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AB

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Off, away from apart, down

Ex. Abdicate, abduct, abhor, abject

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A/AN

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Not, without

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ABLE/IBLE

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Capable of, worthy of

Ex. Changeable, combustible, inevitable, presentable

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AC/ACR

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Sharp, bitter, sour

Ex. Acerbic, acid, acrimonious, acumen

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ACT/AG

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To do, to drive, to force, to lead

Ex. Agile, agitate, litigate, pedagogue (teacher)

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ACOU

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Hearing

Ex. Acoustic

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AD

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To, toward, near

Ex. Accede, adapt, addict, adhere

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AL/ALI/ALTER

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Other, another

Ex. Alias, alibi, alien, allegory, altruist

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AM

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Love

Ex. Amateur, amatory, amiable, inamorata

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AMBI/AMPHI

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Both, on both sides, around

Ex. Ambidextrous, ambient, ambiguous

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AMBL/AMBUL

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To go, to walk

Ex. Ambulance, ambulatory, perambulator, preamble

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ANIM

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Of the life, mind, soul, breath

Ex. Animal, animosity, equanimity, magnanimous, unanimous

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ANNUI/ENNI

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Year

Ex. Annals, anniversary, annual, perennial

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ANT/ANTE

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Before

Ex. Antebellum, antecedent, antedate, antediluvian

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ANTHRO/ANDR

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Man, human

Ex. Androgen, androgynous, anthropology, anthropocentric

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ANTI

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Against, opposite

Ex. Antibody, antidote, antipathy, antipodal, antiseptic

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APO

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Away

Ex. Apocalypse, apocryphal, apogee, apology, apostasy, apostle

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AQUA/AQUE

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Water

Ex. Aquamarine, aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, subaqueous

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ARCH/ARCHI/ARCHY

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Chief, principal, ruler

Ex. Anarchy, archenemy, architect, monarchy, oligarchy

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ARD

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To burn

Ex. Ardent, ardor, arson

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AUTO

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Self

Ex. Autocrat, automatic, autonomy

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BE

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About, to make, to surround, to affect (often used to transform words into transitive verbs)

Ex. Belie, belittle, bemoan, bewilder

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BEL/BELLE

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Beautiful

Ex. Belle, embellish

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BELL

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War

Ex. Antebellum, belligerent, rebel

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BEN/BENE
Good Ex. Benediction, benefit, benevolent, benign
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BI/BIN
Biennial, bilateral, bilingual, binocular, bipartisan, combination
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BON/BOUN
Good, generous Ex. Bona fide, bonus, bountiful
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BREV/BRID
Short, small Ex. Abbreviate, abridge, brevet, breviloquent, brevity, brief
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BURS
Purse, money Ex. Bursar, bursary, disburse, reimburse
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CAD/CID
To fall, to happen by chance Ex. Accident, cascade, coincidence, decadent, recidivist
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CANT/CENT/CHANT
To sing Ex. Accent, chant, enchant, incantation, incentive, recant
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CAP/CIP/CEPT
To take, to get Ex. Anticipate, capture, emancipate, percipient, precept, susceptible
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CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT
Head, headlong Ex. Capital, capitulate, caption, disciple, precipice, precipitate
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CARD/CORD/COUR
Heart Ex. Cardiac, concord, concordance, discord, encourage
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CARN
Flesh Ex. Carnage, carnival, carnivorous, incarnation, reincarnation
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CAST/CHAST
To cut Ex. Cast, caste, castigate, chaste, chastise
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CAUS/CAUT
To burn Ex. Caustic, cauterize, cautery, holocaust
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CED/CEED/CESS
To go, to yield, to stop Ex. Accede, antecedent, cessation, concede, incessant, predecessor
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CELER
Speed Ex. Accelerant, accelerate, celerity, decelerate
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CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT
To separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide Ex. Ascertain, certitude, criterion, discreet, discrete, hypocrite
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CHROM
Color Ex. Chromatic, chrome, chromosome, monochromatic
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CHRON
Time Ex. Anachronism, chronic, chronology, chronometer, synchronize
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CIRCU/CIRCUM
Around Ex. Circuit, circuitous, circumference, circumspect, circumstances
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CIS
To cut Ex. Exorcise, incision, incisive, precise, scissors
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CLA/CLO/CLU
To shut, to close Ex. Claustrophobia, cloister, conclude, disclose, exclusive, preclude
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CLAIM/CLAM
To shout, to cry out Ex. Clamor, disclaim, exclaim, proclaim, reclaim
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CLI
To lean forward Ex. Climax, decline, disinclination, proclivity, recline
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CO/COL/COM/CON
With, together Ex. Coerce, collaborate, collide, commensurate, compatible, conciliate, connect
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COGN/CONN
To know Ex. Cognition, incognito, recognize
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CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER
Against Ex. Contradict, contrary, controversy, counterfeit, countermand, encounter
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CORP/CORS
Body Ex. Corporation, corps, corpse, corpulent, corset, incorporation
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COSM
Order, universe, world Ex. Cosmetic, cosmic, cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmopolitan, cosmos, microcosm
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COUR/CUR
Running, a course Concur, courier, curriculum, cursive, cursory, excursion, incursion

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