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Greek Roots EMS 1st Semester 1-80

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root
meaning
juven   young ex: juvenile, rejuvenate  
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later   side, broad ex: lateral, latitude  
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leg   law ex: lega, legislature  
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lic, licit   permit ex: license, illicit  
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lit, liter   letters ex: literature, alliteration  
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magn   great ex: maginify, magnificent  
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man   hand ex. manual, manicure  
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mand   command ex: mandate, mandatory  
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mania   madness ex: maniac, pyrmania  
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nat   to be born, to spring forth ex: nature, native  
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neur   nerve ex: neutral, neurotic  
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nom   law, order ex: autonomy , economy  
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nomen, nomin   name ex: nominate, nomenclature  
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omni   all, every ex: omnipotent, omnivorous  
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onym   name ex: pseudonym, anonymous  
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oper   to work ex: operate, cooperate  
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ortho   correct, straight ex: orthodontist, orthopedic  
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pac   peace ex: pacifist, Pacific ocean  
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pan   all ex: panacea, pantheon  
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pater, part   father ex: patriarch, patriot  
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path, pathy   feeling, suffering ex: sympathy,  
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que, qui   ask, seek ex: question, inquire  
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reg, recti   straighten ex: correct, direct  
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ri, ridi   laughter ex: ridicule, ridiculous  
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rog, roga   ask ex: prerogative, interrogate  
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rupt   break ex. rupture, erupt  
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sacr, secr   sacred ex: sacred, consecrate  
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salv, salu   safe, healthy ex: salvation, salute  
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sangui   blood ex: sanquine, sanquinity  
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sat, satis   enough ex: satisfy, saturate  
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tact, tang, tag   touch ex: contact, contagious  
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tele   far ex: telephone, telescope  
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tempo   time ex: tempo, contemportary  
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ten, tin, tain   hold ex: contain, dention  
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uni   one ex: unicorn, university  
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vac   empty ex: vacation, vacuum  
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val   strength, worth ex: valor, equivalent  
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ven, vent   come ex: convent, convene  
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vert, vers   turn ex: reverse, introvert  
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zo   animal ex: zoology, zodiac  
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acer, acid, acri   bitter, sour ex. acerbic, acidity  
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acu   sharp ex: acute, acupuncture  
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ag, agi, ig   do, move, go ex: agenda, agitate  
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ali, alter   other ex: alias, altenative  
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altus   high, deep ex: altimeter, altitude  
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belli   war ex: rebellion, bellicose  
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bio   life ex: biology, biography  
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bibl   book ex: bible, bibliography  
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breve   short ex; abbreviate, brief  
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calor   heat ex: calorie, caloric  
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cap, cept   take ex: capture, accept  
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capit, capt   head ex: capital, captain  
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carn   flesh ex: carnivore, reincarnate  
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caus, caut   burn, heat ex: cauterize, cauldron  
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deca   ten ex: decimal, decathalon  
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dem   people ex: demography, democracy  
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dent, dont   tooth ex: dental orthodontist  
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derm   skin ex: dermatology, tacidermy  
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dic, dict   say, speak ex: dictionary, verdict  
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end, endo   within ex: endoral, endoskeleton  
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equi   equal ex: equinox, equilibrium  
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erg   work ex: energy, allergy  
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fac, fact, fic   do, make ex: factory, amplification  
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fall, fals   deceive ex: fallacy falsify  
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fer   bear, carry ex: ferry, fertile  
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fid, feder   faith, trust ex: fidelity, confederacy  
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fila, fili   thread ex: filament, filter  
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gam   marriage ex: monogamy. polygamy  
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gastro   stomach ex: gastric, gastronomic  
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gen   birth, race, produce Ex: genesis, genetics  
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geo   earth ex: geometry, geology  
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hab, habit   have, live ex: habitat, habitual  
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helio   sun ex: heliograph, heliotrope  
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hema, hemo   blood ex: hemorrhage, hemophilia  
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here, hes   stick ex: adhere, cohesion  
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ignis   fire ex: ignite, igneous  
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ject   throw ex: reject, inject  
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join, junct   join ex: junction, conjunction  
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jud, judi   judge, lawyer ex: prejudice, judicial  
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jur, jus   law ex: justice, juror  
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