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Root: Alter

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Meaning: Other

Examples: alternative, alter ego

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Root: ambi

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Meaning: both

Examples: ambidextrous

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Root: ami, amic

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Meaning: Love

Examples: amiable

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Root: amphi

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Meaning: both ends, all sides

Examples: amphibian

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Root: anthrop

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Meaning: man, human, humanity

Examples: misanthrope, anthropologist

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Root: apert

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Meaning: open

Examples: aperture

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Root: aqua

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Meaning: Water

Examples: aqueduct, aquarium

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Root: aud

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Meaning: to hear

Examples: audience

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Root: auto

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Meaning: self

Examples: autobiography

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Root: bell

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Meaning: War

Examples: belligerent, bellicose

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Root: bene

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Meaning: good

Examples: benevolent

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Root: bio

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Meaning: Life

Examples: biology

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Root: ced

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Meaning: yield, go

Examples: secede, intercede

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Root: cent

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Meaning: one hundred

Examples: Century

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Root: Chron

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Meaning: Time

Examples: Chronological

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Root: Circum

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Meaning: Around

Examples: circumference

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Root: Contra, counter

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Meaning: against

Examples: contradict

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Root: crac, crat

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Meaning: ruler

Examples: autocrat, bureaucrat

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Root: crypt

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Meaning: hidden

Examples: cryptogram, cryptic

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Root: curr, curs, cours

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Meaning: to run

Examples: precursory

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Root: dict

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Meaning: to say

Examples: dictator, dictation

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Root: Dyna

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Meaning: Power

Examples: dynamic

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Root: dys

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Meaning: bad, hard, unlucky

Examples: dysfunctional

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Root: equ

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Meaning: Equal, even

Examples: equanimity

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Root: fac
Meaning: to make, to do Examples: factory
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Root: form
Meaning: Shape Examples: reform, conform
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Root: fract
Meaning: to break Examples: fracture
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Root: fort
Meaning: Strength Examples: fortitude
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Root: grad, gress
Meaning: step Examples: Progression
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Root: gram
Meaning: thing written Examples: epigram
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Root: graph
Meaning: writing Examples: graphic
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Root: hetero
Meaning: different Examples: heterogeneous
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Root: homo
Meaning: Same Examples: homogeneous
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Root: hypo
Meaning: below, beneath Examples: hypothermia
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Root: iso
Meaning: identical Examples: isolate
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Root: ject
Meaning: throw Meaning: projection
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Root: logy
Meaning: study of Examples: biology
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Root: luc
Meaning: light Examples: elucidate
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Root: mal
Meaning: bad Examples: malevolent
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Root: meta, met
Meaning: behind, between Examples: metacognition
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Root: micro
Meaning: small Examples: mircobe
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Root: mis, miso
Meaning: hate Examples: Misanthrope
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Root: mit
Meaning: to send Examples: Transmit
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Root: mono
Meaning: one Examples: monologue
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Root: morph
Meaning: shape, form Examples: morphology
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Root: Mori
Meaning: death Examples: mortal
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Root: multi
Meaning: many Examples: multiple
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Root: phil
Meaning: love Examples: philanthropist
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Root: port
Meaning: to carry Examples: transportation
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Root: pseudo
Meaning: false Examples: pseudonym
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Root: psycho
Meaning: soul, spirit Examples: psychic
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Root: rupt
Meaning: to break Examples: disruption
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Root: scope
Meaning: viewing instrument Examples: mircoscope
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Root: scrib, scribe
Meaning: to write Examples: inscription
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Root: sect, sec
Meaning: to cut Examples: section
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Root: sequ, secu
Meaning: follow Examples: consecutive
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Root: soph
Meaning: wisdom, knowledge Examples: philosphy
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Root: spect
Meaning: to look Examples: inspect
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Root: tele
Meaning: far off Examples: telephone
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Root: Terr
Meaning: earth Examples: terrestrial
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Root: therm
Meaning: heat Examples: thermal
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Root: vent, vene
Meaning: to come Examples: convene
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Root: vert
Meaning: turn Examples: vertigo

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