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A/an

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not, without

For example: abyss (without bottom), anhydrous (without bottom)

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On

For example: afire (on fire), ashore (on the shore)

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Ab/abs

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From, away, off

For example: abduct (carry away by force), aversion (turning away from), abnormal (away from normal), abbreviate (to shorten)

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Ac/af/ag/al/an/ap/ar/as/at before consonants

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To, toward, near

For example: accelerate (increase speed), accessible (easily entered), admittance (allowing into)

Accord - cause to agree
Aggregrate - amounting to a whole
Appease - bring pease or calm to

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Acro

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Top, height, tip, beginning

For example: acrobat, acronym (word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word)

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Act/ag

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Do, drive, lead, move

For example: action, interaction, agenda, agitation

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Aer/aero

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Air

For example: aerate (to let air reach something), aerial

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Agro/agri

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Farming

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Alg/algo

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Pain

For example: neuralgia (pain caused by a nerve), analgesic (a drug that makes one pain free), nostalgia (aching for the familiar)

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Ambi/amphi

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both, on both sides, around, double

For example:
ambiguous -having more than one meaning
ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing
amphibian - animal that can live both on land and in water
amphora - two-handled Greek or Roman jar

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Ambul/amb

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Walk, move, to go

amble - to walk in a slow, relaxed way
ambulant - walking or moving around
ambulance - a vehicle that moves a patient
perambulate - walk about

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Amo/ami/ama

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Love

amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable
amity - friendly and peaceful relations
amorous - showing romantic love

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Ana

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up, back, against, again, throughout

analysis - a close examination of something
anatomy - the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis
anachronism - not being in the right place in time

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Andr/andro

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Man, male

androgynous - being both male and female
android - resembling a human
misandry - hatred towards men

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Anim

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Life, spirit

animal - a living organism
animate - to make alive
equanimity - of balanced spirit

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Annu/enni/anni

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Year

anniversary - a date observed once a year
annual - happening once a year
millennium - 1,000 years

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Ante

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before, in front

antecede - to come before something in time
antemeridian - before noon
anteroom- a small room before the main room

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Anth/antho

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Flower

chrysanthemum and amaranth - names of flowers anthology - a collection of treasured writings
anthozoan - half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals.

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Anthrop/anthropo

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Human

anthropology - the study of mankind
anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things
philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)

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Apo/apho

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Away, off, separate

aphorism - a short expression of a general truth
apology - an explicit expression of regret
apostrophe - a small dash used in place of an omitted letter

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Aqu/a

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Water

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Arbor

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Tree

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Arch/archi

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Chief, most important, rule

archbishop - the highest ranking bishop
archenemy - chief or worst enemy; matriarch - a female who rules a group
monarch - a king or queen

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Arch/Archa/Archi

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Primitive, ancient

archaeology - the study of ancient cultures
archaic - belonging to an earlier period
archive - a collection of historical materials

