Latin/Greek Roots & Prefixes Flashcards
(74 cards)
1
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Ambi
A
Both
ambiguous, ambidextrous
2
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Aqua
A
Water
Aquarium, aquamarine
3
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Aud
A
To hear
audience
audition
4
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Bene
A
Good
benefactor, benevolant
5
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Cent
A
One Hundred
Century, Percent
6
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Circum
A
Around
Circumference, circumstance
7
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Contra/Counter
A
Against
Contradict, encounter
8
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Dict
A
To say
dictation, dictator
9
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Duc/Duct
A
to lead
Conduct, induce
10
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fac
A
to do; to make
factory, manufacture
11
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form
A
shape
conform, reform
12
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fort
A
strength
fortitude, fortress
13
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fract
A
to break
fracture, fraction
14
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ject
A
throw
projection, rejection
15
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jud
A
judge
judicial, prejudice
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mal
A
bad
malevolent, malefactor
17
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mater
A
mother
material, maternity
18
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mit
A
to send
transmit, admit
19
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mort
A
death
mortal, mortician
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multi
A
many
multimedia, multiple
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pater
A
father
paternal, paternity
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port
A
to carry
portable, transportation
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rupt
A
to break
bankrupt, disruption
24
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scrib/scribe
A
to write
inscription, prescribe
25
sect/sec
to cut
bisect, section
26
sent
to feel; to send
consent, resent
27
spect
to look
inspection, spectator
28
struct
to build
destruction, restructure
29
vid/vis
to see
video, televise
30
voc
voice; to call
vocalize, advocate
31
Anthropo
man; human; humanity
anthropologist, philanthropy
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auto
self
autobiography, automobile
33
bio
life
biology, biography
34
chron
time
chronological, chronic
35
dyna
power
dynamic, dynamite
36
dys
bad; hard; unlucky
dysfunctional, dyslexic
37
gram
things written
epigram, telegram
38
graph
writing
graphic, phonograph
39
hetero
different
heteronym, heterogeneous
40
homo
same
homonym, homogenous
41
hydr
water
hydration, dehydrate
42
hypo
below; beneath
hypothermia, hypothetical
43
logy
study of
biology, psychology
44
meter/metr
measure
thermometer, perimeter, metrics
45
micro
small
microbe, microscope
46
mis/miso
hate
misanthrope, misogyny
47
mono
one
monologue, monotonous
48
morph
form; shape
morphology, morphing
49
nym
name
antonym, synonym
50
phil
love
philanthropist, philosophy
51
phobia
fear
claustrophobia, phobic
52
phon
sound
phone, symphony
53
photo/phos
light
photograph, phosphorous
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pseudo
false
pseudonym, pseudoscience
55
psycho
soul; spirit
psychology, psychic
56
scope
viewing instrument
microscope, telescope
57
techno
art; science; skill
technique, technological
58
tele
far off
television, telephone
59
therm
heat
thermal, thermometer
60
pax
peace
61
suffix -ify
to cause to become more
62
ard
heat, glow, passion
ardent; ~arson (doesn't have the s, but also, to burn)
63
ardu
difficult
arduous: involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
64
argent
silver
65
credere
to believe
think credence; credulous
66
suffix - ous
"possessing or full of"
67
sacro sanctus
"made holy by sacred rites"
sacred, sacrifice, sanction, sanctuary
68
equi
equal
69
vox
voice
70
suffix - ate
perform the action of
71
circum
around
72
specere
to look
73
jeu/jocus
play, game, or joke
74
partir
to divide
