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-without

Amoral – neither moral nor immoral
Atypical - not typical
Atheist –one who does not believe in God
Atrophy- wasting away, deterioration

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(off, away from, apart, down)
Abnormal- deviating from normal
Abhor – to hate, detest
Abominate – to detest
Abduct - to take by force
Abstruse – hard to understand
Abstract – considered apart from normal existence

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Ac/acr

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–bitter, sharp
Acute – sharp, severe
Acerbic –sour or astringent in taste
Acrid – unpleasantly sharp or bitter
Acidic – something that is sour
Acrimony- bitter animosity

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ACT/AG

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(to do, to drive, to force, to lead)

act

agent

agile

agitate

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AD/AL

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(to, toward, near)

adapt

adjacent

addict

admire

address

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AL/ALI/ALTER

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(other, another)

alternative

alias

alibi

alien

alter

ego

alienation

altruist

altercation

allegory

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Am,ami-

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love
amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable
amicable – characterized by friendliness
amity - friendly and peaceful relations
amorous - showing romantic love
enamored – inflamed with love,captivated

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AMB

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(to go, to walk)
ambitious amble preamble ambulance ambulatory perambulator circumambulate

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AMB/AMPH

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(around)
amphitheater ambit ambience ambient

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AMB/AMPH (both, more than one)

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ambiguous amphibian ambivalent ambidextrous

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Ambi

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–both
ambidextrous -able to use both hands equally
ambiguous - having more than one meaning
ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings
toward a person or thing

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ANIM

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(life, mind, soul, spirit)
unanimous animosity equanimity magnanimous pusillanimous

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ANNU/ENNI

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(year)
annual anniversary biannual biennial centennial annuity perennial annals millennium

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ANTE

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(before)
ante anterior antecedent antedate antebellum antediluvian

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ANTHRO/ANDR

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(man, hu man)
anthropology android misanthrope philanthropy anthropomorphic philander androgynous anthropocentric

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ANTI

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antidote antiseptic antipathy antipodal

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Against, opposite
Antibody - a substance that destroys micro-
Organisms
Antidote – a remedy to neutralize poison or disease
Antiseptic - preventing infection
Antipathy - hatred
Antisocial - opposing social norm

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APO

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(away)
apology apostle apocalypse apogee apocryphal apotheosis apostasy apoplexy

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APT/EPT

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(skill, fitness, abil i ty)
adapt aptitude apt inept adept

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Arch-

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chief/important
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/ARCHI

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(chief, prin ci pal)
architect archenemy archetype archipelago

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ARCHY (ruler)

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monarchy matriarchy patriarchy anarchy hierarchy oligarchy

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(skill, craft)