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Anthr/anthro
Joint arthroscope - a tool to see inside a joint arthritis - inflammation of a joint arthropod - invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects
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Art
Skill,art artifact - object made by a person's skill artisan - a person skilled in a craft artist - a person who creates skillfully
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Astr/aster/
Star, stars, outer space astronaut - a person traveling to the stars astronomer - someone who studies the stars asterisk - a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool
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Aud/audi/aus
Hear, listen, bold, daring audible - loud enough to be heard audience - people who listen to a program audiovisual - relating to sound and vision audacity - fearless, daring, and adventurousness auscultation - listening to the heart or other organs
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Auto
Self, same, one autocrat - a person who governs with absolute power autograph - a person's own signature automatic - moving by itself
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Avi/a
Bird, flying aviary - a large enclosure for birds aviatrix - a female airplane pilot aviation - the art of designing or operating aircraft
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Bar/o
Pressure, weight baric - pertaining to pressure, esp. of the atmosphere baryon - heavy elementary particle
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Bell/bel
War bellicose - warlike belligerent - hostile, ready to fight rebel - person who opposes and fights
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Ben/bon
Good, well benefactor - person who gives money to a cause beneficial - producing a good effect benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill bonanza - large amount
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Bi/n
Two, twice, once in every two biannual - happening twice a year binoculars - optical device with two lenses bilateral - of or involving two sides
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Bibli/o
Book bibliography - a list of books used as sources bibliomania - an extreme love of books bibliophile - a person who loves books
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Bio
Life, living matter biography- a life story written by another person biology - the science of life biosphere - Earth's surface inhabited by living things
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Blast/o
Cell, primitive, immature cell blastula - an early stage of embryonic development fibroblast - a cell that forms connective tissue blastoderm - the layer surrounding the inside of an egg
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Burs
Pouch, purse bursar- an administrative officer in charge of funds bursary- the treasury of a college or monastery disburse- to expend especially from a public fund
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Calc
Stone calcite; calcium- the flame of acetylene gas generated by reaction of calcium carbide with water calcification- impregnation with calcareous matter
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Cand
Glowing, iridescent candid- free from bias, prejudice, or malice candle- something that gives light incandescent- white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
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Capt, cept, ceive, cap, cip
Take/hold intercept - to stop or interrupt perceive - to take notice of something; captivating - taking hold of precept - principle that prescribes a course of action captious - faultfilding
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Card/cardi
Heart cardiac - relating to the heart cardiogenic - resulting from heart disease; cardiologist - a heart doctor
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Carn/i
Flesh, meat incarnate - given bodily form
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Cata
down, against completely, intensive, according to cataclysm - a flood or other disaster catalog - a complete listing catastrophe - turning for the worst, a substantial disaster
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Caust/caut
To burn cauterize - to burn with a hot instrument caustic - capable of burning or eating away holocaust - total devastation, especially by fire
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Cede, ceed, cess, ced
Go, yield exceed - to go beyond the limits recede - to go back accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained
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Celer
Fast, swift
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Cent/i
Hundredth, hundred
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Centr/o/i
Center egocentric - self-centered eccentric - not having a common center, not according to norm centrifugal - moving outward from a center
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Cephal/o
Head
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Cerebr/o
Brain
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Cert
Sure, certain ascertain- to find out something with certainty certain - being absolutely sure certify - to state that something is true
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Chrom/o chromat/o, chros
Color, pigment achromatic - without color chromium - a blue-white metallic chemical element, chromatics - the study of color
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Chron/o
Time chronic - lasting for a long time chronological - arranging events in time order synchronize - happening at the same time
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Chrys/o
Gold, yellow chrysanthemum and helichrysum - golden/yellow flowers chrysolite - a yellowish gem
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Cide, cis/e
Cut, kill homicide - murder; incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects
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Circu/m, circle
Around, about circumnavigate - to sail around circumscribe - to draw around circumspect - looking around circuitous - taking a roundabout course
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Claim, clam
Shout, speak up clamor - to shout and make noise exclaim - to cry out loudly and suddenly proclamation - something announced officially in public
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Clar
Clear clarification - an explanation clarify - to make something clear; declare - to state something clearly
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Clud, clus
Close conclusion - the end or last part exclusion - shutting out, rejecting seclude - to keep away from; to isolate
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Cli/clin/cliv
Lean, inclined, sloped inclination - a leaning toward incline - a surface that slopes or leans; recline - to lean back and relax Synclinal - sloping downward from opposite directions and meeting in a comment point Proclivity - tendency; inclination
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Co
With, together, joint
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Col
Together, jointly Collaborate - to work together collision - smashing together colloquial - words formed by everday interaction
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Com
Together, common commemorate - to memorize together composition - an arrangement or putting together of parts commune - living together while owning things in common
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Cogn/i, gno
Know cognition - process of acquiring knowledge incognito - disguised so no one knows you recognize - to discover that one knows diagnosis - process of determining the nature and cause of a disease prognosticate - predict on the basis of present conditions
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Con
With, jointly concur - to agree with someone contemporary - of the same time period as others convention - a gathering of people with a common interest
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Contra/contro
Against, opposite contradict - to argue against Contraflow, contraception, contrary not in agreement, controversy disagreement
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Corp/o
Body corporation - a company recognized by law as a single body corpse - a dead body; corporal - pertaining to the body
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Cosm/o
Universe cosmonaut - a Russian astronaut cosmos - the universe microcosm - a miniature universe
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Cred
Believe credence - belief that something is true or valid credulous - believing things too easily, gullible incredible - unbelievable credo - statement of belief or principle
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Crypto
Hidden, secret cryptic - of hidden meaning cryptography - science of secret codes encrypt - encode into secret code
