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UBC CLST301-Module 7 The Birds and the Bees
Adjective Roots
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Undergraduate 3
04/06/2011

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Term
ambly-
Definition
dull; blunt [no connecting vowel follows]
Term
amph-
amb-
Definition
both [connecting vowel for amph- is either i or o; connecting vowel foramb- is always i]
Term
arch-
archae-
arche-
Definition
ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal
Term
aut-
Definition
spontaneous; itself; own; self
[aut- is almost always placed at the beginning of a term, even if it modifies a termination]
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cac-
kak-
Definition
unpleasant; bad
Term
crypt-
Definition
hidden
Term
echin-
Definition
spiny [adj]; spine [noun]
Term
gymn-
Definition
naked
Term
hem-
sem-
Definition
half [connecting vowel for both roots is "i"]
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pan-
hol-
Definition
all; entire; world [no connecting vowel follows pan-]
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