Roots and Fruits 101-112
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English | Latin |
|---|---|
 fid | faith |
| bona fide | genuine, real |
| diffidence | modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence |
| fig | form, shape |
| effigy | a sculpture or model of a person |
| fin | end |
| finitude | the state of having limits or bounds |
| finite | having limits or bounds |
| finis | the end of something |
| firm | secure |
| firmware | permanent software programmed into read only memory |
| flect, flex | bend |
| deflect | to cause something to change direction |
| flu, flux | flow |
| superfluous | unnecessary through being more than enough |
| fluxion | the action or process of flowing |
| fract, frag | break |
| refract | to make a ray of light change direction when it enters at an angle |
| diffract | to spread out a beam of light by passing through a narrow aperture or across an edge |
| frat, frater | brother |
| fraternal | of or like a brother |
| fratricide | the killing of one's sibling |
| fraternize | to associate or form a friendship with someone |
| fric | rub |
| frictional | of or produced by the action of rubbing two surfaces together |
| funct | perform |
| perfunctory | carried out with a minimum of effort of reflection |
| fug | flee |
| centrifuge | a machine with a rapidly rotating container that separates fluids of different densities |
| fus | pour |
| profuse | exuberantly plentiful |
| infusion | the introduction of a new element into something |
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