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cosm

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universe, world

cosmos, microcosm, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut

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crat, cracy

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rule

autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy

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crea

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create

creature, recreation, creation

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cred

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believe

creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredulous, incredible

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cresc, cret, crease, cru

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rise, grow

crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue

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crit

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separate, choose

critical, criterion, hypocrite

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cur, curs

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run

current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive

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cura

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care

curator, curative, manicure

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cycl, cyclo

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wheel, circular

Cyclops, unicycle, bicycle, cyclone, cyclic

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deca

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ten

decade, decalogue, decathlon, decahedron

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dem

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people

democracy, demography, epidemic

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dent, dont

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tooth

dental, denture, orthodontist, periodontal

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derm

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skin

hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy

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dict

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say, speak

dictation, dictionary, dictate, dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict, contradict, benediction

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doc, dokein

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teach

doctrine, indoctrinate, document, dogma, dogmatic

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domin

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master

dominate, dominion, predominant, domain

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don

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give

donate, condone

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dorm

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sleep

dormant, dormitory

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dox

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opinion, praise

orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology

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drome

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run, step

syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run)

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duc, duct

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lead

induce, seduce (lead aside), produce, reduce

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dura

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hard, lasting

durable, duration, endure

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dynam

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power

dynamo, dynamic, dynamite, hydrodynamics

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endo

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within

endorse, endocardial, endoskeletal, endoskeleton, endosperm

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equi
equal equinox, equilibrium, equipoise
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erg
work energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia
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fac, fact, fic, fect
do, make factory, fact, manufacture, amplification, confection
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fall, fals
deceive fallacy, falsify, fallacious
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fer
bear, carry ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer
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fid, fide, feder(is)
faith, trust confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi
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fila, fili
thread filigree, filament, filter, filet, filibuster
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fin
end, ended, finished final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale
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fix
fix fix, fixation, fixture, affix, prefix, suffix
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flex, flect
bend flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect
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flu, fluc, fluv
flowing influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate
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form
form, shape form, uniform, conform, formulary, perform, formal, formula
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fort, forc
strong fort, fortress, fortify, forte, fortitude
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fract, frag
break fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract
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gam
marriage bigamy, monogamy, polygamy
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gastr (o)
stomach gastric, gastronomic, gastritis, gastropod
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gen
birth, race, produce genesis, genetics, eugenics, genealogy, generate, genetic, antigen, pathogen
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geo
earth geometry, geography, geocentric, geology
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germ
vital part germination, germ, germane
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gest
carry, bear congest, gestation
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gloss, glot
tongue glossary, polyglot, epiglottis
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glu, glo
lump, bond, glue glue, agglutinate, conglomerate
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grad, gress
step, go grade, gradual, graduate, progress, graduated, egress
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graph, gram
write, written graph, graphic, autograph, photography, graphite, telegram
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grat
pleasing congratulate, gratuity, grateful, ingrate
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grav
heavy, weighty grave, gravity, aggravate, gravitate
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greg
herd gregarious, congregation, segregate, gregarian
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hypn
sleep hypnosis, hypnotherapy
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helio
sun heliograph, heliotrope, heliocentric
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hema, hemo
blood hemorrhage, hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemostat
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here, hes
stick adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent, hereditary
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hetero
different heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox
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homo
same homogeneous, homonym, homogenize
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hum, human
earth, ground, man humus, exhume, humane
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hydr, hydra, hydro
water dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic, hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrophobia
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ignis
fire ignite, igneous, ignition
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ject
throw deject, inject, project, eject, interject
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join, junct
join adjoining, enjoin, juncture, conjunction, injunction, conjunction
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juven
young juvenile, rejuvenate
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lau, lav, lot, lut
wash launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution, dilute
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leg
law legal, legislate, legislature, legitimize
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levi
light alleviate, levitate, levity
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liber, liver
free liberty, liberal, liberalize, deliverance
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liter
letters literary, literature, literal, alliteration, obliterate
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loc, loco
place locality, allocate, locomotion
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log, logo, ology
word, study, speech catalog, prologue, dialogue, logogram (symbol representing a word), zoology
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loqu, locut
talk, speak eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, circumlocution
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luc, lum, lus, lun
light translucent, luminary, luster, luna (moon goddess)
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macr-, macer
lean emaciated, meager
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magn
great magnify, magnificent, magnanimous, magnate, magnitude, magnum
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man
hand manual, manage, manufacture, manacle, manicure, manifest, maneuver, emancipate
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mand
command mandatory, remand, mandate
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mania
madness mania, maniac, kleptomania, pyromania
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mar, mari, mer
sea, pool marine, marsh, maritime, mermaid
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matri
mother matrimony, maternal, matriarchate, matron
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medi
half, middle, between, halfway mediate, medieval, Mediterranean, mediocre, medium
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mega
great megaphone, megalopolis, megacycle (a million cycles), megaton
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mem
remember memo, commemoration, memento, memoir, memorable
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meter
measure meter, voltammeter, barometer, thermometer
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micro
small microscope, microfilm, microcard, microwave, micrometer
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migra
wander migrate, emigrant, immigrate
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mit, miss
send emit, remit, submit, admit, commit, permit, transmit, omit, intermittent, mission, missile
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mob, mot, mov
move mobile, motionless, motor
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mon
warn, remind monument, admonition, monitor, premonition
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mor, mort
mortal, death mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician, mortuary
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morph
form amorphous, dimorphic, metamorphosis, morphology
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multi
many, much multifold, multilingual, multiped, multiply

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