GRE Roots Flashcards
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a / an
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not, without
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ab
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off, away from, apart, down
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able / ible
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capable of, worthy of
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ac / acr
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sharp, bitter, sour
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acou
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hearing
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act / ag
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to do, to drive, to force, to lead
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ad
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to, toward, near
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al / ali / alter
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other, another
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am
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love
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ambi / amphi
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both, on both sides, around
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ambl / ambul
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to go, to walk
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anim
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of the life, mind, soul, breath
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annui / enni
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year
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ant / ante
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before
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anthro / andr
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man, human
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anti
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against, opposite
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apo
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away
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aqua / aque
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water
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arch / archi / archy
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chief, principal, ruler
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ard
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to burn
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auto
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self
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be
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about, to make, to surround, to affect (also used to transform words into transitive verbs)
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bel / bell
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beautiful
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bell
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war
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ben / bene
good
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bi / bin
two
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bon / boun
good, generous
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brev / brid
short, small
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burs
purse, money
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cad / cid
to fall, to happen by chance
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cant / cent / chant
to sing
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cap / cip / cept
to take, to get
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cap / capit / cipit
head, headlong
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card / cord / cour
heart
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carn
flesh
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cast / chast
to cut
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caus / caut
to burn
| ard is also to burn
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ced / ceed / cess
to go, to yield, to stop
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celler
speed
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cent
hundred, hundredth
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centr
center
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cern / cert / cret / crim / crit
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide
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chrom
color
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chron
time
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circu / circum
around
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cis
to cut
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cla / clo / clu
to shut, to close
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claim / clam
to shout, to cry out
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cli
to lean forward
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co / col / com / con
with, together
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cogn / conn
to know
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contra / contro / counter
against
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corp / cors
body
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cosm
order, universe, world
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cour / cur
running, a course
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cre / cresc / cret
to grow
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cred
to believe, to trust
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crypt
hidden
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cub / cumb
to lie down
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culp
fault, blame
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dac / doc
to teach
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de
away, off, down, completely, reversal
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dele
to erase
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dem
people
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dext
right hand, right side, deft (skillful)
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di
day
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di / dia
in two, through, across
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di / dif / dis
away from, apart, reversal, not
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dic / dict / dit
to say, to tell, to use words
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dign
worth
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dog / dox
opinion
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dol
to suffer, to pain, to grieve
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don / dot / dow
to give
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dorm
sleep
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dors
back
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dub
doubt
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duc / duct
to lead
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dulc
sweet
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dur
hard, lasting
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dys
faulty, abnormal
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e / ex
out, out of, from, former, completely
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ego
self
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em / en
in, into
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epi
upon
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equ
equal, even
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err
to wander
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esce
becoming
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eu
good, well
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extra
outside, beyond
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fab / fam
to speak
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fac / fic / fig / fait / feit / fy
to do, to make
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fal
to err (make a mistake), to deceive
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fatu
foolish
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fer
to bring, to carry, to bear
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ferv
to boil, to bubble
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fi / fid
faith, trust
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fin
end
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flagr / flam
to burn
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flect / flex
to bend, to turn
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flu / flux
to flow
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fore
before
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fort
chance or strength
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fra / frac / frag / fring
to break
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fug
to flee, to fly
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fulg
to shine
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fum
smoke
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fus
to pour
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gen
birth, creation, race, kind
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gni / gno
to know
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grad / gress
to step
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gram / graph
to write, to draw
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grat
pleasing
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greg
flock
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hap
by chance
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hemi
half
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her / hes
to stick
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(h)etero
different, other
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hol
whole
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(h)om
same
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hum
earth
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hyper
over, excessive
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hypo
under, beneath, less than
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icon
image, idol
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idio
one’s own
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in / im
in, into or not, without
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inter
between, among
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intra
inside, within
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it / iter
way, journey
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ject
to throw, to throw down
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joc
joke
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join / jug / junct
to meet, to join
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jour
day
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jud
to judge
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jur
law, to swear
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juv
young
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lang / ling
tongue
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laud
praise, honor
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lav / lau / lu
to wash