art artificial artifice artisan artifact artful artless

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AUC/AUG/AUX
(to in crease) auction auxiliary augment august
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AUTO
(self) automatic autopsy autocrat autonomy
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Av-
bird Aviary - a large enclosure for birds Aviatrix - a female airplane pilot Aviation - the art of designing or operating aircraft
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BE
(to be, to have a certain qual i ty) belittle belated bemoan befriend bewilder begrudge bequeath bespeak belie beguile beset bemuse bereft
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BEL/BELL
(war) rebel belligerent bellicose antebellum
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Belli
war bellicose – warlike in manner or temperament belligerent - hostile, ready to fight rebel - person who opposes and fights
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BEN/BON
(good) benefit beneficiary beneficent benefactor benign benevolent benediction bonus bon vivant bona fide
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Bene-
Good (NOTE: Opposite : “Mal”) benefactor - person who gives money to a cause; beneficial - producing a good effect; benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill benediction -blessing
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BI
(twice, doubly) binoculars biannual biennial bigamy bilateral bilingual bipartisan
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BRI/BREV
(brief, short) brief abbreviate abridge brevity
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CAD/CID
(to fall, to happen by chance) accident coincidence decadent cascade recidivism cadence
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CAND
(to burn) candle incandescent candor
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CANT/CENT/CHANT
(to sing) chant enchant accent recant incantation incentive
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CAP/CIP/CAPIT/CIPIT
(head, head long) capital cape captain disciple principle principal precipice precipitate precipitous capitulate capitalism precipitation caption recapitulate
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CAP/CIP/CEPT
(to take, to get) capture anticipate intercept susceptible emancipate recipient incipient percipient precept
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CARD/CORD/COUR
(heart) cardiac courage encourage concord discord accord concordance cordial
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CARN
(flesh) carnivorous carnival carnal carnage reincarnation incarnation
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CAST/CHAST
(cut) caste castigate chastise chaste
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CAUST
(to burn) caustic holocaust
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CED/CEED/CESS (to go, to yield, to stop)
exceed precede recess concede cede access predecessor precedent antecedent recede abscess cessation incessant
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CENTR
(center) central concentrate eccentric concentric centrifuge egocentric
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CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT (to separate, to judge, to distin guish, to decide)
concern critic secret crime discrete ascertain certitude hypocrite discriminate criterion discern recrimination
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CHRON
(time) synchronize chronicle chronology chronic chronological anachronism chronometer
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Cide, cise
kill homicide - murder incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects regicide – killing of a king patricide – murdering one’s father matricide – murdering one’s mother fratricide – murdering one’s bother
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CIRCU
(around, on all sides) circumference circumstances circuit circumspect circumvent circumnavigate circumambulate circumlocution circumscribe circuitous
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Circum-
around, about circumnavigate - to sail around; circumscribe - to draw around, to restrict circumspect - looking around, prudent circumlocution - roundabout talk, beating around the bush circumambulate- to walk about or around
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CIS
(to cut) scissors precise exorcise excise incision incisive concise
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CIT
(to set in motion) excite incite solicit solicitous
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CLA/CLO/CLU
(shut, close) closet enclose conclude claustrophobia disclose exclusive recluse preclude seclude cloister foreclose closure
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CLAIM/CLAM (to shout, to cry out)
exclaim proclaim acclaim clamor disclaim reclaim declaim
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CLI
(to lean toward) decline recline climax proclivity disinclination
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CO/COL/COM/CON (with, to geth er)
connect confide concede coerce cohesive cohort confederate collaborate compatible coherent comply conjugal connubial congenial convivial coalesce coalition contrite conciliate conclave commensurate
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Cog-
to know Cognizant- fully informed, conscious cognition - process of acquiring knowledge incognito - disguised so no one knows you recognize - to discover that one knows cogitate - to think carefully about
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Col,com,con
together/jointly collaborate - to work together collision - smashing together colloquial - words formed by everyday interaction commemorate - to memorize together commune - living together while owning things in common concomitant- accompanying concur - to agree with someone
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CRAT/CRACY
(to gov ern) bureaucracy democracy aristocracy theocracy plutocracy autocracy
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CRE/CRESC/CRET
(to grow) creation increase crescendo increment accretion accrue
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CRED
(to believe, to trust) incredible credibility credentials credit creed credo credence credulity incredulous
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Cred-
believe credence - belief that something is true or valid credulous - believing things too easily, gullible incredible - unbelievable incredulous - skeptical, disbelieving
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CRYP
(hidden) crypt cryptic apocryphal cryptography
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CUB/CUMB
(to lie down) cubicle succumb incubate incumbent recumbent
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CULP
(blame) culprit culpable exculpate inculpate mea culpa
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CUR/COUR
