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50 Cards in this Set
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belli, bell
ex: belligerent, bellicose, antibellum |
war, warlike
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bene, ben
ex: benevolent, benefactor, beneficent, benignt |
good
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bi
ex: bicycle, bisect, bilateral, biped |
two
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bio
ex: biography, biology, amphibious, symbiotic, macrobiotic |
life
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contra, contro
ex: controversy, incontrovertible, contravene |
against
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culp
ex: culprit, culpable, exculpate |
blame
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dic, dict
ex: diction, indict, verdict |
speak
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doc, doct
ex: docile, doctrine, doctrinaire |
teach
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dol
ex: condolence, dolorous, indolent |
pain
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duc, duct
ex: seduce, induce, conduct, viaduct, induct |
lead
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fal, fals
ex: infallible, fallacious, falsehood |
deceive
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ferv
ex: fervent, fervid, effervescent |
boil
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fid
ex: confident, diffidence, perfidious, fidelity |
faith, trust
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flu, flux
ex: fluent, affluent, superfluous, flux |
flow, abundance
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frag, frac
ex: fracture, refract, fragment |
break
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grat
ex: grateful, gratitude, gratuitous |
pleasing
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habit, hibit
ex: habitat, cohabit, inhibit |
have, hold
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hap
ex: happen, haphazard, hapless, perhaps |
by chance
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hetero
ex: heterosexual, heterodoxy, heterogeneous |
other
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hyper
ex: hyperactive, hyperbole, hyperventilate |
excess, too much
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ject, jet
ex: eject, interject, abject, trajectory, jettison |
throw
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jour
ex: adjourn, journal, sojourn |
day
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junct, jug
ex: junction, adjunct, injunction |
join
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jur
ex: jury, abjure, perjure, jurisprudence |
law
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lat
ex: latitude, collateral, unilateral |
side
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leg, lec, lex
ex: lexicon, legible, lecture |
read, speak
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liber
ex: libertine, liberty, libertarian |
free
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lig, li, ly
ex: ally, ligament, oblige, liable, liaison |
bind
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luc, lum
ex: lucid, illuminate, pellucid, elucidate |
light
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nat, nasc
ex: native, nativity, cognate, nascent |
born
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nau, nav
ex: navigate, nauseous, nautical, navy |
ship, sailor
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neg
ex: negate, negative, abnegate, renege |
deny, not
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nom, nym
ex: nominate, nomenclature, nominal, synonym, anonymity |
name
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pend, pens
ex: pendant, pendulous, suspense, propensity |
hang
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phil
ex: philosophy, philanderer, philanthropy |
love
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pot
ex: potential, potent, omnipotence |
power
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prox
ex: approximate, proximity, proxy |
near
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retro
ex: retroactive, retrograde, retrospective |
backward
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rid, ris
ex: ridiculous, derision, deride |
laugh
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rupt
ex: disrupt, interrupt, rupture |
break
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tact, tag, tang
ex: tactile, tangible, contagious |
touch
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term
ex: terminal, terminate, interminable |
end
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therm
ex: thermometer, thermal, thermodynamics |
heat
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tort
ex: torture, retort, extort |
twist
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trans
ex: transport, transgress, transient, translucent |
across, over, through, beyond
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turb
ex: disturb, turbulence, perturb |
shake
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val, vail
ex: valiant, avail, valor, ambivalent, convalescence |
strength, value
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ver
ex: verisimilitude, veracious, verity |
truth
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vert, vers
ex: avert, convert, revert, aversion, divert |
turn
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vor
ex: carnivore, omnivorous, voracious |
eat
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