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Set 4
ling 150
36
Language - Other
Undergraduate 1
10/22/2008

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Term
al~ol
Definition
nurture, grow
ex) adolescent, abolish, alma mater, alimentary
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am~im
Definition
love
ex) amorous, amative, amicable, inimical
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ann~enn
Definition
year
ex) per annum, perennial, annals, millennium
Term
apt~ept
Definition
fit
ex) aptitude, inept, adapt, adept, coapt
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bol~bl
Definition
throw
ex) parabola, emblem, hyperbole, metabolism, problem
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cap~cep~cip~cup
Definition
take
ex) captive, except, incipient, recuperate, principle, precept, percipient, occupy, capacious
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cid~cis
Definition
cut, kill
ex) homicide, incision, excise, circumcise, concise
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cri
Definition
judge, separate
ex) critic, criterion, crisis, endocrine, hypocrisy
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cri~cre~cer
Definition
separate
ex) discern, secern, secret, secrete, certain, criminal
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cub~cumb
Definition
lie down
ex) incubate, incumbent, concubine, recumbent, cubicle
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de~div
Definition
god
ex) deity, divinity, deification, divine, deism, diva
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equ~iqu
Definition
even
ex) equity, iniquity, equanimity, equidistant, equal, equator, equation, adequate
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erg~org~urg
Definition
Work
ex) energy, metallurgy, organ, orgy, demiurge, ergative, georgic, liturgy
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fac~fec~fic
Definition
do, make
ex) factory, defect, artificial, perfect, prefect, fact, factotum, factor, facsimile, deficit, suffice, artifice
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frag~frang~fring
Definition
break
ex) fragile, frangible, infringe, fragment, refrangent
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fund~fus
Definition
pour, melt
ex) refund, effusive, fuse, fusion, infuse, infusion, refuse, affusion, fusile, diffuse
Term
gen~gn~na
Definition
birth
ex) general, genus, genius, genial, genital, progeny, ingenious, indigenous, genuine, gentile, benign, pregnant, innate, native, nation, natal, agnate
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gen~gon
Definition
birth
ex) gene, genocide, genesis, heterogeneous, epigene, gonad
Term
men~mon
Definition
think
ex)mental, memento, dementia, mention, admonish
Term
mne
Definition
remember
ex)amnesia, mnemonic
Term
mov~mo
Definition
move
ex) move, motion, motility, motive, emotion, motor, promote, mobile
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nec~necr
Definition
die
ex) nectar, nectarine, necrosis
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nec~noc~nic~nox
Definition
harm
ex)innocuous, internecine, pernicious, innocent, noxious
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pend~pond
Definition
hang, weigh
ex) depend, appendix, expend, ponder, pendulum
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sacr~sanc~secr
Definition
holy
ex) sacred, sanctify, consecrate, desecrate
Term
semen~semin
Definition
seed
ex)semen, inseminate, seminal, disseminate, seminary
Term
spec~spic
Definition
look
ex) inspect, despicable, spectacle, spectrum, retrospect
Term
sta~ste
Definition
stand
ex) static, ecstasy, thermostat, stasis, system
Term
sta~ste~sti~st
Definition
stand
ex) status, stamen, obstetrician, institute, stationary, stable, prostitute, constitution, statute, insist
Term
tag~teg~tig~tang~ting
Definition
touch
ex) contagion, integer, tangent, contingent, tangible
Term
tempor
Definition
time
ex)temporary, temporize, contemporary
Term
ten~tin
Definition
hold
ex)tenable, continuous, tenure, tenacious, retention
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tom~tm
Definition
cut
ex)anatomy, tmesis, atom, microtome, entomology
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vic~vinc
Definition
conquer
ex)victor, invincible, evict, evince, convince, conviction
Term
vor
Definition
eat
ex)voracious, omnivore, carnivore
Term
zo
Definition
animal
ex) zoology, protozoon, azote, zoomorphic
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