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25 Cards in this Set
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vita
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life
vitamin, vitality, vital It is vital to the club that you tell no one that we came to you. |
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demo
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people
democracy, demography, undemocratic Our government is a democracy. |
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stereo
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solid
stereotype, stereophonic The title nerd is a stereotype. |
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ism
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doctrine
capitalism, cubism, nihilism i have heard of artists that use cubism. |
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cogn
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know
incognito, recognize, precognition Batman is incognito. |
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sur
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over
surplus, surpass, surface There is a surplus amount of this candy in our store. |
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alter
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other
alteration, alter ego, alternative We chose the alternative plan because the other one was a strain on our budget. |
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aster
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star
astronomy, astrology, asteroid The asteroid just barely missed the moon. |
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dyna
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power
dynamic, dynamite, dynasty They used powerful dynamite the take the large building down. |
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chron
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time
chronic, chronological, synchronize The items need to be listed in chronological order. |
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hyper
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over
hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperbole You used a hyperbole when you said the city was GIGANTIC. |
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luna
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moon
lunatic, lunar, lunate There was a lunar eclipse yesterday. |
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octa
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eight
octagon, octahedron, octave You are a whole octave higher than anyone else. FIX IT! |
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gyro
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turn
gyroscope, gyre, gyrocompass That circular object is a gyre. |
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contra
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against
contradict, contrary, contrast You contradicted yourself when you said the animal was small but large. |
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geo
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earth
geometry, geography, geology Geography is the science of earth. |
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helio
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sun
heliocentric, heliograph, perihelion Our solar system is heliocentric. |
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thermo
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heat
thermostat, thermos, geothermal My thermostat says it is 67 degrees in my house. |
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tetra
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four
tetragon, tetrahedron, tetroxide That rectangle could be called a tetragon. |
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meter
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measure
themometer, centimeter, millimeter There are 100 centimeters in a meter. |
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scope
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look
telescope, microscope, horoscope The telescope let me see the stars up close. |
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son
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sound
sonnet, supersonic, unison The jet made a supersonic sound as it flew by. |
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dec
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ten
decagon, decade, decimal I was alive for exactly a decade four years ago. |
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stell
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star
stellar, interstellar, constellation The constellation called "the Big Dipper" holds the northern star on its handle. |
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amat
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love
amateur, amiable, amity Sue showed amity to little Johnny. |
