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ag, act* |
do, act; as "agent", "counteract"
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agr
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field; as "agriculture", "agoraphobia"
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alt
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high; as "altitude", "altar"
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alter
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other; as "altercation", "alternative"
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am*
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friend, love; as "amity", "amorous"
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anim
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mind, life spirit; as "animate", "animal", "animosity"
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ann, annu, enni
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year; as "annuity", "annual", "anniversary", "perennial"
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anthrop
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man; as "philanthropy", "anthropoid"
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aper
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open; as "aperture", "aperient"
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apt
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fit; as "adapt", "aptitude"
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aqu
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water; as "aqueous", "aquacade"
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arch
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rule, govern; as "anarchy", "matriarch"
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aster, astr
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star; as "asteroid", "disaster", "astronomy"
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aud
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hear; as "audible", "audition"
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aur
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gold; as "auriferous"
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bas*
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low; as "debase", "basement"
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bell
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war; as "bellicose", "antebellum"
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ben
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good, well; as "benevolent", "benefactor"
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bibl
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book; as "biblical", "bibliography"
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bio
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life; as "biology", "biopsy"
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brev
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short; as "brevity", "abbreviation"
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cad, cas, cid
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fall; as "cadence", "casualty", "incident"
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cand
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white, shining; as "candid", "candidate"
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cap, capt, cept, ceive*
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take, hold; as "capable", "captive", "intercept", "receive"
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capit
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head; as "capital", "decapitate"
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carn
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flesh; as "carnal", "carnivorous"
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ced, cess*
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yield, go; as "cede", "procession"
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celer
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swift; as "celerity", "accelerate"
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cent
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hundred; as "century", "centipede"
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chrom
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color; as "chromium", "chromatic"
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chron
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time; as "chronology", "chronic"
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cid, cis
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cut, kill; as "suicide", "precision"
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clin
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lean, bend; as "inclination", "recline"
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clud, clus
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close, shut; as "conclude", "recluse"
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cogn
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know; as "incognito", "cognizant"
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cord
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heart; as "cordial", "accord"
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corp
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body; as "corpulent", "corpse"
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cosm
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world; as "cosmic", "cosmopolitan"
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cred*
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believe; as "incredible", "credentials"
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curr, curs, cours*
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run; as "current", "cursory", "recourse"
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dec
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ten; as "decimal", "decade"
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dem
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people; as "democracy", "demographic"
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derm
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skin; as "epidermis", "dermatologist"
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di
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day; as "diary", "sundial"
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dic, dict*
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speak, say; as "indicate", "contradict"
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dign
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worthy; as "dignity", "indignant"
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domin
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lord, master; as "dominate", "indomitable"
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dorm
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sleep; as "dormant", "dormitory"
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duc, duct*
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lead; as "induce", "ductile"
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ego
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I; as "egotism", "egomaniac"
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equ
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equal; as "equity", "equanimity"
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fac, fect, fic, fy*
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make, do; as "facile", "factory", "infection", "fiction", "satisfy", "affect"
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fer*
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bear, carry; as "fertile", "confer"
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fid
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faith, trust; as "confide", "infidelity"
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fin
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end; as "infinite", "final"
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flect, flex
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bend; as "reflect", "flexible"
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form
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shape; as "conform", "reformation"
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fort*
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strong; as "fortitude", "fortify"
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frag, fract
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break; as "fragile", "fracture"
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fug
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flee; as "fugitive", "refugee"
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fus
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pour; as "confuse", "fusion"
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gen*
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kind, race, birth; as "generate", "generic", "generation"
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gest
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carry, bring; as "congestion", "gestation"
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grad, gress
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step, go; as "graduate", "digress"
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graph
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write; as "autograph", "graphic"
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grat
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pleasing; as "gratitude", "congratulate"
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hydr
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water; as "dehydrated", "hydrant"
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integr
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entire, whole; as "integrate", "integral"
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ject*
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throw; as "inject", "projection"
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junct
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join; as "conjunction", "juncture"
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lat
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carry; as "translation", "dilate"
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leg, lig, lect
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choose, gather; as "legible", "eligible", "collect"
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liber
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free; as "liberate", "libertine"
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loc*
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place; as "dislocate", "local"
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log
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word, study; as "catalogue", "psychology"
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loqu, locut
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speak, talk; as "loquacious", "circumlocution"
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luc, lum
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light; as "translucent", "illuminate"
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magn
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great; as "magnitude", "magnificent"
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man*
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hand; as "manufacture", "manual"
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mar
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sea; as "marine", "maritime"
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mater
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mother; as "maternal", "matrimony"
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mega
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large; as "megaton", "megaphone"
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ment
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mind; as "mentality", "mentally"
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merg
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plunge, sink; as "submerge", "merger"
