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a/n
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not, without
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abyss - without bottom; achromatic - without color; anhydrous - without water
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a
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on
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afire - on fire; ashore - on the shore; aside - on the side
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a, ab/s
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from, away, off
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abduct - carry away by force; abnormal - away from normal, not normal; absent - away, not present; aversion - the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten.
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a/c/d
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to, toward, near
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accelerate - to increase the speed of; accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained; admittance - allowing into;
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acro
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top, height, tip, beginning
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acrobat - a "high walker"; acronym - a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia - fear of height
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act
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do
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activity - something that a person does; react - to do something in response; interaction - communication between two or more things
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aer/o
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air
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aerate - to let air reach something; aerial - relating to the air; aerospace - the air space
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agr/i/o
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farming
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agriculture - management of the land, agribusiness - making money by utilizing land; agrarian - relating to the management of land
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alg/o
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pain
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neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; analgesic - a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia - aching for the familiar
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ambi, amphi
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both, on both sides, around
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ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally; ambiguous - having more than one meaning; ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing
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ambul
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walk, move
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amble - to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant - walking or moving around; ambulance - a vehicle that moves a patient
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ami/o
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love
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amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity - friendly and peaceful relations; amorous - showing romantic love
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ana
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up, back, against,
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analysis - a close examination of something; anatomy - the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism - not being in the right place in time
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0
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again, throughout
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andr/o
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man, male
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androgynous - being both male and female; android - resembling a human; misandry - hatred towards men
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anim
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life, spirit
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animal - a living organism; animate - to make alive; equanimity - of balanced spirit
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ann/enn
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year
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anniversary - a date observed once a year; annual - happening once a year; millennium - 1,000 years
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ante
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before, in front
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antecede - to come before something in time; antemeridian - before noon; anteroom- a small room before the main room
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anth/o
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flower
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chrysanthemum and amaranth - names of flowers; anthology - a collection of treasured writings; anthozoan - half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals.
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anthrop/o
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human
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anthropology - the study of mankind; anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)
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anti
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against, opposite of
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antibody - a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic - preventing infection; antisocial - opposing social norm
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apo, apho
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away, off, separate
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aphorism - a short expression of a general truth; apology - an explicit expression of regret, apostrophe - a small dash used in place of an omitted letter
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aqu/a
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water
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aquarium - a water container for fish; aquatic- relating to water; aqueduct - a pipeline for water
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arbor
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tree
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arborist - someone working with trees; arbor - a shady area formed by trees; arborous - having many trees
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arch/i
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chief, most important, rule
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archbishop - the highest ranking bishop; archenemy - chief or worst enemy; matriarch - a female who rules a group; monarch - a king or queen
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arch/a/i
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primitive, ancient
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archaeology - the study of ancient cultures; archaic - belonging to an earlier period; archive - a collection of historical materials
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arthr/o
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joint
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arthroscope - a tool to see inside a joint; arthritis - inflammation of a joint; arthropod - invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects
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art
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skill
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artifact - object made by a person's skill; artisan - a person skilled in a craft; artist - a person who creates skillfully
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astro, aster
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star, stars, outer space
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astronaut - a person traveling to the stars; astronomer - someone who studies the stars; asterisk - a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool
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aud/i/io
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hear
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audible - loud enough to be heard; audience - people who listen to a program; audiovisual - relating to sound and vision
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auto
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self, same, one
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autocrat - a person who governs with absolute power; autograph - a person's own signature; automatic - moving by itself
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avi/a
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bird
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aviary - a large enclosure for birds; aviatrix - a female airplane pilot; aviation - the art of designing or operating aircraft
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bar/o
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pressure, weight
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baric - pertaining to pressure, esp. of the atmosphere; milliard - metric unit, equal to 1/1000th of a bar; baryon - heavy elementary particle
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bell/i
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war
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bellicose - warlike; belligerent - hostile, ready to fight; rebel - person who opposes and fights
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bene
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good, well
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benefactor - person who gives money to a cause; beneficial - producing a good effect; benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill
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bi/n
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two, twice, once in every two
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biannual - happening twice a year; binoculars - optical device with two lenses; bilateral - of or involving two sides
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bibli/o
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book
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bibliography - a list of books used as sources; bibliomania - an extreme love of books; bibliophile - a person who loves books
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bio
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life, living matter
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biography- a life story written by another person; biology - the science of life; biosphere - Earth's surface inhabited by living things
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blast/o
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cell, primitive, immature cell
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blastula - an early stage of embryonic development; fibroblast - a cell that forms connective tissue; blastoderm - the layer surrounding the inside of an egg
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burs
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pouch, purse
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bursar- an administrative officer in charge of funds; bursary- the treasury of a college or monastery; disburse- to expend especially from a public fund
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calc
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stone
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calcite; calcium- the flame of acetylene gas generated by reaction of calcium carbide with water; calcification- impregnation with calcareous matter
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cand
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glowing, iridescent
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candid- free from bias, prejudice, or malice; candle- something that gives light; incandescent- white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
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capt, cept, ceive
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take, hold
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intercept - to stop or interrupt;
perceive - to take notice of something; captivating - taking hold of |
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardiac - relating to the heart; cardiogenic - resulting from heart disease; cardiologist - a heart doctor
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carn/i
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flesh, meat
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carnivorous - flesh-eating; carnal - pertaining to the body or flesh; incarnate - given bodily form
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cata
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down, against, completely, intensive, according to
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cataclysm - a flood or other disaster, catalog - a complete listing; catastrophe - turning for the worst, a substantial disaster
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caust, caut
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to burn
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cauterize - to burn with a hot instrument; caustic - capable of burning or eating away; holocaust - total devastation, especially by fire
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cede, ceed, cess
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go, yield
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exceed - to go beyond the limits; recede - to go back; accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained;
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celer
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fast
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accelerate - to increase the speed of; decelerate - to reduce the speed of
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cent/i
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hundred, hundredth
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centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter - 1/100 of a meter; century - 100 years
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centr/o/i
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center