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Cumul
Mass, heap accumulate - to gather or pile up cumulative - gradually building up
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Curs, cour, curr
Run, course concurrent- running parallel current- flowing easily and smoothly cursive- having a flowing, easy, impromptu character courier - a messenger
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Deci
One tenth deciliter - a tenth of a liter; decimate - reduce dramatically; decibel - one tenth of the sound volume unit bel
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Dem/o
Common people democracy - government of the people demographic - the study of people epidemic - spreading among people in a region pandemic - spread over a whole area or country demagogue - leader who appeals to emotion or prejudice
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Demi
Half, less than, partly demitasse - a small cup of coffee demimonde - someone of little respected life styled demirep - a person whose reputation is doubtful
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Dendr/o/i
Tree philodendron - a climbing plant that grows on trees dendrochronology - dating events by studying growth rings in trees dendriform - in the shape of a tree
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Dent, dont
Tooth
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Derm/a
Skin
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Di/plo
Two, twice dichromatic - displaying two colors diploma - a certificate, literally "a letter folded double" dilemma - a situation that requires a choice between two alternatives
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Di/s
Apart, away, not, to the opposite digression - a departure from the main issue, subject disappear - to move out of sight dissect - to cut apart piece by piece
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Dia
Through, between, apart, across diagnosis - understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms dialog - conversation between two people diaphonous - so fine as to be almost transparent or translucent
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Dic/t
Speak, say, pronounce contradict - to express the opposite of prediction - a statement foretelling the future dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down edict - a formal command indict - charge with a crime dictum - an authoritarian statement
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Dom/in
Master dominate - to be the master of domineering - excessively controlling predominate - to have more power than others Indomitable - unconquerable, not able to be subdued
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Don/at
Give donation - a contribution or gift donor - someone who gives something pardon - to give forgiveness for an offense
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Duc/t
Lead. pull ``` conduct - to lead musicians in playing music educate - to lead to knowledge deduction - a subtraction of an amount induce - bring about abduct - carry by force ```
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Du/o
Two, twice
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Dur
Harden, to last, lasting durable - having the quality of lasting duration - the length of time something lasts enduring - able to last
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Dyn/a/am
Power, energy, strength dynamo - a generator of energy dynamic - having physical energy/power dynamite - a powerful explosive
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Dys
Abnormal, bad dyspepsia - abnormal digestion dystopia - an imaginary place of total misery dyslexia - impairment of the ability to handle words
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E/ex
Out, away, apart, beyond, from ``` emissary - a representative of a country or group sent on a mission eject - throw out forcefully efferent extricate - free from enervate - weaken ```
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Ego
Self egoistic - self-centered alter ego - a higher aspect of oneself egomania - excessive preoccupation with oneself
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Em, en
Into, cover with, cause empathy - intention to feel like another person empower - put into power engorge - make larger
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Endo
Within, inside endotherm - a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant endocrine - relating to glands that secrete directly into the blood or lymph endogamy - the custom to marry within one's clan, tribe etc endobiotic - living as a parasite within a host
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Enn/i, Anni
Years bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years perennial -lasting through many years
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En, in
Inside, inwards envision - to picture in the mind enclose - lock inside inwards - towards the inside
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Ep/i
On, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside epidemic - the rapid spread of something negative epilogue - a short speech delivered after a play epicenter - the center of an earthquake epidermis - outside layer of skin covering the dermis epitath - inscription on a tombstone epigeal - living in or near the surface of the ground
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Equ/i
Equal, equally equidistant - an equal distance from two points equanimity - calm temperament, evenness of temper equation - a statement of equality
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Erg/o
Work ergonomics - study of the working environment energy - the power to accomplish work energetics - science that looks at energy and its transformation synergic - working together
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Esth, aesth
Feeling, sensation, beauty esthetician - someone who beautifies aesthetic - pertaining to a sense of beauty kinesthesia - the sensation of bodily movement
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Ethno
Race, people ethnic - pertaining to a defined group of people ethnocentric - focusing on the ethnicity of people ethnology - the science of people and races
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Eu
Good, well euphemism - replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one euphonious - having a pleasant sound euphoria - feeling of well-being
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Ex
From, out excavate - to dig out exhale - to breathe out; extract - to pull out
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Extra, extro
Outside of, beyond, besides, more extraordinary - beyond ordinary extraterrestrial - outside the Earth extrovert - an outgoing person extraneous - not essential
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Fac/t/fic/fec
Make, do ``` artifact - an object made by a person factory - a place where things are made malefact - a person who does wrong beneficent - performing acts of kindness confection - act of making a sweet soporific - something that produces sleep ```
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Fer
Bring, bear, carry confer - to bring an honor to someone ferry - a boat that carries passengers transfer - to move to another place
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Fid
Faith, trust ``` confide - place trust in someone fidelity - faithfulness fiduciary - a trustee perfidious - faithless, disloyal fidelity - loyalty; exact correspondence ```
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Flect/flex
Bend deflect - to bend course because of hitting something inflection - a bending in the voice's tone or pitch flexible - easily bending circumflex - curving around
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Flor/a, fleur
Flower
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For
Completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word) forsaken or forfeited - completely lost; forgiven - completely given (a release of debt)
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Fore
In front of, previous, earlier forebear - ancestor forebode - to give an advance warning of something bad forecast - a preview of events to be
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Form
Shape conformity- correspondence in form, manner, or character formation- something that is formed reformatory- intended for reformation
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Fract, frag
Break fracture - a break; fragile - easy to break fragment or fraction - a part or element of a larger whole
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Fug
Flee, runaway, escape fugitive - a person who is running away refuge - a sheltered place to flee to refugee - a person seeking protection
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Func/t
Performance, work ``` defunct - no longer working or alive function - to work or perform a role normally malfunction - to fail to work correctly perfunctory - performed as a duty; superficial ```
