Root Words: P Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
Q

Pac/Peac

A

appease
pacifier
pacify
pact

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2
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Palp

A

palpable
palpate
palpitate

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3
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Pan/Pant

A

pandemic
panegyric
panoply
panorama
pantheon

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4
Q

Par

A

apartheid
disparage
disparate
par
parity

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5
Q

Para

A

parable
paragon
parallel
paranoid
parasite
parody

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6
Q

Pas/Pat/Path

A

compassion
dispassionate
empathy
impassive
pathogenic
sociopath
sympathy

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7
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Pau/Po/Pov/Pu

A

impoverish
paucity
pauper
poverty
puerile
pusillanimous

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8
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Pec

A

impecunious
peculation
pecuniary

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9
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Ped

A

encyclopedia
pedagogue
pedant
pediatrician

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10
Q

Ped/Pod

A

antipodes
expedite
impede
pedal
pedestrian
podium

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11
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Pel

A

compel
dispel
expel
impel
propel

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12
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Pen/Pene

A

peninsula
penultimate
penumbra

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13
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Pen/Pun

A

penal
penalty
penance
penitent
punitive

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14
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Pend/Pens

A

appendage
appendix
compensate
depend
indispensable
stipend

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15
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Per

A

perforate
perfunctory
perplex
persistent
perspicacious
pertinacious
peruse

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16
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Peri

A

perimeter
peripatetic
periscope

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17
Q

Pet/Pit

A

appetite
centripetal
complete
impetuous
petition
petulant

18
Q

Phil

A

bibliophile
philatelist
philology
philosopher

19
Q

Phob

A

claustrophobia
hydrophobia
phobia
xenophobia

20
Q

Phon

A

euphony
megaphone
phonetics
polyphony
telephone

21
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Photo

A

photograph
photon
photosynthesis

22
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Plac

A

complacent
complaisant
implacable
placebo
placid

23
Q

Ple/Plen

A

complete
deplete
implement
plenitude
plethora
replete
supplement

24
Q

Plex/Plic/Ply

A

complex
duplicity
implicate
implicit
replica
supplicate

25
Poly
polyandry polygamy polyglot polygon polytheism
26
Pon/Pos/Pound
component expose expound juxtapose repository
27
Port
deportment disport export import importune portable
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Post
post facto posterior posterity posthumous
29
Pot
potable potation potion
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Pre
precarious precedent precept precocious premonition presentiment
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Prehend/Prise
apprehend comprise enterprise reprehensible reprisals surprise
32
Pri/Prim
primal primary prime primeval pristine
33
Pro
problem proceed profuse prolific propound proselytize provident
34
Prob
approbation opprobrium probe probity reprobate
35
Prop/Prox
approximate proximate proximity
36
Prot/Proto
protagonist protocol prototype protozoan
37
Pseud/Pseudo
pseudonym pseudopod pseudoscience
38
Pug
impugn pugilist pugnacious repugnant
39
Punc/Pung/Poign
compunction expunge point punctilious puncture pungent
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Pyr
pyre pyromania pyrosis pyrotechnics