Word Roots A-C Flashcards

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AM

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Love

amor, amity, amicable

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Without

amoral, atheist, atypical, apathy

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AMB/AMPH

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Both, more than one

ambiguous, amphibian, ambidextrous

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ANIM

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Life, mind, soul, spirit

unanimous, animosity

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ANTE

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Before

ante, anterior

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ANTHRO/ANDR

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Man, human

anthropology, android, philanthropy

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ANNU/ENNI

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Year

annual, anniversary, millennium

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ANTI

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Against

antipathy, antidote

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ARCHY

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Ruler

monarchy, patriarchy, hierarchy

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ART

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Skill, craft

art, artifice

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AUTO

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Self

automatic, autopsy

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BE

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To be, to have a certain quality

belittle, belated, beguile

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BEL/BELL

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War

rebel, belligerent

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BEN/BON

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Good

benefit, beneficiary, benefactor

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BI

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Twice, doubly

binoculars, bigamy, bilingual

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CARN

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Flesh

carnival, carnivorous

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CENTR

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Center

central

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CHRON

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Time

chronicle, chronic

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CIRCU

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Around, on all sides

circumference, circuit

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CIS

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To cut

scissors, precise, concise

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CLAIM/CLAM

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To shut, to cry out

exclaim, proclaim

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CRAT/CRACY

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To govern

bureaucracy, democracy, theocracy

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CRED

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To believe, to trust

incredible, credit, incredulous

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CULP

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Blame

culprit, culpable