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ASVAB Vocab + Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots 2020 > Word Roots > Flashcards

Word Roots Flashcards

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AC / ACR

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Sharp, bitter, sour

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ACOU

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Hearing

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ACT / AG

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To do, to drive, to force, to lead

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AL / ALI / ALTER

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Other, another

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AM

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Love

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AMBL / AMBUL

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To go, to walk

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ANIM

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Of the life, mind, soul, breath

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ANNUI / ENNI

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Year

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ANTHRO / ANDR

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Man, human

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AQUA / AQUE

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Water

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ARCH / ARCHI / ARCHY

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Chief, principal, ruler

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AUTO

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Self

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BEN / BENE

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Good

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BON / BOUN

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Good, generous

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BREV / BRID

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Short, small

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BURS

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Purse, money

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CANT / CENT / CEPT

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To take, to get

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CAP / CIP / CEPT

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To take, to get

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CARN

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Flesh

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CAUS / CAUT

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To burn

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CED / CEED / CESS

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To go, to yield, to stop

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CELER

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Speed

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CENTR

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Center

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CERN / CERT / CRET / CRIM / CRIT

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To separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide

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CHROM

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Color

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CHRON

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Time

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CIS

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To cut

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CLA / CLO / CLU

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To shut, to close

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CLAIM / CLAM

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To shout, to cry out

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CLI

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To lean forward

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31
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COGN / CONN

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To know

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32
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CORP / CORS

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Body

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COSM

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Order, universe, world

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34
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COUR / CUR

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Running, a course

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CRE / CRESC / CRET

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To grow

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CRED

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To believe, to trust

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37
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CRYPT

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Hidden

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38
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CUB / CUMB

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To lie down

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39
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CULP

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Fault, blame

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40
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DAC / DOC

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To teach

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41
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DELE

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To erase

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42
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DEM

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People

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DEXT

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Right hand, right side, deft

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DI

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Day

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45
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DIC / DICT / DIT

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To say, to tell, to use words

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DIGN

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Worth

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DOG / DOX

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Opinion, belief

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DOL

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To suffer, to pain, to grieve

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DON / DOT / DOW

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To give

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50
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DORM

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Sleep

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51
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DORS

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Back

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DUB

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Doubt

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53
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DUC / DUCT

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To lead

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DUR

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Hard, lasting

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EGO

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Self

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EQU

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Equal, even

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ERR

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To wander

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ESCE

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Becoming

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59
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FAB / FAM

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To speak

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FAC / FIC / FIG / FAIT / FEIT / FY

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To do, to make

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FAL

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To err, to deceive

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62
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FATU

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Foolish

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FER

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To bring, to carry, to bear

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FERV

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To boil, to bubble

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65
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FI / FID

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Faith, trust

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FIN

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End

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67
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FLAGR / FLAM

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To burn

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FLECT / FLEX

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To bend, to turn

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69
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FLU / FLUX

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To flow

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70
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FORT

A

Chance

Strength

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71
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FRA / FRAC / FRAG / FRING

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To break

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FUG

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To flee, to fly

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73
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FUM

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Smoke

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FUS

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To pour

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75
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GEN

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Birth, creation, race, kind

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76
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GN / GNO

77
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GRAD / GRESS

78
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GRAM / GRAPH

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To write, to draw

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GRAT

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GREG

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HAP

82
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HER / HES

83
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HOL

84
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ICON

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Image, idol

85
Q

IT / ITER

A

Way, journey

86
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JECT

A

To throw, to throw down

87
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JOIN / JUG / JUNCT

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To meet, to join

88
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JUD

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JUR

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Law, to swear

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JUV

91
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LANG / LING

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LAUD

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Praise, honor

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LAV / LAU / LU

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LEC / LEG / LEX

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To read, to speak

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LECT / LEG

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To select, to choose

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LEV

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To lift, to rise, light (weight)

97
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LI / LIG

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To tie, to bind

98
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LIBER

99
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LOC / LOG / LOQU

A

Word, speech, thought

100
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LUC / LUM / LUS

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Light (brightness)

101
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MAG / MAJ / MAX

A

Big, great

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MAN / MANU

103
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MAND / MEND

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To command, to order, to entrust

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MIS / MIT

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MOB / MOM / MOT / MOV

106
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MON / MONIT

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To remind, to warn

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MOR / MORT

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MORPH

109
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MUT

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NAT / NAS / NAI / GNA

111
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NAU / NAV

A

Ship, sailor

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NIHIL

A

Nothing, none

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NOC / NOX

114
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NOM / NYM / NOUN / NOWN

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NULL

116
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ONER

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PAC / PEAC

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PAR

119
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PAS / PAT / PATH

A

Feeling, suffering, disease

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PAU / PO / POV / PU

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Few, little, poor

121
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PED

A

Child, education

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PED / POD

123
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PEL

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To drive, to push

124
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PEN / PUN

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To pay, to compensate

125
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PEND / PENS

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To hang, to weigh, to pay

126
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PET / PIT

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To go, to seek, to strive

127
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PHIL

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PHOB

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PHON

130
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PHOTO

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PLAC

132
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PLE / PLEN

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To fill, full

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PON / POS / POUND

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To put, to place

134
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PORT

135
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POT

136
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PREHEND / PRISE

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To take, to get, to seize

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PRI / PRIM

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PROP / PROX

139
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PUG

140
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PUNC / PUNG / POIGNANT

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To point, to prick, to pierce

141
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PYR

142
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QUE / QUIS

143
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QUIE / QUIT

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Quiet, rest

144
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RECT

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Straight, right

145
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REG

A

King, rule

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ROG

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SACR / SANCT

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SALV

149
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SAN

150
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SCI

151
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SCRIBE / SCRIPT

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SEC / SEQU / SUE / SUI

153
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SED / SESS / SID

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To sit, to settle

154
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SEM

A

Seed, to sow

155
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SEN

156
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SENS / SENT

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To feel, to be aware

157
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SOL

158
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SOMN

159
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SOURC / SURG / SURRECT

160
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SPECT / SPIC

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To look, to see

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SPIR

162
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STA / STI

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To stand, to be in place

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STRICT / STRING / STRAN

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To tighten, to bind

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SUA

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Sweet, pleasing, to urge

165
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SUMM

A

Highest, total

166
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TAC / TIC

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To be silent

167
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TACT / TAG / TAM / TANG

168
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TAIN / TEN / TENT / TIN

169
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TEND / TENS / TENT / TENU

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To stretch, to thin

170
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TEST

A

To bear witness

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THEO

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THERM

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TOR / TORQ / TORT

174
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TOX

175
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TRACT

A

To drag, to pull, to draw

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ULT

A

Last, beyond

177
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URB

178
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VAIL / VAL

A

Strength, use, worth

179
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VEN / VENT

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To come or move toward

180
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VER

181
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VERB

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VERS / VERT

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VI

184
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VID / VIS

185
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VIL

A

Base, mean

186
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VOC / VOK

A

Call, word

187
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VOL

188
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VOLU / VOLV

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To roll, to turn

189
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VOR

ASVAB Vocab + Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots 2020 (4 decks)

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