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Fus
Pour confusion - being flooded with too much information that is hard to make sense of fuse - to melt by heating infuse - to put into
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Gastr/o
Stomach gastric - pertaining to the stomach gastronomy - serving the stomach by providing good food gastritis - inflammation of the stomach
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Gen/o/e, genesis
Birth, production, formation, kind genealogy - the study of the history of a family generation - all the people born at approximately the same time genetic -relating to heredity encoded in the genes genesis - beginning; origin gentry - people of standin
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Geo
Earth, soil, global geography - study of the earth's surface geology - study of the structure of the earth geoponics - soil based agriculture
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Ger
Old age geriatrics - medicine pertaining to the elderly gerontocracy - the rule of the elders gerontology - the science of aging
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Giga
A billion
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Gon
Angle
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Gram
Letter, written diagram - a simple drawing grammar - rules of how to write words in sentences telegram - a message sent by telegraph
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Gran
Grain granary- a storehouse or repository for grain especially after it is threshed or husked granola- a mixture of rolled oats and other ingredients granule- a little grain (as of sugar)
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Graph/y/gram
Written, recorded, writing ``` Graphology - the study of handwritings autograph - written with one's own hand seismograph - a machine noting strength and duration of earthquakes epigram - short and witty saying gramophone - a record player ```
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Grat
Pleasing gratify - to please someone grateful - feeling thankful gratuity - a tip, token of appreciation
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Gyn/o/e
Woman, female gynecology - the science of female reproductive health gynephobia - fear of women gynecoid - resembling a woman
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Gress, grad/e/i
To step, to go digression - a departure from the main issue, subject, etc. progress - movement forward or onward gradual - step by step
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Hect/o, hecat
Hundred
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Helic/o
Spiral, circular
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Heli/o
Sun heliotropism - movement or growth in relating to the sun heliograph - apparatus used to send message with the help of sunlight helianthus - genus of plants including sunflowers
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Hemi
Half, partial hemicycle - a semicircular structure hemisphere - one half of the earth hemistich - half a line of poetry
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Hem/o/a
Blood hemorrhage - clotting of the blood hemorrhoids - swelling of the blood vessels hemoglobin - red blood particle
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Hepa
Liver hepatitis - inflammation of the liver hepatoma - a tumor of the liver hepatotoxic - toxic and damaging to the liver
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Hept/a
Seven heptagon - a shape with seven angles and seven sides Heptateuch - the first seven books of the Old Testament heptameter - a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet
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Herbi
Grass, plant herbicide - any chemical used to kill unwanted plants, etc. herbivorous - plant-eating herbal - relating to plants
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Hetero
Different, other heterogeneous - made up of unrelated parts heteronyms - words with same spelling but different meanings heterodox - not conforming to traditional beliefs
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Hex/a
Six
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Histo
Tissue histology - study of the microscopic structure of tissues histochemistry - study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues
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Homo, homeo
Like, alike
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Hygr/o
Moisture, humidity hygrometer - tool used to measure humidity hygrograph - instrument for recording variations in atmospheric humidity
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Hyper
Over, excess
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Hypo
Under
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Iatr/o
Medical care geriatrics - medical care of the elderly pediatrician - a doctor who treats children podiatry - medical care for feet
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Icon
Image icon - an (often religious) image, in modern usage a simplified graphic of high symbolic content iconology - science of symbols and icons iconoclast - someone who destroys religious images and traditional beliefs
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Idio
Peculiar, personal, distinct idiomatic - Peculiar to a particular language idiosyncracy - a physical or mental characteristic typical or a particular person idiot - someone who is distinctly foolish or stupid
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il, into
In, into illuminate - to give light to innovation - a new idea, method, or device inspection - the act of examining or reviewing
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ig, il, im, in, ir
Not, without illegal - not legal; impossible - not possible inappropriate - not appropriate irresponsible - not responsible impoverish - make poor or bankrupt ignominous - disgraceful and dishonorable irrelevant - not applicable; unrelated
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Imag
Likeness image - a likeness of someone imaginative - able to think up new ideas or images imagine - to form a picture or likeness in the mind
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Infra
Beneath, below infrastructure - underlying framework of a system infrared - below the regular light spectrum
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Inter
Between, among, jointly international - involving two or more countries intersection - place where roads come together intercept - to stop or interrupt the course of
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Intra, intro
Within, inside intrastate - existing in one state intravenous - inside or into a vein introvert - shy person who keeps within him/herself
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Ir
Not irredeemable - not redeemable irreformable - not reformable irrational - not rational
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Iso
Equal isobar - a line on a map connecting points of equal barometric pressure isometric - having equality of measure isothermal - having equal or constant temperature
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Ject
Throw eject - to throw someone/something out interject - to throw a remark into a discussion project - to cast or throw something
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Jud/jur/jus
Law, swear, judge, just judgment - a decision of a court of law judicial - having to do with judges or courts of law judiciary - a system of courts of law perjure - tell a lie under oath jurisdiction - power to interpret and apply law justice - quality of being honorable and fair
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Junct
Join conjunction - a word that joins parts of sentences disjunction - a disconnection junction - a place where two things join
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Juven
Young juvenile - youthful or childish rejuvenate - to bring back to youthful strength or appearance
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Kilo
Thousand
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Kine/t/mat
Motion, division kinetics - study of the force of motion psychokinesis or telekinesis - the ability to move objects with your mind cinematography - motion picture making
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Lab
Work collaborate - to work with a person elaborate - to work out the details laborious - requiring a lot of hard work
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Later
Side bilateral - of or involving two sides unilateral - affecting one side of something
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Luek/o, Luec/o
White, colorless leukemia - abnormal increase of white blood cells in the blood leukocyte - a mature white blood cell leucine - a white, crystalline amino acid
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Lex
