AP Literature Vocabulary #19 Roots Flashcards
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8972446220 | tang / tact *tactile:* relating to or used for the sense of touch | touch | 0 | |
8972454792 | tele *telepathy:* communication directly from one person's mind to another's without speech, writing, or other signs or symbols | distant, far off | 1 | |
8972459677 | telos *telosynapsis:* synapsis of chromosomes by end-to-end union that is now known as an observational effect | end | 2 | |
8972461969 | temp *temporary:* lasting or designed to last for a limited time | time | 3 | |
8972465974 | ten / tent *tenuous:* not based on anything significant or substantial, and therefore unlikely to stand up to rigorous examination | hold | 4 | |
8972467848 | terr *terrain:* ground or a piece of land seen in terms of its surface features or general physical character | earth | 5 | |
8972469883 | theo *atheist:* somebody who does not believe in God or deities | god, deity | 6 | |
8972470962 | therm *thermometer:* an instrument for measuring temperature | heat | 7 | |
8972472289 | trans *transient:* staying in a place for only a short period of time | across | 8 | |
8972473171 | tropos *troposphere:* lowest and most dense layer of the atmosphere | turn, direction, way | 9 |