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11th Grade
11/29/2009
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Term
act, ag
 Definition
do, act, drive
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alter, altr
 Definition
other, change
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annu, enni
 Definition
year
Term
anthrop
 Definition
man
Term
aqua, aque
 Definition
water
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aud, audi, audit
 Definition
hear
Term
bell
 Definition
war
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ben, bene
 Definition
well, good
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bibli
 Definition
book
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bio
 Definition
life
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cap, cept, cipi
 Definition
take, seize, hold
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capit
 Definition
head
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cede, ceed, cess
 Definition
go, yield
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chrom
 Definition
color
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chron
 Definition
time
Term
cide
 Definition
kill
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civ
 Definition
citizen
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cogn
 Definition
know
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corpor, corps, corpse, corpus
 Definition
body
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cosm
 Definition
order, world
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cred, creed, credit, credul
 Definition
trust, believe
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culp
 Definition
blame
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cycl
 Definition
wheel, circle
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dei, div, divin
 Definition
god, godlike
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dem
 Definition
people
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derm
 Definition
skin
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dia
 Definition
day
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dic, dict, dicta
 Definition
say, speak
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dorm
 Definition
sleep
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duce, ducat, duct
 Definition
lead
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ego
 Definition
I
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fact, fect, fict
 Definition
do, make, cause
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fid, fide
 Definition
faith, trust
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flu, fluct, flux
 Definition
flow
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frag, fract
 Definition
break
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gam
 Definition
marry
Term
grad, gress
 Definition
step, go
Term
gram
 Definition
write
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graph
 Definition
write
Term
heli
 Definition
sun
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hem
 Definition
blood
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hydr
 Definition
water
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iso
 Definition
same, equal
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ject
 Definition
throw
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junc, juga
 Definition
join
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liber
 Definition
free
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log, logo, logy
 Definition
word, study
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luc, lum
 Definition
light
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magn
 Definition
large, great
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mal
 Definition
bad, ill
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man, manu
 Definition
hand
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mater, matr
 Definition
mother
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medi
 Definition
middle
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micr
 Definition
small
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mis, miss, mit
 Definition
send
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morph
 Definition
shape
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mort
 Definition
death, dead
Term
multi
 Definition
many
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mut
 Definition
change
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nasc, nat
 Definition
born
Term
nav
 Definition
ship, sail
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necr
 Definition
dead, die
Term
neo
 Definition
new
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ocul
 Definition
eye
Term
omni
 Definition
all
Term
or, ora, orat
 Definition
speak, mouth, pray
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orth
 Definition
straight, correct
Term
pan
 Definition
all
Term
pater, patr
 Definition
father
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ped
 Definition
child OR foot
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pede, pod
 Definition
foot
Term
pend, pens
 Definition
hang
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phil, philo
 Definition
love
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phob
 Definition
fear
Term
phon, phono
 Definition
sound
Term
poly
 Definition
many
Term
port, portat
 Definition
carry
Term
pot
 Definition
power
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prot, proto
 Definition
first
Term
psych
 Definition
mind
Term
pyr
 Definition
fire
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que, quir, ques, quis
 Definition
ask, seek
Term
rupt
 Definition
break
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sanct
 Definition
holy
Term
sci, scio
 Definition
know
Term
scrib, scribe, script
 Definition
write
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seg, sect
 Definition
cut
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sequ, secut
 Definition
follow
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sol
 Definition
alone
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soph
 Definition
wise, wisdom
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spec, spect, spic
 Definition
look at
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tang, ting, tact, tig
 Definition
touch
Term
term
 Definition
end
Term
terr, ter
 Definition
land, earth
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the, theo
 Definition
god
Term
therm
 Definition
heat
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trib
 Definition
pay
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turb
 Definition
agitate
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uni
 Definition
one
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urb
 Definition
city
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vac
 Definition
empty
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verb
 Definition
word
Term
vide, vis, visu
 Definition
see
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vinct, vict
 Definition
conquer
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vit, viv
 Definition
life, live
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voc, voca, vok
 Definition
voice, call
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vulg
 Definition
common
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zo
 Definition
animal
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