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meter
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measure; as "chronometer", "symmetry"
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micro
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small; as "microscope", "microfilm"
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migr
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wander; as "migrate", "immigration"
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mir
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look; as "admire", "mirror"
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mit, miss*
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send; as "admit", "submission"
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mon
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advise, remind; as "admonish", "monument"
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mort*
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death; as "immortality", "mortal"
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mot, mov
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move; as "motor", "motility", "movable"
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mult*
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many; as "multitude", "multifarious"
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mut*
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change; as "mutation", "transmute", "immutable"
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nat*
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born; as "natal", "innate"
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nav
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ship; as "naval", "navigate"
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neg
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deny; as "negate", "renege"
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nomen
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name; as "nominee", "nomenclature", "cognomen"
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nov
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new; as "novelty", "novice", "innovation"
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ocul
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eye; as "oculist", "binocular"
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oper
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work; as "cooperation", "operate"
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pater, patri
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father; as "paternal", "patriot"
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ped, pod
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foot; as "impede", "biped", "tripod"
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ped
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child; as "pediatrics", "pedagogue"
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pel, puls
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drive; as "compel", "expulsion"
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pend, pens
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hang; as "pendant", "pension"
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pet
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seek; as "impetus", "petition"
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petr
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stone, rock; as "petrify"
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phil
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loving; as "philosophy"
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phob
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fear; as "claustrophobia"
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phon
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sound; as "phonic", "phonetics"
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plic*
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fold, bend; as "complicate", "implicate"
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pon, pos*
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place, put; as "component", "compose"
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port*
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carry, bring; as "porter", "import"
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pot
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drink; as "potion", "potable"
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poten
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powerful; as "potentate", "impotent"
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prehend, prehens
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take, grasp; as "apprehend", "comprehension"
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prot
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first; as "protagonist", "prototype"
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psych
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mind; as "psychological", "psychic"
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quer, quir, quis, ques
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ask, seek; as "query", "inquiry", "inquisition", "quest"
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reg, rig, rect
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rule, govern; as "regent", "rigid", "corrective"
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rid, ris
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laugh; as "ridiculous", "risible"
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rupt
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break; as "rupture", "erupt", "interruption"
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sacr
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holy; as "sacred", "sacrificial"
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sanct
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holy; as "sanction", "sanctify"
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sci, scio
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know; as "science", "conscious", "omniscient"
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scop
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watch; as "periscope", "horoscope"
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scrib, script*
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write; as "describe", "prescription"
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sec, sect
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cut; as "secant", "bisect"
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sed, sid, sess
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sit, seat; as "sedate", "reside", "session"
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sent, sens
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feel, think; as "sentiment", "sensible"
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sequ, secut*
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follow; as "sequel", "consecutive"
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serv
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keep; as "reserve", "conservation"
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sist
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place, stand; as "assist", "resistance"
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solv, solu
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loosen; as "dissolve", "absolution"
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somn
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sleep; as "somnambulist", "insomnia"
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soph
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wisdom; as "sophisticated", "philosphy"
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spec, spect, spic*
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look, appear; as "specimen", "prospect", "conspicuous"
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spir
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breathe; as "conspire", "respirate"
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stat, stab*
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stand; as "status", "stability"
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string, strict
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bind; as "stringent", "stricture"
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stru, struct
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build; as "construe", "descrtuctive"
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sum, sumpt
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take; as "assume", "presumption"
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tang, ting, tact, tig
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tough; as "tangent", "contingency", "contact", "contiguous"
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teg, tect
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cover; as "tegument", "detect"
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tele
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distance; as "telescope", "teletype"
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tempor
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time; as "temporary", "extemporaneous"
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ten, tain*
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hold, reach; as "tenant", "tension", "retain"
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term
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end; as "terminal", "terminate"
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ter, terr
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land, earth; as "inter", "terrace"
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therm
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heat; as "thermometer", "thermos"
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tort, tors
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twist; as "contort", "torsion"
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tract*
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draw; as "attract", "extract"
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trit
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rub; as "trite", "attrition"
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trud, trus
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thrust; as "intrude", "abstruse"
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umbra
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shade; as "umbrella", "umbrage"
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urb
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city; as "suburban", "urban"
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vac
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empty; as "vacate", "evacuation"
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vad, vas
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go; as "evade", "evasive"
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val, vail
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be strong; as "valid", "prevail"
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ven, vent*
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come; as "convene", "prevention"
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ver*
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true; as "veracity", "aver"
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verb
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word; as "verbose", "verbatim"
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vert, vers*
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turn; as "convert", "reverse"
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vid, vis
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see; as "evident", "visible"
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vinc, vict
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conquer; as "invincible", "evict"
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viv, vit
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live; as "vivacity", "vital"
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voc, vok
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call; as in "vocation", "evoke"
