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Word Roots Flashcards

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rhizo

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root

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corona

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crown

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rrhage/rrhagy/rrhagia

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rupture (burst/bleed)

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esce

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become (begin/produce/make)

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bronch/broncho/bronchi

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windpipe

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saur/saurus/sauro/sauri

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lizard

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nasc

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born (give birth)

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gluc/gluco/gluca

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sweet (sugar)

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mendac

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false/lying

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vinc

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conquer (overcome)

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laud/plaud

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praise

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nepho/nephelo

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cloud

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mye/myco/myceto

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fungus

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etymo

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word origin

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sal

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salt

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frang

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break

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scut/scruta/scrutin

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examine

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brady

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slow

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mitig

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soften (lessen)

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evit/evita

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avoid (shun)

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leuco/leuko

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white (colorless)

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surg

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rise

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tacheo/tacho/tachy/tachisto

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rapid

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prehend/prehens

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grasp, seize, take

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cor/corpor/corpus

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body

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al___

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to/toward (against)

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bel/belli/bell/bellum

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war (fight)

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pulmo/pulmon

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lung

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chlor/chloro

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green

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arbor

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tree

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roy

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king

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dodeca

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12

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chiro/cheiro

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hand

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esthes/esthesio/esthesia

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sensation (feeling)

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odyno/odyne/odynia

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pain (ache)

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trus

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thrust (push)

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epi__

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upper (above/on)

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jact

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boast

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sol

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sun

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hidro/hidros

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sweat

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cure/cura/curi

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care (cure)

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drom/drome

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running (coarse/runway)

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mache/machy

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fight/fighting

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frag

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break

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hor/horr/horri

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fear (fright/hate)

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ne

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not

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sine

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without

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embryo/embryon

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germ cell

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hippo

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horse

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nate/natus

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be born (birth/born)

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blepharo

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eyelid

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52
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venera/vener

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respect / honor

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paranephric
parenteral
parahelion
parapsychology

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beside/around/beyond/near

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parahidrosis

paraplegia

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abnormal medical

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parasol

paradox

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against

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___clasm

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breaking (destroying/bending)

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infra___

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below/underneath

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carp

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fruit

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stetho

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chest

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___ice

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being

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potam/potamos/potamia

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river

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plasm/plasma/plasmo

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mass (growth/mold)

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suad/suade

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urge (encourage)

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palpit

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throb (beat)

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quiesce/quiese

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yield

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unct/unctu

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anoint

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ecto

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outside (external)

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stetho

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chest

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carp

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fruit

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__ar

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pertaining to

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sculpt

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carve

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ponder

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weigh / hang

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carcino

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crab

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carcino/carcinomato

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cancer

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sagac

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wise / shrewd

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dense/dens

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thick

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cumber / cumbr

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burden / obstruct

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sol

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sun

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hidro/hidros

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sweat

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cure / cura / curi

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care (cure)

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ne

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not

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sine

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without

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embryo / embryon

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germ cell

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hippo

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horse

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___ary

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place for (person who/thing that/htdw)

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nov/nova

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new

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deutero

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second (secondary)

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mensura

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measure

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glutin/gluten

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glue (sticky substance)

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spasm

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contraction

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supra

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above/beyond

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luna/lune

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moon

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luna

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insane person

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digit/digiti

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finger / toe

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stom/stoma/stomato/stomata

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mouth / opening

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xanth / xantho

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yellow

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frond

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leaf

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pulver

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dust

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sarco

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flesh

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pthong

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vowel sound

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acu/acuti/acute

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needle/sharp (severe)

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ulter

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other (another/beyond)

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sopor

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deep sleep

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scrut/scruta/scrutin

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examine

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frang

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break

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sal

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salt

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tang

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touch

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____mony

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being (state of being)

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thrombo

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clot

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acumen/acumin

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sharpness (keenness)

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palli/pallia

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soften (lessen/ease)

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hedon

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pleasure

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lapse/lapsus

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fall (slip)

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sens/sensi

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feel (sense/know)

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__arian/tarian

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person who is (pertaining to)

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pneumo/pneumono

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lung/lungs (air/gas)

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__ula/ule

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small (slight)

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visc/visco/viscid

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sticky (thick)

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histo/histio

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tissue (body)

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trop/tropo/trophy

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turn (twist/rotate)

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nomin/nomen

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name

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angio

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vessel (blood or lymph vessel)

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naso

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nose (nostril)

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gallo

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french

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vitre/vitri

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glass

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prole

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offspring

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necro

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corpse (dead/death)

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nata

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swim

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phas/phaso/phasia

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speech

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ept/epti

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fit (efficient)

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ed/ede

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eat

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cauter

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burn

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blast

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bud (sprout/embryonic)

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tepid/tep/tepe

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lukewarm

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phren/phrene/phreno

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mind/diaphragm

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dors/dorse/dorsi

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back (backside)

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just

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fair / fit / lawful

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para

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birth (produce/bear)

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__lyte

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process of breaking down/loosening/dissolving

140
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pnea

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breathe (breathing/breath)

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ped/pedo

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child

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truc

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fierce (cruel/rude)

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fratern/fratri

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brother

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orect/orex/orexia

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appetite

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sati/satis

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fill (full/enough)

146
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ventro/ventri

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belly (abdominal side)

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___esque

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like a (resembling)

148
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___ad

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toward (the ____ side)

ex. dorsad, dextrad

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___opia/ops/opsia/opsis/opsy

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vision (eyesight/observation/view)

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venom/venen

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poison

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maxilla/maxillo

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upper jaw (jawbone)

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judic/jud

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judge (law/judgement/wisdom)

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cell/celli

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cell

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ento

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within (inner)

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fraud

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cheat (deceit)

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tacit/taciturn

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silent

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vitriol

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bitter (glassy)

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didact

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teach

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octogen

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eighty

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enerv

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weaken

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omin

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omen (threatening/forewarn)

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parsi

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stingy (tight-fisted)

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hib/hibit

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hold (keep)

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hedr/hedron

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base (side/seat)

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os___

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against (toward)

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mea

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pass (flow) ex. permeate

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sinister/sinistro

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left (evil)

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