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Prefix: Alter

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Another

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Prefix: AB

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Away from

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Prefix: Ante

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Before

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Prefix: DE

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Down, down from

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Prefix: EPI

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Upon

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Prefix: E

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Out of

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Prefix: OB

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Against

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Prefix: CIRCUM

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Around

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Prefix: CON

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With, together

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Prefix: SUR

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Above

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Prefix: DIA

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Through

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Prefix: RETRO

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Backwards

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Prefix: PER

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Around

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Prefix: SUB

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Beneath

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Prefix: TRANS

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Across

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Adherent

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A follower of a person or idea

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Deference

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“Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority”

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Impervious

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Unable to be affected”

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Purported

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Claimed as true, but probably false

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Introspective

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Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

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Incredulous

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Unable to believe something; amazed

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Sacrilege

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An act against a holy person or place

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Epiphany

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A moment of great insight; revelation

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Inference

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A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand

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Phenomenon

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“A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented”

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Sycophant

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“A person who flatters; a yes-man”

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Infinitesimal

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“Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small”

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Retrospective

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“Looking backward over a period of time”

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Confer

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“To discuss something with someone else; consult (2) v. To bestow”

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Expound

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“To explain or discuss in detail”

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Incoherent

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“Not able to be understood; nonsensical”

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Docile

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“Easily taught; submissive to instruction”

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Innovative

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“Showing creativity and originality”

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Deflect

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“To cause to turn aside or away”

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Revert

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“To fall back into an old condition”

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Reprobate

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“A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel”

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Reprove

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“To scold or criticize”

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Fallacy

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“A misleading or mistaken idea”

38
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Root: DUC/DUCT

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To lead

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Root: TOM

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To cut

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Root: MIT/MIS

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Send

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Root: FER

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To carry, to bring

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Root: TORT/TORQ

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To twist

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Root: ONUS/ONER

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Burden

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Root: PHAN

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To appear, to show

45
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Root: SOLU/SOLV

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To loosen, to solve

46
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Root: STIT/STAT

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To stand

47
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Root: GRAT

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Pleasing, earning thanks, or thankful

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Root: PRIM

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First

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Root: DUB

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To doubt, doubtful

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