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Greek and Latin Roots Flashcards

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Ann-, Enn-,

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Yearly
Ex)
Annual, anniversary, centennial,

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A-, An-

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Not, without
Ex)
Anarchy, anonymous, approach

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Endo-

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Inside
Ex)
Endoplasmic Reticulum, Endocranial, Endodontists

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Micro

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Small
Ex)
Microclimatologic, microwave, microscope

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Arch-

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Ruler, chief
Ex)
Archonships, monarchy, anarchy

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Pseudo-

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Fake, false
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Pseudodramatically, pseudoscience,

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-Scope

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View, look at
Ex)
Microscope, telescope, scoped

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Auto-

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Self
Ex)
Autoinoculable, automobile, automatic

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Demo-

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People
Ex)
Democratize, democracy, democratic

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Fort-

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Strong
Ex)
Fortitude, fortitudinous, fortress

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Ocul-

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Eye
Ex)
Ocular lens

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Photo-

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Light
Ex)
Photosynthesis, photograph, photocalyses

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Cav-

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Hollow
Ex)
Cavern, cave, cavaedium

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Cent-

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Hundred
Ex)
Centipede, centennial,

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Viv-

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Alive
Ex)
Vivid, vivacious, vivisection

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Infra-

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Below
Ex)
Infrared, infractions

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Ultra-

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Above
Ex)
Ultraviolet, ultrasegregationist

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Liter-

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Letter
Ex)
Literacy, illiterate, literatim

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Soci-

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Group
Ex)
Social, society, socinianisms

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Mir-

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Wonder, amazement,
Ex)
Miracle, mirror, mirandizing

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-Ist

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Person who
Ex)
Scientist, biologist, chemist

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Anti-

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Against
Ex)
Antisocial, antipodal, anticlimatic

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Chromo-

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Color
Ex)
Chromosome, chromolithographs

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Cyto-

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Cell
Ex)
Cytoplasm, cytologically

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Dict-

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Say,speak
Ex)
Dictionary, dictator, dicta

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Mono-

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One
Ex)
Monotone, monotonous, monoclinous

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Sect-, seg-,

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To cut
Ex)
Segment, sector, segmentalized

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Tele-, Tel(o)-

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Far, end
Ex)
Telescope, telekinesis, teleferique

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Centr-

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Center
Ex)
Central, centralized, centrifuge

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Gen-

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To produce
Ex)
Gender, generation, genus

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Aqu-

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Water
Ex)
Aquarium, aqueduct, aquamanile

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-duct

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To lead
Ex)
Aqueduct

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-gon

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Side, angle
Ex)
Polygon, hexagon, octagon

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Nov-

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New
Ex)
Novel, innovation, novemdecillion

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Terr-

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Land
Ex)
Terrain, territory, terrace

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Co-

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With, together
Ex)
Coordination, cooperate, rhinocodontidae

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Dent-, dont-,

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Tooth
Ex)
Dentist, orthodontist, rhinocodontidae

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Or-

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Mouth
Ex)
Oral, oration

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Pod-

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Foot
Ex)
Tripod, pseudopod, podiatrist

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Rhino-

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Nose
Ex)
Rhinoceros, rhinocodontidae, rhinorrhea

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Medi-

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Middle
Ex)
Median, Mediterranean, medii

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Mal-

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Bad, evil
Ex)
Malign, malicious,

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Ov-

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Egg
Ex)
Oval, ovum, ovary

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Pater-, patr-,

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Father
Ex)
Patron, patriarch

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Quart-

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One of four
Ex)
Quartile, quarter, quarts

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Archae-

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Ancient
Ex)
archaeoastronomer archaelogigist

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Chloro-

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Green
Ex)
Chloroform chloroplast

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Form-

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Shape
Ex)
Formation, format

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Myth-

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Story
Ex)
Mythology mythologist

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Peri-

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Around
Ex)
Perimeter, pericardiac

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Pro-

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For, forward
Ex)
Professional, progressive

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Meta-

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Above, beyond
Ex)
Metamorphosis, metaphor