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egocentric - self-centered; eccentric - not having a common center, not according to norm; centrifugal - moving outward from a center
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cephal/o
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head
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encephalitis - inflammation of the brain; cephalic - pertaining to the head; cephalopod - marine mollusks like octopus and squid who have tentacles growing from their head
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cerebr/o
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brain
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cerebral - pertaining to the brain; cerebrate - to use the brain; cerebrospinal - pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord
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cert
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sure
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ascertain- to find out something with certainty; certain - being absolutely sure; certify - to state that something is true
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chrom/o chromat/o, chros
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color, pigment
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achromatic - without color; chromium - a blue-white metallic chemical element, chromatics - the study of color
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chron/o
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time
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chronic - lasting for a long time; chronological - arranging events in time order, synchronize - happening at the same time
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chrys/o
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gold, yellow
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chrysanthemum and helichrysum - golden/yellow flowers; chrysolite - a yellowish gem
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cide, cise
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cut, kill
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homicide - murder; incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food; insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects
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circum, circle
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around, about
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circumnavigate - to sail around; circumscribe - to draw around; circumspect - looking around
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claim, clam
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shout, speak out
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clamor - to shout and make noise; exclaim - to cry out loudly and suddenly; proclamation - something announced officially in public
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clar
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clear
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clarification - an explanation; clarify - to make something clear; declare - to state something clearly
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clud, clus
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close
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conclusion - the end or last part; exclusion - shutting out, rejecting; seclude - to keep away from; to isolate
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cline
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lean
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inclination - a leaning toward; incline - a surface that slopes or leans; recline - to lean back and relax
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co
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with, together, joint
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coauthor - writer who collaborates with another author; coeducation - educating males and females together; cohousing - planning your neighborhood in an intentional neighborly fashion
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col
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together, jointly
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Collaborate - to work together; collision - smashing together; colloquial - words formed by everday interaction
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com
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together, common
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commemorate - to memorize together; composition - an arrangement or putting together of parts; commune - living together while owning things in common
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cogn/i
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know
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cognition - process of acquiring knowledge; incognito - disguised so no one knows you; recognize - to discover that one knows
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con
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with, jointly
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concur - to agree with someone; contemporary - of the same time period as others; convention - a gathering of people with a common interest
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contra/o
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against, opposite
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contradict to argue against, Contraflow, contraception, contrary not in agreement, controversy disagreement
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corp/o
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body
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corporation - a company recognized by law as a single body; corpse - a dead body; corporal - pertaining to the body
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cosm/o
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universe
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cosmonaut - a Russian astronaut; cosmos - the universe; microcosm - a miniature universe
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counter
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opposite, contrary, opposing
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counteract - to oppose the effects of an action; countermand - to cancel a previous order; counteroffensive - attack against an attack
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cranio
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skull
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craniology - the study of skull characteristics; cranium - skull of vertebrates; cranial - pertaining to the skull
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cred
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believe
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credence - belief that something is true or valid; credulous - believing things too easily, gullible; incredible - unbelievable
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cruc
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cross
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crucial-characteristic of or having the form of a cross ; crucifix- the cross itself as a Christian emblem; excruciating- so intense as to cause great pain or anguish
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crypto
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hidden, secret
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cryptic - of hidden meaning; cryptography - science of secret codes; encrypt - encode into secret code
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cumul
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mass, heap
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accumulate - to gather or pile up; cumulative - gradually building up
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curr, curs
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run
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concurrent- running parallel; current- flowing easily and smoothly; cursive- having a flowing, easy, impromptu character
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cycl
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circle, ring
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bicycle - a vehicle with two wheels; cycle - a sequence that is repeated; cyclone - a storm with circling winds
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de
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reduce, away, down, remove
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decelerate - to slow down, reduce speed; dethrone - to remove from power; debug - to remove bugs
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dec/a, deka
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ten
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decade - 10 years; decathlon - athletic contest that includes 10 disciplines in which each participant competes; December - formerly the 10th month of the Roman calendar
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deci
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one tenth
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deciliter - a tenth of a liter; decimate - reduce dramatically; decibel - one tenth of the sound volume unit bel
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dem/o
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people
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democracy - government of the people; demographic - the study of people; epidemic - spreading among people in a region
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demi
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half, less than
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demitasse - a small cup of coffee; demimonde - someone of little respected life style
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dendr/o/i
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tree
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philodendron - a climbing plant that grows on trees; dendrochronology - dating events by studying growth rings in trees; dendriform - in the shape of a tree
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dent, dont
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tooth
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dental - relating to teeth; dentist - a doctor for the teeth; dentures - a set of false teeth
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derm/a
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skin
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dermatologist - a doctor for the skin; pachyderm - a class of animals with very thick skin (elephant, rhinoceros); dermatitis - inflammation of the skin
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di/plo
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two, twice
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dichromatic - displaying two colors; diploma - a certificate, literally "a letter folded double"; dilemma - a situation that requires a choice between two alternatives.
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di/s
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apart, away,
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digression - a departure from the main issue, subject; disappear - to move out of sight; dissect - to cut apart piece by piece.
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0
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not, to the opposite
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dia
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through, between,
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diabetes - disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine; diagnosis - understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms; dialog - conversation between two people.
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0
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apart, across
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dict
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speak
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contradict - to express the opposite of; prediction - a statement foretelling the future; dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down.
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domin
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master
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dominate - to be the master of; domineering - excessively controlling; predominate - to have more power than others
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don/at
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give
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donation - a contribution or gift; donor - someone who gives something; pardon - to give forgiveness for an offense
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duc/t
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lead
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conduct - to lead musicians in playing music; educate - to lead to knowledge; deduction - a subtraction of an amount.
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du/o
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two, twice
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duplicate - make an identical copy; duet - a musical composition for two voices or instruments; duo - a pair normally thought of as being together.
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dur
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harden, to last, lasting
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durable - having the quality of lasting; duration - the length of time something lasts; enduring - able to last.
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dyn/a/am
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power, energy, strength
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dynamo - a generator of energy; dynamic - having physical energy/power; dynamite - a powerful explosive.
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dys
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abnormal, bad
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dyspepsia - abnormal indigestion; dystopia - an imaginary place of total misery; dyslexia - impairment of the ability to handle words.
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e-
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out, away
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eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully; emissary - a representative of a country or group sent on a mission; eject - throw out forcefully.
