - sane, sanitary

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healthy

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SAT - satiate, satisfy

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enough

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SCRIBE/SCRIPT - ascribe, prescribe

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to write

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SE - secede, select

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away, apart

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SEC/SEQU/SUE/SUI - consecutive, sequel

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to follow

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SED/SESS/SID - resident, subside

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to sit, settle

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SEM - disseminate, seminar

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seed, to sow

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SEMI - semicircle

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half

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SEN - senile, senior

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old

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SIN/SINU - insinuate, sinuous

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bend, fold, curve

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SOL - sole, desolate

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alone

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SOL - parasol, solar

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sun

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SOMN - insomnia

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sleep

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SOPH - philosopher, sophisticated

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wisdom

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SOURC/SURG/SURRECT - resurrect, source

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to rise

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SPEC/SPIC - circumspect, spectrum

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to see

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SPIR - aspire, expire

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breath

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STRICT/STRING/STRAN - restriction, constrain

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tighten, bind

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SUA - assuage, dissuade

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sweet, pleasing, to urge

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SUB/SUP - subliminal, submissive

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below, under

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SUMM - summary, summit

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highest, total

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SUPER/SUR - supervise, surpass

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over, above

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SYM/SYN - symbiosis, symmetry

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together

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TAC/TIC - tacit

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to be silent

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TACT/TAG/TAM/TANG - contaminate, tactile

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to touch

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TEST - attest, protest

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to bear witness

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THERM - thermal

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heat

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TIM - intimidate, timid

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fear

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TOR/TORQ/TORT - contort, extort

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to twist

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TORP - torpedo, torpor

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stiff, numb

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TOX - intoxication, toxic

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poison

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TRANS - transcendent, transparent

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across, beyond

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ULT - ultimate, ultimatum

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last, beyond

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UMBR - adumbrate, umbrage

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shadow

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UN - unaccustomed, unusual

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not

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UND - abound, abundance

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wave