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67 Cards in this Set
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acanth-
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thorn, prickle
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al-
pter- pteryg- |
wing
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amygdal-
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almond
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anth-
flor- |
flower, blossom
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api-
meliss- |
bee, no connecting vowel after api
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arachn-
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spider, spider-like, spider web, web-like
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arbor-
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tree
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av-
ornith- |
bird, connecting vowel i for av-
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bacc-
cocc- (Greek) |
berry
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bov-
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cow, ox
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bry-
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moss
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carp-
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fruit, seed
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clad-
ram- |
branch
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cortic-
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bark, outer layer
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cyn-
can- |
dog
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entom- (Greek)
insect- (Latin) |
insect
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felin-
ailur- |
cat
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flocc-
floccul- |
tufts of hair, woolly
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foli-
phyll- |
leaf
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formic-
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ant, uses -iasis instead of -osis
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frond-
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leaf, leafy bunch, frond
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helminth-
verm- vermin- |
worm, helminth- uses -iasis instead of -osis
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herp-
herpet- |
reptile, snake, spreading blister
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hipp-
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horse
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ichthy-
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fish, scaly
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pisc-
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fish
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lign-
hyl- xyl- |
wood
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nid-
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nest
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onych-
onyx- ungu- ungul- |
nail, hoof, claw
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phyt-
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plant, growth
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saur- (Greek)
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lizard
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set-
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bristle, seta (root)
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spin-
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thorn, spine
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spor-
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spore
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trich-
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hair
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zo-
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animal, living organism
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anthrac-
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coal
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argent-
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silver
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carbon-
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carbon
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chrys-
aur- |
gold
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cupr-
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copper
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lith-
petr- |
rock, stone
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plumb- (Latin)
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lead
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sider-
ferr- |
iron
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thi-
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sulfur
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bacter-
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bacteria
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carn-
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flesh
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chem-
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chemical
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corpor-
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body, corpus
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cry-
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extreme cold, extremely cold
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hum-
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soil, earth
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loc-
top- |
place, location
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meteor-
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weather, atmosphere
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nos- (Greek)
morb- (Latin) |
disease
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nyct-
nyctal- noct- |
night, during the night
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phot-
luc- lumin- |
light
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physi-
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nature
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psychr-
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cold, either a noun or adjective, always followed by connecting vowel even if vowel follows
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pyr-
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heat, fire
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pyret-
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fever
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sol-
heli- |
sun
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ge- (Greek)
terr- |
earth, land
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therm-
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heat, temperature
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trop-
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a turning, change
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-seta
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bristle, seta (termination)
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-vore
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one which habitually feeds on something, connecting vowel i
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-vorous
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habitually feeding on something, connecting vowel i
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