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ego
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self
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egoistic - self-centered; alter ego - a higher aspect of oneself; egomania - excessive preoccupation with oneself.
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em, en
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into, cover with, cause
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empathy - intention to feel like another person; empower - put into power; engorge - make larger.
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endo
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within, inside
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endotherm - a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant; endocrine - relating to glands that secrete directly into the blood or lymph; endogamy - the custom to marry within one's clan, tribe etc.
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enn/i, anni
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years
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bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years; centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years; perennial -lasting through many years.
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en, in
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inside, inwards
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envision - to picture in the mind; enclose - lock inside; inwards - towards the inside.
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ep/i
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on, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside
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epidemic - the rapid spread of something negative; epilogue - a short speech delivered after a play; epicenter - the center of an earthquake.
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equ/i
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equal, equally
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equidistant - an equal distance from two points; equanimity - calm temperament, evenness of temper; equation - a statement of equality.
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erg/o
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work
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ergonomics - study of the working environment; energy - the power to accomplish work; energetics - science that looks at energy and its transformation.
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esth/aesth
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feeling, sensation, beauty
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esthetician - someone who beautifies; aesthetic - pertaining to a sense of beauty; kinesthesia - the sensation of bodily movement.
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ethno
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race, people
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ethnic - pertaining to a defined group of people; ethnocentric - focusing on the ethnicity of people; ethnology - the science of people and races.
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eu
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good, well
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euphemism - replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one; euphonious - having a pleasant sound; euphoria - feeling of well-being.
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ex
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from, out,
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excavate - to dig out; exhale - to breathe out; extract - to pull out.
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extra, extro
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outside, beyond
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extraordinary - beyond ordinary; extraterrestrial - outside the Earth; extrovert - an outgoing person.
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fac/t
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make, do
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artifact - an object made by a person; factory - a place where things are made; malefact - a person who does wrong.
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fer
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bear, bring, carry
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confer - to bring an honor to someone; ferry - a boat that carries passengers; transfer - to move to another place.
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fid
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faith
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confide - place trust in someone, fidelity - faithfulness; fiduciary - a trustee;
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flect
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bend
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deflect - to bend course because of hitting something; inflection - a bending in the voice's tone or pitch; flexible - easily bending.
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flor/a, fleur
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flower
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florist - someone working with flowers; floral - flowerlike; flora - the plant life of a particular time or area
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for
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completely (used to intensify
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forsaken or forfeited - completely lost; forgiven - completely given (a release of debt).
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0
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the meaning of a word)
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fore
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in front of, previous, earlier
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forebear - ancestor; forebode - to give an advance warning of something bad; forecast - a preview of events to be.
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form
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shape
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conformity- correspondence in form, manner, or character; formation- something that is formed; reformatory- intended for reformation
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fract, frag
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break
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fracture - a break; fragile - easy to break; fragment or fraction - a part or element of a larger whole;
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fug
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flee, run away, escape
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fugitive - a person who is running away; refuge - a sheltered place to flee to; refugee - a person seeking protection
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funct
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perform, work
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defunct - no longer working or alive; function - to work or perform a role normally; malfunction - to fail to work correctly.
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fus
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pour
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confusion - being flooded with too much information that is hard to make sense of; fuse - to melt by heating; infuse - to put into.
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gastric - pertaining to the stomach; gastronomy - serving the stomach by providing good food; gastritis - inflammation of the stomach.
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gen/o/e/
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birth, production,
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genealogy - the study of the history of a family; generation - all the people born at approximately the same time; genetic -relating to heredity encoded in the genes.
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genesis
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formation, kind
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geo
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earth, soil, global
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geography - study of the earth's surface; geology - study of the structure of the earth; geoponics - soil based agriculture.
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ger
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old age
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geriatrics - medicine pertaining to the elderly; gerontocracy - the rule of the elders; gerontology - the science of aging.
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giga
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a billion
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gigabyte - unit of computer storage space; gigahertz - unit of frequency (one billion Hz/sec); gigawatt unit of electric power (one billion watts).
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gon
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angle
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decagon - a polygon with 10 angles; diagonal - a slanting line running across a space; octagon - a geometrical figure with 8 angles.
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gram
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letter, written
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diagram - a simple drawing; grammar - rules of how to write words in sentences; telegram - a message sent by telegraph.
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gran
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grain
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granary- a storehouse or repository for grain especially after it is threshed or husked; granola- a mixture of rolled oats and other ingredients; granule- a little grain (as of sugar)
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graph/y
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writing, recording, written
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Graphology - the study of handwritings; autograph - written with one's own hand; seismograph - a machine noting strength and duration of earthquakes.
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grat
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pleasing
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gratify - to please someone; grateful - feeling thankful; gratuity - a tip, token of appreciation.
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gyn/o/e
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woman, female
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gynecology - the science of female reproductive health; gynephobia - fear of women; gynecoid - resembling a woman.
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gress, grad/e/i
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to step, to go
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digression - a departure from the main issue, subject, etc.; progress - movement forward or onward; gradual - step by step.
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hect/o, hecat
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hundred
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hectoliter - 100 liters; hectare - metric unit equaling 100 ares or 10,000 square meters; hectometer - 100 meters.
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helic/o
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spiral, circular
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helicopter - an aircraft with horizontal rotating wing; helix - a spiral form; helicon - a circular tuba.
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heli/o
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sun
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heliotropism - movement or growth in relating to the sun; heliograph - apparatus used to send message with the help of sunlight; helianthus - genus of plants including sunflowers.
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hemi
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half, partial
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hemicycle - a semicircular structure; hemisphere - one half of the earth; hemistich - half a line of poetry.
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hem/o/a
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blood
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hemorrhage - clotting of the blood; hemorrhoids - swelling of the blood vessels; hemoglobin - red blood particle.
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hepa
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liver
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hepatitis - inflammation of the liver; hepatoma - a tumor of the liver; hepatotoxic - toxic and damaging to the liver.
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hept/a
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seven
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heptagon - a shape with seven angles and seven sides; Heptateuch - the first seven books of the Old Testament; heptameter - a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet.
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herbi
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grass, plant
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herbicide - any chemical used to kill unwanted plants, etc.; herbivorous - plant-eating; herbal - relating to plants.
