Root Words Flashcards
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a/an
A
not; without
2
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ab
A
off, away from, apart, down
3
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able/ble
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capable of, worthy of
4
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ac/acr
A
sharp, bitter, sour
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act/ag
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to do, to drive, to force, to lead
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acou
A
hearing
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ad
A
to, toward, near
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al/ali/alter
A
other, another
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am
A
love
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ambi/amphi
A
both, on both sides, around
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ambl/ambul
A
to go, to walk
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anim
A
of the life, mind, soul, breath
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annui/enni
A
year
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ant/ante
A
before
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anthro/andr
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man, human
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anti
A
against, opposite
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apo
A
away
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aqua/aque
A
water
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arch/archi/archy
A
chief, principal, ruler
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ard
A
to burn
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auto
A
self
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be
A
about, to make, to surround, to affect
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bel/bell
A
beautiful
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bell
A
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
30
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
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ced/ceed/cess
to go, to yield, to stop
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celer
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
43
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
49
cli
to lean toward
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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
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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/feit/fy
to do, to make
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fal
to err, 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, 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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fus
to pour
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gen
birth, creation, race, kind
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gn/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
120
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
not, without, in, into
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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
to 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/ma/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
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
to soft
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mon/mono
one
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mon/monit
to remind, to warn
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mor/mort
death
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morph
shape
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mult
many
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mut
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/pa/path
feeling, suffering, disease
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pau/po/pov/pu
few, little, poor
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ped
child, education
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pec
money
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ped/pod
foot
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pel
to drive, to push
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pen/pun
to pay, to compensate
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pen/pene
almost
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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
208
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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pre
before, in front
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pot
to drink
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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
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
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raci/radi
root
227
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
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sacr/sanct
holy
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sag/sap/sav
taste, thinking, discerning
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sal/sil/sault/sult
to leap, to jump
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sal
salt
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salu
health
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salv
to save
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san
healthy
243
sang
blood
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sat
enough
245
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
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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
to loosen, to free
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
266
super/sur
over, above
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sym/syn
together
268
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
275
tim
fear
276
tor/torq/tort
to twist
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torp
stiff, numb
278
tox
poison
279
tract
to drag, to pull, to draw
280
trans
across, beyond
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ult
last, beyond
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umbr
shadow
283
un
not
284
und
wave
285
uni/un
one
286
urb
city
287
us/ut
to use
288
vail/val
strength, use, worth
289
ven/vent
to come or to move toward
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ver
truth
291
verb
word
292
verd
green
293
vi
life
294
vid/vis
to see
295
vil
base, mean
296
voc/vok
call, word
297
vol
wish
298
volu/volv
to roll, to turn
299
vor
to eat
