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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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ACT/AG

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to do , to drive, to force, to lead

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ACOU

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hearing

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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 (often 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

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good

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BI/BIN

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two

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BON/BOUN

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good, generous

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BREV/BRID

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short, small

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BURS

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purse, money

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CAD/CID

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to fall, to happen by chance

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CANT/CENT/CHANT

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to sing

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CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT

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head, headlong

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CAP/CIP/CEPT

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to take, to get

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CARD/CORD/COUR

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heart

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CARN

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flesh

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CAST/CHAST

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to cut

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CAUS/CAUT

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to burn

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CED/CEED/CESS

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to go, to yield, to stop

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CELER

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speed

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CENT

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hundred, hundredth

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CENTR

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center

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CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT

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to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide

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CHROM

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color

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CHRON

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time

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CIRCU/CIRCUM

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around

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CIS

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to cut

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CLA/CLO/CLU

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to shut, to close

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CLAIM/CLAM

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to shout, to cry out

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CLI

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to lean toward

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CO/COL/COM/CON

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with, together,

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COGN/CONN

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to know

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CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER

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against

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CORP/CORS

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body

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COSM

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order/universe/world

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COUR/CUR

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running, a course

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CRE/CRESC/CRET

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to grow

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CRED

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to believe, to trust

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CRYPT

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hidden

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CUB/CUMB

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to lie down

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CULP

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fault/blame

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DAC/DOC

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to teach

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DE

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away, off, down , completely, reversal

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DELE

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to erase

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DEM

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people

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DEXT

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right hand, right side, deft

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DI

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day

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DI/DIA

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in two, through, across

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DI/DIF/DIS

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away from, apart, reversal, not

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DIC/DICT/DIT

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to say, to tell, to use words

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DIGN

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worth

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DOG/DOX

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opinion

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DOL

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to suffer, to pain, to grieve

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DON/DOT/DOW

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to give

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DORM

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sleep

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DORS

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back

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DUB

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doubt

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DUC/DUCT

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to lead

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DULC

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sweet

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DUR

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hard, lasting

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E/EX

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out, out of, from, former, completely

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EGO

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self

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EM/EN

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in, into

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EPI

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upon

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EQU

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equal, even

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ERR

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to wander

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ESCE

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becoming

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EU

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good, well

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EXTRA

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outside, beyond

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FAB/FAM

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to speak

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FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/FY

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to do, to make

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FAL

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to err, to deceive

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FAUT

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foolish

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FER

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to bring, to carry, to bear

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FERV

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to boil, to bubble

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FI/FID

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faith, trust

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FIN

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end

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FLAGR/FLAM

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to burn

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FLECT/FLEX

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to bend, to turn

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FLU/FLUX

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to flow

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FORE

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before

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101
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FORT

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chance

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FORT

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strength

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FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING

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to break

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FUG

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to flee, to fly

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FULG

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to shine

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FUM

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smoke

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FUS

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to pour

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GEN

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birth, creation, race, kind

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GN/GNO

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to know

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GRAD/GRESS

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to step

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GRAM/GRAPH

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to write, to draw

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GRAT

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pleasing

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GREG

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flock

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HAP

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by chance

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HEMI

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half

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HER/HES

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to stick

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(H) ETERO

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different, other

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HOL

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whole

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(H) OM

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same

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HUM

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earth

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HYPER

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over, excessive

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HYPO

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under, beneath, less than

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ICON

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image, idol

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IDIO

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one’s own

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IN/IM

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in, into

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IN/IM

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not, without

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INTER

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between, among

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INTRA

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inside, within

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IT/ITER

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way, journey

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JECT

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to throw, to throw down

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JOC

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joke

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JOIN/JUG/JUNCT

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to meet, to join

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JOUR

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day

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JUD

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to judge

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JUR

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law, to swear

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JUV

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young

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LANG/LING

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tongue

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LAUD

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praise, honor

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LAV/LAU/LU

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to wash

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LAX/LEAS/LES

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loose

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LEC/LEG/LEX

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to read, to speak

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LECT/LEG

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to select, to choose

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LEV

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to lift, to rise, light (weight)

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LI/LIG

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to tie, to bind

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LIBER

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free

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LITH

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stone

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LOC/LOG/LOQU

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word,speech thought

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LUC/LUM/LUS

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light (brightness)

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LUD/LUS

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to play

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MACRO

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great, long

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MAG/MAJ/MAX

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big, great

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MAL/MALE

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bad, ill, evil, wrong

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MAN/MANU

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hand

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MAND/MEND

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to command, to order, to entrust