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hetero
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different, other
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heterogeneous - made up of unrelated parts; heteronyms - words with same spelling but different meanings; heterodox - not conforming to traditional beliefs.
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hex/a
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six
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hexagon - a shape with six angles/sides; hexameter - a verse measured in six; hexapod - having six legs.
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histo
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tissue
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histology - study of the microscopic structure of tissues; histochemistry - study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues.
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homo, homeo
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like, alike, same
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homogeneous - of the same nature or kind; homonym - sounding alike; homeopath - a therapy that is based on treating "same with same"
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hydr/o
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liquid, water
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hydrate - to add water to; hydrophobia - intense fear of water; hydroponics - growing plants in liquid nutrient solution; hydraulic - operated by force created by a liquid.
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hygr/o
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moisture, humidity
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hygrometer - tool used to measure humidity; hygrograph - instrument for recording variations in atmospheric humidity.
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hyper
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too much, over, excessive, beyond
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hyperactive - very restless; hypercritical - too critical; hypertension - above normal pressure.
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hyp/o
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under
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hypoglycemia - an abnormally low level of sugar in the blood; hypothermia - abnormally low body temperature; hypothesis - a theory that is unproven but used under the assumption that it is true.
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iatr/o
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medical care
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geriatrics - medical care of the elderly; pediatrician - a doctor who treats children; podiatry - medical care for feet.
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icon/o
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image
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icon - an (often religious) image, in modern usage a simplified graphic of high symbolic content; iconology - science of symbols and icons; iconoclast - someone who destroys religious images and traditional beliefs.
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idio
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peculiar, personal, distinct
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idiomatic - Peculiar to a particular language; idiosyncracy - a physical or mental characteristic typical or a particular person; idiot - someone who is distinctly foolish or stupid.
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il, in
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in, into
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illuminate - to give light to; innovation - a new idea, method, or device; inspection - the act of examining or reviewing.
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ig, il, im, in, ir
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not, without
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illegal - not legal; impossible - not possible; inappropriate - not appropriate; irresponsible - not responsible.
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imag
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likeness
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image - a likeness of someone; imaginative - able to think up new ideas or images; imagine - to form a picture or likeness in the mind.
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infra
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beneath, below
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infrastructure - underlying framework of a system; infrared - below the regular light spectrum.
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inter
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between, among, jointly
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international - involving two or more countries; intersection - place where roads come together; intercept - to stop or interrupt the course of.
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intra, intro
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within, inside
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intrastate - existing in one state; intravenous - inside or into a vein; introvert - shy person who keeps within him/herself.
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ir
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not
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irredeemable - not redeemable; irreformable - not reformable; irrational - not rational.
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iso
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equal
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isobar - a line on a map connecting points of equal barometric pressure; isometric - having equality of measure; isothermal - having equal or constant temperature.
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ject
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throw
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eject - to throw someone/something out; interject - to throw a remark into a discussion; project - to cast or throw something.
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jud
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law
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judgment - a decision of a court of law; judicial - having to do with judges or courts of law; judiciary - a system of courts of law.
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junct
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join
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conjunction - a word that joins parts of sentences; disjunction - a disconnection; junction - a place where two things join.
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juven
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young
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juvenile - youthful or childish; rejuvenate - to bring back to youthful strength or appearance.
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kilo
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thousand
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kilobyte - 1,000 bytes; kilometer - 1,000 meter; kilograms - 1,000 grams.
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kine/t /mat
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motion, division
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kinetics - study of the force of motion; psychokinesis or telekinesis - the ability to move objects with your mind; cinematography - motion picture making.
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lab
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work
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collaborate - to work with a person; elaborate - to work out the details; laborious - requiring a lot of hard work.
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lact/o
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milk
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lactate - to give milk, nurse; lactose - the sugar contained in milk; lactic acid.
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later
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side
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bilateral - of or involving two sides; unilateral - affecting one side of something.
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leuk/o, leuc/o
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white, colorless
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leukemia - abnormal increase of white blood cells in the blood; leukocyte - a mature white blood cell; leucine - a white, crystalline amino acid.
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lex
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word, law, reading
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lexicology - the study and history of words; alexia -loss of the ability to read; illegal - not authorized by the official rules or laws.
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liber
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free
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liberate - to set free; libertine - a person with a free, wild lifestyle; liberty - freedom.
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lingu
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language, tongue
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linguist - one who studies languages; multilingual - able to communicate in multiple languages; linguine - long, flat "tongue-shaped" pasta.
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lip/o
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fat
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liposuction - the mechanical removal of fat reserves in the tissue; lipase - enzyme that breaks down fat; lipoid - resembling fat.
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lite, ite, lith/o
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mineral, rock, fossil
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apatite - a group of common minerals; granite - a hard, granular rock; monolith - a remarkable, unique stone.
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loc
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place
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dislocate - to put something out of its usual place; location - a place; relocate - to move to a new place.
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log/o
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word, doctrine, discourse
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logic - correct reasoning; monologue - a long speech by one speaker;analogy - similarity, especially between things otherwise dissimilar.
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loqu, locu
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speak
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eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully ; loquacious - very talkative; elocution - art of public speaking.
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luc
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light
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elucidate - to explain, to throw light on; lucid - easily understood, giving off light; translucent - allowing light through.
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lud, lus
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to play
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prelude - introduction to the major performance; illusion - misleading optical image or impression; delude - to mislead, deceive.
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lumin
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light
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illuminate - to fill with light; lumen - unit measuring light.
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lun/a/i
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moon
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lunar - relating to the moon; lunarscape - the surface of the moon; lunatic - insane (as if driven mad by the moon).
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macro
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large, great
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macroevolution - large scale evolution; macromolecule - a large molecule; macroeconomics - study of the overall forces of economy.
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magn/a/i
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great, large
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magnify - make larger; magnificent - grand; magnate - a powerful person, especially in business or industry.
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mal/e
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bad, ill, wrong
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malcontent - wrong content; malaria - "bad air", infectious disease thought to originate from the "bad air" of the swamps, but caused by the bite of an infected mosquito; malicious - showing strong ill will.