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Kine-

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Movement
Ex)
Kinetic, telekinesis

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Basi-

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Bottom
Ex)
Basic, basin

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Cogn-

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Know
Ex)
Cognition, cognitive

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Dur-

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Hard
Ex)
Durable, endure

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Matr- mater-

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Mother
Ex)
Maternal, matrimony

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Ign-

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Fire
Ex)
Ignite, ignition

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Troph-

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Feed, grow
Ex)
Trophalactic

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Spect-

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Watch, look at
Ex)
Spectator, spectacles

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Urb-

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City
Ex)
Urban

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Rur-

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Country
Ex)
Rural

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Loc-

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Place
Ex)
Location, locust?

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Agri-

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Field
Ex)
Agriculture, agrigational

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Epi-

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Upon
Ex)
Epic, epicenter

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Mei-

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Less
Ex)
Meiosis

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Semi-

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Half
Ex)
semianalytic, semialcholhalic

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Uni-

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One
Ex)
Unibrow, unite

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Ana-

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Again, back
Ex)
Ananias

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Tetr-

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Four
Ex)
Tetragon

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Ventr-

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Belly
Ex)
Ventriloquist

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Dors-

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Back
Ex)
Dorsal fin,

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Mort-

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Death
Ex)
Morgue, mortifying

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Ver-

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Truth
Ex)
Verity

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Chrona-

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Time
Ex)
Chronological,

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Non-

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Not
Ex)
Nonexistent

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Apt-

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Suitable, to fit
Ex)
Aptitude

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Post-

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After
Ex)
Postcard

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Phono

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Sound

Phone

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Phil

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Love

Philosophy

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Luc

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Light

Lucid

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-Osis

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State/condition

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Pan-

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Whole, all
Ex)
Pangea, pancreas

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-oid

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Resemble, like
Ex)
Paranoid, humanoid

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-fid

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Trust
Ex)
Confide, confidential

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Vol-

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Wish, well
Ex)
Voldemort, volt

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Un-

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Not
Ex)
Uninspiring

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Ali-

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Another
Ex)
Alliance

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Alt-

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High
Ex)
Altitude

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-cit

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To call
Ex)
Recite, citation

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Dynam-

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Power, strength
Ex)
Dynamic, dynamite, aerodynamics

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Err-

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To wander
Ex)
Error,

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Domin-

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Master
Ex)
Dominate

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Equi-

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Equal
Ex)
Equivalent

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Fall-, fals-,

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Deceive
Ex)
False, falsify

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Flex-, flexi-,

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Bend
Ex)
Flexible

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Gam-

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Marriage
Ex)
Monogamy

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Deb-

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Owe
Ex)
Debt, debit

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Mut-

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Change
Ex)
Mutate, mutt

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Mis-

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Wrong, bad, hate
Ex)
Mislead, mistake

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Nutri-

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Nourish
Ex)
Nutrition nutrient

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Tax-

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Arrangement
Ex)
Taxes, taxonomy

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Glob-

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Sphere
Ex)
Globe, hemoglobin

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Mamm-

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Breast
Ex)
Mammal

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Chord-

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Cord
Ex)
Chordial

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Platy-

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Flat, broad
Ex)
Platypus

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Arth-

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Joint
Ex)
Arthritis

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Itis-

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Swelling
Ex)
Arthritis

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Bac-

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Rod shaped
Ex)
Bacteria

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Cephalo-

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Head
Ex)
Cephalopod

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Multi-

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Many, much
Ex)
Multiple, multitasking

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Botan-

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Plant
Ex)
Botanist

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Coll-

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Neck
Ex)
Collar

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Xeno-

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Foreign
Ex)
Xenopus

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Firm-

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Fix, settle
Ex)
Firmly,

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Pac-

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Peace
Ex)
Pacifist, pacifier

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Macro-

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Big, large
Ex)
Macrophage

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Phago-, phage,

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To eat
Ex)
Macrophage

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Lacto-

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Milk
Ex)
Lactose

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Hemo-

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Blood
Ex)
Hemoglobin

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Crypt-

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Hidden
Ex)
Cryptic, cryptology

