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02/20/2013

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a/n
Definition
not, without

abyss – without bottom; achromatic – without color; anhydrous – without water
Term
a
Definition
on

afire – on fire; ashore – on the shore; aside – on the side
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ab/s, a
Definition
from, away, off

abduct – carry away by force; abnormal – away from normal, not normal; absent – away, not present; aversion – the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten.
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ac,ad
Definition
to, toward, near

accelerate – to increase the speed of; accessible – easily entered, approached, or obtained; admittance – allowing into;
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acro
Definition
top, height, tip, beginning

acrobat – a “high walker”; acronym – a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia – fear of height
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act
Definition
do

activity – something that a person does; react – to do something in response; interaction – communication between two or more things
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aer/o
Definition
air

aerate – to let air reach something; aerial – relating to the air; aerospace – the air space
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agr/i/o
Definition
farming

agriculture – management of the land, agribusiness – making money by utilizing land; agrarian – relating to the management of land
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alg/o
Definition
pain

neuralgia – pain caused by a nerve; analgesic – a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia – aching for the familiar
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ambi, amphi
Definition
both, on both sides, around

ambidextrous – able to use both hands equally; ambiguous – having more than one meaning; ambivalence – conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing
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ambul
Definition
to walk, move

amble – to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant – walking or moving around; ambulance – a vehicle that moves a patient
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ami/o
Definition
love

amiable – friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity – friendly and peaceful relations; amorous – showing romantic love
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ana
Definition
up, back, against, again, throughout

analysis – a close examination of something; anatomy – the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism – not being in the right place in time
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andr/o
Definition
man, male

androgynous – being both male and female; android – resembling a human; misandry – hatred towards men
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anim
Definition
life, spirit

animal – a living organism; animate – to make alive; equanimity – of balanced spirit
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ann/enn
Definition
year

anniversary – a date observed once a year; annual – happening once a year; millennium – 1,000 years
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ante
Definition
before, in front

antecede – to come before something in time; antemeridian – before noon; anteroom- a small room before the main room
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anth/o
Definition
flower

chrysanthemum and amaranth – names of flowers; anthology – a collection of treasured writings; anthozoan – half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals.
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anthrop/o
Definition
human

anthropology – the study of mankind; anthropomorphism – giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy – the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)
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anti
Definition
against, opposite

antibody – a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic – preventing infection; antisocial – opposing social norm
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apo, apho
Definition
away, off, separate

aphorism – a short expression of a general truth; apology – an explicit expression of regret, apostrophe – a small dash used in place of an omitted letter
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aqu/a
Definition
water

aquarium – a water container for fish; aquatic- relating to water; aqueduct – a pipeline for water
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arbor
Definition
tree

arborist – someone working with trees; arbor – a shady area formed by trees; arborous – having many trees
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arch/i
Definition
chief, most important, rule

archbishop – the highest ranking bishop; archenemy – chief or worst enemy; matriarch – a female who rules a group; monarch – a king or queen
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arch/a/i
Definition
primitive, ancient

archaeology – the study of ancient cultures; archaic – belonging to an earlier period; archive – a collection of historical materials
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arthr/o
Definition
joint

arthroscope – a tool to see inside a joint; arthritis – inflammation of a joint; arthropod – invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects
Term
art
Definition
skill

artifact – object made by a person’s skill; artisan – a person skilled in a craft; artist – a person who creates skillfully
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astro, aster
Definition
star, stars, outer space

astronaut – a person traveling to the stars; astronomer – someone who studies the stars; asterisk – a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool
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aud/i/io
Definition
hear

audible – loud enough to be heard; audience – people who listen to a program; audiovisual – relating to sound and vision
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auto
Definition
self, same, one

autocrat – a person who governs with absolute power; autograph – a person’s own signature; automatic – moving by itself
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avi/a
Definition
bird

aviary – a large enclosure for birds; aviatrix – a female airplane pilot; aviation – the art of designing or operating aircraft
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bar/o
Definition
pressure, weight

baric – pertaining to pressure, esp. of the atmosphere; milliard – metric unit, equal to 1/1000th of a bar; baryon – heavy elementary particle
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bell/i
Definition
war

bellicose – warlike; belligerent – hostile, ready to fight; rebel – person who opposes and fights
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bene
Definition
good, well

benefactor – person who gives money to a cause; beneficial – producing a good effect; benevolent – showing kindness or goodwill
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bi/n
Definition
two, twice, once in every two

biannual – happening twice a year; binoculars – optical device with two lenses; bilateral – of or involving two sides
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bibli/o
Definition
book

bibliography – a list of books used as sources; bibliomania – an extreme love of books; bibliophile – a person who loves books
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bio
Definition
life, living matter

biography- a life story written by another person; biology – the science of life; biosphere – Earth’s surface inhabited by living things
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blast/o
Definition
cell, primitive, immature cell

blastula – an early stage of embryonic development; fibroblast – a cell that forms connective tissue; blastoderm – the layer surrounding the inside of an egg
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capt, cept, ceive
Definition
take, hold

intercept – to stop or interrupt;
perceive – to take notice of something; captivating – taking hold of
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cardi/o
Definition
heart

cardiac – relating to the heart; cardiogenic – resulting from heart disease; cardiologist – a heart doctor
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carn/i
Definition
flesh, meat

