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103 Cards in this Set
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able, ible
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Able, can do
ex. Capable, agreeable, visible |
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ade
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Result of action
ex. Blockade, lemonade |
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age
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act of, state of, collection of
ex. salvage, storage, forage |
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al
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relating to
ex. sensual, gradual, manual, natural |
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algia
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pain
ex. neuralgia |
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An, ian
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Native of, pertaining to
ex. American, Martian, antediluvian |
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Ance, ancy
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action, process, state
ex. assistance, allowance, defiance |
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(O)logy
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study, science, theory
ex. biology |
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Oid
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Like (often suggests flawed or partial resemblance)
ex. asteroid, tabloid, anthropoid, rhomboid, ovoid |
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Ness
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State of
ex. Carelessness, uselessness |
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Ment
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Act of, result
ex. commitment, contentment, amendment |
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Ly
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Like
ex. clearly, fearlessly |
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Less
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Without
ex. worthless, mindless, guileless |
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Ize
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To make like
ex. emphasize, anthropomorphize |
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Ive
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Causing
ex. Conclusive, festive, restive, abusive |
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Ity, ty
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State of, quality
ex. captivity, clarity |
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Ite
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Nature of, quality of
ex. dynamite, graphite, sulfite, neophyte |
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Ism
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System, manner, condition
ex. alcoholism, feminism, heroism, communism |
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Ist
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one who, that which
ex. pianist, elitist |
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Ish
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Origin, nature, resembling
ex. Spanish, foolish, |
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ion, sion, tion
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Act of, state of, result of
ex. contagion, infection, aversion |
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ine
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having the nature or characteristic of
ex. divine, feminine, masculine, medicine |
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id, ide
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something connected to or belonging to
ex. fluid, fluoride, torrid, canid |
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Ice
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condition, state, quality
ex. justice, malice |
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Ence, ency
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Action, state of, quality
ex. difference, conference, urgency |
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ee
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Someone who receives the action
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dom
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quality, realm, office
ex. Freedom, kingdom, wisdom, thralldom |
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Cy
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Action, function
ex. advocacy, hesitancy, prophecy, normalcy |
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Cule, ling
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very small
ex. molecule, miniscule |
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Cian
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Having a specific skill
ex. magician, optician, physician |
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ate
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To cause or make
ex. liquidate, segregate |
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ary, ery, ory
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relating to, quality, place where
ex. Dictionary, bravery, dormitory, aviary, ordinary |
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ant
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performing, agent
ex. assistant, servant |
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escent
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In the process of
ex. adolescent, obsolescent, convalescent |
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esis, osis
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action, process, condition
ex. genesis, hypnosis, neurosis, osmosis |
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ess
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Female
ex. poetess, goddess |
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et, ette
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Small group
ex. midget, octet, baronet |
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hood
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order, quality
ex. neighborhood, motherhood |
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fy
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To make
ex. fortify, simplify |
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ic
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Nature of, like
ex. Metallic, heroic, poetic |
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ment
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a means, product, act, state
ex. Enslavement |
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or
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A person or thing that
ex. oppressor |
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ory
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Place for
ex. Laboratory |
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ion, tion, ation
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being, the result of
ex. deliberation |
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Age
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Belongs to
ex. hermitage |
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Ance
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State of being
ex. fragrance |
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ad, ac, at, as, ap, am, an, ar, ag, af
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Toward, to, at
ex. Address, Accede, A |
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ambi
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Both
ex. Ambidexterous |
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ant, anti
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Against
ex. Antisemitic, antagonist |
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archa, arshae
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Ancient
ex. Archeology |
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co, con, com
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With
ex. Contact, Competition, Codependent |
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ante
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Before
ex. Antipasti, ante (ie "Up the ante"), antecedent |
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contra, contro
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Against
ex. Contradiction |
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deca, dec, deka
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Ten
ex. Decimeter |
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di, dis
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Two, twice
ex. Di |
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dia
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Through
ex. Diameter, diabetic |
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dis, dif
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Apart, away, not, to deprive
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ecto
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Outside of
ex. Ectoderm |
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en
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in give (intensifier)
ex. Endanger |
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endo, ento
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Inside
ex. Entourage |
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ep, epi
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Upon, at, in addition
ex. epidemic |
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eu
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Good
ex. Euphamism |
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extra
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Beyond
ex. Extraordinary |
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fore
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Before
ex. Foretell, forehead |
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hemi
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Half
ex. Hemisphere |
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hetero
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Unlike, various
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hier
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Sacred
ex. Heirachy |
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holo
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Whole
ex. Holocaust, hologram |
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homo
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Same
ex. Homogenous |
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hyper
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Above
ex. Hyperactive, hyperbole, |
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hypo, hyp
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Under, less than
ex. Hypoglycemia, hypothermia |
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ideo, idea
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Idea
ex. Ideology, |
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in, ir, im, il
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Not, without
ex. Inimitable, irresponsible, Imbalance, Illegal |
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in, im
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in, on, upon, into, toward
ex. Intense, Impressive |
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Inter
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Between
ex. International |
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Intro
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Within
ex. Intorspective |
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iso
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Equal
ex. Iso |
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kilo
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Thousand
ex. Kilogram |
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macro
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Large, long
ex. Macroeconomics |
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Magn, mag, meg, maj
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Great
ex. Magnanimous, Megabytes, Major |
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mal
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Bad, ill
ex. Maleficence |
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met, meta, meth
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Among, with, after, beyond
ex. Method |
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micro
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Small
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o, ob, oc, of, op
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Against, toward
ex. Obdurate, opposition |
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omni
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All
ex. Omnipotent |
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paleo
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Long ago
ex. Paleontologist |
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pan, panto
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All, every
ex. pansexual, panacea |
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para
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Beside, beyond
ex. paralegal, paraphrase |
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penta
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Five
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per
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Through
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peri
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Around, about
ex. peripheries |
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pro
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before, forward, forth
ex. projectile |
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pronto
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First
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post
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After
ex. Post-season |
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re
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Again, anew, back
ex. Revive |
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Retro
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Backward, behind
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Se, sed
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Apart, aside, away
ex. Seduce (enticing someone away from the right) |
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Sover
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Above, over
ex. sovereign |
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syn, sym, syl
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Together, with
ex. Symmetry |
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sub
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Under, below, up from below
ex. Substitute, subterranean |
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un
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Not
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tele
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Far off
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Super, supra
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above
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