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lax / leas / les
loose
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lec / leg / lex
to read, to speak
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lect / leg
to select, to choose
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lev
to lift, to rise, light (weight)
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li / lig
to tie, to bind
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liber
free
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lith
stone
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loc / log / loqu
word, speech, thought
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luc / lum / lus
light (brightness)
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lud / lus
to play
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macro
great, long
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mag / maj / max
big, great
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mal / male
bad, ill, evil, wrong
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man / manu
hand
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mand / mend
to command, to order, to entrust
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medi
middle
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mega
large, great
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micro
very small
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min
small or to project, to hang over
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mis
bad, wrong, to hate
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mis / mit
to send
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misc
mixed
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mob / mom / mot / mov
to move
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moll
soft
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mon / monit
to remind, to warn
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mon / mono
one
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mor / mort
death
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morph
shape
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mult
many
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mut
to change
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nat / nas / nai / gna
birth
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nau / nav
ship, sailor
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nihil
nothing, none
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noc / nox
harm
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noct / nox
night
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nom
rule, order
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nom / nym / noun / nown
name
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non
not
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nounc / nunc
to announce
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nov / neo / nou
new
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null
nothing
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ob
toward, to, against, over
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omni
all
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oner
burden
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oss / oste
bone
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pac / peac
peace
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palp
to feel
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pan / pant
all, everyone
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par
equal
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para
next to, beside
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pas / pat / path
feeling, suffering, disease
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pau / po / pov / pu
few, little, poor
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pec
money
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ped
child, education
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ped / pod
foot
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pel
to drive, to push
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pen / pene
almost
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pen / pun
to pay, to compensate
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pend / pens
to hang, to weight, to pay
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per
completely
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peri
around
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pet / pit
to go, to seek, to strive
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phil
love
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phob
fear
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phon
sound
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photo
light
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plac
to please
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ple / plen
to fill, full
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plex / plic / ply
to fold, twist, tangle, or bend
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poly
many
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pon / pos / pound
to put, to place
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port
to carry
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post
behind, after
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pot
to drink
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pre
before, in front
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prehend / prise
to take, to get, to seize
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pri / prim
first
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pro
in front, before, much, for
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prob
to prove, to test
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prop / prox
near
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prot / proto
first
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pseud / pseudo
false
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pug
to fight
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punc / pung / poign
to point, to prick, to pierce
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pyr
fire
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quad / quar / quat
four
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que / quis
to seek
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quie / quit
quiet, rest
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quin / quint
five
228
raci / radi
root
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rami
branch
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re
back, again
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rect
straight, right
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reg
king, rule
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retro
backward
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rid / ris
to laugh
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rog
to ask
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rub / rud
red
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rud
crude (in a raw, not refined state)
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sacr / sanct
holy
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sag / sap / sav
taste, thinking, discerning (discriminating; having or showing good judgement)
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sal
salt
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sal / sil / sault / sult
to leap, to jump
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salu
health
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salv
to save
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san
healthy
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sang
blood
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sat
enough
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sci
to know
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scribe / script
to write
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se
apart, away
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sec / sequ / sue / sui
to follow
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sed / sess / sid
to sit, to settle
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sem
seed, to sow (plant, scatter)
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semi
half
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sen
old
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sens / sent
to feel, to be aware
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sin / sinu
bend, fold, curve
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sol
alone or to loosen, to free or sun
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somn
sleep
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soph
wisdom
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sourc / surg / surrect
to rise
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spec / spic
to look, to see
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spir
breath
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sta / sti
to stand, to be in place
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strict / string / stran
to tighten, to bind
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sua
sweet, pleasing, to urge
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sub / sup
below, under
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summ
highest, total
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super, sur
over, above
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sym / syn
together
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tac / tic
to be silent
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tact / tag / tam / tang
to touch
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tain / ten / tent / tin
to hold
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tend / tens / tent / tenu
to stretch, to thin
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test
to bear witness
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theo
god
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therm
heat
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tim
fear
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tor / torq / tort
to twist
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torp
stiff, numb
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tox
poisen
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tract
to drag, to pull, to draw
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trans
across, beyond
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ult
last, beyond
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umber
shadow
285
un
not
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und
wave
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uni / un
one
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urb
city
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us / ut
to use
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vail / val
strength, use, worth
291
ven / vent
to come or to move toward
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ver
truth
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verb
word
294
verd
green
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vers / vert
to turn
296
vi
life
297
vid / vis
to see
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vil
base, mean
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viru
poison
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voc / vok
call, word
301
vol
wish
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volu / volv
to roll, to turn
303
vor
to eat
