Word Roots H-N Flashcards

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HOM

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Same

homogeneous, homosexual

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HETERO

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Different

heterosexual, heterogeneous

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HYPER

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Over, excessive

hyperactive, hyperbole

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HYPO

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underneath, less than

hypodermic, hypothesis, hypocritical

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IM/IN

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Not, without

inactive, indifferent

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INFRA

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Beneath

infrared, infrastructure

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INTER

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Between, among

interstate, intervene, interlude

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INTRA

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Within

intravenous, intramural

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JUR

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To swear

jury, perjury, abjure

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LOC/LOG/LOQU

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Word, speech

dialogue, eloquent, prologue, eulogy

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LUC/LUM/LUS

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Light

illustrate, luminous, luminescent, lucid, translucent

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MAG/MAJ/MAX

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Big

magnitude, major, maximum, majestic

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MAL/MALE

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Bad, ill, evil, wrong

malfunction malevolent, malicious

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MATER/MATR

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Woman, mother

matrimony, maternal, maternity

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MIN

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Small

minute, miniature, diminution

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MORPH

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Shape

metamorphosis

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MORT

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Death

immortal, morgue, morbid

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MUT

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Change

commute, mutation, mutant

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NOM/NYM/NOUN/NOWN

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Name

synonym, pseudonym, anonymous, renown

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NOV/NEO/NOU

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New

novice, novel, novelty