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man/i/u
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hand
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maneuver - to move by hand; manual - done with the hands; manuscript - a book written by hand.
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mand
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to order
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command - an order or instruction; demand - a hard-to-ignore order; mandate - an official order.
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mania
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madness, insanity, excessive desire
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bibliomania - a crazy love of books; egomania - a mad love of oneself; maniac an insane person.
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mar/i
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sea
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marina - a harbor for pleasure boats; maritime - relating to the sea; submarine - an undersea boat; aquamarine - color of sea water.
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mater, matr/i
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mother
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maternal - relating to motherhood; maternity - the state of being a mother; matriarch - a woman head of a household.
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max
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greatest
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maximal - the best or greatest possible; maximize - to make as great as possible; maximum - the greatest amount.
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medi
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middle
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medieval - pertaining to the Middle Ages; medium - in the middle; mediocre - only of medium (inferior) quality.
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mega
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great, large, million
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megalopolis - an area with many nearby cities; megaphone - a device that projects a loud voice; megastructure - huge building or other structure.
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melan/o
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black
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melancholy - a state of dark emotions; melanoma - malignant dark tumor of the skin; melodrama - a dark, pathetic drama.
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memor/i
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remember
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commemorate - to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony; memorial - related to remembering a person or event; memory: an ability to retain knowledge or an individual's stock of retained knowledge.
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merge, mers
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dip, dive
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immerge or immerse - to put or dip something into a liquid; submerge to dip something completely into wate.r
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meso
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middle
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Mesoamerica - Middle America; meson - elementary particle with a mass between an electron and a proton.
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meta
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change, after, beyond, between
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metaphysics - study of nature and reality; metamorphosis - a complete change of form; metastasis - the transmission of disease to other parts of the body.
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meter, metr/y
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measure
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audiometer- an instrument that measures hearing acuteness; chronometer- an instrument that measures time; metric - measured.
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micro
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very small, short, minute
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microbe - a very small living thing; microchip - a tiny wafer with an integrated circuit; microscope - a device to see very small things.
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mid
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middle
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midriff - the area between the chest and the waist; midterm - middle of a term in school; midway - halfway between.
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milli
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onethousandth
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millimeter - one thousandth of a meter; millibar - one thousandth of a bar; milliliter - one thousandth of a liter.
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min/i
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small, less
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mini - something that is very small; minuscule - extremely tiny; minutiae - very small or trivial details.
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mis/o
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bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate
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misbehave - to behave badly; misprint - an error in printing; misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing.
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miss, mit
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send, let go
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dismiss - to send someone away; missile - a weapon sent into the air; emit - to send something out; admittance - entry.
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mob
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move
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immobilize - to stop from moving; mobile - able to move freely; mobility - the quality of being able to move.
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mon/o
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one, single, alone
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monochromat - having one color; monologue - a speech spoken by one person; monotheism - belief in one god.
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mot, mov
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move
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motion - the act of moving; motivate - to move someone to action; promote to move someone forward; removable - able to be taken or carried away.
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morph/o
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form
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metamorphosis - complete change of form; endorphins - chemical in the brain able to transform pain; amorphous - without distinct shape or form.
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mort
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death
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immortal - living forever, unable to die; mortal - certain to die; mortician - an undertaker.
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multi
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many, more than one or two
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multicolored - having many colors; multimedia - using a range of media; multitasking - doing many things at once.
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mut
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change
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immutable - not changing; mutant - an organism that has undergone change; mutate - to undergo a change.
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my/o
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muscle
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myocardium - the middle muscle of the heart; myasthenia - muscle fatigue or weakness; myosin - common protein in muscle tissue.
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narr
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tell
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narrate - to tell a story; narrative - a story; narrator - a person who tells a story.
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nat
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born
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innate - included since birth; natal - relating to birth; natural - gotten at birth, not afterward.
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nav
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ship
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circumnavigate - to sail around a place; naval - relating to a navy or warships; navigate - to sail a ship through a place.
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necr/o
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dead, death
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necrophil - loving death; necrosis - the death of tissue due to disease or injury; necrology - a list of persons who have recently died.
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neg
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no
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negate - to say it didn't happen; negative - meaning "no"; renege - to go back on a promise.
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neo
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new, recent
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neoclassic - a revival of classic form, neocolonialism - the indirect ("new") economical and political control of a region by a more powerful foreign power; neonatal - a newborn child, especially the first few weeks.
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nephr/o
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kidney
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nephritis - inflammation of the kidneys; nephrotomy - surgical incision of a kidney; nephron - a single, excretory unit in the kidney.
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neur/o
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nerve
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neuralgia - pain along a nerve; neurologist - doctor specializing in the nerves; neurotic - mental disorder that usually does not include an impaired perception of reality.
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nom/in
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name
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misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing; nominal - being something in name only but not in reality; nominate - to name for election or appointment, to designate.
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non
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no, not, without
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nondescript - with no special characteristics; nonfiction - true, real, not made-up; nonsense - without sense.
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not
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mark
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notable - marked as worthy of attention; notarize - to certify a signature on a legal document; annotate - to add remarks.
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noun, nunc
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declare
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announce - to declare in public; denounce - to proclaim harsh criticism; enunciate - to speak or declare something clearly.
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nov
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new
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innovate - to introduce a new way; novelty - something new; novice - a person who is new at a job; renovate - to make something like new again.
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numer
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number
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enumerate - to name a number of items on a list; numerology - the study of magical uses of numbers; numerous - a large number.
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ob, op
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in the way, against
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object - to be against something; obscure - hard to understand; opposition - the act of resistance or action against.
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oct/a/o
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eight
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octagon - a figure with 8 sides and 8 angles; octogenarian - person in his or her 80s; octopus - sea animal with 8 arms.
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ocu
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eye
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binoculars - lens device for seeing distances; monocula - relating to one eye; oculist - an eye doctor.
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od
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path, way
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diode- an electron tube having two electrodes, a cathode and an anode; odometer- an instrument attached to a vehicle to measure the distance traversed; triode- an electron tube with an anode, a cathode, and a control grid
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omni
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all
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omnipotent - with all the power; omniscient - knowing all things; omnivorous eating all foods.
