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nomen
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Name
ex. noble, ignominy, nomenclature, nominal |
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peri
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Around
ex. peripatetic, periscope, perineum, peritoneum |
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phage
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Eat
ex. phagocyte, phagocytosis |
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philo
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Love
ex. Philosophy |
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polein
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Sell
ex. Monopoly |
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Porto
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Carry
ex. Transportation, porter, export |
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Publicus
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People
ex. public, republic, pub, publican |
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Riparia
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River
ex. Riparian |
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Scope
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Examine
ex. Microscope |
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Solus
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Alone
ex. Solo, solitary |
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Subter
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Under, Secret
ex. subterfuge, subtle, subaltern, subterranean |
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Sin (or Sys before b, p, or m)
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Together, with
ex. synchronize, symphony, sympathy, syncretic, syncope |
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Trans
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Across
ex. transport, transcend, transmogrify |
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Ped
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Foot
ex. Pedestrian, pedal, pedicure, podiatrist |
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Olig
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Few
ex. Oligopoly, oligarchy |
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Mittere, mitto
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Send
ex. Mission, transmit, remit |
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Locus
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Place
ex. Locality, local, circumlocution |
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Lexis
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Word
ex. Lexicon, lexicography |
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In, or Im
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Not
ex. Incredible, ignoble, inglorious, inhospitable, infinite, infinitesimal, immoral |
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In
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In
ex. Incarcerate, incorporate, inculcate, induction, inductance, indigenous, indicator, inspiration |
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Idios
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One's own
ex. Idiom, idiosyncrasy, idiopathic |
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Idem
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The Same
ex. Identity, idiopathic, I, individual |
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Ideo
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Idea
ex. ideology, ideation, ideal |
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Federis
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League, pact
ex. Federation, confederate |
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Ex
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Out
ex. Exotic, exterior, extraneous, extemporaneous, exophalmic, exogenous, exothermic, exoskeleton |
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Epi
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Upon, Over
ex. epidermis, epidemic, epigram, epitaph, epithet, epiphyte, epistasis, epinephrine, epiphysis |
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Dynasthai
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Be able
ex. Dynamic, dynamo, dynasty, dynamite |
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A, an
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Without, not
ex. Asexual, amoral, anarchy, anhydrous, Anabaptist, anachronism |
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Ab, abs, a
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Apart, away from
ex. abnormal, abduct, abductor (muscle), abscission |
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Ad
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Toward
ex. Adhere |
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Agere
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Act
ex. Agent, agency, agenda |
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Ante
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Before
ex. antedate, anteroom, antecedent, anterior |
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Anthro
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Man
ex. Anthropology, anthropomorphic |
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Archos
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Leader, first, chief
ex. Monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy, archetype, architect |
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Bible
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Book
ex. bibliography, Bible, bibliophile |
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Caco
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Bad
ex. cacophony |
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Cide
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Kill
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Credo
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Belief
ex. Credit |
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Tele
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Distance
ex. Telegraph, telephone, teleology |
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Vide, visibil, vis
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See
ex. Video, vision, visible |
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Pro
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Before, or In favor of
ex. Project, projectile |
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Trans
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Across
ex. Transport, transcend, transmogrify |
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acu, acr, ac
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Needle
ex. accupuncture |
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alt
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High
ex. altatide |
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anima, anim
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Life, mind
ex. Animation |
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ann, enn
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Year
ex. Annual |
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arthr, art
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Segment, joint
ex. Arthritis |
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Bell
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War
ex. antebellum (before the war) |
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capit, cipit
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Head
ex. Capitulate, capitol, captain |
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caus
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To cause, cease, lawsuit
ex. Cause |
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Cede
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To go, yield
ex. Succeed, exceed, proceed |
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Cele
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Honor
ex. Celebrate, celebrities |
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Cell
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To rise, project
ex. Cell phone |
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cept, capt, cip, cap, ceive, ceipt
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to take, hold, grasp
ex. Intercept, Captive, Anticipated, Discipline, Receipt |
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cert
