Greek/Latin Roots Flashcards
(249 cards)
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ac/acr
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sharp, bitter, sour (acrimonious)
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act/ag
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to do, to drive, to force, to lead (agitate, pedagogue)
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al/ali/alter
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other, another (alien, altruist, alternative)
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am
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love (amorous)
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ambl/ambul
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to go, to walk (ambulance)
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anim
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of the life, mind, soul, breath (animal, unanimous)
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annui/enni
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year (annual)
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aqua/aque
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water (aquatic, aqueduct)
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arch/archi/archy
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chief, principal, ruler (monarchy, architect)
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ard
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to burn (arson, ardor)
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be
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about, to make, to surround, to affect [often used to transform words into transitive verbs] (belie, belittle)
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bel/bell
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beautiful (embellish)
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bell
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war (belligerent)
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brev/brid
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short, small (brevity)
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burs
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purse, money (bursar)
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cad/cid
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to fall, to happen by chance (accident, coincidence)
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cant/cent/chant
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to sing (accent, incantation)
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cap/cip/cept
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to take, to get (anticipate, capture)
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cap/capit/cipit
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head, headlong (capital)
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card/cord/cour
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heart (cordial, cardiac)
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carn
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flesh (carnal, carnivore)
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cast/chast
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to cut (castigate)
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caus/caut
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to burn (caustic)
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ced/ceed/cess
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to go, to yield, to stop (recede)
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celer
speed (accelerate)
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cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide (certify)
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chrom
color (chromatic)
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chron
time (chronological)
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circu/circum
around (circumference)
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cis
to cut (scissors)
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cla/clo/clu
to shut, to close (exclude)
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claim/clam
to shout, to cry out (exclaim)
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cli
to lean toward (incline)
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co/col/com/con
with, together (conference)
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cogn/conn
to know (recognize)
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contra/contro/counter
against (contrary)
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corp/cors
body (corpulent)
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cosm
order, universe, world (cosmopolitan)
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cour/cur
running, a course (excursion)
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cre/cresc/cret
to grow (accrue)
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cred
to believe, to trust (credulity)
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crypt
hidden (apocryphal)
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cub/cumb
to lie down (recumbent)
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culp
fault, blame (culprit)
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dac/doc
to teach (indoctrinate)
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de
away, off, down, completely, reversal (defame)
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dele
to erase (delete)
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dem
people (demographics)
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dext
right hand, right side, deft (dexterity)
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di
day (diary)
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di/dia
in two, through, across (dichotomy)
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di/dif/dis
away from, apart, reversal, not (dilate)
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dict/dict/dit
to say, to tell, to use words (dictionary)
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dign
worth (dignity)
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dog/dox
opinion (orthodox)
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dol
to suffer, to pain, to grieve (condolence)
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don/dot/dow
to give (donate)
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dorm
sleep (dormitory)
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dors
back (dorsal)
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dub
doubt (dubious)
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duc/duct
to lead (abduct)
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dulc
sweet (dulcimer)
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dur
hard, lasting (duration)
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dys
faulty, abnormal (dysfunctional)
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e/ex
out, out of, from, former, completely (exclude)
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ego
self (egoism)
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em/en
in, into (enclose)
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epi
upon (epidermis)
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equ
equal, even (equation)
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err
to wander (erratic)
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esce
becoming (adolescent)
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eu
good, well (euphemism)
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extra
outside, beyond (extract)
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fab/fam
to speak (famous)
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fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy
to do, to make (counterfeit)
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fal
to err, to deceive (false)
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fatu
foolish (infatuated)
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fer
to bring, to carry, to bear (offer)
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ferv
to boil, to bubble (fervor)
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fi/fid
faith, trust (infidel)
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fin
end (final)
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flagr/flam
to burn (inflame)
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flect/flex
to bed, to turn (flexible)
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flu/flux
to flow (fluid)
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fore
before (foresight)
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fort
chance (fortune)
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fort
strength (fortify)
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fra/frac/frag/fring
to break (fracture)
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fug
to flee, to fly (fugitive)
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fulg
to shine (effulgent)
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fum
smoke (perfume)
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fus
to pour (profuse)
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gen
birth, creation, race, kind (gender)
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gn/gno
to know (diagnose)
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grad/gress
to step (progress)
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gram/graph
to write, to draw (grammar)
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grat
pleasing (grateful)
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greg
flock (congregate)
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hap
by chance (mishap)
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her/hes
to stick (adhesive)
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hol
whole (holistic)
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hum
earth (humility)
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hyper
over, excessive (hyperbole)
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icon
image, idol (iconic)
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it/iter
way, journey (transit)
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ject
to throw, to throw down (abject)
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joc
joke (jocular)
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join/jug/junct
to meet, to join (conjugal)
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jour
day (adjourn)
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jud
to judge (prejudice)
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jur
law, to swear (perjury)
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juv
young (rejuvenate)
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lang/ling
tongue (bilingual)
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laud
praise, honor (laudable)
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lav/lau/lu