carnivorous – flesh-eating; carnal – pertaining to the body or flesh; incarnate – given bodily form
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cata
Definition
down, against completely, intensive, according to

cataclysm – a flood or other disaster, catalog – a complete listing; catastrophe – turning for the worst, a substantial disaster
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caust, caut
Definition
to burn

cauterize – to burn with a hot instrument; caustic – capable of burning or eating away; holocaust – total devastation, especially by fire
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cede, ceed, cess
Definition
go, yield

exceed – to go beyond the limits; recede – to go back; accessible – easily entered, approached, or obtained;
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celer
Definition
fast

accelerate – to increase the speed of; decelerate – to reduce the speed of
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cent/i
Definition
hundred, hundredth

centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter – 1/100 of a meter; century – 100 years
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centr/o/i
Definition
center

egocentric – self-centered; eccentric – not having a common center, not according to norm; centrifugal – moving outward from a center
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cephal/o
Definition
head

encephalitis – inflammation of the brain; cephalic – pertaining to the head; cephalopod – marine mollusks like octopus and squid who have tentacles growing from their head
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cerebr/o
Definition
brain

cerebral – pertaining to the brain; cerebrate – to use the brain; cerebrospinal – pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord
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cert
Definition
sure

ascertain- to find out something with certainty; certain – being absolutely sure; certify – to state that something is true
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chrom/o chromat/o, chros
Definition
color, pigment

achromatic – without color; chromium – a blue-white metallic chemical element, chromatics – the study of color
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chron/o
Definition
time

chronic – lasting for a long time; chronological – arranging events in time order, synchronize – happening at the same time
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chrys/o
Definition
gold, yellow

chrysanthemum and helichrysum – golden/yellow flowers; chrysolite – a yellowish gem
Term
cide, cise
Definition
cut, kill

homicide – murder; incisor – a sharp tooth for cutting food; insecticide – a chemical used to kill insects
Term
circum, circle
Definition
around, about

circumnavigate – to sail around; circumscribe – to draw around; circumspect – looking around
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claim, clam
Definition
shout, speak out

clamor – to shout and make noise; exclaim – to cry out loudly and suddenly; proclamation – something announced officially in public
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clar
Definition
clear

clarification – an explanation; clarify – to make something clear; declare – to state something clearly
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clud, clus
Definition
close

conclusion – the end or last part; exclusion – shutting out, rejecting; seclude – to keep away from; to isolate
Term
cline
Definition
lean

inclination – a leaning toward; incline – a surface that slopes or leans; recline – to lean back and relax
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co
Definition
with, together, joint

coauthor – writer who collaborates with another author; coeducation – educating males and females together; cohousing – planning your neighborhood in an intentional neighborly fashion
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col
Definition
together, jointly

Collaborate – to work together; collision – smashing together; colloquial – words formed by everday interaction
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com
Definition
together, common

commemorate – to memorize together; composition – an arrangement or putting together of parts; commune – living together while owning things in common
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cogn/i
Definition
know

cognition – process of acquiring knowledge; incognito – disguised so no one knows you; recognize – to discover that one knows
Term
con
Definition
with, jointly

concur – to agree with someone; contemporary – of the same time period as others; convention – a gathering of people with a common interest
Term
contra/o
Definition
against, opposite

contradict to argue against, Contraflow, contraception, contrary not in agreement, controversy disagreement
Term
corp/o
Definition
body

corporation – a company recognized by law as a single body; corpse – a dead body; corporal – pertaining to the body
Term
cosm/o
Definition
universe

cosmonaut – a Russian astronaut; cosmos – the universe; microcosm – a miniature universe
Term
counter
Definition
opposite, contrary, opposing

counteract – to oppose the effects of an action; countermand – to cancel a previous order; counteroffensive – attack against an attack
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cranio
Definition
skull

craniology – the study of skull characteristics; cranium – skull of vertebrates; cranial – pertaining to the skull
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cred
Definition
believe

credence – belief that something is true or valid; credulous – believing things too easily, gullible; incredible – unbelievable
Term
crypto
Definition
hidden, secret

cryptic – of hidden meaning; cryptography – science of secret codes; encrypt – encode into secret code
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cumul
Definition
mass, heap

accumulate – to gather or pile up; cumulative – gradually building up
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cycle
Definition
circle, ring

bicycle – a vehicle with two wheels; cycle – a sequence that is repeated; cyclone – a storm with circling winds
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de
Definition
reduce, away, down, remove

decelerate – to slow down, reduce speed; dethrone – to remove from power; debug – to remove bugs
Term
dec/a,
deka
Definition
ten

decade – 10 years; decathlon – athletic contest that includes 10 disciplines in which each participant competes; December – formerly the 10th month of the Roman calendar
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deci
Definition
one tenth

deciliter – a tenth of a liter; decimate – reduce dramatically; decibel – one tenth of the sound volume unit bel
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dem/o
Definition
people

democracy – government of the people; demographic – the study of people; epidemic – spreading among people in a region
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demi
Definition
half, less than

demitasse – a small cup of coffee; demimonde – someone of little respected life style
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dendr/o/i
Definition
tree

philodendron – a climbing plant that grows on trees; dendrochronology – dating events by studying growth rings in trees; dendriform – in the shape of a tree
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