Roots of Words Flashcards

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anthrop

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human being

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aster; astro

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star

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baro

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pressure

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biblio; bibli

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book

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bio

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life

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chrom

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color

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chrono

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time

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cosmo

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world; order; universe

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crac; crat

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rule; govern

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dem

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people

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ethno

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nation

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eu

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good

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gam

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marriage

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geo

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earth

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gno; kno

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to know

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derm

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skin

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graph; gram

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to write; draw; record

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gymno; gymn

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athletic

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hydro

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water

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hypno

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sleep

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hypo

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under; below

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lith

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stone

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logue; logo

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idea; word; speech; reason

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meter; metr

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measure

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# Roots of Words micro
small
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# Roots of Words mim
to copy; imitate
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# Roots of Words miso
hatred of
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# Roots of Words mono
one
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# Roots of Words mor
fool
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# Roots of Words morph
form
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# Roots of Words neur; nerv
nerve
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# Roots of Words nym; onym; onom
name
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# Roots of Words opt
eye
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# Roots of Words ortho
straight
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# Roots of Words pan
all
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# Roots of Words path
feeling
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# Roots of Words peri
around
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# Roots of Words petr
rock
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# Roots of Words phe
speak; spoken about
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# Roots of Words phil; philo
love
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# Roots of Words phob
fear
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# Roots of Words phon
sound; voice
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# Roots of Words photo
light
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# Roots of Words pneu
breath
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# Roots of Words polis; polit
citizen; city; state
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# Roots of Words poly
many
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# Roots of Words pseudo
FALSE
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# Roots of Words psych
mind; soul; spirit
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# Roots of Words pyr
fire
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# Roots of Words scope
to see
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# Roots of Words soph
wise
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# Roots of Words syn;sym
together
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# Roots of Words techn
art; skill
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# Roots of Words tele
at a distance
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# Roots of Words the; them; thet
to place; put
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# Roots of Words thea; theatr
to see; view
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# Roots of Words theo
God
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# Roots of Words therm
heat
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# Roots of Words topo
place
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# Roots of Words act
to do; drive
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# Roots of Words alt
high
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# Roots of Words anima; anim
life; mind
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# Roots of Words ann; enn
year
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# Roots of Words aqua
water
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# Roots of Words arm
army;weapon
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# Roots of Words arbitr; arbiter
to judge; consider
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# Roots of Words art
craft;skill
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# Roots of Words aud
to hear
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# Roots of Words bell
war
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# Roots of Words cele
honor
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# Roots of Words cent
one hundred
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# Roots of Words cept; capt; cip; cap; ceive; ceipt
to take hold; grasp
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# Roots of Words cert
to be sure; to trust
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# Roots of Words cess; ced; cede
to go; to yield
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# Roots of Words cid; cis
to cut off; be brief; to kill
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# Roots of Words circ; circum
around
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# Roots of Words clin
to lean; lie; bend
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# Roots of Words cog
to think; consider
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# Roots of Words comput
to compute
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# Roots of Words cor; cord; card
heart
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# Roots of Words corp
body
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# Roots of Words cred
to believe; trust
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# Roots of Words crit; cris
to separate; to discern; judge
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# Roots of Words culp
fault; blame
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# Roots of Words curs; curr; corr
to run
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# Roots of Words custom
one's own
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# Roots of Words dent
tooth
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# Roots of Words dic; dict
to say; to speak; to assert
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# Roots of Words duct; duc
to lead
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# Roots of Words dur
hard; lasting
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# Roots of Words ego
I
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# Roots of Words equ
equal; fair
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# Roots of Words fac; fic; fect; fact
to make
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# Roots of Words fer
to carry; bear; bring
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# Roots of Words fid
trust; faith
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# Roots of Words fin
end; limit
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# Roots of Words flu
to flow
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# Roots of Words form
shape; form
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# Roots of Words fort
strong
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# Roots of Words frig
cool
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# Roots of Words fum
smoke; scent
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# Roots of Words gen
race; family; kind
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# Roots of Words grad; gress
step; degree; rank
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# Roots of Words grat
pleasing; thankful
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# Roots of Words grav; griev
heavy
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# Roots of Words hab
to have; hold; to dwell
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# Roots of Words hom
man; human
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# Roots of Words hosp
guest
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# Roots of Words host
enemy; stranger
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# Roots of Words init
to begin; enter upon
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# Roots of Words jur; jus; judic
law; right; judgment
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# Roots of Words juven
young
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# Roots of Words labor
work
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# Roots of Words lat
lateral; side; widelaud;praiseleg;lawlev;
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# Roots of Words liber
free
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# Roots of Words lingu; langu
tongue
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# Roots of Words host
enemy; stranger
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# Roots of Words leg
law
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# Roots of Words lev
to make light; to lift
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# Roots of Words loc
place
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# Roots of Words locu; loqu; locut
word; speak
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# Roots of Words luc; lumin
light
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# Roots of Words manu
hand
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# Roots of Words mar
sea
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# Roots of Words med;medi
middle
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# Roots of Words medic
physician; to heal
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# Roots of Words memor
mindful
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# Roots of Words mon
to remind; advise; warn
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# Roots of Words ment
mind
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# Roots of Words migr