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MEDI

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middle

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MEGA

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large, great

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MICRO

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very small

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MIN

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small

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MIN

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to project, to hang over

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MIS

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bad, wrong, to hate

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MIS/MIT

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to send

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MISC

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mixed

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MOB/MOM/MOT/MOV

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to move

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MOLL

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soft

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MON/MOINT

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to remind, to warn

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MON/MONO

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one

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MOR/MORT

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death

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MORPH

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shape

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MULT

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many

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MUT

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to change

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NAT/NAS/NAI/GNA

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birth

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NAU/NAV

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ship, sailor

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NIHIL

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nothing, none

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NOC/NOX

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harm

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NOCT/NOX

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night

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NOM

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rule, order

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NOM/NYM/NOUN/NOWN

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name

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NON

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not

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NOUNC/NUNC

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to announce

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NOV/NEO/NOU

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new

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NULL

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nothing

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OB

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toward, to, against, over

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OMNI

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all

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ONER

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burden

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OSS/OSTE

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bone

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PAC/PEAC

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peace

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PALP

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to feel

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PAN/PANT

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all, everyone

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PAR

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equal

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PARA

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next to, beside

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PAS/PAT/PATH

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feeling, suffering, disease

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PAU/PO/POV/PU

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few, little, poor

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PEC

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money

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PED

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child, education

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PED/POD

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foot

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PEL

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to drive, to push

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PEN/PENE

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almost

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PEN/PUN

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to pay, to compensate

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PEND/PENS

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to hang, to weight, to pay

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PERI

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around

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PET/PIT

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to go, to seek, to strive

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PHIL

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love

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PHOB

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fear

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PHON

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sound

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PHOTO

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light

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PLAC

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to please

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PLE/PLEN

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to fill, full

208
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PLEX/PLIC/PLY

A

to fold, twist, tangle, or bend

209
Q

POLY

A

many

210
Q

PON/POS/POUND

A

to put, to place

211
Q

PORT

A

to carry

212
Q

POST

A

behind, after

213
Q

POT

A

to drink

214
Q

PRE

A

before, in front

215
Q

PREHEND/PRISE

A

to take, to get, to seize

216
Q

PRI/PRIM

A

first

217
Q

PRO

A

in front, before, much, for

218
Q

PROB

A

to prove, to test

219
Q

PROP/PROX

A

near

220
Q

PROT/PROTO

A

first

221
Q

PSUED/PSEUDO

A

false

222
Q

PUG

A

to fight

223
Q

PUNC/PUNG/POIGN

A

to point, to prick, to pierce

224
Q

PYR

A

fire

225
Q

QUAD/QUAR/QUAT

A

four

226
Q

QUE/QUIS

A

to seek

227
Q

QUIE/QUIT

A

quiet, rest

228
Q

QUIN/QUINT

A

five

229
Q

RACI/RADI

A

root

230
Q

RAMI

A

branch

231
Q

RE

A

back, again

232
Q

RECT

A

straight, right

233
Q

REG

A

king, rule

234
Q

RETRO

A

backward

235
Q

RID/RIS

A

to laugh

236
Q

ROG

A

to ask

237
Q

RUB/RUD

A

red

238
Q

RUD

A

crude

239
Q

SACR/SANCT

A

holy

240
Q

SAG/SAP/SAV

A

taste, thinking, discerning

241
Q

SAL

A

salt

242
Q

SAL/SIL/SAULT/SULT

A

to leap, to jump

243
Q

SALU

A

health

244
Q

SALV

A

to save

245
Q

SAN

A

healthy

246
Q

SANG

A

blood

247
Q

SAT

A

enough

248
Q

SCI

A

to know

249
Q

SCRIBE/SCRIPT

A

to write

250
Q

SE

A

apart, away

251
Q

SEC/ SEQU/SUE/SUI

A

to follow

252
Q

SED/SESS/SID

A

to sit, to settle

253
Q

SEM

A

seed, to sow

254
Q

SEMI

A

half

255
Q

SEN

A

old

256
Q

SENS/SENT

A

to feel, to be aware

257
Q

SIN/SINU

A

bend, fold, curve

258
Q

SOL

A

alone

259
Q

SOL

A

sun

260
Q

SOL

A

to loosen, to free

261
Q

SOMN

A

sleep

262
Q

SOPH

A

wisdom

263
Q

SOURC/SURG/SURRECT

A

to rise

264
Q

SPEC/SPIC

A

to look, to see

265
Q

SPIR

A

breath

266
Q

STA/STI

A

to stand, to be in place

267
Q

STRICT/STRING/STRAN

A

to tighten, to bind

268
Q

SUA

A

sweet, pleasing, to urge

269
Q

SUB/SUP

A

below, under

270
Q

SUMM

A

highest, total

271
Q

SUPER/SUR

A

over, above

272
Q

SYM/SYN

A

together

273
Q

TAC/TIC

A

to be silent

274
Q

TACT/TAG/TAM/TANG

A

to touch

275
Q

TAIN/TEN/TENT/TIN

A

to hold

276
Q

TEND/TENS/TENT/TENU

A

to stretch, to thin

277
Q

TEST

A

to bear witness

278
Q

THEO

A

god

279
Q

THERM

A

heat

280
Q

TIM

A

fear

281
Q

TOR/TORQ/TORT

A

to twist

282
Q

TORP

A

stiff, numb

283
Q

TOX

A

poision

284
Q

TRACT

A

to drag, to pull, to draw

285
Q

TRANS

A

across, beyond

286
Q

ULT

A

last, beyond

287
Q

UMBR

A

shadow

288
Q

UN

A

not

289
Q

UND

A

wave

290
Q

UNI/UN

A

one

291
Q

URB

A

city

292
Q

US/UT

A

to use

293
Q

VAIL/VAL

A

strength, use, worth

294
Q

VEN/VENT

A

to come or to move toward

295
Q

VER

A

truth

296
Q

VERB

A

word

297
Q

VERD

A

green

298
Q

VERS/VERT

A

to turn

299
Q

VI

A

life

300
Q

VID/VIS

A

to see

301
Q

VIL

A

base, mean

302
Q

VIRU

A

poison

303
Q

VOC/VOK

A

call, word

304
Q

VOL

A

wish

305
Q

VOLU/VOLV

A

to roll, to turn

306
Q

VOR

A

to eat

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