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Greek/Latin Roots

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astro   stars, heaven, space (astronomy, asteroid)  
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aud   to hear (audible, auditorium)  
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auto   self (autobiography)  
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bene   good, well (beneficial)  
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bio   life (biology, biography)  
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chron   time (chronological)  
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dict   to speak (contradict, dictate)  
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fac   make, do (manufacture, factory)  
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form   shape (reform uniform)  
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geo   earth (geography, geology)  
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gon   angle (polygon, pentagon)  
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grad/gress   step (gradual, progress)  
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graph   writing, printing (telegraph)  
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ject   to throw (inject, project)  
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junct   to join (junction, conjunction)  
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loc   place (location, local)  
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man/manu   hand (manual, manuscript)  
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mega/manga   large, powerful (megaphone, magnify)  
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meter   measure (thermometer)  
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min   little/small (miniature, minute)  
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mort   to die (mortality)  
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opt   eye (optical, optometrist)  
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ped/pod   foot (pedal, pedestrian)  
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phon   sound (microphone)  
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poli/polis   city government (police, metropolitan)  
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mis/mit   send (permit, submission)  
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port   to carry (portable, transport)  
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pose   to put (compose, position)  
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scope   instrument for viewing (telescope)  
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scrib/script   to write (script, scribble)  
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spect   to look/see (inspector, spectacles)  
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struct   build/form (structure, destruction)  
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tele   far off, distant (telephone, telescope)  
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tract   to pull (tractor, attract)  
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vac   empty (vacant, evacuate)  
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vid   see (video)  
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vis   see (vision)  
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