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Zyg

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Egg

Ex)

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-Ine

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Related to, like
Ex)
Crystalline, Marine

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Cumul-

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Build up, heap
Ex)
Cumulus, accumalative

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liber-

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Free
Ex)
Liberty, liberal

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Eo-

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Early
Ex)
Eohippus, Eon

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Clar-

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Clear
Ex)
Clarity, Declaration, Declare

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-ine

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Related to, like
Ex)
Feline, Incline

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Cumul-

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Build up, heap
Ex)
Accumulative

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Liber-

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Freedom
Ex)
Liberty, liberal

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Clar-

A

Clear
Ex)
Clarity, declaration

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Dens-

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Thick
Ex)
Density

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Civ-

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Citizen
Ex)
Civil, civilization

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Capit-

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Head
Ex)
Capital, decapitate

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De-

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From, remove
Ex)
Detached, deformed, deprived

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Meter-, metr-

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Measure
Ex)
Metric, meter

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Grav-

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Heavy
Ex)
Gravity

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Manu-

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Hand
Ex)
Manual

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Poly-

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Many
Ex)
Polynucleotide, polynomial

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Jud-

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Law, right
Ex)
Judge, judicial

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Exec-

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Carry out
Ex)
Execute, executive

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Legis-

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Law
Ex)
Legislature, legislative

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Trans-

A

Across
Ex)
Transport, transcontinental

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Flu-

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To flow
Ex)
Influenza, fluid

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Exo-

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Outside
Ex)
Exoskeleton, exotic

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Therm-

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Heat
Ex)
Thermal, thermometer

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Aer-

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Air
Ex)
Aerodynamics, aerobics

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-less

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Without
Ex)
Graceless, shameless, thoughtless

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Dia-

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Through, apart
Ex)
Diagram, diarrhea

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Inter-

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Between, among
Ex)
Interpersonal, interconnected

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Intra-

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Within
Ex)
Intrapersonal

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Lev-

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Lift, light
Ex)
Elevate, level, levitate

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Medi-

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Middle
Ex)
Medieval, Mediterranean

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Mer-

A

Part
Ex)
Mermaid, Mercury

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Tom-

A

Cut
Ex)
Atom

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Anthr(o)-

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Human
Ex)
Anthropomorphic, anthropology

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Milit-

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Soldier
Ex)
Military, militia

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Vac-

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Empty
Ex)
Vacuum, vacant

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Prim-

A

First
Ex)
Prime, primate, primitive

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Rod-, ros-

A

Gnaw
Ex)
Rodent, corrosion

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Sed-

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Settle, calm
Ex)
Sedative, sedimentary

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Astro-, Aster-

A

Star
Ex)
Astronomy, asteroids

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Cand-

A

Glowing, iridescent
Ex)
Candle, candid

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Doct-

A

Teach
Ex)
Doctor, doctorate

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Dorm-

A

Sleep
Ex)
Dormitory

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Hemi-

A

Half
Ex)
Hemisphere

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Later-

A

Side
Ex)
Lateral

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Min-

A

Less, smaller
Ex)
Minute, minuscule

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Plumb-

A

Lead
Ex)
Plumber, plumbing

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Mar-

A

Sea
Ex)
Marine

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Omni-

A

All
Ex)
Omnivore, omnipresent, omnipotent

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Nom-, nym-

A

Name
Ex)
Nominate, synonym

172
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Vor-

A

Eat, swallow
Ex)
Omnivore, carnivore, vortex

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Iso-

A

Same, equal
Ex)
Isolate, isotope

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Orb-

A

Circle
Ex)
Orbit

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Vert-

A

Turn
Ex)
Convert, vertical

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Circ-

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Around
Ex)
Circle, circumference

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Acro-

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Height, summit
Ex)
Acrobat

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Athl-

A

Prize
Ex)
Athlete, athletic

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Avi-

A

Bird
Ex)
Avian, aviary

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Hyper-

A

Above
Ex)
Hyperbole, hypertension

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Hypo-

A

Under
Ex)
Hypothermia, hypocritical

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