Word, law, reading lexicology - the study and history of words alexia - loss of the ability to read lexis - vocabulary lexeme - basic unit of the lexicon of a language
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Liber
Free liberate - to set free libertine - a person with a free, wild lifestyle liberty - freedom
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Lingu
Language, tongue linguist - one who studies languages multilingual - able to communicate in multiple languages linguine - long, flat "tongue-shaped" pasta
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Lite, ite, lith/o
Mineral, rock, fossil apatite - a group of common minerals granite - a hard, granular rock monolith - a remarkable, unique stone
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Loc
Place dislocate - to put something out of its usual place location - a place relocate - to move to a new place
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Log/o
Word, doctrine, discourse logic - correct reasoning monologue - a long speech by one speaker analogy - similarity, especially between things otherwise dissimilar
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Loqu, loco, locu, loc
Speak eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully loquacious - very talkative elocution - art of public speaking circumlocution - indirect way of saying something
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Luc/lum/lus
Light elucidate - to explain, to throw light on lucid - easily understood, giving off light translucent - allowing light through Luminous - bright, brilliant
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Lud
To play prelude - introduction to the major performance illusion - misleading optical image or impression delude - to mislead, deceive ludicrous - laughable elude - evade
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Lumin
Light illuminate - to fill with light lumen - unit measuring light
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Lun/a/i
Moon lunar - relating to the moon lunarscape - the surface of the moon lunatic - insane (as if driven mad by the moon
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Acer/acid/acri
Harsh, bitter, sour acrid - sharp or bitter to the taste or smell, sharp in tone acrimonious - bitter and sharp in language and tone acerbate - annoy
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Acu
Sharp Acumen - keenness of judgement Acuminate - tapering to a point, make sharp
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Aev/ev
Age, era Primeval - belonging to the earliest age Coeval - existing during the same era Longevity - long life
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Agog
Leader Pedagogue - teacher Emmenagogue - agent that induces menstrual flow Anagogy - mystical interpretation
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Ali
Another Alien = characteristic of another place Alienation - emotional isolation
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Alim
Support, nourish, cherish Aliment - something that nourishes Alimony - allowance for support to a divorced person Alible - nourishing Alimentary- concerned with nutrition or food
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Alter
Other alternate - proceed by turns Alternative - one of two mutually exclusive possibilities Altercate - argue vehemently
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Alt
High, deep Altar - elevated structure Exaltation - condition of being raised up in rank Altimeter - instrument that measures elevation
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Appell
Name, call upon appellation - name or title appellative - relating to the assignment of names appeal - earnest or urgent request
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Apt/ept
Skill, ability inept - not suitable, having a lack of judgment or reason apt- exactly suitable unapt - not suitable adapt - make suitable to a specific situation aptitude - inherent ability; a talent
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Antiqu
Old, ancient antiquate - make old-fashioned or obsolete antique- belonging to an earlier period
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Aug/aux
Increase Augment - make greater August - dignified Augur - foretell Auxiliary - supplementary
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Be
Thoroughly, over Befuddled- confused, perplexed Beguile - deceive by guile Besmirched - stained, soiled Bedecked - adorned in a showy manner
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Cap/capit
Head Captain - someone who commands others Capitol - building in which a state legislature meets Capitulate - surrender
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Cern
Perceive concern - regard for discern - perceive indiscernible - difficult to perceive
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Cit/citat
Call, start Cite - mention as illustration or proof; to quote as an example Recite - say aloud before an audience something rehearsed
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Civi
Citizen Civil - relating to a citizen or citizens Civic - relating to a city, a citizen Civility - courteous behavior
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Caco/kako/kaki
Bad Cacophony - harsh, discordant Cacography - bad spelling or handwriting Kakistocracy - rule by evil people
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Clemen
Mild, kind, merciful Clemency - disposition to show mercy Inclement - stormy; showing no mercy
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Claud/claus/clos/clud/clus
Shut, close Clause - a stipulation or provision in a document Exclude - to keep out; reject Seclusion - isolation; solitude Recluse - a person who lives in seclusion Occlude - cause to become closed; obstruct
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Cor
Together, with Corroborate - confirm
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Cod
Book Code - systematic, comprehensive collection of laws Decode - convert from code into text Codex - manuscript volume of a classic work Codicil - an appendix to a will
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Cracy/crat
Government, rule, strength Aristocracy - hereditary ruling class Plutocrarcy - society ruled by the wealthy Technocrat - strong believer in technology
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Crea
Bring forth, create Create - bring into being Creature - something created; a living being Miscreate - make or shape badly
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Cre/cresc/cret/cru
Rise, grow Accrue - increase Crescent - increasing, waxing Increment - something added
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Crit
Separate, judge Critical - inclined to judge severely Criterion - a standard on which a judgment can be made Hypocritical - professing beliefs that one does not possess
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Cur/cura
Care Curator - someone who overseas a museum collection Curette - a surgical instrument that removed growths Curative - tending to care
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Cycl/cyclo
Circle, wheel, cycle Cyclical - characterized by cycles; moving in cycles Cyclosis - rotary motion of protoplasm within a cell
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De
From, down, away, against, thoroughly ``` Demolish - tear down completely Deplore - disapprove of; regret Deride - mock Denounce - condemn Deprecate - belittle; express disapproval ```
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Dec/deca
Ten Decalogue - the ten commandments Decahedron - a polygon with ten faces
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Dei/div
God divine - having the nature of a god deify - raise to the condition of a god deism - belief that a god has created the universe, but exerts no control or influence on it deific - making divine; characterized by a godlike nature
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Dif/dis
Apart, away, not Diffuse - spread out Disparity - difference Dissuade - to persuade someone to alter intentions
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Doc/doct
Teach, prove Doctrinaire - relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine Docent - lecturer Docile - willing to be taught
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Dog/dox
Opinion, belief, praise Dogmatic - characterized by an authoritarian assertion of unproved principles Orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted Heterodox - not in agreement with accepted beliefs
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Dorm
Sleep Dormant - inactive, asleep Dormient - sleeping, dormant, latent Dormitive, causing sleep
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Drom/drome
Run, step, arena Dromedary - one-humped camel Hippodrome - arena for equestrian shows Dromond - a medieval sailing ship
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Dupl
Double, two Duplicity - double-dealing, being twofold, deceptiveness Duplex - twofold, double Duple - consisting of two
