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ag, act

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do; act; (agent,counteract)

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agr

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field (agriculture, agoraphobia)

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alt

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high (altitude, altar)

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alter

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other (altercation, alternative)

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am

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friend, love (amity, amorous)

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anim

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mind, life, spirit (animate, animal, animosity)

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ann, annu, enni

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year (annuity, annual, anniversary, perennial)

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anthrop

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man (philanthropy, anthropoid)

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aper

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open (apperature, aperient)

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apt

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fit (adapt, aptitude)

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aqu

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water (aqueous, aquacade)

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arch

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rule, govern (anarchy, matriarch)

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aster

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star (asteroid, disaster, astronomy)

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ag, act

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do; act; (agent,counteract)

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agr

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field (agriculture, agoraphobia)

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alt

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high (altitude, altar)

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alter

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other (altercation, alternative)

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am

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friend, love (amity, amorous)

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anim

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mind, life, spirit (animate, animal, animosity)

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ann, annu, enni

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year (annuity, annual, anniversary, perennial)

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anthrop

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man (philanthropy, anthropoid)

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aper

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open (apperature, aperient)

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apt

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fit (adapt, aptitude)

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aqu

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water (aqueous, aquacade)

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arch

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rule, govern (anarchy, matriarch)

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aster, astr

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star (asteroid, disaster, astronomy)

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aud

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hear (audible, audition)

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aur

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gold (auriferous)

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bas

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low, (debase, basement)

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bell

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war, (bellicose, antebellum)

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ben

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good, well, (benevolent, benefactor)

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bibl

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book, (biblical, bibliography)

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bio

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life, (biology, biopsy)

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brev

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short, (brevity, abbreviation)

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cad, cas, cid

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fall, (cadence, casualty, incident)

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cand

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white, shining, (candid, candidate)

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cap, capt, cept

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take, hold, (capable, captive, intercept)

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capit

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head, (capital, decapitate)

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carn

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flesh, (carnal, carnivorous)

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ced, cess

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yield, go, (cede, procession)

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celer

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swift, (celerity, accelerate)

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cent

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hundred, (century, centipede)

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chrom

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color, (chromium, chromatic)

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chron

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time, (chronology, chronic)

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cid, cis

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cut, kill, (suicide, precision)

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clin

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lean, bend, (inclination, recline)

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clud, clus

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close, shut, (conclude, recluse)

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cogn

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know, (incognito, cognizant)

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cord

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heart, (cordial, accord)

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corp

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body, (corpulent, corpse)

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cosm

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world, (cosmic, cosmopolitan)

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52
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cred

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believe, (incredible, credential)

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curr, curs

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run, (current, cursory)

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dec

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ten, (decimal, decade)

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dem

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people, (democracy, demographic)

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derm

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skin, (epidermis, dermatologist)

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di

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day, (diary, sundial)

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dic, dict

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speak, say, (indicate, contradict)

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domin

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lord, master, (dominate, indomitable)

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dorm

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sleep, (dormant, dormitory)

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duc, duct

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lead, (induce, ductile, conduct)

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ego

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I, (egoism, egomaniac)

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equ

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equal, (equality, equanimilty)

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fac, fact, fect, fic

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make, do, (facile, factory, infection, fiction)

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fer

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bear, carry, (fertile, confer)

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fid

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faith, trust, (confide, infidelity)

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fin

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end, (infinite, final)

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flect, flex

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bend, (reflect, flexible)

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form

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shape, (conform, reformation)

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fort

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strong, (fortitude, fortify)

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frag, fract

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break, (fragile, fracture)

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72
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fug

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flee, (fugitive, refugee)

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fus

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pour, (confuse, fusion)

74
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gen

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kind, race, birth, (generate, generic, generation)

75
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gest

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carry, bring, (congestion, gestation)

76
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grad, gress

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step, go, (graduate, digress)

77
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graph

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write, (autograph, graphic)

78
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grat

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pleasing, (gratitude, contratulate)

79
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hydr

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water, (dehydrate, hydrant)

80
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integr

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entire, whole, (integrate, integral, integer)

81
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ject

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throw, (inject, projection, projectile)

82
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junct

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join, (conjuction, juncture)

83
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lat

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carry, (translation, dilate)

84
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leg, lig, lect

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choose, gather, (legible, eligible, collect)

85
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liber

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free, (liberate, libertine)

86
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loc

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place, (dislocate, local, location)

87
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log

A

word, study, (catalogue, psychology)

88
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loqu, locut

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speak, talk, (loquacious, circumlocution)

89
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luc, lum

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light, (translucent, illuminate)

90
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magn

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great, (magnitude, magnificent)

91
Q

man

A

hand, (manufacture, manual)

92
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mar

A

sea, (marine, maritime)

93
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mater

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mother, (maternal, matrimony)

94
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mega

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large, (megaton, megaphone)

95
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ment

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mind, (mentality, mentally)

96
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merg

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plunge, sink, (submerge, merger)

