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-ity
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quality of, state of
noun forming suffix gravity |
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-(i)tude
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quality of, state of
noun forming suffix longitdue |
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-acy
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quality or state of being or having
noun forming suffix accuracy |
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-(i)mony
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quality of, state of
noun forming suffix testimony |
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-acity
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quality of being inclined to
noun forming suffix audacity |
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-y
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quality of, state of, act of, result of
noun forming suffix custody |
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-ate
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office of, holders of the office of
noun forming suffix senate |
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AC(U)-, ACR-, ACET-
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sharp, bitter
acid- acute- acetic acid- |
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CAD- (CID)- CAS-
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To fall, Befall
accident- incident- casual- occasion- |
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CAP- (CIP)-, CAPT- (CEPT)- [CIEV]-
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To take, sieze
incapacitate, recipient, capture, except |
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FAC- (FIC)- FACT- (FECT)-
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To do, make
faculty- efficient- manufacture- effective- |
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FLOR-
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Flower
florist- floral- Florida- (through Spanish) |
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FLU- FLUX- FLUV- FLUOR(O)-
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To flow, a flow
fluid- flux- effluvia- fluorscope- |
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FOLI- [FOIL]-
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leaf
foliage- defoliant- tinfoil- |
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NOC- NOX- NIC- NEC-
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to harm, kill
innocent- obnoxious- pernicious |
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CERN- CRET- [CERT-]
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to separate, distinguish
discernment, secret, excrete |
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-ity
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quality of, state of
noun forming suffix gravity |
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-(i)tude
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quality of, state of
noun forming suffix longitude |
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-acy
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quality or state of being or having
noun forming suffix accuracy |
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-(i)mony
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quality of, state of
noun forming suffix testimony |
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-acity
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quality of being inclined to
noun forming suffix adacity |
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-y
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quality of, state of, act of, result of
noun forming suffix custody |
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-ate
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office of, holder(s) of the office of
noun forming suffix senate |
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AC(U)- ACR-, ACET-
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Sharp, bitter
acid, acute, acetic acid |
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-itious
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tending to, characterized by
adj. forming suffix fictitious |
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-id
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tending to, inclined to
adj. forming frigid |
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-ulous
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tending to, inclined to
adj. forming tremulous |
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-ive
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tending to, inclined to
adj. forming active |
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-uous
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tending to, inclined to
adj. forming continous |
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-or
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tending to, inclined to
adj. forming introductory |
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CRED-
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to believe, trust
root credentials, creditor, discredit |
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DOC- DOCT-
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to teach
root document doctor indoctrinate |
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FA(B)- FAT- FESS- FAM-
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to speak, reveal
root affable, infant, preface, confess, fame |
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FALL- FALS- FAIL- FAULT-
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to deceive
root fallacy, false, failure, default |
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MOD-
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measure
root modicum, modest, modern, modify |
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MUT-
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to change
root mutate, mutt, mutation |
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TANG- TING- TACT-
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to touch
root tangible, tangent, contingent, contact, intact |
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TRACT-
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to drag
root tractor, traction, detract |
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-ine
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pertaining to, like, of
adj. forming feminine |
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-ate, -ite
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possessing, being
adj. forming favorite |
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-ant, -ent, (-ient)
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equivalent to the English presnt participle ending in -ing
adj. forming urgent |
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-able, -ible
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able to, able to be, tending to
adj. forming inhabitant |
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-ile
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able to be, able to, tending to
adj. forming agile |
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-acious
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tending to, inclined to
adj. forming audacious |
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LUC-, LUMIN-
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to shine, light
root translucent |
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PAR-
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to ready, bring forth, provide
root prepare |
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SEN-
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old
root senate |
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SERV-
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to serve, save
root servant, service, preserve, conservation |
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CUMB- CUB-
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to lie down
root succumb, incubator |
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FEDER-
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league, treaty
root confederate, federal |
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FID-
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faith
root confident |
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FIDEL-
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faithful
root infidelity |
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HER- HES-
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to stick
root adhere, adhesive |
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ORD(IN)-
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to put in order, arrange
root order, ordinary, ordain |
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POT-- POSS-
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to be able, have power
root potent, possible, possess |
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SAL- SIL- SALT- SULT-
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to leap
root salient, resilient, insult |
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SED- SID- SESS-
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to sit, settle
root sediment, insidious, session |
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TERR-
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land, earth
root terrestrial, territory |
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-(u)lent, -(o)lent
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full of, disposed to
adj. forming fraudelent |
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-ic, -tic
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pertaining to, like
adj. forming civic |
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-ary
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pertaining to, connected with, having the character of
adj. forming literary |
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-ile, -il
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pertaning to, like, belonging to, having the chracter of
adj. forming juvenile |
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ANIM-
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mind, feeling, life
root animal, animated |
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ANN(U)- ENNI-
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year
root annual, annals, perennials |
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BENE- BON-
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well, good
root benefit, benefactor, bonus |
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CANT- CENT- CHANT-
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to sing
root canorous, incatation, incentive, enchant |
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CUR-
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cure, care
root secure, sinecure |
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EQU- IQU-
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equal, even
root equal, equidistant, iniquity |
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FER-
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to bear, carry
root refer, transfer, conference |
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LAT-
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to bera, carry
root elate, relate, translate |
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MAGN-
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great
root magnitude, magnify |
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MAL(e)
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bad
root maladjusted, malicious, malignant |
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MULT-
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many
root multitude, multiply |
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OPTIM-
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best
root optimal, optimum |
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PLIC- PLEX- PLY
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to fold, tangle, interweave
root complicate, complex, implicit, imply |
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-al, -ial, -eal
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pertaning to, like, belonging to,having the character of
adj. forming vocal |
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-ane, -ean, -ian, -ain
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having the same meaning as the proceeding
adj. forming veteran |
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-ar
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pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
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-ose, -iose
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full of
adj. forming grandiose |
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-ous, -ious, -eous
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full of, having the character of, like
adj. forming famous |
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AQUA-
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water
root aquatic |
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CORPOR- CORPUS-
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body
root incorporate |
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OMN-