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Ecto
Outside, external Ectogenous - able to develop outside a host Ectoplasm - outer part of the cytoplasm of a cell Ectopia - abnormal location of an organ or body part
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Err
Wander, mistake Errant - mistaken; straying from the proper course Erratic - lacking regularity; deviating from the customary course Erroneous - mistake Erratum - mistake in writing or printing
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Eth/ethos
Character Ethos - character peculiar to a person. people, or culture Bioethics - study of ethical implications of scientific discoveries Ethic - set of principles of correct conduct Ethology - study of human ethos
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Fall/fals
Deceptive, false, erroneous False - untrue, mistaken, wrong Fallacious - based on a false idea or fact; misleading Falsify - state untruthly, misrepresent Fallible - capable of making a mistake
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Fed
League, pact Federation - act of joining into a league or federal union Confederate - a member of a league; an ally
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Fin
End Finite - limited; impermanent Finale - concluding part of a musical compsoition
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Flu/fluct/flux
Flow Fluctuate - vary irregularly; rise and fall in waves Influent - flowing into Confluence - a flower together; a juncture of two or more streams Reflux - a flowing back, ebbing
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Fort
Brave, strong, change Fortify - strengthen, reinforce Forte - a person's strong point Fortitude - quality that enables a person to face pain and suffering with courage Fortuitous - occurring by chance
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Frat
Brother Fratricide - the killing of one's brother or sister Fraternize - mingle on friendly terms Confraternity - an association of persons united in a common purpose
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Gam
Marriage endogamy - marriage within a particular group exogamy - marriage outside a social unit gamic - requiring fertilization to reproduce
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Gloss/glot
Language, tongue Glossa - the tongue Polygot - speaker of many languages Glossolalia - fabricated and meaningless speech associated with trance states
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Grav/griev
Serious, heavy, harmful Gravity - seriousness Gravitas - seriousness in demeanor or treatment Grievous - causing grief or pain Aggrieved - afflicted, distressed
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Greg
Flock, herd Aggregate - collective mass or sum Congregation - a gathering Gregarious - sociable Segregate - separate from a main body or group
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Hom/homo/human
Man, humanity Humane - characterized by kindness or compassion Hominoid - belonging to the family Hominidae, which includes apes and man
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Hydr/hydra/hyrdro
Water Hydroelectric - producing electricity through action of falling water
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In
In, on, upon, not ``` Incite - arouse to action Incarnate - having bodily form Indigenous - native Inclusive - including all Incongruity - state of not fitting ```
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Jac/jact/ject
Throw, fling Reject - refuse to accept Eject - throw out Ejaculate - eject abruptly
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Lect/leg/lig
Read, choose ``` Legible - readable Select - make a choice Lecture - someone who reads scriptural passages in a church service Election - ability to make a choice Predilection - preference, liking ```
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Leg
Law Legacy - a gift made by a will Illegal - prohibited by law Legalese - vocabulary of the legal profession
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Lev
Light, lift ``` Levity - light manner or attitude Levitate - rise in the air or cause to rise Lever - means of accomplishing something Alleviate - relieve Leverage - power to act effectively ```
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Librar/libr
Book Libretto - text of a dramatic musical work Librettist - author of a libretto Library - place where books are kept
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Liter
Letter ``` Literati - scholarly or learned persons Literature - a body of written works Illiterate - unable to read and write Literation - letter for letter Literal - limited tot he most obvious meaning of a word; word for word ```
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Macro
Large, long macrocosm - the universe macroscopic - large enough to be seen with the naked eye macrocyte - an abnormally large red blood cell
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Magn
Great Magnify - enlarge Magnate - Powerful person Magnitude - extent; greatness of size Magnanimity - generosity, nobility
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Mal
Bad Malign - speak evil of Malaise - feeling of discomfort Malicious - full of animosity and hatred
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Man
Hand Emancipate - liberate Manipulate - operate or control Manubrium - a body part that is shaped like a handle Maniable -easy to handle/flexible
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Mand
Order Mandate - authoritative order or instruction Mandatory - commanded by authority Commandment - a command Mandamus - an order issue by a superior court to a lower court Reprimand - a strong formal rebuke
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Mania
Obsession Maniacal - characterized by excessive enthusiasm
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Mar/mari
Sea Maritime - relating to the sea Submarine - undersea
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Mater/matr
Mother Matron - a mother of mature age and social position Matrix - the womb Matrilineal - tracing ancestry through the mother's line
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Mega
Great, large Megaphone - device used to amplify the voice Megalomania - delusions of power or importance Megalopolis - vast city
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Meta
Change, at a later time, beyond Metaphor - figure of speech that compares two different things Metaplasia - change of one kind of tissue into another kind Metanoia - a spiritual conversion Metaphysical - pertaining to speculative philosophy
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Meter/metr
Measure Barometer - instrument used in weather forecasting for measuring atmospheric pressure Perimter - outer limits of an area Ammeter - instrument that measures electric current in amperes Metrology - study of weights and measures
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Micro
Small Microbiota - the microscopic life of an area Micrology - excessive devotion to small details
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Min
Small Diminution - lessening Diminutive - small Minutia - petty details Minuscule - very small
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Mis
Hatred, bad, improper, wrong ``` Miscontrue - misunderstood Misapprehension - a misunderstanding Misnomer - incorrect name Misanthropy - hatred of humanity Misogynist - hater of women ```
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Miss/mit
Move, send Transmit - send from one place to another Remittence - something sent as payment Missive - a letter Dismiss - put away from consideration Mittimus - court order that commits one to prision
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Mob/mot/mov
Move Immobile - fixed; motionless Mobility - state of being capable of moving Emotive - appealing to or expressing emotion Movie - sequence of images on a screen so rapid thtt they create the illusion of movement
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Mono
One, single Monologue - speech performed by one act Monocline - a signle upward fold
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Mon/monit
Warn Monitor - maintain continuous observation of Admonish - caution or reprimand Premonition - mild reproof Remonstrate - object or protest
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Mori/mort
Death Moribund - dying Mortorio - sculpture of the dead Christ Immortal - not subject to death Mortician - undertaker
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Morph
Form, shape Morphous - having definite form Amorphous - lacking definite form Morphometry - measurement of form Anthropomorphic - attributing human qualities to nonhumans
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Multi
Many Multipara - mother of two or more children Multifaceted - made up of many parts Multifarious - diverse
