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Regionals Study Guide-(Word derivatives) Flashcards

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aeido (sing)

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comedy, melody, ode, parody, prosody, psalmody, rhapsody, tragedy

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ago, eg- (lead, bring)

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demagogue, pedagogue, pedant, pedantic, stratagem, strategic, synagogue

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agon (contest, struggle)

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agony, antagonist, antagonize

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algos (pain)

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neuralgia, nostalgia

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allos (another)

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allegory, parallel, parallelogram

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angelos (messenger)

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angel, evangelical, evangelist

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anthropos (man)

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anthropoid, anthropologist, anthropology, misanthrope, philanthroposit

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archo (lead, rule, be the first, begin)

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anarchy, archaeology, archaic, archangel, archbishop, archipelago, architecture, architrave, archive, archon, hierarchy, monarch, oligarch, patriarch

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aster (star)

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asteroid, astrolabe, astrology, astronomy, disaster

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athlos (contest)

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athlete

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autos (self)

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authentic, auto, autobiography, autocracy, autograph, automatic, automobile, autonomy

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baino, ba-, be- (walk, step)

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acrobat, basal, base, baseboard, basement, diabetes

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ballo, ble-, bol- (throw)

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devil, diabolic, emblem, hyperbole, metabolism, parable, parabola, parlance, parley, parliament, parlor, parole, problem, symbol

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biblos (book)

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bible, bibliography

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bios (life)

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amphibian, autobiography, biography, biology, microbe

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cheir (hand)

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surgeon, surgery

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chronos (time)

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chronic, chronicle, chronology, crony, synchronize

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demos (the people)

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demagogue, democracy, epidemic

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didomi, do- (give)

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anecdote, antidote, dose

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dokeo (think, have an opinion)

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dogma, doxology, heterodox, orthodox, paradox

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echo, hek-, sche-, och- (have, hold)

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epoch, eunuch, hectic, scheme

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ergon (work, action)

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energy, liturgy, surgeon

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gamos (wedding, marriage)

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bigamy, polygamy

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ge (earth)

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geography, geology, geometry

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genos, gon- (race, offspring, kind)
cosmogony, cyanogen, genealogy, genesis, genetic, heterogeneous, homogeneous, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
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gignosko, gno- (come to know, recognize)
diagnose, physiognomy, prognostic
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grapho, gram- (draw, write, describe)
autograph, bibliography, biography, diagram, engraft, epigram, geography, glamorous, graft, grammar, gramophone, graph, kilogram, orthography, paragraph, photograph, telegram
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heteros (the other, different)
heterodox, heterogeneous
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hezomai, hed- (sit)
chair, cathedral, chaise, shay
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hippos (horse)
hippodrome, hippopotamus
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histemi, sta-, ste- (stand, make to stand)
apostasy, ecstasy, rheostat, stadium, static, system
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hodos (road, way)
electrode, episode, exodus, method, period, synod
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homos (one and the same)
anomalous, homily, homogeneous
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hydor (water)
carbohydrate, dropsy, formaldehyde, hydra, hydrangea, hydrant, hydraulic, hydrochloric, hydrogen
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idein, eid- (see)
idea, ideal, idol, idyll, kaleidoscope
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kaio, kau- (kindle, burn)
calm, caustic, cauterize, holocaust, ink
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kosmos (order, universe, ornament)
cosmetic, cosmic, cosmogony, cosmos, cosmopolitan
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krateo (rule, control)
aristocracy, autocrat, bureaucracy, democracy, plutocracy
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krypto (hide)
apocryphal, crypt, grotesque, grotto
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lambano, lab-, lep-, lem- (take, seize, assume)
dilemma, epilepsy, syllable
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lego, log- (pick, gather, speak)
anthology, catalogue, dialect, eclogue, lexicon
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logos (word, speech, reasoning)
analogy, anthropology, apology, archaeology, dialogue, logic, genealogy, monologue, syllogism
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micros (little, small)
microbe, microcosm, microscope
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misos (hatred)
misanthrope, misogamy, misology, misoneism
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monos (alone)
minister, monarch, monastery, monk, monocle, monogram, monolith, monopoly, monotone, monoxide, monogamy
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nomos (custom, law, principle)
astronomy, autonomy, binomial, economy
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oikos (house, household)
diocese, economy, parish, parochial
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onoma (name)
anonymous, antonym, synonym
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orthos (straight, right, correct)
orthodox, orthography
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oxys (sharp, keen)
dioxide, oxidize, oxygen, peroxide
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pais, paid- (child)
encyclopedia, pedagogue, pedant
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pas, pant- (every, entire, all)
panacea, pancreas, panegyric, panoply, panorama, pantheon, pantomime
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pathein (experience, feel, suffer)
antipathy, apathy, pathetic, pathos, sympathy
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petra (rock, stone)
parsley, petrify, petroleum
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phagein (eat)
esophagus, sarcophagus
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phaino, phan- (show, make appear, bring to light)
emphasis, fancy, fantastic, fantasy, phantom, phase, phenomena, sycophant
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phemi (say, speak)
blame, blasphemy, prophecy
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phero, phor- (bear, carry, bring)
metaphor, paraphernalia, periphery, phosphate, phosphorous
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philo, phil- (love)
philanthropist, philogyny, bibliophile
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phobia (fear)
achondroplasiaphobia, acrophobia, agoraphobia, aquaphobia, arachnophobia, claustrophobia, thanatophobia, xenophobia,
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phone (sound, voice)
anthem, euphony, megaphone, phone
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phos, phot- (light)
phosphate, photograph
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polis (city, state)
acropolis, cosmopolitan, metropolis, police, politics
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poly (much, many)
polygamy, polyglot, polyp, polytheism
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pous, podos (foot)
antipodes, octopus, pew, polyp, trapezoid
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sarx, sark- (flesh)
sarcasm, sarcophagus
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skopeo, skep- (behold, examine, inspect, consider)
bishop, episcopal, horoscope, microscope, sceptic
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sophos (wise)
philosophy, sophist, sophisticated, sophomore
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strepho, stroph- (turn about, twist)
apostrophe, catastrophe, strap, strophe
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teino, ten-, ta-, ton- (stretch out, strain)
attune, hypotenuse, intonation, monotony, tendon, tetanus, tone
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temno, tom- (cut, divide)
anatomy, appendectomy, atom, epitome, tome
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theomai (behold)
amphitheater, theorem, theory
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theos (god)
apotheosis, atheist, enthusiasm, pantheon, theology
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tithemi, the- (put, place)
anathema, antithesis, apothecary, epithet, hypothesis, synthetic, theme, thesis
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zao, zo- (live)
zodiac, zoo

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