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op/t/s
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eye, visual condition, sight
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optic - relating to the eyes; optician - a person who fits eyeglasses; autopsy - the examination of a dead body.
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opt
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best
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optimal - the best, the most desirable; optimize - to make the best of; optimum - the best something could be.
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ortho
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straight
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orthodontist - a dentist that straightens teeth; orthopedic - a doctor concerned with the proper alignment of the bones; orthography - the correct way of writing.
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osteo
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bone
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osteoarthritis - inflammation caused by degeneration of the joints; osteopathy - therapy that uses among others manipulation of the skeleton to restore health; osteology - the study of bones.
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out
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goes beyond, surpasses, exceeds
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Outgoing - being of lively, sharing nature; outdoing - doing better than; outdoor - outside.
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over
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excessive
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overconfident - more confident than is appropriate; overstock - more supplies than is desirable; overexcited - ,more excited than one should be.
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oxy
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sharp
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oxymoron - combining two ideas that sharply contradict each other; oxydize - corrode a surface.
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pale/o
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ancient
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paleontology - study of ancient fossils; paleography - the study of ancient forms of writing; Paleolithic - period of the Stone Age.
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pan
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all, any, everyone
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panacea - a cure for all diseases or problems; panorama - an all-around view; pantheism - the worship of all gods; pandemic - affecting all.
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para
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beside, beyond, abnormal, assistant
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parasite - an organism that lives on and off another living being; parallel - alongside and always an equal distance apart; paragraph - a portion of a writtenn document that presents a distinct idea.
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para
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protection from
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parachute - protection from falling; parasol - an umbrella used to protect from the sun;
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pater, patr/i
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father
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paternal - relating to fathers; paternity - fatherhood; patriarch - a man who rules a group.
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path
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feeling, emotion
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antipathy - a feeling of great dislike; apathy - a lack of feeling or interest; empathy - ability to understand another's feelings.
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ped/i/e
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foot, feet
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pedal - a lever pushed by the foot; pedestrian - one who walks; pedicure - cosmetic treatment of feet and toes.
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pel
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drive, force
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compel - to force someone to act; expel - to drive someone out of a place; repel - to force back.
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pent/a
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five
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pentagon - shape having 5 angles and 5 sides, pentagram - a five-pointed star formerly used as a symbolic figure in magic; pentathlon - an athletic contest that includes five events.
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pept, peps
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digestion
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dyspepsia - abnormal digestion; peptic - aiding digestion; pepsin - a digestive enzyme.
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per
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through, throughout
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permanent - lasting throughout all time; permeate - to spread throughout; persist - to continue for a long time; perennial - lasting through many years.
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peri
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around, enclosing
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periodontal - pertaining to bone and tissue around a tooth; peripheral - lying outside of the center; perimeter - the outer boundary of an area.
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phag/e
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to eat
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esophagus - muscular tube that carries food to the stomach; anthropophagy or sarcophagy - cannibalism; xylophagous - feeding on wood.
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phil/o
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love, friend
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philanthropist - one who loves humanity; philology - the love of words; philosophy - the love of wisdom; bibliophil - loving books.
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phon/o/e/y
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sound
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cacophony - loud, unpleasant sounds; microphone - a device that records and amplifies sound; phonetic - relating to human speech sounds.
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phot/o
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light
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photogenic - caused by light; photograph - image made on light-sensitive film; photon - the smallest possible unit of light.
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phyll/o
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leaf
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chlorophyll - a group of green pigments found in leaves; phyllotaxis - the arrangement of leaves on a stem; phyllite - a rock that forms sheets, similar to slate.
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phys
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nature, medicine, the body
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physical - relating to the body; physician - a doctor; physique - nature and shape of one's body.
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phyt/o/e
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plant, to grow
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epiphyte - a plant growing independently on the surface of another; hydrophyte - a plant that grows only in water; neophyte - a beginner, especially a person recently converted to a new belief.
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plas/t/m
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to form, development,
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protoplasm - something that is the first made or formed, also the living portion of a cell; plastic - able to be formed, especially when warm; plaster - a mixture of lime, sand and water that forms a smooth solid covering for walls.
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0
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forming cells
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plaud, plod, plaus, plos
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approve, clap
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applaud- to show approval of especially by clapping the hands; explosion- an act of exposing something as invalid or baseless; plausible- worthy of being applauded
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pneum/o
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breathing, lung, air, spirit
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pneumonia - inflammation of the lungs; pneumatic - using the force of air; dyspnea - difficulty breathing.
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pod/e
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foot
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podiatrist - a doctor for the feet; podium - a small platform to stand on; tripod - a stand or frame with 3 legs.
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poli
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city
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metropolis - a large city; police - people who work for the government to maintain order in a city; politics - actions of a government or political party.
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poly
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many, more than one
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polychrome - with many colors; polyglot - a person fluent in many languages; polygon - shape with 3 or more straight sides.
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pon
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place, put
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opponent - a person who places him/herself against an action, idea, etc.; postpone - to put off doing something.
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pop
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people
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popular - appealing to a lot of people; population - all of the people who live in a particular area; populist - a supporter of the rights of people.
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port
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carry
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export - to carry goods out of a place to another; portable - able to be carried; porter - a person who carries luggage.
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pos
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place, put
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deposit - to place or drop something; expose to place out into the open for all to see; position - the place where someone is.
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post
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after, behind
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posthumous - after someone's death; postpone - to delay something; postscript - an addition to an already completed document.
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pre
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earlier, before, in front of
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preamble - a part in front of a formal document; prepare - to get ready in advance; prediction - a statement foretelling the future.
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pro
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before, in front of,
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prognosis - a prediction of what will happen; prologue - a passage before the main part; prophet - a person who foretells the future.
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0
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for, forward
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prot/o
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primitive, first, chief
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prototype - the first of a kind; proton - on of the very basic parts of an atom; protocol - a first draft from which a document is prepared.
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pseud/o
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wrong,false
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pseudonym - a fictitious name; pseudoscience - theories presumed without proof of a scientific nature; pseudopregnancy - a false pregnancy.
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psych/o
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mind, mental
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psyche - the human spirit or soul; psychic - relating to the human mind or someone who has supernatural mental abilities; psychology - the study of the mind.
