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Old English: a-
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in, on, of, up, to
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afoot, awake
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Old English: be-
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around, about, away
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beset, behead
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Old English: for-
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away, off, from
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forsake, forget
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Old English: mis-
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badly, poorly, not
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mismatch, misspell
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Old English: over-
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above, excessively
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oversee, undo
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Old English: un-
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not, reverse of
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untrue, unfold
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Latin and Latin-French: ab-, a-, abs-
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from, off, away
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abduct, absent
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Latin and Latin-French: ante-
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before
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antedate
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Latin and Latin-French: bi-
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two
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bimonthly, bisect
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Latin and Latin-French: circum-
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around
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circumnavigate
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Latin and Latin-French: com-, co-, col-, con-, cor-
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with, together
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compare, coexist, collide, convene, correspond
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Latin and Latin-French: contra-
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against
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contradict
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Latin and Latin-French: de-
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away, from, off, down
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defect, desert
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Latin and Latin-French: dis-, dif-
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away, off, opposing
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dissent, differ
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Latin and Latin-French: ex-, e-, ef-
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away from, out
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excise, efface
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Latin and Latin-French: in-, im-
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in, into, within
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induct, impose
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Latin and Latin-French: in-, im-, il-, ir-
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not
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incapable, impious, illegal, irregular
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Latin and Latin-French: inter-
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among, between
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intercede, intersperse
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Latin and Latin-French: intro-, intra-
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inward, to the inside, within
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introduce, intravenous, intramural
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Latin and Latin-French: non-
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not
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nonentity, nonessential
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Latin and Latin-French: post-
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after, following
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postpone, postscript
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Latin and Latin-French: pre-
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before
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prevent, prelude
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Latin and Latin-French: pro-
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forward, in place of, favoring
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produce, pronoun, pro-American
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Latin and Latin-French: re-
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back, backward, again
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revoke, recede, recur
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Latin and Latin-French: retro-
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back, backward
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retroactive, retrospect
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Latin and Latin-French: semi-
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half
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semiannual, semicircular
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Latin and Latin-French: sub-, suf-, sum-, sup-, sus-
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under, beneath
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subjugate, suffuse, summon, suppose, suspect
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Latin and Latin-French: super-
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over, above, extra
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supersede, supervise
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Latin and Latin-French: trans-
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across, beyond
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transfuse, transport
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Latin and Latin-French: ultra-
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beyond, excessively
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ultramodern, ultraviolet
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Greek: a-
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lacking, without
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amorphous, atheistic
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Greek: anti-
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against, opposing
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antipathy, antithesis
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Greek: apo-
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from, away
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apology, apocrypha
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Greek: cata-
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down, away, thoroughly
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cataclysm, catastrophe
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Greek: dia-
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through, across, apart
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diameter, diagnose
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Greek: eu-
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good, pleasant
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eulogy, euphemism
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Greek: hemi-
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half
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hemisphere, hemiplegic
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Greek: hyper-
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excessive, over
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hypercritical, hypertension
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Greek: hypo-
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under, beneath
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hypodermic, hypothesis
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Greek: para-
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beside, beyond
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parallel, paradox
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Greek: peri-
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around
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periscope, perimeter
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Greek: pro-
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before
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prognosis, program
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Greek: syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-
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together, with
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synchronize, sympathy, syllable, system
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Greek: a-
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lacking, without
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amorphous, atheistic
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Greek: anti-
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against, opposing
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antipathy, antithesis
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Greek: apo-
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from, away
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apology, apocrypha
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Greek: cata-
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down, away, thoroughly
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cataclysm, catastrophe
(3) |
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Greek: dia-
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through, across, apart
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diameter, diagnose
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Greek: eu-
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good, pleasant
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eulogy, euphemism
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Greek: hemi-
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half
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hemisphere, hemiplegic
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Greek: hyper-
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excessive, over
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hypercritical, hypertension
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Greek: hypo-
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under, beneath
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hypodermic, hypothesis
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Greek: para-
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beside, beyond
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parallel, paradox
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Greek: peri-
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around
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periscope, perimeter
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Greek: pro-
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before
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prognosis, program
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Greek: syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-
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together, with
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synchronize, sympathy, syllable, system
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root: acid (n. or adj.)
derivational suffix: -ity |
result: acidity (n. only)
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yar!