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all
root omnipresent |
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REG- RIG- RECT-
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right, straight, to rule, stiffen
root regular |
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SIMIL- SIMUL-
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like similar
root simulate |
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TEMPER- TEMPOR-
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time, due season, to set bounds
root temperature |
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TEN- TIN- TENT- TAIN-
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to hold
root tenant |
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TENU-
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stretched thin
root tenuous |
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post-
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after behind
prefix postgame |
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pre-
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before, in front of
prefix pregame |
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pro-
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forward, in front of, for
prefix promote |
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re- red-
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back, again
prefix renew |
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retro-
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backward, behind
prefix retroactive |
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se- sed-
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aside, away
prefix segregate |
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sub- sus- suc-
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under, up from under, secretly
prefix submarine |
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super-
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above, over
prefix superhuman |
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trans- tran- tra-
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across, through
prefix transfer |
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ultra-
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beyond, exceedingly
prefix ultraviolet |
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infra-
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below, beneath
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dis- di- diff-
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apart, in diferent directions, not
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contra- contro- counter-
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against
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de
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down, off, thoroughly
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con, com, co
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with, together, very
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circum-
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around
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ante-
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before, in front of
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ambi-
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both, around
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ad-ac-
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to, toward
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ab- a- abs-
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away, from
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se- sed-
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aside, away
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ultra-
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beyond, exceedingly
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pre-
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before, in front of
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post-
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after, behind
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pro-
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forward, in front of, for
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re- red-
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back, again
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sub- sus- suc-
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under, up from under, secretly
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super- sur-
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above, over
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retro-
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backward, behind
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trans- tran- tra-
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across, through
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per-
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through, wrongly, completely
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ob-
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to, against, face to face, completely
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non-
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not
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intra- intro-
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within
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inter-
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between, among
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in- im- en- em-
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in, into, against
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infra-
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below, beneath
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in- im-
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not
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extra- extro-
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outside, beyond
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ex- e- ef-
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out, from, completely
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spir-
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to breathe
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-al -ial -eal
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pertaining to "like" belonging to "having the character of"
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-ane, -ean, -ian, -ain
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having the same meaning as the proceeding
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-ar
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pertaining to "like" "belonging to" "having the character of"
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-ose -iose
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full of
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-ous -ious -eous
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full of, having the character of, like
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aqua-
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water
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corpor- corpus-
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body
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omn-
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all
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reg- rig- rect-
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right, straight, to rule, stiffen
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simil- simul-
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like, similar
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temper- tempor-
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time, due season, to set bounds
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ten- tin- tent- tain-
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to hold
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tenu-
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stretched thin
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clud- clus- clos-
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to shut
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cur- curs- cours- cors-
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to run, go
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grad- gress-
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to step, go
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pend- pens-
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to hang, weight, pay
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pie- plet- plen-
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to fill, fulfill
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spec- spic- spect-
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to look
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und- ound-
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wave
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vid- vis- view-
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to see
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voc- vok-
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voice, to call
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vest
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garment
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jur- just-
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right, law; take an oath, form an opinion
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jurdic-
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judgement
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duc- duct-
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to lead
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ced- cess-
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to go, yield
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ven- vent-
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to come
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trud- trus-
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to push, thrust
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prec-
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to request, beg, prayer
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lud- lus-
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to play, mock
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lev-
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light (in weight) to lift
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loqu- locut-
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to speak
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alien
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of another
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art-
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art, skill
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fin-
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end, limit
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firm-
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firm, strong
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fort-
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strong
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grand-
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great
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grav- griev-
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heavy
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line- lign-
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line
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nihil-
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nothing
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nul-
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nothing
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part-
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part
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verb-
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verb, word
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via-
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way, road
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vert- vers-
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to turn
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turb-
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disturb
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sanct-
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holy
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sacr- secr-
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sacred
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pung- punct-
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to prick, point
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ped- pod-
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foot
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hab- ab- hib-
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to have, hold as customary
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greg-
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flock, heard
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cruc-
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cross
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