Latin Root Defs

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ac-

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Sharp

point

high

Acid; acme; acumenacer

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acer-

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Sharp or point or high

Acerbity (bitterness)

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Acri-

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Sharp or point or high

Acrid; acrimony

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Acro-

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Sharp or point or high

Acrophobia

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Ag

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Drive or lead or do

Agent; demagogue

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Act

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Drive or lead or do

React

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Alt

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High

Altitude; Altimeter; exalted (out + high)

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Ambul

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Walk

Circumambulate; perambulate (through + walk)

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Anim

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Spirit or breath

Animate; unanimous; equanimity; magnanimity;

pusillanimous (tiny + spirit) =coward

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Arch

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Rule

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Anarchy (not + ruler)

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Aud-

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Hear

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Audience; audible; auditory

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Bell

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War

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Rebellion

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Belli

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War

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Bellicose;

belligerent (war + do) = hostile, provocative, or actually at war

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Cad

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Fall

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Decadent (away + fall) = in a state of decline, often self-indulgent

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Cid

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Fall

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Recidivism (back + fault) = tendency to relapse to earlier behavior or crime

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Ced

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Go or yield

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Recede; antecedent;

precedent (before + go) = earlier example

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Cess

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Go or yield

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Cessation

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Ceed

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Go or yield

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Proceed; Succeed; exceed

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Chron

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Time

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Chronological; chronic; anachronism (not + time) = something out of place in time

Diachronic (through + time) = relating to change over time

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Cis

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Cut or kill

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Incisive (Into+ cut) = cutting to the heart of the matter, direct

Excision (out + cut) = act of cutting out, removing

Regicide

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Clud

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Close

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Include; exclude; inclusion;

occlude (Against + close) = block off or conceal

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Clus

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Close

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Inclusion

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Claus

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Close

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Claustrophobia

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Crat

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Rule

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Autocratic (self + ruler) = relating to an absolute ruler, tyrant

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Crac

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Rule

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Democracy

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Cred

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Believe

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Incredible; credence (acceptance, trust); credulity; incredulous

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Creed

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Believe

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Creed

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Dei-

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God

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Deify (God + make) = make into a God, glorify

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Demo-

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People

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Democracy; demographic

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Dem

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People

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Pandemic (all + people) = something affecting everyone, usually disease

Endemic;

demagogue (People + lead) = leader who appeals (falsely) to the people

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Dict

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Say

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Predict; contradict; jurisdiction;

benediction (good + say) = blessing

Valedictory (farewell + say) = expressing a farewell (often by a speech)

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Duc

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Lead or pull

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Produce; abduct; conduct;

deduce (away + lead) = determined from general principles

Ductile (able to be led easily (people) or to be drawn out into wire (metals)

Induct

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Dur

Dure

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Hard or lasting

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Durable; indoor; endurance; duration; during;

duress (compulsion, restrained by force)

obdurate (against + hard) = heart of heart, stubborn

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Equi

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Equal or even

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Equitable;

equivocate (equal + voice) = say something open to more than one interpretation in order to mislead or to avoid commitment

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Equa

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Equal or even

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Equation; equator;

equanimity (even + spirit) = communist under stress, balance

Equable (uniform, steady, unchanging)

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Fac-

Back 36

Do or make

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Factitious (artificial, made-up); facilitate (to help to happen); facile (lack in depth or authenticity)

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Fec

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Do or make

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Affect; effect

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Fic

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Make or do

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Artificial;

beneficent (good + do) = doing good for others

Maleficent

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-fy

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Do or make

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Terrify; purify; pacify; verify; verify; sanctify; deify

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Celer

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Quickly

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Celerity; acceleration

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Cent-

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Hundred

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Ceter

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Other

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Et Cetera

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Circum-

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Around

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Clar-

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Clear; distinct

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Clarify

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Cred

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Believe; trust

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Curr-

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Run

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Current

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Curs

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Run

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Cursive

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De-

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Away from

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Dent

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Tooth

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Dict

Back 50

Speak; say

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Doc; doct

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Teach

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Doctrine

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Duc; duct

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Lead

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Produce; conduct

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Dur

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Hard

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Obdurate (refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action);

Duress (force/pressure action)

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Ed-

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Eat

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Edible

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Es

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Eat

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Obesity

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Ego-

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I; myself

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Err

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Stray

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Aberration (Deviation from the norm)

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Fac-

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Make; do

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Facilitate

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Fact

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Make; do

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Manufacture

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Fer

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Carry; bear

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Transfer

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Fin-

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End

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Form

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Shape

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Deformity

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Fort

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Strong

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Fortification

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Jus

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Law

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Justice

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Jur

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Law

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Jury

Abjure (away + swear) = reject

Adjure (Toward + swear) = command/urge

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-ification

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Process of making into x

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Desertification

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-al

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Relating to x

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-ial

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Relating to x

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-ile

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Relating to x

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-ance

-ence

-ancy

-ency

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State or process of doing/being x

