Word Roots for NSB Flashcards by Aaron Noll

Q

not

Latin, Greek

A

a-, an-

achromatic, asexual, ahistorical

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away

A

ap-, apo- (Greek)
ab- (Latin)

abnormal, apostasy

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Q

mite

Greek

A

acar-

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Q

high

Greek

A

acro-

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to hear

Greek

A

acou-, acoust-

acoustic

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Q

to

Latin

A

ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, al-, am-, an-, ap-, as-, at-

adduce

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Q

act

French

A

-ade

colonnade

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Q

gland

Greek

A

aden-

lymphaden

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Q

wind

A

aeol-, eol-, anem-, anemo-, vent- (Greek)

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Q

air

Greek

A

aer-

aerate

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Q

collection, action

Middle English, French

A

-age

agiotage

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Q

leading

Greek

A

-agogue

synagogue

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Q

the

Arabic

A

al-

almude

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Q

noun pluralizer

Latin

A

-alia

Bacchanalia

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Q

pain

Greek

A

-algia, -odynia

nostalgia

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different, other

Greek

A

all-, allo-

allochroous

Q

both

A

amphi- (Greek)
ambi- (Latin)

ambivalence, amphitoky

Q

starch

Greek

A

amyl-

amyliferous

Q

up, back, again

Greek

A

ana-

anacrotism

Q

man

Greek

A

andr-, homin-

androgynous

Q

unequal

Greek

A

anis-, aniso-

aniseikonia

Q

blood vessel

Greek

A

angi-

angiomatosis

Q

before, front

Latin

A

ante-, ant-

anteclypeus

Q

flower

Greek

A

anth-

anthemis

Q

coal, carbon

Greek

A

anthrac-

anthracite

Q

human

Greek

A

anthropo-, homin-

anthropology

Q

against, alternating

Latin

A

anti-

antibourgeois

Q

water

Latin

A

aqua-

aquifer

Q

primitive, original

Greek

A

arch-, arche-, archi-

archetype

Q

government

Greek

A

-archy

monarchy

Q

silver

A

argyr- (Greek)
argent- (Latin)

argyrodite

Q

joint

Greek

A

arthr-, arthro-

arthritis

Q

star

Greek

A

aster-, astr-

asteroid

Q

an inferior or defective one

A

-aster (Greek)
stell-, sider- (Latin)

philosophaster

Q

having, office

Latin

A

-ate

diaconate

Q

action, process

Latin

A

-ation, -tion

authorization

Q

gold

Latin

A

aur-

aurelia

Q

self

Greek

A

aut-, auto-

autograph

Q

to increase

Greek

A

aux-

auxiliary