Root Words and Their Meanings

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ast/aster/astro

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star (Greek) - astrology, astronomy, astronaut

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bene

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good (Latin) - beneficial, benefactor

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contra/counter

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against, opposite (Latin) - contraindicated, counterintuitive

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ante, anti

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before, prior to (Latin) - antecedent, anticipate

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dys

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bad, difficult (Greek) - dysfunction, dyslexia

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fac

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to do, to make (Latin) - factory, manufacture

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hydr

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water (Greek) - hydration, dehydrate

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hypo

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under, beneath (Greek) - hypothermia, hypodermic

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ject

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throw (Latin) - projector, object

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jud

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judge (Latin) - judgment, misjudge