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root: free (adj.)
derivational suffix: -dom |
result: freedom (n.)
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yar!
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root: accept (v.)
derivational suffix: -ance |
result: acceptance (n.)
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yar!
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Old English (n.): -dom
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state, rank, condition
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freedom, wisdom
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Old English (n.): -er
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doer, maker
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hunter, writer, thinker
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Old English (n.): -hood
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state, condition
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childhood, statehood
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Old English (n.): -ness
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quality, state
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softness, shortness
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -age
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process, state, rank
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passage, bondage
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ance, -ancy
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act, condition, fact
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acceptance, vigilance, hesitancy
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ard, -art
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one that does (esp. especially)
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coward, laggard, braggart
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ate
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rank, office
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delegate, primate
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ation
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action, state, result
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occupation, starvation
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -cy
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state, condition
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accuracy, captaincy
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ee
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one receiving action
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employee, refugee
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -eer
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doer, worker at
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engineer, racketeer
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ence
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act, condition, fact
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evidence, patience
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -er
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doer, native of
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baker, westerner
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ery
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skill, action, collection
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surgery, robbery, crockery
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ess
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feminine
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waitress, lioness
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -et, -ette
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little, feminine
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islet, cigarette, majorette
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ion
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action, result, state
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union, fusion, dominion
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ism
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act, manner, doctrine
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baptism, barbarism, socialism (3)
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ist
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doer, believer
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monopolist, socialist
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ition
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action, state, result
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sedition, expedition
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ity
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state, quality, condition
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paucity, civility
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ment
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means, result, action
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refreshment, disappointment
(3) |
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -or
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doer, office, action
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elevator, juror, honor
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ry
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condition, practice, collection
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dentistry, jewelry
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -tion
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action, condition
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creation, relation
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -tude
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quality, state, result
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fortitude, multitude
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ty
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quality, state
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novelty, beauty
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -ure
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act, result, means
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culture, signature
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Foreign (Latin, French, Greek) (n.): -y
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result, action, quality
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jealousy, inquiry
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Old English (adj.): -en
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made of, like
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wooden, golden
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Old English (adj.): -ful
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full of, marked by
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thankful, masterful
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Old English (adj.): -ish
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suggesting, like
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childish, devilish
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Old English (adj.): -less
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lacking, without
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helpless, hopeless
(2) |
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Old English (adj.): -like
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like, similar
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childlike, dreamlike
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Old English (adj.): -ly
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like, of the nature of
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friendly, cowardly
(2) |
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Old English (adj.): -some
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apt to, showing
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tiresome, lonesome
(2) |
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Old English (adj.): -ward
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in the direction of
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backward, homeward
(1) |
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Old English (adj.): -y
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showing, suggesting
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hilly, sticky, wavy
(2) |
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Foreign (adj.): -able
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able, likely
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capable, affable
(2) |
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Foreign (adj.): -ate
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having, showing
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animate, separate
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Foreign (adj.): -escent
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becoming, growing
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obsolescent, quiescent
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Foreign (adj.): -esque
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in the style of, like
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picturesque, statuesque
(2) |
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Foreign (adj.): -fic
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making, causing
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terrific, soporific
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Foreign (adj.): -ible
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able, likely, fit
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edible, possible, divisible
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Foreign (adj.): -ose
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marked by, given to
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comatose, bellicose
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Foreign (adj.): -ous
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marked by, given to
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religious, furious
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Foreign (adj./n.): -al
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doer, pertaining to
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rival, animal, autumnal
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Foreign (adj./n.): -an
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one belonging to, pertaining to
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human, European
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ant
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actor, agent, showing
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servant, observant
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ary
