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Latin and Greek Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes

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Latin Root   Definition  
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ambi   both  
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aud   to hear  
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bene   good  
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cent   one hundred  
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circum   around  
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contra/counter   against  
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dict   to say  
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duc/duct   to lead  
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fac   to do; to make  
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form   shape  
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fort   strength  
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ject   throw  
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jud   judge  
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mal   bad  
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mater   mother  
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mit   to send  
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mort   death  
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multi   many  
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pater   father  
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port   to carry  
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rupt   to break  
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scrib/scribe   to write  
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sect/sec   to cut  
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spect   to look  
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struct   to build  
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voc   voice; to call  
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anthro   man; human; humanity  
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auto   self  
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chron   time  
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dyna   power  
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dys   bad; hard; unlucky  
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gram   thing written  
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graph   writing  
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hetero   different  
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hydr   water  
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hypo   below; beneath  
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meter/metr   measure  
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mis/miso   hate  
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morph   form; shape  
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nym   name  
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phil   love  
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phon   sound  
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photo/phos   light  
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pseudo   false  
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psycho   soul; spirit  
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scope   viewing instrument  
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techno   art; science; skill  
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tele   far off  
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therm   heat  
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de-   opposite  
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dis-   not; opposite of  
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fore-   before; front of  
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in-, im-   in  
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inter-   between; among  
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mis-   wrongly  
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sub-   under  
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super-   above; beyond  
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trans-   across  
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