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To assure
ex. Ascertain, certain, b |
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cess, ced
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To move, withdraw
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cid, cis
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To cut off or kill
ex. Decide, genocide |
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cosmo
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Order, world
ex. Cosmetic (from root meaning "arrange"), |
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crac, crat
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Rule
ex. Democrat |
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Cred
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Believe, trust
ex. Credibility, incredulous |
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Crit, cris
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Separate, discern, judge
ex. Criticism, critical |
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Culp
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Fault, blame
ex. Exculpate, culrit |
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Curs, curr, corr
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To run
ex. Cursory, cursive, recursion |
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Custom
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One's own
ex. Accustomed, customary |
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Dent, odon
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Teeth
ex. Dentist |
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Derm
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Skin
ex. Dermatologist, endermic |
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Dic, dict
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To say, to speak, assert
ex. Dictionary, dictate |
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Duct, duc
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To lead, draw
ex. Adduct (to draw a limb toward the body), educate |
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Dur
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To harden, hold out
ex. Durable, enduring |
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Ego
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I
ex. egotistical |
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Ethn
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Nation
ex. Ethnic |
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Equ
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Equal, fair
ex. equilibrium, equality, |
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Fac, fic, fect, fact
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To make, to do
ex. Factual, artifact |
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Fen
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To strike
ex. Defender, offend |
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Fer
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To carry, bring, bear
ex. Offer, conference, defer |
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Fid
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Trust, faith
ex. Fidelity, confidante, perfidious |
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Fin
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To end
ex. Final, confine (to put limits on) |
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Flu
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Flow
ex. Fluid, affluent (like, flowing with riches) |
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Form
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Shape, form
ex. Transform, reform |
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Fort
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Chance, luck, strong
ex. Fortuitous, fotunate |
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Frig
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Cool
ex. Refrigerator, frigid |
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Gam
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Marriage
ex. Gamete, amalgam |
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Fum
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Smoke
ex. Fumigate, perfume |
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Gen
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Race, family, kind
ex. General, androgen |
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Geo
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Earth
ex. Geography, geometry |
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Gno, kno
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To know
ex. Agnostic, ignorant |
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Grad, gred, gress
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Step, degree, rank
ex. Degrade, gradual, progress |
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Graph, gram
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Write, draw, describe, record
ex. Autograph, photograph |
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Grat
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Pleasure, thankful, goodwill, joy
ex. Gratuitous, congratulate |
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Grav, griev, grief
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Heavy
ex. Gravity, aggravate |
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gymn
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Naked
ex. Gymnastics (?!) |
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Hab
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To have, hold, dwell
ex. Habitual, habitation |
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voc, vok
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Voice
ex. Vocal, advocate, vociferate |
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Viv, vit
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Life
ex. Vitamins |
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Vis, vid
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To see, too look
ex. |
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Soph
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Wise
ex. Sophomore, philosophy, sophisticated |
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Hom
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man, human
ex. Bonhomie, homo sapien |
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Hosp
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Guest, host
ex. Hospice, hospital, hospitable |
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Host
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Enemy, stranger
ex. Hostile, hostage |
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Hydro
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Water
ex. dehydrated |
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Hygiene
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The art of health
ex. unhygienic |
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Hypno
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sleep
ex.hypnosis |
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Init
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To begin, enter upon
ex. Initiation, Initial |
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jur, jus, jud
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law, right
ex. Jury, Justice, Judge |
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juven
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Young
ex. Juvenile, rejuvenation |
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labor, lab
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Work
ex. Collaborator, laboratory |
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Lat
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Side, wide, lateral
ex. collateral |
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Laud
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Praise
ex. Laudable, applause |
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Leg, lig
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Law, to choose, perceive, understand
ex. Legislator, legitimate, alledge |
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Lev
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To make light, raise, lift
ex. Elevator, levitate, relevant |
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Liber, liver
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Free!