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Mut
Change Mutative - in grammar, expressing change of state or place Mutation - significant genetic change Transmutation - change in appearance, shape, or nature Immutable - unchangeable Mutable - changeable
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Nas/nat
Birth, be from, spring forth Nationality - state of belonging to a particular nation by birth or by naturalization Nativity - place or circumstances of birth Natal - relating to birth Native - an original inhabitant of a particular place Nascent - starting to develop, coming into existence
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Nav
Ship Naval - relating to ships or shipping Navigation - theory and practice of charting a ship's course Navarch - commander of a fleet
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Nec/nic/noc/nox
Kill, death, harm ``` Internecine - deadly to both sides Pernicious - very harmful Nocent - causing injury Innocuous - not harmful Noxious - injurious to health ```
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Necro
Dead, corpse Necromancy - divination through communicating with spirits Necrophobia - fear of dead bodies Necrotype - extinct species
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Neg
No ``` Negate - nullify; cancel out Negative - indicating opposition Renege - go back on one's word Negligent - careless; inattentive Negligible - not worth considering ```
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Neo
New, recent Neologism - new word or expression ; an existing word or expression used in a new way Neophyte - novice, beginner Neoplasia - formation of new tissue
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Neur
Nerve Neuroid - nervelike Neuralgia - pain along nerve Neurergic - pertaining to nerve action
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Neut/neutr
Not either Neutral - belonging to neither side in a war or controversy Neutralize - make neutral; counterbalance the effect of Neutrality - state of being neutral
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Noct/nox
Night Noctivagant - wandering around at night Noctilucous - shining at night Equinox - either of two times in a year when the Sun crosses the celestial equator
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nom/nomen/nym
Name Nominal - existing in name only Nom de guerre - war name; pseudonym Misnomer - incorrect name Ignominious - disgraceful and dishonorable Nomenclature - terms used in a particular science or discipline
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Non
Not Nonplussed - bewildered Nonchalant - casual, unconcerned Non licet - not lawful Non sequitur - conclusion not following from apparent evidence Nondescript - lacking interesting or distinctive qualities; dull
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Nov
New Renovate - restore to an earlier condition Novice - apprentice, beginner Novel - new or original
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Num
Number Numismatics - coin collecting Numeral - a symbol that represents a number Numerate - count Enumerate - count off; list
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Ob/oc/of/op
Against ``` Obdurate - stubborn Occlude - shut; block Obliterate - destroy completely Opprobrious - disgraceful; contemptuous Obfuscate - obscure; confuse ```
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Olig
Few, little Oligopoly - situation with only a few sellers Oligarchy - government by once a few Oligondontous - having few teeth Oligosyllable - a word with only a few syllables
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Omni
All, every Omnipotent - having unlimited power Omnivorous - eating everything; absorbing everything Omniscient - having infinite knowledge
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Oper
Work Opera - musical work Opere citato -already mentioned in the work Operon - a group of genes that operate as a unit Operative - functioning Operose - working hard
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Opti/opto
Eye, vision Optimistic - looking on the positive side Optician - someone who makes eyeglasses Optometry - measuring and testing of vision Optogram - an image fixed on the retina
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Ortho
Straight, correct Orthodox - traditional Orthopraxy - correct action Orthodontics - correction of irregularity of teeth
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Os/oss/ost/osteo
Bone Osseous - bony Ossify - turn into bone Osteitis - bone inflammation
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Pal/paleo
Ancient Paleontology - study of past Paleoethnic - relating to the earliest races of man Paleography - study of ancient writings Paleology - study of antiquities
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Pac
Peace Pact - a treaty Pacifist - a person opposed to war Pacify - to restore calm, bring peace
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Pan
All, every Panorama - broad view; comprehensive picture Panacea - cure-all Pantheon - all the gods of a people; group of highly regarded persons Panoply - impressive array Pandemic - spread over a whole area
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Par
Equal Parable - simple story that teaches a lesson Parity - equality Par - equality of status or value Apartheid - a system of discrimination based on race
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Para
Beyond, related, alongside Paradigm - model; example; pattern Paradisiacal - heavenly, wonderful Paramount - supreme; primary Paragon - model of excellence
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Pas/path
Feeling, disease, suffering ``` Apathy - indifference Antipathy - dislike Pathos - pity, compassion Pathogen - agent that causes disease Dispassionate - impartial ```
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Pater/patr
Father Paternity - fatherhood; descent from father's ancestors Patronize - condescend to; disparage; buy from Patronage - support of a sponsor or benefactor Patricide - murder of one's father
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Ped/pod
Foot Pediform - shaped like a foot Pedestrian - commonplace Pedate - having feet
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Pel/puls
Drive, urge Pulse - a regular or rhythmical beating Repellant - something that repels or drives back Repulse - drive back Propellant - something that provides thrust
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Per
Through, completely Peregrinate - wander through Percutaneous - effecting something through the skin Permeable - penetrable Pervasive - spread throughout every part
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Peri
Around, near Periosteal - around a bone Peripatetic - moving about or from place to place Perihelion - the point in orbit nearest the sun Perigree - the point in orbit nearest earth Periphrasis - circumlocution
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Pet
Seek, request, assail Petition - a request to a superior authority Competition - the act of striving against others to attain a goal Petulant - contemptuous; peevish Repetitive - given to the act of repeating Petitio principli - begging the que`stion
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Phil
Love, fondness, preference Philanthropist - lover of mankind; doer of good Technophile - lover of technology Philtre - love potion
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Phon
Sound, voice Phonic - relating to sound Phonetics - study of speech sounds Cacophony - jarring, unpleasant noise
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Phos/phot
Light Photosensitive - sensitive to light or radiant energy Phototaxis - growth directed by light
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Phys/physio
Nature Physiology - the function of a living organism Physical - relating to the body Physiolatry - worship of nature
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Pict
Paint Depict - represented in a picture Pictograph - a picture that represents a word or idea
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Plac
Please Placid - calm Placate - lessen another's anger Implacable - inflexible, incapable of being appeased Complacent - self-satisfied
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Poli
City, state, citizen Cosmopolitan - common to the whole world Polity - political organization of a state
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Poly
Many Polyphony - use of one symbol for many sounds
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Pon/pos
Put, place ``` Compose - constitute or form Component - an element or ingredient Composite - made up of components Oppose - place so as to be opposite something else Repose - place, to lay down ```
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Popul
The people Populace - the masses Populous - containing many inhabitants
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Post