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Exorbitance; despondency

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-ant

-ent

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Doing x

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Accordant; intransigent

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-ar

-ary

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Related to x

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Polar; solar

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-ate (long sound)

-ite

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Do x

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Mutate; ignite

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-dom

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State of being x or condition related to x

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-Er

-or

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Doer of x

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Pre-

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Before

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Prerogative (before + Ask) = special right

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-ine

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Relating to x

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Saturnine; clandestine

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Pro-

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Forward; before; for

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Proponent;

prognosticate (before + know) predict

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Re-

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Back; again

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Retro-

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Backward

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Sub-

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Below; under

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Super-

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Above; under

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Supersede (above + sit) = transcend

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Syn-

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Together; with

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Synthesis; synoptic

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Trans-

Tra-

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Across; beyond; through

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Trajectory; transmit

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Un-

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Not

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Uni-

Un-

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One (unanimous)

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Frang

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Break

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-ish

Back 88

Similar to x

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Stoicism; socialism

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Fract

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Break

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Fring

Frag

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Break

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Infringe

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Fug

Fugit

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Flee

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Refugee

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-fus-

-fund-

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Pour

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Profusion; profundity

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Gen-

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Race; kind

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Genetics

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Grad-

Gred-

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Walk; step; go

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Gradations

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-gred-

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Walk; step; go

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Grav-

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Heavy

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Aggravation

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Hib-

Hibit

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Have

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Inhibit

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Hab-

Habit-

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Have

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-ist

-istic

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Characteristic of x;

A person who espouses x

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Anachronistic ; euphemistic

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-hom

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Same

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Hospit

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Host

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ign-

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Fire; fiery

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Ignite; ignition

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In-

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In; on

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Incur

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im-

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In; on

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Imitate

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in-

im-

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Not; no; un

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Inappropriate

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il-

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Not; no; un

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ir-

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Not; no; un

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inter-

Back 108

Between

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intra

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Within

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-ite

Back 110

Native or adherent of x

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Luddite; sybarite

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Intro

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Within

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irasc

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Be or grow angry

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Irascible

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irat

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Be or grow angry

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Irate

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is-

iso-

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Equal

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Isometric

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jac

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Lie

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Adjacent

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ject

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Throw

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Eject

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Janu

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Door; begin

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Janitor

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-ity

-ty

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State or quality of being x or doing x

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Polarity; convexity

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-ive

-ative

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Tending toward the action of x

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Eulogize; lionize

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-ization

-isation

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Process of making into x

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Improvisation; polarization

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-less

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Without x

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-able

-ible

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Able to be x-ed

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Feasible; thinkable

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fer

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Carry; bring

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Transfer; offer; fertile; ferry;

proliferate (offspring + carry) = multiply in number;

vociferous

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Graph

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Write

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Autograph; graphic;

monograph (1+ write) = a written report or a paper on a narrow subject

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Gram

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Write

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Diagram; grammar; telegram

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Grade

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Step; go

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Retrograde (backward + go) = moving backward

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Gress

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Step; go

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Progress; regress; aggressive; Congress; digress;

transgression (across + step) = violation of a law or rule

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Greg

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Flock; herd

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Aggregate; congregate;

egregious (outside + flock) = conspicuously bad, flagrant;

Gregarious

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her

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Stick

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Adhere (to + stick) = stick to

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hes

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Stick

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Cohesive (together + stick) = sticking or fitting together

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jac

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Throw

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ject

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Throw

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Eject; trajectory; interject; objection; reject;

abject (away + thrown) = in a low, hopeless, depressed condition

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jur

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Law; swear

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Jury; jurisdiction;

abjure (away + swear) = renounce or reject;

adjure (toward + swear) = command, urge

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ferv

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Boil

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Fervent (zealous, intense in feeling);

Effervescence (away + boil) = being bubbly, showing exhilaration;

Perfervid (through + boil) = overexcited, overwrought

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leg

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Word; speak;

read; study

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lex

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Word; speak;

read; study

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Lexicon

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lect

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Word; speak;

read; study

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Lecture

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log

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Word; speak;

read; study

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Monologue; chronological;

Neologism (New + word) = new word or expression

Eulogy; eulogize

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locu

loqu

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Speak

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Circumlocution (around + speak) = wordiness or evasion in speech;

Elocution (out + speak) = art of speaking well in public;

Loquacious (very talkative)

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luc

lus

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Light; shine; clear

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Lucid;

elucidate (out + shine) = make clear, explain;

translucent;

pellucid (through + clear) = absolutely clear;

lackluster

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meter

Metr

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Measure

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Metric; altimeter; perimeter

