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Week 13 Flashcards

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cad, cas, cid

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Meanings: fall (cascade)
Language: Latin
Sample words: cadence, cadaver, coincidence

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cert, cern, cret

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Meanings: separate, decide (discern)
Language: Latin
Sample words: ascertain, certify, discern, discretion

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crypt

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Meanings: hidden, secret (cryptic)
Language: Greek
Sample words: cryptic, encrypt, cryptography

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dur

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Meanings: hard, lasting (durable)
Language: Latin
Sample words: durable, duration, endure

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fall, fals, fail, faul

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Meanings: to deceive (falsify)
Language: Latin
Sample words: falsify, default, fallacious

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fort, forc

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Meanings: strong, brave (force)
Language: Latin
Sample words: fortress, force, fortify

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naut

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Meanings: sailor (nautical)
Language: Greek
Sample words: astronaut, naumachy, nautical

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nav

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Meanings: ship (navy)
Language: Latin
Sample words: circumnavigate, navy, navigator

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oxy

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Meanings: sharp, acidic (oxygen)
Language: Greek
Sample words: oxymoron, oxygen, paroxysm

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paleo, palaeo

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Meanings: old, ancient (Paleolithic)
Language: Greek
Sample words: paleontology, paleography, Paleolithic

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pend, pens

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Meanings: hang, weigh, pay (suspend)
Language: Latin
Sample words: pendulum, suspend, compensate

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plan, plain

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Meanings: flat, smooth (plane)
Language: Greek
Sample words: plane, planet, explain

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pose, posit

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Meanings: place, put (position)
Language: Latin
Sample words: deposit, expose, position, depose

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prim, prin

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Meanings: first (primary)
Language: Latin
Sample words: primer, primacy, primitive, principal

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priv

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Meanings: separate, individual (private)
Language: Latin
Sample words: private, privilege, deprive

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prot

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Meanings: first, original (proton)
Language: Greek
Sample words: prototype, proton, protocol

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tang, tact, ting

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Meanings: touch (contact)
Language: Latin
Sample words: contact, tactile, tangible, contingent

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the, thes, them

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Meanings: to place, put (theme)
Language: Greek
Sample words: hypothesis, prosthetic, theme

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xen

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Meanings: foreign (xenomorph)
Language: Greek
Sample words: xenophobic, xenophile

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alt

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Meanings: high (altitude)
Language: Latin
Sample words: altitude, altimeter, altar, exalt

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