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68 Cards in this Set
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-able
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adjective-forming suffix
capable of (being) able to |
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-ation
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verb-forming suffix
action or process; the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is |
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-ce
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noun-forming suffix
the act of (being), the state of (being) |
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-cy
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noun-forming suffix
the act of (being), the state of (being) |
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-ible
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adjective-forming suffix
capable of (being) |
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-id
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adjective-forming suffix
in a state or condition of |
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-ile
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adjective-forming suffix
capable of (being), like |
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-ion
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noun-forming suffix
the act of |
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-ive
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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ment
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noun-forming suffix
agent or instrument |
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-or
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noun-forming suffix
agent or instrument |
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-orium
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noun-forming suffix
place for something |
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-ory
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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ory
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noun-forming suffix
place for something |
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-ure, -ura
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noun-forming suffix
result of an action |
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anter-
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combining form
front, in front |
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brachi-
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combining form
(upper) arm |
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-cid-, -cis-
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combining form
cut, kill |
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-cip-, -cept-
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combining form
take |
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cresc-, -cret-
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combining form
(begin to) grow |
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digit-
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combining form
finger, toe |
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duc-, duct-
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combining form
lead, bring, conduct |
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fac-, -fic-, -fect
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combining form
make |
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faci-, -fici-, facies
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combining form
face, appearance, surface |
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febr-, febris
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combining form
fever |
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fer-, lat-
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combining form
carry, bear |
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flect-, flex-
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combining form
bend |
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fung-
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combining form
(mushroom) fungus |
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fus-
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combining form
pour |
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genit-
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combining form
bring forth, give birth |
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ger-, gest-
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combining form
carry, bear |
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immun(i)-
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combining form
(exempt), safe, protected |
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inferior-
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combining form
below |
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lab-, laps-
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combining form
slide, slip |
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later-
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combining form
side |
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or-, os-
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combining form
mouth, opening |
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oss-
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combining form
bone |
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pedicul-
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combining form
louse |
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poster-, -posterior
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combining form
behind, in back |
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sect-
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combining form
cut |
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somn-
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combining form
sleep |
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stabil-, stabl-
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combining form
stable, fixed |
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superior-
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combining form
above |
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tum(e)
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combining form
be swollen |
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-fy-
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combining form (found in compound verbs)
make great, magnify, make holy |
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genit-
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combining form (used with -al)
organis of the reproductive system |
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midsagittal plane
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median plane; vertical plane dividing the body into two equal and symetrical right and left halves
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frontal plane
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coronal plane; a vertical plane at right angles to the midsagittal plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
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transverse plane
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horizontal plane; a horizontal plane across the center of the body and at right angles to the midsagittal and frontal planes dividing the body into upper and lower portions
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abduction
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movement away from the median plane of the body
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adduction
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movement toward the median plane of the body
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abductor
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muscle that on contraction draws a part away from the median plane
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adductor
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muscle that draws a part toward the median plane
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-sc-
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inceptive verbs
between step and ending beginning of an action |
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sonant
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present participle
sounding |
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latent
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present participle
lying hidden |
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cadent
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present participle
falling |
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incipient
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present participle
beginning |
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sentient
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present participle
feeling |
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inhabitant
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present participle
a person who inhabits |
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somnifacient
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English noun
a drug that produces sleep |
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-ce, -cy
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noun-forming suffix
the act of (being) or the state of (being) |
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redundancy
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Present participle with ending
the state of being redudant or siperfluous |
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reverence
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present participle with ending
the state of being revered |
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sequence
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present participle with ending
the act of following |
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science
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present participle with ending
the state of knowing |
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-sc-
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inceptive verb
between step and ending denotes beginning of an action |
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inficere, infectus
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latin compound verb
to stain, dye, spoil, corrupt |