Roots Definitions Flashcards
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A/An
A
not, without
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Ab
A
off, away from, apart, down
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Able/Ible
A
capable of, worthy of
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Ac/Acr
A
sharp, bitter, sour
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Acou
A
hearing
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Act/Ag
A
to do, to drive, to force, to lead
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Ad
A
to, toward, near
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Al/Ali/Alter
A
other, another
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Am
A
love
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Ambi/Amphi
A
both, on both sides, around
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Ambl/Ambul
A
to go, to walk
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Anim
A
of the life, mind, soul, breath
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Annui/Enni
A
year
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Ant/Ante
A
before
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Anthro/Andr
A
man, human
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Anti
A
against, opposite
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Apo
A
away
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Aqua/Aque
A
water
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Arch/Archi/Archy
A
chief, principal, ruler
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Ard
A
to burn
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Be
A
about, to make, to surround, to affect (often used to transform words into transitive verbs)
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Bel/Bell
A
beautiful
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Bell
A
war
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Ben/Bene
A
good
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Bi/Bin
two
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Bon/Boun
good, generous
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Brev/Brid
short, small
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Burs
purse, money
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Cad/Cid
to fall, to happen by chance
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Cant/Cent/Chant
to sing
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Cap/Cip/Cept
to take, to get
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Cap/Capit/Cipit
head, headlong
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Card/Cord/Cour
heart
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Carn
flesh
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Cast/Chast
to cut
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Caus/Caut
to burn
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Ced/Ceed/Cess
to go, to yield, to stop
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Celier
speed
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Cent
hundred, hundredth
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Centr
center
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Cern/Cert/Cret/Crim/Crit
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide
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Chrom
color
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Chron
time
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Circu/Circum
around
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Cis
to cut
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Cla/Clo/Clu
to shut, to close
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Claim/Clam
to shout, to cry out
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Cli
to lean toward
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Co/Col/Com/Con
with, together
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Cogn/Comn
to know
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Contra/Contro/Counter
against
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Corp/Cors
body
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Cosm
order, universe, world
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Cour/Cur
running, a course
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Cre/Cresc/Cret
to grow
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Cred
to believe, to trust
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Crypt
hidden
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Cub/Cumb
to lie down
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Culp
fault, blame
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Dac/Doc
to teach
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De
away, off, down, completely, reversal
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Dele
to erase
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Dem
people
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Dext
right hand, right side, deft
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Di
day
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Di/Dia
in two, through, across
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Di/Dif/Dis
away from, apart, reversal, not
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Dic/Dict/Dit
to say, to tell, to use words
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Dign
worth
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Dog/Dox
opinion
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Dol
to suffer, to pain, to grieve
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Don/Dot/Dow
to give
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Dorm
sleep
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Dors
back
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Dub
doubt
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Duc/Duct
to lead
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Dulc
sweet
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Dur
hard, lasting
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Dys
faulty, abnormal
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E/Ex
out, out of , from, former, completely
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Ego
self
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Em/En
in, into
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Epi
upon
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Equ
equal, even
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Err
to wander
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Esce
becoming
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Eu
good, well
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Extra
outside, beyond
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Fab/Fam
to speak
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Fac/Fic/Fig/Fait/Feit/Fy
to do, to make
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Fal
to err, to deceive
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Fatu
foolish
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Fer
to bring, to carry, to bear
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Ferv
to boil, to bubble
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Fi/Fid
faith, truth
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Fin
end
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Flagr/Flam
to burn
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Flect/Flex
to bend, to turn
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Flu/Flux
to flow
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Fore
before
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Fort
chance or strength
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Fra/Frac/Frag/Fring
to break
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Fug
to flee, to fly
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Fulg
to shine
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Fum
to smoke
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Fus
to pour
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Gen
birth, creation, race, kind
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Gni/Gno
to know
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Grad/Gress
to step
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Gram/Graph
to write, to draw
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Hap
by chance
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Hemi
half
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Her/Hes
to stick
114
Hol
whole
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(H)om
same
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Hum
earth
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Hyper
over, excessive
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Hypo
under, beneath, less than
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Icon
image, idol
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Idio
one's own
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In/Im
in, into or not, without
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Inter
between, among
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Intra
inside, within
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It/Iter
way, journey
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Ject
to throw, to throw down
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Joc
Joke
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Join/Jug/Junct
to meet, to join
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Jour
day
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Jud
the judge
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Jur
law, to swear