ex. Liberty, liberal, deliberate, liberally |
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lingu, langu
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Tongue
ex. Bilingual, linguini |
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lith
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Stone
ex. monolith, lithograph |
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loc
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Place
ex. location, allocate, colloquial, local |
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locu, loqu
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Talk
ex. loquacious, soliloquies, eloquent |
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log
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idea, word, speech, reason, study
ex. Logarithmic, logic, eulogy |
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luc, lum
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Light
ex. Illuminate, lucid |
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Man
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Hand
ex. Manual, manacle (hand shackles) |
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Med, medi
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Middle
ex. Mediocre, Mediterranean, mediate, media |
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Medic
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Physician, to heal
ex. Medicine |
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memor
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Mindful
ex. Memoir, memory, commemoration, memorabilia, memorize |
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men, min, mon
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To think, remind, advise, warn
ex. Mental, admonish, mind |
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ment
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Mind
ex. Demented, |
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meter, metr
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Measure
ex. Meter, thermometer, |
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migr
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Move
ex. immigrants, migrant |
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mim
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Copy, imitate
ex. Mime, mimic, phantomime |
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mit, mis
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Send
ex. Transmit, admit, commit, mission, permit |
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mor
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Fool, manner, custom
ex. moron, moral, morose |
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Morph
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Form
ex. Metamorphosis, morphine |
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mort
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Death
ex. Mortal, amortize, mortgage (look it up) |
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mov, mob, mot
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Move
ex. Mobile, automobile, the mob, motion, motive, movement |
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mus
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Little mouse
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Mut
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Change, exchange
ex. Immutable, mutant, mutua |
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necess
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Unavoidable
ex. Necessary |
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neur, nerv
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Nerves
ex. Neuropsychology, enervate (to lose strength) |
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noc, nox
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Night, harm
ex. Obnoxious, Inoculate, nocturnal, innocent |
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nomen, nomin
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Name
ex. Nominate, nomenclature, denomination |
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null, nihil, nil
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Nothing
ex. Nihilist, annul, annihilate |
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nym, onym, onom
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Name
ex. Pseudonym, acronym, onomatopoeia |
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opt
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Eye
ex. Optical |
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ord, ordin
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Order
ex. Coordinate, Ordination, ordinary, chord |
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ortho
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Straight
ex. Orthodontics, orthodox, orthpedic |
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par, pair
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arrange, prepare, get ready, set
ex. repair, impair |
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part, pars
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Portion, part
ex. Partner,partial,party |
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pler
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To fill
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pot
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Powerful
ex. Potential, omnipotent, |
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prob
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To prove
ex. Probability, probation, approbate |
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sat
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To please
ex. Satiate, satisfy |
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pneu
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Breathe
ex. Pneumonia, |
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rupt
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To break or burst
ex. abrupt, erupt, corrupt |
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sci
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To know
ex. Science, conscience, discipline |
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Reg, rig, rect, reign
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government, rule, right, straight
ex. Reign, Rectify, Regular, Rigid |
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sed, sid, sess
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To sit, settle
ex. Sediments, subside, residual, obsess |
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sent, sens
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To feel
ex. Senses, sensual |
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simil, simul, sembl
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Together, likeness, pretense
ex. resemble, simulation, similar |
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temp
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Time
ex. Temporary |
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solus
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Comfort, console
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vestig
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To track
ex. Investigate, vestige, vestigial |
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vir
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Manliness, worth
ex. Virility, virtue |
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via
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Way, road
ex. Viaduct, viable |
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vest
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To adorn
ex. invest, travesty |
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term
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boundary, limit
ex. Counter, terminate, determine |
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test
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To witness, affirm
ex. Contest, attest, testify |
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the, them, thet
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To place, put
ex. theme |
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spond, spons
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To pledge, promise
ex. sponsor |
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tac, tic
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Silent
ex. Taciturn |
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techn
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art, skill
ex. Technology, athecnic |
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tend, tens
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To give heed, stretch forward
ex. Tensile, tendency |
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spec, spect, spic
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To look
ex. Suspect, speculate, auspices |
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somn
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Sleep
ex. insomniac, somniforous |
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sequ, secut
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To follow, sequence
ex. Consequently, prosecutors |