(running, a course) occur recur current curriculum courier cursive excursion concur concurrent incur incursion discourse discursive precursor recourse cursory
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DE
(away, off, down, completely, reversal) descend detract decipher deface defile defraud deplete denounce decry defer defame delineate deferential
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DEM
(people) democracy epidemic endemic demagogue demographics pandemic
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Dol
suffer, pain Condolence – expression of sympathy Indolence – a state of being lazy or slothful Doleful – sorrowful, mournful Dolorous – full of pain or sorrow
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Dys
abnormal, bad dyspepsia - abnormal indigestion dystopia - an imaginary place of total misery dyslexia - impairment of the ability to handle words dysfunctional – poorly functional
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Eu
good, well euphemism - replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one euphony - having a pleasant sound euphoria - feeling of well-being eulogy - speech in praise of someone eugenics - the study of hereditary improvement of a race
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Extra
outside, beyond extraordinary - beyond ordinary extraterrestrial - outside the Earth extrovert - an outgoing person extradite – to hand over an accused to the state where crime was committed
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Gen/o/e/genesis-
birth, production, formation genealogy - the study of the history of a family generation - all the people born at approx the same genetic -relating to heredity encoded in the genes. Congenital – existing from birth
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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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Grand
- big, huge grandeur – the quality of being grand/magnificient grandiose- pretentiously grand aggrandize- to make something appear bigger or greater grandiloquent –pompous or bombastic
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Grat-
pleasing gratify - to please someone grateful - feeling thankful gratuity - a tip, token of appreciation ingratiate – to bring oneself into the favor of another by deliberate efforts
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Loq/loc
speak Grandiloquent – pompous or inflated in language eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully loquacio loquacious -very talkative circumlocution –roundabout talk elocution - art of clear & expressive speaking
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Mal/Male
bad, ill ,evil malfunction – not functioning properly malevolence-ill will malicious - showing strong ill will malediction- a curse malign – to speak ill about someone maladroit – clumsy, tactless
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Meta
change, after, beyond, between metaphysics - study of nature and reality metamorphosis - a complete change of form metastasis - the transmission of disease to other parts of the body.
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Mor/Mort-
death mortal - certain to die Morbid – gruesome, grisly Morose - gloomy moribund – dying, decaying immortal - living forever, unable to die
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Morph-
shape metamorphosis - complete change of form morphology – the branch of biology that deals with the structure & form of organisms amorphous - without distinct shape or form
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Nat
born innate - included since birth nascent – starting to develop natal - relating to birth natural - gotten at birth, not afterward
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Ob/op
in the way, against object - to be against something obscure - hard to understand obstruct- hinder obfuscate- confuse, darken obtuse –not sharp, dull obstreperous –noisly defiant. Unruly
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Omni
all omnipotent - with all the power omniscient - knowing all things omnipresent- present everywhere omnivorous -eating all foods
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Pan
all, any, everyone panacea - a cure for all diseases or problems panorama - an all-around view pantheism - the worship of all gods pandemic - affecting all
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Path
feeling, emotion empathy- identification with & understanding of another’s feelings apathy - a lack of feeling or interest sympathy-harmony or agreement, sharing someone’s feelings antipathy- a feeling of great dislike
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Phil
love philanthropist - one who loves humanity philology - the love of words philosophy - the love of wisdom philatelist – one who loves or collects stamps bibliophile – a lover of books
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Purge
clean Purge - remove anything undesirable purgatory - according to Roman Catholics a place where souls must clean themselves of sin expurgate - remove objectionable passages from a publication
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Sci
to know conscience - sense of knowing right from wrong conscious - knowing what is happening omniscient - knowing everything prescient - ability to perceive events before they occure
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Sol
alone desolate - lonely, dismal, gloomy solitary - done alone, by yourself soliloquy – the act of speaking to oneself
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Somn
sleep insomnia - inability to fall asleep somniloquy - talking in one’s sleep somnolent - feeling sleepy Somnambulist- sleep walker
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Theo
God monotheism - belief in one god polytheism - worshiping more than one God theology - the study of religion, god, etc theocracy- Form of govt where religion is the guiding principle
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Tract
pull attract - to pull nearer distract - to drag attention away from something Intractable- stubborn
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Trans-
across, beyond, through transcontinental - across the continent transfer - to move from one place to another transport - to carry something across a space intransigent- Uncompromising
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Vac
empty evacuate - to empty a dangerous place vacant - empty, not occupied vacation - a time without work vacuous - lacking intelligence
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Ver
truth veracious - truthful, honest veracity - the truth; verify - to make sure that something is true veritable aver asseverate
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Viv
life Vivid- lively revival - the act of bringing back to life vital - pertaining to live vivacious - high-spirited and full of life convivial- sociable

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