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(adjective): capable of flowing, a smooth style, liquid
flu (flow) + id (adj. like a body)
The ink my new pen is quite fluid and flows evenly across the page.
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(verb): to shift back and forth, to move erratically
fluctu (flow) + ate (verb. cause to be)
My body temperature has been fluctuating all day. Sometimes I'm hot, and sometimes I'm cold.
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(noun): arrangement of something
form (shape) + at
The format of this class will be half lecture and half class participation.
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(verb): to prepare from a set of steps (formula), to devise
form (shape) + ul (condition) + ate (verb. cause to be)
The chemist formulated a new way of making dish detergent.
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(verb, noun): to break, to crack; a broken bone
fract (to break) + ure (noun. Condition verb. to act)
Miguel fractured arm his while skiing.
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(noun): a piece broken off, a part of something
frag (to break) + ment (noun. state of)
It bothers me that I can remember only a fragment of the poem rather than the whole piece.
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(adjective): easily broken, not strong
frail (break)
Be careful! That chair is frail.
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(adverb): in a general manner, usually, with regard to the whole not specifics
gen (kind) + er + al (quality) + ly (adv. in the manner of)
Generally, Lance leaves work at 5:00 p.m.
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(adverb, adjective): careful
gin (to give birth)+ ger (adj. comparative) + ly (adv. In the manner of)
Paulette picked up the antique vase gingerly and placed it on the shelf.
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(adjective): native, having been born in a specific area or environment
in (into) + di (two) + gen (to give birth) + ous (adj. relating to)
The tomato plant is indigenous to South America.
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(noun): a science that describes the earth's surface
geo (earth) + graph (draw) + y (noun. result of an activity)
The geography of New York varies from the sandy shores to rocky mountains.
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(verb): to place things in classes or sets, to classify
cate (with) + gor (to gather)+ ize
(verb. cause)
The professor asked her students to categorize the plants they found.
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