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belonging to, one connected with
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primary, adversary, auxiliary
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ent
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doing, showing, actor
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confident, adherent
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ese
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of a place or style, style
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Chinese, journalese
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ian
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pertaining to, one belonging to
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barbarian, reptilian
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ic
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dealing with, caused by, person or thing, showing
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classic, choleric
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ile
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marked by, one marked by
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juvenile, servile
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ine
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marked by, dealing with, one marked by
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marine, canine, divine
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ite
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formed, showing, one marked by
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detective, native
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ive
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belonging or tending to, one belonging to
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detective, native
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Foreign (adj./n.): -ory
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doing, pertaining to, place or thing for
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accessory, contributory
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Old English (v.): -en
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cause to be, become
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deepen, darken
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Foreign (v.): -ate
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become, form, treat
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populate, animate
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Foreign (v.): -esce
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become, grow, continue
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convalesce, acquiesce
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Foreign (v.): -fy
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make, cause, cause to have
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glorify, fortify
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Foreign (v.): -ish
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do, make, perform
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punish, finish
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Foreign (v.): -ize
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make, cause to be
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sterilize, motorize
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Latin: -ag-, -act-
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do, drive, impel
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agitate, transact
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Latin: -agr-
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field
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agriculture, agrarian
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Latin: -am-, -amic-
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friend, love
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amatory, amicable
(2) |
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Latin: -aqu-
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water
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aquatic, aqueduct, aquarium
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Latin: -aud-, -audit-
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hear
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audible, auditorium
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Latin: -ben-, -bene-
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well, good
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benefit, benediction
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Latin: -brev-
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short, brief
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abbreviate, breviary
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Latin: -cand-
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white, glowing
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candor, incadescent
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Latin: -capit-
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head
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capital, decapitate
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Latin: -cent-
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hundred
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century, centennial
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Latin: -cid-, -cis-
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kill, cut
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suicide, regicide, incision
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Latin: -clin-
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bend, lean
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decline, inclination
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Latin: -cogn-
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know
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recognize, cognizant
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Latin: -cred-
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belief, trust
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incredible, credulity
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Latin: -crypt-
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hidden, secret
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crypt, cryptic
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Latin: -culp-
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fault, blame
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culpable, exculpate
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Latin: -duc-, -duct-
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lead
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educate, conductor
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Latin: -equ-
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equal
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equation, equanimity
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Latin: -err-
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wander, stray
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erratic, aberration
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Latin: -fac-, -fact-, -fect-, -fic-
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do, make
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facile, manufacture, defective, efficient
(2) |
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Latin: -fer-
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bear, yield
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transfer, fertile
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Latin: -fid-
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belief, faith
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fidelity, perfidious
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Latin: -fin-
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end, limit
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final, indefinite
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Latin: -frag-, -fract-
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break
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fragment, fracture
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Latin: -fus-
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pour
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transfuse, effusive
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Latin: -gen-
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birth, kind, origin
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generate, generic
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Latin: -jac-, -ject-
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throw, hurl, cast
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adjacent, eject
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Latin: -jud-
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judge
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prejudice, adjudicate
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Latin: -jug-
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join, yoke
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conjugal, conjugate
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Latin: -junct-
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join
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junction, disjunctive
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Latin: -jur-
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swear, plead
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adjure, perjury
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Latin: -leg-, -lig-, -lect-
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choose, read
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eligible, legible, lectern
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Latin: -loc-
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place
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locus, locale
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Latin: -loqu-, -loc-
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talk, speech
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colloquial, locution
(2) |
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Latin: -magn-
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large
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magnitude, magnify
(1) |
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Latin: -mal-
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bad
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malady, malevolent
(1) |
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Latin: -man-, -manu-
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hand
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manicure, manual
