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Ology

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Study of

*psychology

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Bio

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Life

*biology

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Geo

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Earth

*geography

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Anthro

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Man

*anthropology

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Homo

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Same

*homozygous

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Hetero

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Different

*heterozygous

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Static/stasis

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Staying the same

*homeostasis

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Hypo

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Below

*hypotonic, hypothermia

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Hyper

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Above

*hyperactive

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Derm

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Skin

*dermatologist

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Eco

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Environment

*ecology

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A, an

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No, not

*asymmetrical

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Auto

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Self

*autobiography

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Troph

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Feed

*Trophic

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Sym

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Same

*symbiotic

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Meter

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Measure

*thermometer

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Sol

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Sun

*solar

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Lun

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Moon

*lunar

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Helio

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Sun

*heliocentric

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Photo

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Light

*photosynthesis

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Inter

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Between

Intermission

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Therm

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Heat

*thermal

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Iso

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Same

*isosceles

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Tom/tomy

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Cut

*atom

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Mer

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Molecule

*monomer

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Mono

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One

*monopoly

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Di

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Two

*divide

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Bi

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Two

*binomial

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Poly

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Many

*polymer

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Hydro

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Water

*hydrosphere

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Sub

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Under/below

*subway

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Micro

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Small

*microscope

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Macro

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Large

*macrocosm

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Chrom

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Color

*chromosome

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Graph

A

Draw

*graphic

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Uni

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One

*unicycle

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Multi

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Many

*multiply

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Ex

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Out

*external

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Synth

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Make

*synthesize

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Chemo

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Chemical

*chemistry

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Aeros

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Air

*aerodynamic

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Glyco

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Sugar

*glycolysis

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Soma

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Body

*somatic

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Meta

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Middle

*metaphase

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Gamy

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Marriage

*gamete

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Trans

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Across

*transport

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Script

A

Write

*scripture

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Tri

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Three

*tricycle

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Co

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Together

*coworker

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Cryo

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Freeze

*cryogenics

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Itis

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Inflammation

*arthritis

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Ceph

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Head

*cephalopod

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Ect

A

To remove or separate

*bisect

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Pro

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For

*pro-choice

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Peri

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Around

*perimeter

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Pre

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Before

*prefix

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Post

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After

*post-game

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Leuko

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White

*leukemia

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Ped

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Foot

*pedometer

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Cyte

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Cell

*cytoplasm

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Pardum

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Birth

*post-pardum

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Anti

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Against

*antibiotic

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Omni

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All

*omnivore

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Ante

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Before

*antecedent

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Mort

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Death

*mortal

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Vore

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Eat

*voracious

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Herb

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Plant

*herbivore

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Carn

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Meat

*carnivore

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En

A

Within

*enter

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De

A

Undo

*deactivate

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