to wash (dilute)
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lax/leas/les
loose (laxative)
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lec/leg/lex
to read, to speak (lectern)
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lect/leg
to select, to choose (elect)
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lev
to left, to rise, light in terms of weight (alleviate)
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li/lig
to tie, to bind (liable)
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liber
free (liberate)
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loc/log/loqu
word, speech, thought (dialogue)
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luc/lum/lus
light in terms of brightness (illustrious)
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lud/lus
to play (prelude)
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man/manu
hand (manual)
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mand/mend
to command, to order, to entrust (demand)
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min
to project, to hang over (prominent)
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mis/mit
to send (transmit)
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misc
mixed (promiscuous)
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mob/mom/mot/mov
to move (immovable)
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moll
soft (mollify)
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mon/mont
to remind, to warn (admonish)
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mor/mort
death (immortal)
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morph
shape (metamorphosis)
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mut
to change (immutable)
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nat/nas/nai/gna
birth (nascent)
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nau/nav
ship, sailor (circumnavigate)
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nihil
nothing, none (annihilate)
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noc/nox
harm (innocent)
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noct/nox
night (nocturnal)
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nom
rule, order (economy)
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nom/nym/noun/nown
name (anonymous)
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nounc/nunc
to announce (renounce)
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nov/neo/nou
new (novice)
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null
nothing (annul)
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oner
burden (onus)
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oss/oste
bone (ossify)
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pac/peac
peace (appease)
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palp
to feel (palpable)
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par
equal (apartheid)
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pas/pat/path
feeling, suffering, disease (compassion, sociopath)
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pau/po/pov/pu
few, little, poor (impoverish)
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pec
money (impecunious)
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ped
child, education (pedant)
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ped/pod
foot (pedal)
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pel
to drive, to push (compel)
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pen/pun
to pay, to compensate (penalty)
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pen/pene
almost (penultimate)
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pend/pens
to hang, to weight, to pay (appendix)
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per
completely (peruse)
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peri
around (periscope)
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pet/pit
to go, to seek, to strive (compete)
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phil
love (bibliophile)
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phob
fear (xenophobia)
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phon
sound (phonetics)
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photo
light (photosynthesis)
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plac
to please (implacable)
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ple/plen
to fill, full (complete)
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plex/plic/ply
to fold, twist, tangle, or bend (complex)
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pon/pos/pound
to put, to place (expose)
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port
to carry (import)
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post
behind, after (posterity)
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pot
to drink (potable)
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pre
before, in front (precedent)
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prehend/prise
to take, to get, to seize (apprehend)
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prob
to prove, to test (reprobate)
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pug
to fight (pugnacious)
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punc/pung/poign
to point, to prick, to pierce (puncture)
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pyr
fire (pyrotechnics)
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que/quis
to seek (conquest)
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quie/quit
quiet, rest (tranquil)
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raci/radi
root (eradicate)
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rami
branch (ramification)
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re
back, again (reorganize)
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rect
straight, right (direct)
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reg
king, rule (regiment)
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rid/ris
to laugh (risible)
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rog
to ask (surrogate)
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rud
crude (erudite)
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sacr/sanct
holy (sacrifice)
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sag/sap/sav
taste, thinking, discerning (savant)
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sal/sil/sault/sult
to leap, to jump (assault)
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sal
salt (saline)
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salue
health (salutary)
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salv
to save (salvation)
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san
healthy (sanitary)
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sang
blood (sanguinary)
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sat
enough (dissatisfied)
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sci
to know (conscious)
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scribe/script
to write (ascribe)
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se
apart, away (secede)
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sec/sequ/sue/sui
to follow (sequence)
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sed/sess/sid
to sit, to settle (preside)
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sem
seed, to sow (disseminate)
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sen
old (senile)
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sens/sent
to feel, to be aware (sentiment)
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sin/sinu
bend, fold, curve (insinuate)
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sol
alone (isolate)
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sol
sun (parasol)
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somn
sleep (insomnia)
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soph
wisdom (sophisticated)
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sourc/surg/surrect
to rise (insurrection)
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spec/spic
to look, to see (retrospective)
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spir
beath (spirit)
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sta/sti
to stand, to be in place (obstinate)
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strict/string/stran
to tighten, to bind (restriction)
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sua
sweet, pleasing, to urge (persuade)
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summ
highest, total (summary)
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tac/tic
to be silent (taciturn)
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tact/tag/tam/tang
to touch (contact)
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tain/ten/tent/tin
to hold (detain)
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tend/tens/tent/tenu
to stretch, to thin (attenuate)
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test
to bear witness (contest)
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theo
god (atheist)
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therm
heat (thermostat)
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tim
fear (intimidate)
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tor/torq/tort
to twist (distort)
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torp
stiff, numb (torpid)
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tox
poison (intoxication)
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tract
to drag, to pull, to draw (abstract)
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ult
last, beyond (ultimatum)
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umbr
shadow (somber)
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und
wave (inundate)
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urb
city (suburb)
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us/ut
to use (abuse)
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vail/val
strength, use, worth (valid)
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ven/vent
to come or to move toward (intervene)
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ver
truth (verdict)
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verb
word (verbose)
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verd
green (verdant)
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vers/vert
to turn (avert)
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vi
life (vivacity)
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vid/vis
to see (evident)
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vil
base, mean (vilify)
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viru
poison (virus)
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voc/vok
call, word (vocation)
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vol
wish (voluntary)
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volu/volv
to roll, to turn (evolve)
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vor
to eat (voracious)