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Juv
young
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Lang/Ling
tongue
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Laud
praise, honor
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Lav/Lau/Lu
to wash
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Lax/Leas/Les
loose
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Lec/Leg/Lex
to read, to speak
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Lect/Leg
to select, to choose
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Lev
to lift, to rise, light (weight)
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Li/Lig
to tie, to bind
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Liber
free
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Lith
stone
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Loc/Log/Loqu
word, speech, thought
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Luc/Lum/Lus
light (brightness)
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Lud/Lus
to play
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Macro
great, long
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Mag/Maj/Max
big, great
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Mal/Male
bad, ill, evil, wrong
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Man/Manu
hand
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Mand/Mend
to command, to order, to entrust
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Medi
middle
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Mega
large, great
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Micro
very small
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Min
small or to project, to hang over
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Mis
bad, wrong, to hate
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Mis/Mit
to send
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Misc
mixed
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Mob/Mom/Mot/Mov
to move
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Moll
soft
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Mon/Monit
to remind, to warn
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Mon/Mono
one
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Mor/Mort
death
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Morph
shape
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Mult
many
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Mut
to change
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Nat/Nas/Nai/Gna
birth
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Nau/Nav
ship, sailor
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Nihil
nothing, none
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Noc/Nox
harm
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Noct/Nox
night
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Nom
rule, order
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Nom/Nym/Noun/Nown
name
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Non
nott
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Nounc/Nunc
to announce
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Nov/Neo/Nou
new
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Null
nothing
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Ob
toward, to, against, over
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Omni
all
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Oner
burden
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Oss/Oste
bone
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Pac/Peac
peace
181
Palp
to feel
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Pan/Pantt
all, everyone
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Par
equal
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Para
next to, beside
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Pas/Pat/Path
feeling, suffering, disease
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Pau/Po/Pov/Pu
few, little, poor
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Pec
money
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Ped
child, education
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Ped/Pod
foot
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Pel
to drive, to push
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Pen/Pene
almost
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Pen/Pun
to pay, to compensate
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Pend/Pens
to hang, to weight, to pay
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Per
completely
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Peri
around
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Pet/Pit
to go, to seek, to strive
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Phil
love
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Phob
fear
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Phon
sound
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Photo
light
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Plac
to please
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Ple/Plen
to fill, full
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Plex/Plic/Ply
to fold, twist, tangle, or bend
204
Poly
many
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Pon/Pos/Pound
to put, to place
206
Port
to carry
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Post
behind, after
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Pot
to drink
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Pre
before, in front
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Prehend/Prise
to take, to get, to seize
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Pri/Prim
first
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Pro
in front, before, much, for
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Prob
to prove, to test
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Prop/Prox
near
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Prot/Proto
first
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Psued/Psuedo
false
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Pug
to fight
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Punc/Pung/Poign
to point, to prick, to pierce
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Pry
fire
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Quad/Quar/Quat
four
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Que/Quis
to seek
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Quie/Quit
quiet, rest
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Quin/Quint
five
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Raci/Radi
root
225
Rami
branch
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Re
back, again
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Rect
straight, right
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Reg
king, rule
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Retro
backward
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Rid/Ris
to laugh
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Rog
to ask
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Rub/Rud
red
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Rud
crude
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Sacr/Sanct
holy
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Sag/Sap/Sav
taste, thinking, discerning
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Sal
salt
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Sal/Sil/Sault/Sult
to leap, to jump
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Salu
health
239
Salv
to save
240
San
healthy
241
Sang
blood
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Sat
enough
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Sci
to know
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Scribe/Script
to write
245
Se
apart, away
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Sec/Sequ/Sue/Sui
to follow
247
Sed/Sess/Sid
to sit, to settle
248
Sem
seed, to sow
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Semi
half
250
Sen
old
251
Sens/Sent
to feel, to be aware
252
Sin/Sinu
bend, fold, curve
253
Sol
alone; to loosen, to free; sun
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Somn
sleep
255
Soph
wisdom
256
Sourc/Surg/Surrect
to rise
257
Spec/Spic
to look, to see
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Sta/Sti
to stand, to be in place
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Spir
breath
260
Strict/String/Stran
to tighten, to bind
261
Sua
sweet, pleasing, to urge
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Sub/Sup
below, under
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Summ
highest, total
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Super/Sur
over, above
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Sym/Syn
together
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Tac/Tic
to be silent
267
Tact/Tag/Tam/Tang
to touch
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Tain/Ten/Tent/Tin
to hold
269
Tend/Tens/Tent/Tenu
to stretch, to thin
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Test
to bear witness
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Theo
god
272
Therm
heat
273
Tim
fear
274
Tor/Toro/Tort
to twist
275
Torp
stiff, numb
276
Tox
poison
277
Tract
to drag, to pull, to draw
278
Trans
across, beyond
279
Ult
last, beyond
280
Umbr
shadow
281
Un
not
282
Und
wave
283
Uni/Un
one
284
Urb
city
285
Us/Ut
to use
286
Vail/Val
strength, use, worth
287
Ven/Vent
to come or too move toward
288
Ver
truth
289
Verb
word
290
Verd
green
291
Vers/Vert
to turn
292
Vi
life
293
Vid/Vis
to see
294
Vil
base, mean
295
Viru
poison
296
Voc/Vok
call, word
297
Vol
wish
298
Volu/Volv
to roll, to turn
299
Vor
to eat
