Adjectival Roots and Combining Forms Flashcards by Danica Wilson

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brachy-

A

short

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brady-

A

slow

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brev/i-

A

short

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cry/o-

A

cold

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crypt/o-

A

hidden

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dextr/o-

A

right, right side

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dipl/o-

A

double, long

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dolich/o-

A

long

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glyc/o-, gluc/o-

A

sugar, sweet

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heter/o-

A

other, different

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hom/eo-, hom/o-

A

same, alike

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hydr/o-

A

wet, water, fluid

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is/o-

A

equal, alike

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lept/o-

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slender, small, thin

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lev/o-

A

left, to the left

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macr/o-

A

large

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mal-

A

ill, bad

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malac/o-

A

soft, softening

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meg/a-, meg/alo-, meg/aly-

A

large, oversized

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necr/o-

A

death

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olig/o-

A

few, little

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orth/o-

A

straight, normal, correct

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pachy-

A

thick

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pale/o-

A

old, primitive

platy-

flat, wide

ple/o-

more, many

poikil/o-

irregular, varied

-scler/o-

hardness

sinistr/o-

left, to the left

sten/o-

narrow, contracted

stere/o-

solid, three-dimensional

tachy-

rapid, fast

tel/e-, tel/o-

distant, end

therm/o-

heat

xer/o-

dry