root words Flashcards by Christina Pham

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acer, acri, acu

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bitter, sharp;

acerbic, acrid, acute

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aero

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air, atmosphere;

aeronautics

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ami, amo

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love;

amiable, amorous

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aqu, aqua

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water;

aqueduct, aquarium

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aud

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hear;

audience

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bio

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life;

biology

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chron

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time;

chronicle

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cogn

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know;

recognize

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cosmo

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universe, world;

cosmopolitan

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cred

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believe;

credible

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dict

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speak;

diction

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duc, duct

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lead;

conductor

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fac

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make;

manufacture

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fer

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carry;

transfer

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flu, fluc, flux

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flow;

confluence, fluctuate, influx

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form

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shape;

deformity

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fract, frag

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break;

infraction, fragment

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gram, graph

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something written or drawn;

cardiogram, telegraph

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jeet

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throw, interject

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jur, just

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law;

jury, justice

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loc

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place;

locality

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locu, loqu

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speak;

circumlocution, loquacious

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magn

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great;

magnanimous

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manu

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hand;

manual

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mater, matr

mother; | maternal, matriarch

medi

half, middle, between; | mediocre

meta

beyond, change; | metamorphosis

meter, metr

measure; | thermometer, metric

micro

small; | microcosm

mis, miss, mit

send; | mission, emit, transmit

morph

form; | amorphous

nom, nym

name; | nominate, synonym

op, oper

work; | opus, operator

pater, patr

father; | paternal, patriarch

ped, pedo

child, children; | pedophile, pediatrician

phobe, phobia

fear; | xenophobe, claustrophobia

phon, phos

light; | photograph, phosphorous

phys

body, nature; | physics

pli, ply

fold; | implicate, imply

poli

city; | metropolitan

poly

many; | polychrome

port

carry; | import

pseudo

false; | pseudonym

psyc

soul, spirit; | psychic

punct

point, dot; | acupuncture

rupt

break; | rupture

sacr, sanc, secr

holy; | sacrosanct, sanctimonious, consecrate

sci

know; | conscious

scope

see; | periscope

scrib, script

write; | scribble, manuscript

sect

cut; | dissect

sent, sens

feel; | sentiment, sensation

sequ, sec, sue

follow; | sequel, prosecute, pursue

somn

sleep, insomnia

soph

wise; | philosopher

spec, spect, spic

look; | speculate, spectator, conspicuous

struct

build; | construct, structure

temp

time; | temporary

therm

heat; | thermostat

thract

pull, drag, draw; | attract

vac

empty; | evacuate

vers, vert

turn; | reverse, avert

vid, vis

see; | video, television

viv, vita, vivi

alive, life; | revive, vital, vivid

voc

voice, call; | advocate