97
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meter

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measure, (chronometer, symmetry)

98
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micro

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small, (microscope, microfilm)

99
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migr

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wander, (migrate, immigration)

100
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mir

A

look, (admire, mirror)

101
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mit, miss

A

send, (admit, submission)

102
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mon

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advice, remind, (admonish, monument)

103
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mort

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death, (immortality, mortal)

104
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mot, mov

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move, (motor, motility, movable)

105
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mult

A

many, (multitude, multifarious)

106
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mut

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change, (mutation, transmute, immutable)

107
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nat

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born, (natal, innate, nativity)

108
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nav

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ship, (naval, navigate)

109
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neg

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deny, (negate, renege)

110
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nomen

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name, (nominee, nomenclature, cognomen)

111
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nov

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new, (novelty, novice, innovation)

112
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ocul

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eye, (oculist, binocular)

113
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oper

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work, (cooperation, operate)

114
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pater, patri

A

father, (paternal, patriot)

115
Q

ped, pod

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foot, (impede, biped, tripod)

116
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ped

A

child, (pediatrics, pedagogue)

117
Q

pel, puls

A

drive, (compel, expulsion)

118
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pend, pens

A

hang, (pendant, pension, pendulum)

119
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pet

A

seek, (impetus, petition)

120
Q

petr

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stone, rock, (petrify)

121
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phil

A

loving, (philosophy)

122
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phob

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fear, (claustrophobia)

123
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phon

A

sound, (phonic, phonetics)

124
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plic

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fold, bend, (complicate, implicate)

125
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pon, pos

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place, put, (component, compose)

126
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port

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carry, bring, (porter, import)

127
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pot

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drink, (potable, potion)

128
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poten

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powerful, (potentate, impotent)

129
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prehend, prehens

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take, grasp, (apprehend, comprehension)

130
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prot

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first, (protagonist, prototype)

131
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psych

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mind, (psychological, psychic)

132
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quer, quir, quis, ques

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ask, seek, (query, inquiry, inquisition, quest)

133
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reg, rig, rect

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rule, govern, (regent, rigid, corrective)

134
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rid, ris

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laugh, (ridiculous, risible)

135
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rupt

A

break, (rupture, erupt, interruption)

136
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sacr

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holy, (sacred, sacrificial)

137
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sanct

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holy, (sacrocant, sanctify, sanction)

138
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sci, scio

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know, (science, conscious, omniscient)

139
Q

scop

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watch, (periscope, horoscope)

140
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scrib, script

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write, (describe, prescription)

141
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sec, sect

A

cut, (secant, bisect)

142
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sed, sid, sess

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sit, seat, (sedate, reside, session)

143
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sent, sens

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feel, think, (sentiment, sensible)

144
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sequ, secut

A

follow, (sequel, consecutive)

145
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serv

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keep, (reserve, conservation)

146
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sist

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place, stand, (assist, resistance)

147
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solv, solu

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loosen, (dissolve, absolution)

148
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somn

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sleep, (somnambulist, insomnia)

149
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soph

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wisdom, (sophisticalted, philosophy)

150
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spect, spec, spic

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look, appear, (specimen, prospect, conspicuous)

151
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spir

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breathe, (conspire, respiration)

152
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stat, stab

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stand, (status, stability)

153
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string, strict

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bind, (stringent, stricture)

154
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stru, struct

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build, (contrue, construct, destructive)

155
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sum, sumpt

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take, (assume, presumption)

156
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tang, ting, tact, tig

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touch, (tangent, contingency, contact, contiguous)

157
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teg, tect

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cover, (tegument, detect)

158
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tele

A

distance, (telescope, teletype)

159
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tempor

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time, (temporary, temporal, extemporaneous)

160
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ten, tain

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hold, reach, (tenant, tension, retain)

161
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term

A

end, (terminal, terminate)

162
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ter, terr

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land, earth, (inter, terrace, terrestrial)

163
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therm

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heat, (thermal, thermometer, thermos)

164
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tort, tors

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twist, (contort, torsion)

165
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tract

A

draw, (attract, extract0

166
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trit

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rub, (trite, attrition)

167
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trud, trus

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thrust, (intrude, abstruse)

168
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umbra

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shade, (umbrella, umbrage)

169
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urb

A

city, (suburb, urban)

170
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vac

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empty, (vacate, vacancy, evacuation)

171
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vad, vas

A

go, (evade, evasive)

172
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val, vail

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be strong, (valid, prevail)

173
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ven, vent

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come, (convene, prevention)

174
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ver

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true, (veracity, aver)

175
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verb

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word, (verbose, verbatim)

176
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vert, vers

A

turn, (convert, reverse)

177
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vid, vis

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see, (evident, visible)

178
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vinc, vict

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conquer, (invincible, evict)

179
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viv, vit

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live, (vivacity, vital)

180
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voc, vok

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call, (invoke, vocation, revoke)

181
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volv, volut

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roll, turn, (involve, revolution)

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