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Word Roots 23+24
Term | Definition |
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a- | away, from; not, without |
dys- | bad,badly |
hyper- | over, above |
in- | in, into; not |
felic | pleasing, happy, suitable |
troph | nourish |
it-ation | an action or process |
-ic | like, related to |
-ity | state, quality, act |
it-ous | having the quality of |
-y | state of, quality, act; body group |
hypertrophy | excessive growth or enlargement of a body part or organ |
felicity | pleasing and appropriate manner; happiness |
atrophy | to waste away or to decrease in size (as of a body part or tissue) |
infelicitous | unsuitable; inappropriate |
dystrophy | any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition |
felicitatiton | an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another |
trophic | of or relating to nutrition |
af- | to, toward, against |
ef- | out |
in- | in, into; not |
re- | back, again |
flu/fluc/flux | flowing |
i-al | like, related to; an action or process |
tu-ation | an action or process |
-ence/-ency | state, quality, act |
-ent | one who, that which; like, related to |
affluence | an abundance of material wealth |
fluctuation | variation in level, degree; constant change |
fluency | effortless expression |
influential | having a great deal of power to change something |
influx | the arrival of a large number of people or things |
reflux | backward flow |
effluent | flowing outward or forward |