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volv, volut
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roll, turn; as in "involve", "revolution"
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a-, ab-, abs-*
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from, away; as "avert", "abjure", "absent"
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ad-*
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to; as "adhere"
By assimilation, ad- takes the forms of a-, ac-, af-, al-, an-, ap-, as-, at-; as "aspire", "accord", "affect", "allude", "annex", "appeal", "assume", "attract" |
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ambi-, amphi-
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around, both; as "ambidextrous", "amphibious"
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ante-, anti-*
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before; as "antedate", "anticipate"
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anti-*
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against; as "antidote", "antislavery"
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arch-
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first, chief; as "archangel", "archenemy"
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auto-
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self; as "autobiography", "automatic"
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ben-
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good, well; as "benediction", "benefactor"
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bi-*
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two; as "bilateral", "bisect"
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circum-*
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around; as "circumnavigate", "circumvent"
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com-, con-, col-, cor-, co-*
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together; as "commit", "concord", "collect", "correct", "co-worker"
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contra-, contro-, counter-*
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against; as "contradict", "controvert", "counteract"
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de-*
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down, away from, about; as "descend", "depart", "describe"
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demi-
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half; as "demigod", "demitasse"
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dia-
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across, through; as "diameter", "diastole"
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dis-, di-, dif-*
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apart, not; as "dissension", "division", "diffident"
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equi-*
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equal; as "equinox", "equivalent"
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ex-, e-, ef-*
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out of, from; as "extract", "eject", "efface"
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extra-
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out of, beyond; as "extraordinary", "extraterrestrial"
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hyper-*
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too much; as "hypercritical", "hypersensitive"
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hypo-
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too little, under; as "hypochondriac", "hypodermic"
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in-, il-, im-, ir-*
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into, in, on; as "invade", "illustrate", "immerse", "irritate"
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inter-, intro-*
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between, among; as "interpose", "introduce"
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mal-, mis-*
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bad; as "malevolent", "mistreat"
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mono-
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one, single; as "monotone", "monorail"
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neo-
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new; as "neoplasm", "neophyte"
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non-*
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not; as "nonentity", "nonconformist"
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ob-, of-, op-*
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against; as "obviate", "offend", "oppose"
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omni-*
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all; as "omniscient", "omnipresent"
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ortho-
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straight; as "orthodox", "orthopedic"
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pan-
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all; as "pantheism", "Pan-American"
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peri-*
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around; as "perimeter", "periscope"
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poly-*
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many; as "polygon", "polygamy"
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post-*
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after; as "postpone", "postmortem"
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pre-*
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before; as "predict", "precursory"
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pro-*
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forward, before; as "proceed", "provide"
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re-*
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back, again; as "recur", "recede"
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retro-
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backward; as "retrogress", "retrospect"
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se-
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apart, away; as "seduce", "sedition"
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semi-
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half; as "semicircle", "semiconscious"
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sub-*
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under; as "submarine", "subversive"
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super-*
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above, beyond; as "superpose", "supernatural"
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syn-, sym-
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with, at the same time; as "synonymous", "sympathetic"
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trans-*
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across; as "transcontinental", "transmit"
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ultra-
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beyond; as "ultraliberal", "ultramodern"
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un-*
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not; as "unaware", "uninformed"
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uni-*
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one; as "unanimous", "uniform"
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vice-
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instead of; as "vice-chancellor", "viceroy"
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-able, -ible*
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able; as "pliable", "returnable", "comestible"
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-acious, -cious
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having the quality of; as "capacious", "meretricious"
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-age
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act, condition; as "courage", "foliage"
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-al
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belonging to; as "legal", "regal"
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-ance, -ence*
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state of; as "abundance", "indulgence"
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-ate, -ent, -ant, -ante*
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one who; as "candidate", "advocate", "resident", "tenant", "debutante"
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-ary, -eer, -er
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one who, concerning; as "secretary", "engineer", "mariner"
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-cy*
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state, position of; as "adequacy", "presidency"
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-dom
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state of; as "freedom", "serfdom"
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-ence*
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state of; as "presence", "credence"
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-er, -or
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one who; as "player", "actor", "monitor", "employer"
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becoming; as "adolescent", "putrescent"
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-fy*
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make; as "beautify", "sanctify"
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-hood
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state of; as "knighthood", "childhood"
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-ic, -id
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of, like; as "bucolic", "acrid"
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-il, -ile*
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capable of being; as "evil", "servile"
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-ion*
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act of; as "desperation", "perspiration"
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-ious*
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characterized by; as "spacious", "illustrious"
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-ish*
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like; as "boyish", "foolish"
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-ism
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belief in or practice of; as "idealism", "capitalism"
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-ist
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one who practices or is devoted to; as "anarchist", "harpist"
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relating to; as "abusive", "plaintive"
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-mony
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state of; as "harmony", "matrimony"
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-ness*
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quality of; as "willingness", "shrewdness"
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-ory
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a place for; as "factory", "depository"
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-ous, ose*
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full of; as ponderous, verbose
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-ship
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state of, skill; as "friendship", "gamesmanship"
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-some*
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characteristic of; as "loathsome", "fearsome"
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-tude
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state of; as "lassitude", "rectitude"
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in the direction of; as "windward", "backward"
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full of; as "unruly", "showy"
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