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pugn/a, pung
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to fight
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pugnacious - having a quarrelsome or aggressive nature; repugnant - distasteful, offensive or revolting; pungent - piercing.
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pul
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urge
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compulsion - a very strong urge; expulsion - to someone out; impulsive - having a spontaneous urge to do something.
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purg
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clean
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purge - remove anything undesirable; purgatory - according to Roman Catholics a place where souls must clean themselves of sin; expurgate - remove objectionable passages from a publication.
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put
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think
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computer - an electronic thinking device; dispute - to disagree with what another person thinks; input - contribution of one's thinking.
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pyr/o
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fire, heat
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pyrotechnics - the art of making fireworks; pyrometer - a thermometer for measuring high temperature; pyretic - relating to or producing fever.
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quad/r/ri
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four
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quadrant - open space with buildings on 4 sides; quadrennium - period of 4 years; quadruped - a 4-footed animal.
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quart
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fourth
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quarter - one fourth; quart - a fourth of a gallon; quartet - a musical composition or group involving 4 voices or instruments.
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quin/t
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five, fifth
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quintett - a composition for 5 voices or instruments; quintessence - pure essence, based on the ancient philosophy that there was a fifth element that was present in all things; quintuple - fivefold.
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radic, radix
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root
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eradicate - pull out at the roots; radical - fundamental, looking at things from a drastic point of view; radish - an edible root of the mustard family.
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radio
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radiation, ray
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radioactive - emitting radiation; radiologist - someone diagnosing or treating via radiation.
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ram/i
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branch
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ramification - the resulting consequence of a decision; ramify - to spread or branch out; ramus - a branchlike part.
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re
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again, back, backward
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rebound -to spring back again; rewind - to wind something backward; reaction: a response; recognize: to identify someone or something seen before.
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reg
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guide, rule
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regent - a person who rules on behalf of a king or queen; regime - a government that rules; regulate - to apply a rule.
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retro
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backward, back
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retroactive - relating to something in the past; retrogress - to go back to an earlier condition; retrospect - the remembering of past events.
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rhin/o
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nose
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rhinoceros - a species of animals with a big horn on the snout; rhinoplasty - surgery of the nose; rhinovirus - viruses that are causing the common cold.
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rhod/o
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red
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rhododendron - a flower with red/pink flowers; rhodium - an element which produces a red solution; rhodopsin - a purple pigment in the retina that is needed for vision.
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rid
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laugh
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deride - to make fun of someone; ridicule - to make fun or mock; ridiculous - silly, causing laughter.
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rrh/ea /oea/ag
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flow, discharge
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diarrhea - abnormally excessive bowl movement; hemorrhage - heavy blood flow; catarrh - inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially the nose and throat.
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rub
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red
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ruby - deep red color and a precious stone of the same color; rubella - measles; bilirubin - reddish pigment in bile.
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rupt
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break, burst
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bankrupt - unable to pay because you're "broke"; interrupt - to break into a conversation or event, to disturb; rupture - a break in something.
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san
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health
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sane - mentally healthy; sanitary - relating to cleanliness and health; sanitation - maintenance of public health and cleanliness.
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scend
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climb, go
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ascend - to climb upward; crescendo - a climbing up of the volume of music; descend - to go or climb down.
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sci
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know
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conscience - sense of knowing right from wrong; conscious - knowing what is happening; omniscient - knowing everything.
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scler/o
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hard
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arteriosclerosis - hardening of the arterial walls; multiple sclerosis - disease which causes the tissue of the brain and spinal cord to harden; sclerometer - instrument for measuring hardness.
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scop/e/y
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see, examine, observe
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microscope - a device used to see tiny things; periscope - a seeing instrument on a submarine; telescope - a device used to see over a distance.
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scrib, script
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write, written
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inscribe - to write letters or words on a surface; scribe - a person who writes out documents; describe - to represent with words or pictures.
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se
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apart
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secede - to formally break away from; seclude - to keep away from; serum - a liquid isolated out of another.
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sect
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cut
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dissect - to cut apart piece by piece; intersection - the place or point where two things cross each other; bisect - to cut into two equal parts.
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sed, sid, sess
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sit
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reside- be stationed; sediment- the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; session- an actual or constructive sitting of a body
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self
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of, for, or by itself
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self-discipline - the ability to discipline yourself; self-respect - respect for yourself; selfish concerned only with your own interests.
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semi
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half, partial
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semiannual - every half year; semicircle - half a circle; semiconscious - partly conscious; semiannual - every half of a year.
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sept/i
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seven
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September - this used to be the seventh month in the Roman calendar; septet - a group of seven musicians; septuagenarian - a person in his/her seventies.
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serv
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save, keep
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conserve - to save or keep something safe; preserve - to save something; reservation - a place kept for a person.
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sex
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six
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sextet or sextette - a composition or group of six, sextuple - sixfold; sexagenarian - person in his/her sixties.
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sol
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alone
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desolate - lonely, dismal, gloomy; solitary - done alone, by yourself; solo - a performance done by one person alone.
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sol
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sun
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solar - involving the sun; parasol - umbrella protecting from the sun; solarium - a room where one is exposed to sun light.
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somn/I
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sleep
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insomnia - inability to fall asleep; somniloquy - talking in your sleep; somnolent - feeling sleepy.
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son
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sound
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consonant - a speech sound; sonorous - producing loud, full, rich sounds; supersonic - faster than sound; unison - as one voice.
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soph
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wise
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philosopher - a wise person; sophisticated - wise about the ways of the world; sophism - a clever but misleading argument.
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spec/t, spic
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see, look
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circumspect - cautious, looking all around; retrospective - a looking back at past things; spectator - a person who sees an event.
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sphere
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ball
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biosphere - the whole round surface of the earth; hemisphere - half the earth spherically shaped like a ball.
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spir
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breathe
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inspire - to stimulate or animate; transpire - to give of vapor with waste product through the skin or a membrane; spirit - invisible life force.
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sta
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stand
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stable - standing steady and firm; stagnant - standing still, not moving; stationary - at a standstill, fixed.
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stell
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star
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constellation - a group of stars that forms a pattern; interstellar - between the stars; stellar - relating to stars.
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struct
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build
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construct - to build; destruction - the act of destroying something that was built; structure - something built; infrastructure - underlying framework of a system.