After, behind Post factum - after the event Poshumous - after a person's death Postdiluvian - after the flood
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Pre
Before, earlier Prenatal - before birth Preclude - make impossible in advance Precedent - a model for something that follows
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Prehend/prehens
Seize, grasp Prehensile - able to grasp Prehension - act of grasping Apprehension - act of seizing; understanding Reprehend - censure
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Prim
Before, first Prima facie - at first sight; on the face of it Primapara - a woman having her first child Primeval - ancient, primative
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Pro
In favor of Proponent - a supporter Prodigy - highly gifted child Propensity - inclination
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Proto
First, earliest Protogenic - formed at the beginning Prototype - an original model Protoplast - an original ancestor
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Pseudo
False Pseudonym - pen name; fictitious or borrowed name Pseudopsia - an optical illusion Pseudodox - false doctrine
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Psych
Mind
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Pub
Public Republic - political order in which body of citizens has supreme power Publish - announce; bring to attention of the public
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Punct
Point, prick Punctilious - strictly attentive to small details of form in conduct Punctilio - a fine point of etiquette Punctual - prompt
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Put/putat
Think, calculate Putative - supposed Repute - consider; suppose Reputed - supposed to be such Compute - determine an amount or number
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Quer/ques/quir/quis
Ask/seek Query - a question Inquest - an investigation Inquisition - an investigation
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Re
Back again, repeat Recant - retract a statement or opinion Rebut - refute by evidence Recurrence - repetition
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Rect
Straight Erect - fix in an upright position Erectile - able to be raised to an upright position Rectitude - moral uprightness
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Rect/reg/regn
Rule, govern Rector - an Anglican cleric in charge of a parish Correct - remove the errors from Regime - a government in power Regulation - a law to govern conduct
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Retro
Backward Retrospect - review or contemplation of the past Retrograde - having a backward motion or direction Retroject - throw back
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Rid/ris
Laugh Deride - mock Ridicule - contemptuous laughter at a person Derision - ridicule Ridibund - easily moved to laughter
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Rog/Rogat
Ask Interrogatory - asking a question Rogatory - requesting information Rogation - solemn prayer
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Sacr/sant
Sacred, holy
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Sci
Know Scibile - something that is possible to know Sciolism - conceited and shallow knowledgeability Prescient - having foresight
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Scop
Examine, observe, watch Scopic - visual Telescope - device used to observe distant objects Periscope - optical instrument used to see things from a position not in a direct line of sight
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Scrib/scrip
Write Ascribe - attribute to a cause or source Prescribe - set down a rule; recommend a treatment
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Se
Away, apart Secede - withdraw from membership in an alliance Select - pick out; choose Seclusion - act of keeping apart from social contract Secretive - not open or frant
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Sec/sect/segm
Cut Secant - a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points Segmented - divided into parts Dissect - cut apart Sectile - relating to a mineral that can be cut smoothly by a knife
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Secu/sequ
Follow ``` Prosecutor - one who initiates a civil or criminal court action Sequel - something that follows Inconsequential - insignificant Obsequious - overly submissive Sequatious - disposed to follow another ```
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Semi
Half, partly
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Sens/sent
Feel, be aware Sentient - aware, conscious, able to perceive Sentisection - vivisection performed without the use of anesthesia Sentiment - a view based on emotion rather than reason Sensate - perceived by the senses Insensible - unconscious; unresponsive
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Sol
Sun
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Solv/solu
Free, loosen, dissolve Soluble - able to be dissolved Solute - substance dissolved in another one Dissolution - disintegration; debauchery Irresolute - undecided
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Somn
Sleep Somnolent - sleepy Somniferous - inducing sleep
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Soph
Wise, skillful, shrewd Sophist - one who is skilled in deceptive argumentation Sophistry - plausible but misleading argumentation Sophisticate - make more worldly Sophomoric - showing lack of judgment
329
Spec/spect/spic
See, look at Specimen - a representative of a class or whole; a sample Specter - an apparition Speculate - take something as true based on insufficient evidence Retrospective - review of the past
330
Spir
Breath, energy, animation Respiration - breathing Aspiration - expulsion of breath in speaking Spirit - animating force within living things Spirited - animated; courageous Spirograph - device that records the movements of breathing
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Strict/string
Tight, drawn together Restrict - keep within limits Stricture - a limit or restriction Stringent - imposing rigorous standards; constricted; tight Constrict - squeeze of compress; restrict the scope of
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Struct
Build Destruction - act of destroying Structure - something built Instruction - act of providing with knowledge
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Sub/suc/suf/sug/sup/sus
Below, under, less Subtle - hard to detect Suppress - put down by force Suspend - defer, interrupt
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Super/sur
Over, above Superior - higher than another in rank or authority Supersede - take the place of Insuperable - insurmountable, unconquerable Supernal - celestial; heavenly
335
Syl/sym/syn/sys
Together, with Syllogism - argument with a conclusion deduced from two premises Syndicate - association of people who undertake a duty or transact business Synthesis - blend, combination System - group of interrelated elements that form a whole
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Tact, tang
Touch Contact - a coming together or touching Tactile - relating to the sense of touch Tactus - sense of touch Tangible - able to be douched
337
Tele
Distance, far Telemeter- an instrument that measures distance Telemetry - science of transmitting data from someplace remote to a distant receiving station Teleseism - tremor from a distant earthquake
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Tempor
Time Contemporary - belonging to the same time period Temporal - related to time Temporize - act evasively to gain time, postpone a decision
339
Ten/tain
Hold Detain - delay; keep from proceeding Tenacious - stubborn, holding firm Content - something that is contained
340
Tend/tens/tent
Stretch, strive Tension - act of stretching tight Contend - strive in opposition; to struggle
341
Term
End, limit Terminal - concluding, final; fatal Terminate - end Interminable - endless
342
Terr
Land, the earth Terrestrial - earthly Terra incognita - unknown land
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Terti
Third Tertian - recurring after three days Tertiary - third in degree of rank
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The/thei/theo
God Theocracy - government by priests representing a god Apotheosis - glorification; glorified ideal Theogamy - marriage of gods
345
Therap
Attend, treat Therapy - treatment of illness Therapeutic - having healing powers
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Therm/thermo
Warm, hot Thermal - relating to, or caused by heat Thermolabile - subject to change or destruction by heating
347
Tom/tome/tomy
Cut, section Tome - one book in a work of many volumes Microtome - instrument that cuts specimens into slices Gastrotomy - surgical incision into the stomach
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Top/topo
Place, region

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