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99 Cards in this Set
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acanth- |
thorn; prickle |
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al- |
wing |
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pter- |
wing |
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pteryg- |
wing |
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amygdal [see mod. 11] |
almond |
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anth- |
flower; blossom |
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flor- |
flower; blossom |
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api- [no connecting vowel follows] |
bee |
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meliss- |
bee |
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arachn- [see mod. 5] |
spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like |
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arbor- |
tree |
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av- [connecting vowel is "i"] |
bird |
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ornith- |
bird |
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bacc- |
berry |
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cocc- |
berry |
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bov- |
cow; ox |
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bry- |
moss |
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carp- [see mod. 10] |
fruit; seed |
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clad- |
branch |
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ram- |
branch |
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cortic- [see mod. 5] |
bark; outer layer |
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cyn- |
dog |
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can- |
dog |
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entom- |
insect |
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insect- |
insect |
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felin- |
cat |
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ailur- |
cat |
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flocc- |
tufts of hair; woolly [adj] |
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floccul- |
tufts of hair; woolly [adj] |
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foli- |
leaf |
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phyll- |
leaf |
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formic- [this root will use the suffix -iasis, not -osis] |
ant |
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frond- |
leaf; leafy branch; frond |
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helminth- [this root will use suffix -iasis, not -osis] |
worm |
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verm- |
worm |
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vermin- |
worm |
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herp- |
reptile; snake; spreading blister |
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herpet- |
reptile; snake; spreading blister |
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hipp- |
horse |
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ichthy- |
fish; scaly [adj] |
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pisc- |
fish |
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lign- |
wood |
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hyl- |
wood |
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xyl- |
wood |
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nid- |
nest |
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nuc- |
nut |
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onych- |
nail; hoof; claw |
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onyx- |
nail; hoof; claw |
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ungu- |
nail; hoof; claw |
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ungul- |
nail; hoof; claw |
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phyt- |
plant; growth |
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saur- |
lizard |
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set- |
bristle; seta [pl. setae] |
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spin- [see mod. 10] |
thorn; spine |
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spor- |
spore |
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trich- |
hair |
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zo- |
animal; living organism |
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anthrac- [see mod. 8] |
coal |
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argent- [see mod. 8] |
silver |
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carbon- |
carbon |
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chrys- [see mod. 8] |
gold |
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aur- [see mod. 8] |
gold |
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cupr- |
copper |
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lith- [see mod. 6] |
rock; stone |
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petr- |
rock; stone |
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plumb- |
lead |
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sider- |
iron |
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ferr- |
iron |
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thi- |
sulfur [also acceptable spelling: sulphur] |
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bacter- |
bacteria |
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carn- |
flesh |
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chem- |
chemical |
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corpor- |
body; corpus |
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cry- |
extreme cold; extemely cold [adj] |
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hum- |
soil; earth |
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loc- |
place; location |
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top- |
place; location |
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meteor- |
weather; atmosphere |
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nos- |
disease |
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morb- |
disease |
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nyct- |
night; during the night |
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nyctal- |
night; during the night |
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noct- |
night; during the night |
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phot- |
light |
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luc- |
light |
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lumin- |
light |
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physi- |
nature |
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psychr- |
cold [either a noun or adj; always followed by a connecting vowel, even if attached to termination which begins with vowel or "h"] |
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pyr- |
heat; fire |
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pyret- |
fever |
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sol- |
sun |
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heli- |
sun |
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ge- |
the earth; land |
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terr- |
the earth; land |
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therm- |
heat; temperature |
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trop- |
a turning; change |
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-seta [pl. -setae] |
bristle; seta [pl. setae] (T) |
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-vore [preceded by the connecting vowel "i"] |
one which (habitually) feeds on (something) |
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-vorous [preceded by the connecting vowel "i"] |
(habitually) feeding on (something) |