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sub
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under, lower than, inferior to
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submarine - an underwater boat; submerge - to put underwater; substandard - inferior to accepted standards.
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sum
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highest
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sum - the combined total of everything; summation - the total, highest amount; summit the highest point or top.
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super
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higher in quality or quantity
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Super bowl - the final annual football game; superior - above average, better in quality; supersonic - faster than the speed of sound.
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sy/m /n/l/s
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together, with, same
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symmetry -similarity in size, form or arrangement; synergy - the combined effect; synchronize - to cause to occur at the same time.
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tact, tang
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touch
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contact - a state in which two things touch; tactile - relating to the sense of touch; tangible - able to be touched; intact - with nothing missing.
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tax/o
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arrangement
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syntax - the systematic arrangement of words; taxonomy - the science of classification; ataxia - loss of the ability to coordinate muscle action.
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techno
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technique, skill
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technology - the practical application of knowledge; technocracy - rule of technology; technologically - characterized by technology.
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tel/e/o
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far, distant, complete
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telephone - a device to talk to a distant person; telescope - a device to view distant objects; television - a device to receive pictures from afar; telecommuting - working remotely, bridging the distance via virtual devices.
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temp/or
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time
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contemporary- existing at the same time; temporal - relating to time; temporary - lasting for a limited time.
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ten, tin, tent
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hold
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continent- serving to restrain or limit; detention- the act or fact of detaining, tenacious- having parts or elements strongly adhering to each other
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ter, trit
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rub
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attrition- the act of rubbing together or wearing down; detritus- a product of disintegration or wearing away; trite- used or occurring so often as to have lost interest, freshness, or force
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term/ina
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end, limit
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determine - to find something out at the end of an investigation; terminate - to end; exterminate - to destroy or get rid of completely.
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terr/a/i
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land, earth
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extraterrestrial - existing outside the earth; terrain - ground or land; territory - an area of land.
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tetra
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four
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tetrapod - having 4 legs; tetrarchy - government by 4 rulers; tetrose - a monosaccharide with four carbon atoms.
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the
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put
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bibliotheca- a list or catalog of books; theme- a proposition for discussion or argument; thesis- a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
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the/o
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god
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monotheism - belief in one god; polytheism - worshiping more than one god; theology - the study of religion, god, etc.
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therm/o
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heat
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thermal - relating to heat; thermos - an insulated jar that keeps heat in; thermostat - a device that controls heat.
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tort
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twist
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contortion - a twisted shape or position; distort - to alter the shape or condition of; retort - reply in a manner that is supposed to change the effect of something previously said.
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tox
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poison
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detoxification - the process of removing poisons; toxic - poisonous; toxicology - the study of poisons; intoxicated - influenced by drugs.
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tract
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pull, drag
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attract - to pull objects nearer; distract - to drag attention away from something; tractor - a motor vehicle that pulls things.
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trans
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across,beyond, through
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transcontinental - across the continent; transfer - to move from one place to another; transport - to carry something across a space.
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tri
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three, once in every three, third
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triangle - a figure with 3 sides and 3 angles; triathlon - an athletic contest with 3 events; tricycle - a 3-wheeI vehicle with pedals.
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ultra
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beyond, extreme, more than
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ultrahigh - extremely high; ultramodern - more modern than anything else; ultrasonic - sound waves beyond human hearing.
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un
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not,opposite of, lacking
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unabridged - not shortened; unfair - opposite of fair; unfriendly - lacking friendliness.
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uni
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one, single
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unicycle - a vehicle with one wheel; unilateral - decided by only one person or nation; unique - the only one of its kind; unison - as one voice.
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urb
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city
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suburb - residential area on the edge of a city; urban - relating to a city; urbanology - the study of city life.
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vac
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empty
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evacuate - to empty a dangerous place; vacant - empty, not occupied; vacation - a time without work.
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ven/t
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come
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circumvent - to go around or bypass restrictions; convention - a gathering or assembly of people with a common interest; intervene - to come between.
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ver/I
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truth
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veracious - truthful, honest; veracity - the truth; verify - to make sure that something is true.
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verb
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word
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verbalize - to put into words; adverb - a word relating to a verb; proverb - a short saying that expresses a well-known truth.
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vers, vert
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turn
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reverse - to turn around; introvert - being turned towards the inside; version - a variation of an original; controversy - a conversation in which positions are turned against each other.
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vice
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acting in place of, next in rank
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vice-president - the person next in rank to the president
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vid
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see
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evident clearly seen
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vince, vic
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conquer
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convince - to win someone over; invincible - not able to be conquered; victory - the conquest of an enemy.
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vis, vid
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see
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vision - the ability to see; envision - to picture in the mind; evident - clearly visible.
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viv/I vit
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live, life
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revival - the act of bringing back to life; vital - pertaining to live; vivacious - high-spirited and full of life.
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voc/i
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voice, call
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advocate - to speak in favor of; equivocate - to use misleading language that could be interpreted two different ways; vocalize - to produce with your voice.
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vol/i/u
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wish, will
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benevolent - showing good will and kindness; volition - the act of making a choice or decision, voluntary - resulting from your own free will.
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vor,vour
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eat
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carnivorous - meat-eating; voracious - desiring or eating food in great quantities; devour - to eat quickly.
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xanth
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yellow
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xanthium- a genus of coarse and rough or spiny herbs; xanthochromia- yellowish discoloration (as of the skin or cerebrospinal fluid); xanthogenic
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xen/o
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foreign
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xenophobic - afraid of foreigners; xenogenesis - the creation of offspring that is completely different from either parent; xenophile - attracted to foreigners.
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xer/o/I
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dry
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xerophyte - a plant that grows in dry climate; xerography - a dry photocopying process; xeric - requiring small amounts of moisture.
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xyl
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wood
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xylocarp; xyloid- resembling wood; xylophone-an organ percussion stop of similar tone quality
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zo/o
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animal life
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zoology - study of animals; zooid - resembling an animal; zooplankton - minute floating aquatic animals.
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zyg/o
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pair
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zygote - a cell formed by the union of two gametes and the organism developing from that; zygomorphic - pertaining to organisms that can be divided into symmetrical halves along
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