(1) |
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Latin: -mit-, -miss-
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send
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remit, emissary
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Latin: -mor-, -mort-
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die, death
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mortuary, immortal
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Latin: -omni-
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all
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omnipotent, omniscient
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Latin: -ped-
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foot
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pedal, quadruped
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Latin: -pend-, -pens-
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hang, weigh
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appendix, suspense
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Latin: -pon-, -pos-
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place, put
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postpone, interpose
(2) |
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Latin: -port-
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carry, bear
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transport, importation
(2) |
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Latin: -prim-
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first, early
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primitive, primordial
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Latin: -punct-
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point
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punctuation, punctilious
(1) |
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Latin: -reg-, -rig-, -rect-
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rule, straight, right
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regent, incorrigible, rectangular
(3) |
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Latin: -rupt-
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break
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rupture, interrupt
(1) |
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Latin: -sang-
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blood
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sanguine, consanguinity
(1) |
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Latin: -sci-
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know, knowledge
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omniscient, prescience
(2) |
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Latin: -scrib-, -script-
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write
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inscribe, proscribe, manuscript
(1) |
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Latin: -sent-, -sens-
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feel
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presentiment, sensitive
(1) |
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Latin: -sequ-, -secut-
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follow
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sequel, persecute, consecutive
(1) |
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Latin: -son-
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sound
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consonant, sonorous
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Latin: -spir-
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breath, breathe
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expire, inspiration
(2) |
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Latin: -string-, -strict-
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bind tight
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constrict, stricture, stringent
(1) |
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Latin: -tract-
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draw, pull
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traction, extractor
(2) |
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Latin: -uni-
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one
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universe?
(1) |
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Latin: -ven-, -vent-
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come
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intervene, supervene
(1) |
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Latin: -verb-
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word
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verbal, verbiage
(1) |
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Latin: -vid-, -vis-
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see
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evident, television
(1) |
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Latin: -vit-
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life
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vitality, vitamin
(1) |
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Greek: -anthrop-
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man
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anthropology, misanthropic
(1) |
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Greek: -arch-
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ancient, chief
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archaelogy, monarch
(2) |
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Greek: -astr-, -aster-
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star
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astronomy, asterisk
(1) |
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Greek: -auto-
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self
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automatic, autonomy
(1) |
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Greek: -bibli-
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book
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bibliography, bibliophile
(1) |
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Greek: -bio-
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life
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biology, autobiography
(1) |
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Greek: -chrom-
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color
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chromatic, chromosome
(1) |
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Greek: -cosm-
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world, order
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cosmos, microcosm
(2) |
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Greek: -cycl-
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wheel, circle
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cyclone, bicycle
(2) |
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Greek: -dem-
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people
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democracy, epidemic
(1) |
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Greek: -gen-
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kind, race
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eugenics, genesis
(2) |
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Greek: -geo-
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earth
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geography, geology
(1) |
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Greek: -gram-
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write, writing
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grammar, epigram
(2) |
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Greek: -graph-
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write, writing
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orthography, geography
(2) |
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Greek: -hydr-
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water
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hydrogen, dehydrate
(1) |
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Greek: -log-
|
word, study
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epilogue, theology, logic
(2) |
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Greek: -micr-
|
small
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microbe, microscope
(1) |
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Greek: -mon-
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one, single
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monogamy, monologue
(2) |
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Greek: -morph-
|
form
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amorphous, metamorphosis
(1) |
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Greek: -neo-
|
new
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neologism, neolithic
(1) |
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Greek: -orth-
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straight, correct
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orthodox, orthography
(2) |
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Greek: -pan-
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all, entire
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panorama, pandemonium
(2) |
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Greek: -path-
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feeling, suffering
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apathy, pathology, sympathy
(2) |
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Greek: -phil-
|
like, love
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philanthropic, philosophy
(2) |
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Greek: -phon-
|
sound
|
phonology, euphony
(1) |
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Greek: -poly-
|
many
|
polygon, polygamy
(1) |
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Greek: -proto-
|
first
|
prototype
(1) |
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Greek: -psych-
|
mind
|
psychology, psychosomatic
(1) |
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Greek: -soph-
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wise, wisdom
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philosophy, sophomore
(2) |
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Greek: -tele-
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far, distant
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telegram, telepathy
(2) |
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Greek: -zo-
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animal
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zoology, protozoa
(1) |