to move; travel
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# Roots of Words mit; mis
to send
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# Roots of Words mort
death
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# Roots of Words mov; mob; mot
to move
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# Roots of Words mut
change; exchange
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# Roots of Words necess
unavoidable
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# Roots of Words noc; nox
harm; night
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# Roots of Words nomen; nomin
name
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# Roots of Words null; nihil; nil
nothing; void
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# Roots of Words ord; ordin
to put in order
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# Roots of Words par; pair
to arrange; get ready; set
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# Roots of Words part; pars
portion; part
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# Roots of Words ped
foot
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# Roots of Words pend; pond; pens
to weigh; pay; to consider
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# Roots of Words pli; plic
to fold
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# Roots of Words plur; plus
more
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# Roots of Words port
to carry
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# Roots of Words pos
to place; put
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# Roots of Words pot
powerful
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# Roots of Words prim;prin
first
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# Roots of Words priv
separate
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# Roots of Words prov; prob
to prove; test
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# Roots of Words reg; rig; rect
to rule; right; straight
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# Roots of Words rupt
to break; burst
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# Roots of Words sacr; secr; sanct
sacred
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# Roots of Words sat; satis
enough
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# Roots of Words sci
to know
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# Roots of Words scrib; script
to write
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# Roots of Words sed; sid; sess
to sit; to settle
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# Roots of Words sent; sens
to feel
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# Roots of Words sequ; secut
to follow; sequence
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# Roots of Words simil; simul; semble
like; similar
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# Roots of Words sol; soli
alone; lonely
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# Roots of Words somn
sleep
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# Roots of Words son
sound
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# Roots of Words spec; spect; spic
to see; look at; behold
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# Roots of Words spond; spons
to pledge; promise
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# Roots of Words tac; tic
silent
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# Roots of Words temp
time
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# Roots of Words ten; tain; tent
to hold
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# Roots of Words tend; tens
to stretch; strive
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# Roots of Words termin
boundry; limit
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# Roots of Words test
to witness; affirm
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# Roots of Words tract
to pull; draw
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# Roots of Words trib
to allot; give
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# Roots of Words vac
empty
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# Roots of Words ven; vert
to come
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# Roots of Words vest
garment
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# Roots of Words vestig
to track
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# Roots of Words via
way; road
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# Roots of Words vir
manliness; worth
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# Roots of Words vis; vid
to see; look
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# Roots of Words viv; vit
life
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# Roots of Words voc; vok
voice; call
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# Roots of Words ab-
from; away from
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# Roots of Words ad-
to; motion toward; addition to
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# Roots of Words aero-
air
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# Roots of Words amphi-
both; around
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# Roots of Words an-
not
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# Roots of Words ante-
before
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# Roots of Words anti-
against; opposite; reverse
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# Roots of Words ap-
to; nearness to
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# Roots of Words auto-
self
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# Roots of Words bene-
good
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# Roots of Words bi-
two
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# Roots of Words circum-
around
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# Roots of Words co-; con-
together
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# Roots of Words contra-
against
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# Roots of Words de-
opposite of; away from; undo
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# Roots of Words dis-
opposite
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# Roots of Words ex-
out; beyond; away from; former
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# Roots of Words extra-
outside; beyond; besides
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# Roots of Words for-
not
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# Roots of Words fore-
before
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# Roots of Words hyper-
more than normal; too much
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# Roots of Words il-
not
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# Roots of Words im-; in-
into; not
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# Roots of Words inter-
among; between
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# Roots of Words ir-
not
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# Roots of Words mal-
wrong; bad
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# Roots of Words mis-
wrong; bad; no; not
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# Roots of Words non-
not; opposite of
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# Roots of Words ob-
against
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# Roots of Words per-
through
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# Roots of Words post-
after
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# Roots of Words pre-
before
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# Roots of Words pro-
before; for; in support of; forward
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# Roots of Words re-
back; again
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# Roots of Words retro-
backward
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# Roots of Words se-
apart
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# Roots of Words self-
of the self
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# Roots of Words semi-
half; partly
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# Roots of Words sub-
under; beneath
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# Roots of Words super-
over
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# Roots of Words sur-
over; above
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# Roots of Words trans-
across
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# Roots of Words ultra-
extremely
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# Roots of Words un-
lack of; opposite; not
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# Roots of Words -able; -ible
able to be; capable of being
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# Roots of Words ade; age
action or process
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# Roots of Words -al; -ial
of; like; relating to; suitable for
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# Roots of Words :ance
act; process; quality; state of being
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# Roots of Words :ant
one who
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# Roots of Words :ary
of; like; relating to
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# Roots of Words :ate
characteristic of; to become
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# Roots of Words :cy
fact or state of being
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# Roots of Words :dom
state or quality of
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# Roots of Words :ence
act or state of being
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# Roots of Words :ent
doing; having; showing
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# Roots of Words :er
one who; that which
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# Roots of Words :ery
place for; act; practice of
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# Roots of Words :esque
like
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# Roots of Words :ess
female
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# Roots of Words :ful
full of
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# Roots of Words :ic
relating to; characteristic of
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# Roots of Words :ify
to make; to cause to be
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# Roots of Words :ion
act; condition; or result of
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# Roots of Words :ish
of or belonging to; characterized by
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# Roots of Words :ism
act; practice; result of; example-ity;
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# Roots of Words :ive
of; relating to; belonging to; tending to
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# Roots of Words :ize
make; cause to be; subject to
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# Roots of Words :less
without
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# Roots of Words :let
small
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# Roots of Words :like
like; characteristic of
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# Roots of Words :logy
study or theory of
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# Roots of Words :ly
every; like; characteristic of; in (a specified manner; to a specified extent)
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# Roots of Words :ment
action or process; state or quality of; product or thing
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# Roots of Words :ness
state or quality of being
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# Roots of Words :or
one who
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# Roots of Words :ous
having; full of; characterized by
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# Roots of Words :ship
state or quality of being
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# Roots of Words :some
like; tending to be
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# Roots of Words :tude
state or quality of being
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# Roots of Words :y
characterized by