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Word Dissection L9
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gen / gene / genit / gener* | race / kind (*when not at the end of a word)*Remember that ___gen / ___geny at the end of word means “produce”;genesis means “origin” |
| ___genous* | producing (*the –ous must be joined with the –gen) |
| ___phile* | person who loves / lover (*Remember: when it ends in an e, it will be the person who loves, not the love) |
| retro | back |
| potent | power |
| tox / toxi / toxico / toxo | poison |
| aud / audi / audio | hear / sound |
| eu___ | good / well |
| ___ive / tive / itive / ative | having to do with / ing |
| micro | small / tiny |
| ___algia / algesia / alg / alge / alges / algo | pain / ache |
| pent / penta | five |
| hetero | different / opposite |