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227 Cards in this Set
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acrophobia
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fear of hieghts
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acropolis
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middle and tops of city
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aerobics
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fitness program
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aeronautics
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air planes
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allonym
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fake name of an author
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amorphous
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lacking definite form
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anachronism
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shakespeare: out of time order
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anaerobics
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an organism living w/o air
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anomaly
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deviation from common rule
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antipathy
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natural, basic, or habitual
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auonomy
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self-governing
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bibliophile
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loves to collect books
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cacography
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bad handwriting
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cacophony
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bad sound
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chronic
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bad cough
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chronicle
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detailed narrative record or report
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chronology
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order of events
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chronometer
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watch
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criteria
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something to meet
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dsychromatopsia
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color blindness
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dysphagia
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difficulty in swallowing
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dystrophy
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inadequate nutrition
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eccentric
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diviating from the normal
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ethical
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morals
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ethnocentric
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belief in one's own ethnic group is superious
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eugenic
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good breeding
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eulogy
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funereal speech
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euphony
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beautiful sound
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heliotrope
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plant follows the sunlight
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heteromorphism
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different forms at different periods of time
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hippophagous
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eating horse
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ichthyophagous
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eating fish
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iconoclas
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destroyer of image
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idiosyncrasy
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an individuals behavior
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kinesiology
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study of the anatomy
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metropolis
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anylarge; busy city
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misanthropy
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hatred of humans
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misology
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distrust or hatred of reason
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monochrome
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one color
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monologue
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long speech by one person
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necropolis
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large cemetry
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necropsy
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examing of body after death to see wat caused death
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neuralgia
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SHARP PAIN ALONG THE COURSE OF A NERVE
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neurectomy
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the removal of part or all of a nerve
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neuritis
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inflammation of a nerve
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oligarchy
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government by few
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orthodoxy
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customs beliefs
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pachyderm
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thick skinned
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pantophagous
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eating all kinds of food
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pentathlon
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athletic contest with 5 contests
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philology
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study of literary texts, and of written records
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phonetics
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symbols used to represent the speech sounds of a language
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phonography
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shorthand based on phonetic transcription
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phonology
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sound of system of a language
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phytophagous
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feeding on plants
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pneumatology
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science dealing with the medical uses of air and gas
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psychopathic
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relating to an antisocial personality
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therapy
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a treatment of a disease
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toxemia
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blood poisoning
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zoophagous
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feed on animal matter
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antrop
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mankind
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phil
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love
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miso
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hate
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biblio
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book
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phon
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sound
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graph
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write;draw;describe;record
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scop,scept,skept
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look at examine
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eu
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good
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caco
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bad;ill
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mega
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large
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micro
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smal
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macro
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large long
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tele
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far distance
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mania
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madness
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phobia
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fear
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arch
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rule govern
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dem
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people
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gen,gon
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kind race origin
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gon
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angle
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gyn,gyne
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women
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log
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idea;word;speech;discussion;reason;sudy
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archae
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ancient
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hetero
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various
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homo
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same
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olig
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few
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poly
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many
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theo
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god
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geo
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earth
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helio
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sun
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dyn,dynam
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power;force
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chron
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time
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chrom
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color
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meter
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measure
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center
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center
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cycl
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circle
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mono
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one
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bi
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two
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dis di
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two twice
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iso
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equal
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ortho
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correct,rigth,straight
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latry
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worship
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mancy
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divination;prophecy
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path
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feeling disease
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batho,bathy
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depth
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therap
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cure
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haem em
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blood
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rhea reo rrh rhag
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flow gush burst
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stat, stas
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stand stop
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erg urg
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work
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gno gnos
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know
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hemi
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half
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tom
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cut
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ton
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stretch tone
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chir
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hand
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pod
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foot
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cephal
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head
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dactyl
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finger;toe
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gloss
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tongue
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osteo
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bone
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derm, dermat
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skin
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plas, plasm
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mold shape form substance
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pachy
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thick
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tauto
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same
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algia
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pain
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itis
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inflammation
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machy
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war
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crat,cras
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mix
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cosm
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order;world
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polit
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city
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crit
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seperate,discern
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top
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place
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thalass thalatt
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sea
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naus nau
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ship
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plut
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wealth
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idio
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one'sown individual
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ideo
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idea
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auto
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self
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cracy
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rule government
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poly pole
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sale selling
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bio
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life
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phys
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nature
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psych
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mind soul
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soma
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body
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lith
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stone
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petr
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rock
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glyph
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carving
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icon
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image
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astr
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star
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nom
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arrangement
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onoma
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name
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ec oec
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house
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ethn
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nation
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palco
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ancient
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neo
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new
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hier
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sacred
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clasm
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breakage destruction
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lysis
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a loosening
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iatry
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a healing
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oidism
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resemblance
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drom
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a running course
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phyll
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leaf
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ep-
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upon at in addition of
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hipp
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horse
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log
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study
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entom
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insect
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caco
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bad ill
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phag
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eat
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anth
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flower
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poly-
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many
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ep
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word
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ornith
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correct right straight
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dendr
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tree
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ichthy
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fish
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sperm
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sowing
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phyt
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plant
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etym
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true meaning
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zo
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animal
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gam
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marriage
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morph
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form
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thaum
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wonder
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techn
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art
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min
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imitate
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crypt
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conceal
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phan
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show appear shine
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trop
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turn respond to
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troph
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feed
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stroph
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turn
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klin
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lean lie incline
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ag agog
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lead
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bas bat
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step go
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bal ball
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throw
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holo
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whole
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allo
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other
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acro
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top tip end
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hydro
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water
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therm
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heat
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hygro
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moisture
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bar
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weight pressure
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phot phos
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light
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pyr
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fire
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aer
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lower air
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ether
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upper air
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caust
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burn
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schiz
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split cleave
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od
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way path
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pseudo
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false counterfeit
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phoria
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a bearing
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tax
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arrangement order
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tox
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poison
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dox
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belief opinion
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paed ped
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child
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athl
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prize
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kine kno
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movement
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sept
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poison
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proto
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first
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deutero
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second
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tri
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three
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tetra
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four
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penta
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five
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hexa
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six
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hepta
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seven
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octa
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eight
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ennea
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nine
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deka
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ten
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hecato
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hundred
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kilo
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thousand
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myraid
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ten thousand
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