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123 Cards in this Set
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A
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not
Amoral - not moral |
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AB
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away from
Abduct - take away from |
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AD
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to, toward
Advance - proceed toward |
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AMBI
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both
Ambidextrous - good with both hands |
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AMOR
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love
Amorous - loving |
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AMPHI
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both
Amphibian - live on land and sea |
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ANNU
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year
Annually - yearly |
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ANTE
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before
Antedate - date before Antebellium- before the war (belli=war) |
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ANTI
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against
Antifreeze - against freezing |
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aqua-, aque
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water
Aquarium - water tank |
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ARCH
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chief
Archbishop - chief bishop |
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ASTRO
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star
Astronaut - star traveler |
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AUDIO
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sound, hearing
Audiology - study of hearing |
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AUTO
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self
Autocrat - rule by ones self |
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BENE
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well, good
Benefactor - receiver of good |
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BIBLIO
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book
Bibliophile - book lover |
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BIO
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life
Biology - study of life |
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CARDI
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heart
Cardiac - related to the heart |
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CENT
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hundred
Centimeter - 100th of a meter |
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CIRCUM
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around
Circumvent - get around (pass) |
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CO/ CON/ COM
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together
co-author - author together |
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CHRON
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time
Chronological - in order by time |
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DE
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down, away
Decline - sink, waste away |
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DEMO
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people
Democracy - state of the people |
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CONTRA
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against
Contradict - speak against |
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CHROMO
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color
Chromatic - relates to color |
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DERMA
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skin
Epidermis - outer skin |
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DIA
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through
Diameter - through middle |
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dis-, dif-
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not, apart
Dislike - not like Differ-disagree (carry apart) |
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EGO
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self
Egocentric - self centered |
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EX
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out, former
Exclude - keep out Ex-wife - former wife |
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EXTRA
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outside, beyond
Extra-Terrestrial - existing outside the earth |
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GEO
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earth
Geography - study of the earth |
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GRESS
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walk, go
Regress - walk over again |
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HETERO
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different
Heterosexual - different sexes |
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HEIR
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order by rank
Hierarchy - ranking by authority, chief rank |
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HOMO
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same
Homosexual - same sexes |
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HYDRA, HYDRO
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water
Hydrant - water outlet |
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HYPER
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excessive
Hyperactive - excessively active |
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HYPO
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less, under
Hypo-dermal - under the skin |
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IL/ UN
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not
Illegal - not legal |
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INTER
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between, among
Interstate - between states |
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INTRA
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within
Intrastate - within the state |
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JUNCT
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join
Junction - point of meeting |
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MAL
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bad
Malpractice - bad practice |
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MONO
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one
monoplane - one winged plane |
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MEGA
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million, large
Megatons - a million tons |
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MIS
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wrong
Mistake - error |
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MICRO
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small
Microorganisms - small organisms |
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MORT
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death
Mortician - |
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MULTI
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many
Multistage - |
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NEO
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new
Neo-Nazi - new neophyte- novice |
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NON
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not
Non-racial - not racial Nonconformist Nonnegotiable |
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ORTHO
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straight
Orthodox - straight, right view |
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PAN
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all, across
Pan-American - across america Pandemic |
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PATH
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feelings
Pathology - study of emotions |
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PED
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foot
Pedestrian - person moving on foot |
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PHON
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sound
Phonography - sound writer |
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PHOTO
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light
Photography - light writer (picture) |
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POLY
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many
Polypeptide - many peptides |
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POST
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after
Post-war - after the war |
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PRE
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before
Pre-dated - dated before |
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PRO
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in favor of
pro-choice - favoring choice |
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PSYCH
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mind
Psychology - study of the mind |
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PSEUDO
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false
Pseudonym - false name |
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PYR
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fire, heat
Pyromaniac - person who is crazy about fire |
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RETRO
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backward
Retrograde - traditional or nostalgic |
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SCRIPT
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write
Scriptures - writings |
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sur-, super-
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over, better
Superman - better man superego surpass |
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SYM
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with, together
Symphony - sound together |
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TELE
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far
Teleport - carry far |
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THERM
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heat
Thermometer - heat meter |
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THEO
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god
Theology - study of god |
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TRANS
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across
Transatlantic - across the atlantic |
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ULTRA
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excessive
Utlrafine - excessively fine |
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UN
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not
Unhappy - not happy |
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UNDER
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below
Undershirt - shirt worn beneath |
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VIS/ VID
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see
Video - to see |
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ZO
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animal
Zoology - study of animals |
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be-
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over, thoroughly
bedaub-smear over befuddle- confuse thoroughly |
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ana-
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up, back, again
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apo-
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from, away from
apology - apocalyptic - |
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auto-
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self
autobiography - story about self |
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bi-
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two
bicameral - two houses biennial - every two years |
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auto-
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self
autobiography - story about self |
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bi-
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two
bicameral - two houses biennial - every two years |
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auto-
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self
autobiography - story about self |
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bi-
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two
bicameral - two houses biennial - every two years |
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cata-
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down
catapult - hurl down catastrophe - disaster |
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centro-. centri-
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around, center
concentric - centrifugal - |
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demi-
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partly, half
demigod - partly divine being |
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dys-
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ill, faulty, bad
dyslexia - faulty language dyspepsia - faulty digestion, indigestion dysfunctional - dysentery - |
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ecto-
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outside
ectoderm - outer skin |
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endo-
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within, inside
endoscope - instrument observing inside |
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en-, em-
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in
empathy - filling in engender |
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epi-
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upon
epitaph- epidermis epicenter |
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eso-
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inward, within
esoteric-more inward esophagus- |
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eu-
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good, pleasant
euphoria- euthanasia-good death eulogy-speech for praise euphony-pleasant sounding |
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meta-
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involving change, beyond
metamorphosis-change of form metaphysical- metaphysics- metanalysis- |
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ir-
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not
irregular irrational irredeemable |
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ob-,
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against
object obstruct-build against obloquy-infamy; disgrace |
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olig-
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few
oligarchy-govern by few oligosaccharide- comprised of a few sugars |
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para-
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beyond, related, false
paralegal- paramilitary- parachute parallel-similar paraphrase-restate; translate |
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per-
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through
permeable- allowing passage through pervade- spread throughout percolate-flow through perforate-punch through |
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peri-
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around
perimeter-outerboundary periphery-edge periscope- |
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prim-
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first
primordial-existing at first of time primogeniture-first born |
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proto-
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first
prototype- first of its type protozoic- first life form protoplasm |
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re-
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again, back
reiterate-repeat reimburse-pay back |
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se-
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away, aside
secede-withdraw seclude-shut away seduce-lead away |
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sub-
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under
submarine- subject- subhuman- subterranean- subjugate-bring under control |
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syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-
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with, together
symphony-sound come together synonym-same name system-network syllable syllogism-explanation how ideas relate sympathize-pity; identity with synchronize-time together |
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uni-
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one
unison-oneness of pitch; complete accord |
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vice-
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in place of
viceroy-governor acting in place of king |
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with-
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away, against
withstand-stand up against; resist |
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e
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out of, from
elect-choose out of eject-throw out |
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im
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not
imperfect impolite impossible |
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im
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into
imbibe-drink in |
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in
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not
indiscrete invisible-not visible |
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in
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into
incorporate-take into the body |
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macro
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large
macroeconomics |
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palin-, pali-
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back, again
palindrome-line that reads the same backwards and forwards |
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phil-
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love; lover of
philanthropy philosophy |
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pros-
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toward, in front
prospect-something coming up |