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mit

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Send

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Emit; transmit

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miss

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Send

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Dismiss;

missive (letter, written message);

remiss (back + sent) = negligent, careless, lax

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Morph

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Shape

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Amorphous; metamorphose

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fid

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Trust; faith

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Fidelity; confidence;

diffidence (not + faith) = hesitant, lacking in self-confidence;

Perfidious (detrimental + faith) = disloyal, treacherous

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Nom

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Law

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Autonomous (self + law) = independent, self-contained

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path

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Feeling

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antipathy (against + feeling) = strong dislike

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pel

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Drive; push

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Expel; propel; dispel;

compelling (together + drive) = convincing, forceful, attention grabbing

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puls

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Drive; push

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Phob

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Fear

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phon

Back 151

sound

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Megaphone; telephone; phonics;

homophone (same + sound) = a word pronounced like another word;

cacophonous;

euphony (good + sound) = pleasing sound (usually of words)

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Port

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Carry

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Pos

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Put

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Imposed; expose; appose;

depose (down + put) = remove a leader, or take testimony;

superimpose

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pon

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Put

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Opponent; proponent

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prob

Prov

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Prove; test

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Probe; prove; improve; approve;

reprove (Back + prove) = scold, admonish, express disapproval

Probity (honesty, integrity)

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flect

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Bend

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Reflect; deflect

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rog

Back 157

Ask; propose a law

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Interrogation; interrogatory; prerogative;

arrogate (toward + ask) = claim or take (without the right);

Abrogate (Away + propose law) = abolish, nullify (A law or rule)

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sanct

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Holy

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sci

Back 159

Know

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Prescient (Before + know) = knowing ahead of time, able to predict events;

Omniscience

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scrib

Script

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Write

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sec

sect

Back 161

Cut

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Section; sector; intersect

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sed

Back 162

Sit

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Supersede (above + sit) = replace, transcend by being better

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sequ

secu

Back 163

Follow

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Sequence; consequence; consecutive;

obsequious (toward + follow) = overly obedient, submissive, flattering

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sic

Back 164

Follow

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Intrinsic;

extrinsic (outside + follow) = external to something’s nature

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simil

simul

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Similar

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Assimilate (toward + similar) = make or become a similar part of something;

similitude (correspondence between two things, likeness);

simulacrum (Image, semblance)

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Son

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Sound

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Flex

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Bend

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spec

Spect

Spic

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Look

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Spectacle; inspect; retrospect; circumspect;

perspicacious (through + look) = able to perceive hidden truth

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ten

Tend

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Hold; have;

stretch; thin

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Extend; tenable; tenacity; distend; tenuous;

attenuate (toward + thin) to make or become thinner or weaker

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tain

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Hold; have;

stretch; thin

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Retain; contain; obtain;

abstain (away + hold) = refrain from

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theo

the

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god

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Atheist;

Polytheist (many + god) = someone who believes in many gods;

apotheosis (away + god) = elevation to godlike status, or something that has that status

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tract

Back 172

Drag; draw; pull

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Tractor; attract; contract; extract; tractable;

abstracted (away + drawn) = withdrawn into one’s mind

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trud

Back 173

Push; thrust

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Intrude; extrude

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trus

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Push; thrust

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Unobtrusive (not + against + push) = not noticeable or attention-drawing;

Abstruse (away + push) = hard to comprehend

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veh

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Carry

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Vehicle;

vehement (carried (away) + mind) passionate, nearly violent

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vect

Back 176

carry

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Convection; vector;

invective (in + carry) = bitter criticism, denunciation

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ven

vent

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come

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Intervene; prevent; invent; event; adventure; venture;

provenance (forward + come) = source, or history of ownership;

contravene (against + come) = oppose, violate, or contradict

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Flu

Back 178

Flow; wave

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Fluid;

confluence (together + flow) = a flowing together;

Superfluous;

mellifluous (honey + flow) = having a thick, smooth flow like honey;

effluvium (out + flow) = byproduct, (bad) exhalation

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ver

Back 179

True

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Verify; voracity;

Aver (toward + true) = assert, declare

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vert

vers

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Turn

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Revert; extrovert; introvert; adverse; inadvertent; aversion; avert; invert; versatile; Divert;

controvert (against + turn) = dispute an argument, engage in controversy

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voc

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Voice; call

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Equivocate; vociferous; invocation

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vol

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Will

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Benevolence; malevolent

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Flux

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Flow; wave

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Influx

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Fluct

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Flow; wave

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Fluctuate

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gen

Back 185

Kin; kind; birth

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Gentry (upper class);

Gentility (high social status or conduct becoming up that status)

Heterogeneous (different + kind) = consisting of diverse parts

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gno

Back 186

Know

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Agnostic (not + know) = someone who isn’t sure (often relating to God’s existence);

diagnostic (through + know) = identification of cause and issue (medical);

Prognosticate;

Cognoscente (pl.cognoscenti) (With + know) = expert on a subject