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45 Cards in this Set
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de
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reduce, away, down, remove
Latin decelerate - to slow down, reduce speed; dethrone - to remove from power; debug - to remove bugs |
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dec/a,
deka |
ten
Greek 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
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one tenth
Latin deciliter - a tenth of a liter; decimate - reduce dramatically; decibel - one tenth of the sound volume unit bel |
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dem/o
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people
Greek democracy - government of the people; demographic - the study of people; epidemic - spreading among people in a region |
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demi
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half, less than
Latin demitasse - a small cup of coffee; demimonde - someone of little respected life style |
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dendr/o/i
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tree
Greek 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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dent, dont
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tooth
Latin dental - relating to teeth; dentist - a doctor for the teeth; dentures - a set of false teeth |
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derm/a
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skin
Greek dermatologist - a doctor for the skin; pachyderm - a class of animals with very thick skin (elephant, rhinoceros); dermatitis - inflammation of the skin |
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di/plo
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two, twice
Greek dichromatic - displaying two colors; diploma - a certificate, literally "a letter folded double"; dilemma - a situation that requires a choice between two alternatives. |
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di/s
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apart, away,
not, to the opposite Latin digression - a departure from the main issue, subject; disappear - to move out of sight; dissect - to cut apart piece by piece. |
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dia
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through, between,
apart, across Greek diabetes - disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine; diagnosis - understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms; dialog - conversation between two people. |
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dict
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speak
Latin contradict - to express the opposite of; prediction - a statement foretelling the future; dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down. |
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domin
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master
Latin dominate - to be the master of; domineering - excessively controlling; predominate - to have more power than others |
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don/at
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give
Latin donation - a contribution or gift; donor - someone who gives something; pardon - to give forgiveness for an offense |
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duc/t
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lead
Latin conduct - to lead musicians in playing music; educate - to lead to knowledge; deduction - a subtraction of an amount. |
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du/o
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two, twice
Latin duplicate - make an identical copy; duet - a musical composition for two voices or instruments; duo - a pair normally thought of as being together. |
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dur
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harden, to last, lasting
Latin durable - having the quality of lasting; duration - the length of time something lasts; enduring - able to last. |
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dyn/a/am
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power, energy, strength
Greek dynamo - a generator of energy; dynamic - having physical energy/power; dynamite - a powerful explosive. |
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dys
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abnormal, bad
Greek dyspepsia - abnormal indigestion; dystopia - an imaginary place of total misery; dyslexia - impairment of the ability to handle words. |
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e-
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out, away
Latin eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully; emissary - a representative of a country or group sent on a mission; eject - throw out forcefully. |
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ego
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self
Latin Greek egoistic - self-centered; alter ego - a higher aspect of oneself; egomania - excessive preoccupation with oneself. |
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em, en
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into, cover with, cause
empathy - intention to feel like another person; empower - put into power; engorge - make larger. |
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endo
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within, inside
Greek endotherm - a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant; endocrine - relating to glands that secrete directly into the blood or lymph; endogamy - the custom to marry within one's clan, tribe etc. |
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enn/i, anni years Latin bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years; centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years; perennial -lasting through many years.
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years
Latin bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years; centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years; perennial -lasting through many years. |
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en, in
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inside, inwards
Latin envision - to picture in the mind; enclose - lock inside; inwards - towards the inside. |
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ep/i
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on, upon, over,
among, at, after, to, outside Greek epidemic - the rapid spread of something negative; epilogue - a short speech delivered after a play; epicenter - the center of an earthquake. |
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equ/i
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equal, equally
Latin equidistant - an equal distance from two points; equanimity - calm temperament, evenness of temper; equation - a statement of equality. |
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erg/o
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work
Greek ergonomics - study of the working environment; energy - the power to accomplish work; energetics - science that looks at energy and its transformation. |
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esth/aesth
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feeling, sensation, beauty Latin
esthetician - someone who beautifies; aesthetic - pertaining to a sense of beauty; kinesthesia - the sensation of bodily movement. |
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ethno
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race, people
Greek ethnic - pertaining to a defined group of people; ethnocentric - focusing on the ethnicity of people; ethnology - the science of people and races. |
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eu
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good, well
Greek euphemism - replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one; euphonious - having a pleasant sound; euphoria - feeling of well-being. |
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ex
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from, out,
Latin excavate - to dig out; exhale - to breathe out; extract - to pull out. |
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extra, extro
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outside, beyond
Latin extraordinary - beyond ordinary; extraterrestrial - outside the Earth; extrovert - an outgoing person. |
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fac/t
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make, do
Latin artifact - an object made by a person; factory - a place where things are made; malefact - a person who does wrong. |
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fer
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bear, bring, carry
Latin confer - to bring an honor to someone; ferry - a boat that carries passengers; transfer - to move to another place. |
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fid
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faith
Latin confide - place trust in someone, fidelity - faithfulness; fiduciary - a trustee; |
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flect
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bend
Latin deflect - to bend course because of hitting something; inflection - a bending in the voice's tone or pitch; flexible - easily bending. |
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flor/a,
fleur |
flower
Latin florist - someone working with flowers; floral - flowerlike; flora - the plant life of a particular time or area |
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for
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completely (used to intensify
the meaning of a word) forsaken or forfeited - completely lost; forgiven - completely given (a release of debt). |
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fore
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in front of, previous, earlier
forebear - ancestor; forebode - to give an advance warning of something bad; forecast - a preview of events to be. |
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form
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shape
Latin conformity- correspondence in form, manner, or character; formation- something that is formed; reformatory- intended for reformation |
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fract, frag
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break
Latin fracture - a break; fragile - easy to break; fragment or fraction - a part or element of a larger whole |
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fug
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flee, run away, escape
Latin fugitive - a person who is running away; refuge - a sheltered place to flee to; refugee - a person seeking protection |
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funct
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perform, work
Latin defunct - no longer working or alive; function - to work or perform a role normally; malfunction - to fail to work correctly. |
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fus
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pour
Latin confusion - being flooded with too much information that is hard to make sense of; f use - to melt by heating; infuse - to put into. |