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Ag, ac

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Do

Ex. Agenda, action

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Agri

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Farm

Ex. Agriculture

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Aqua

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Water

Ex. Aquatic

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Auto

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Self

Ex. Automatic

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Biblio

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Book

Ex: bibliograohy

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Bio

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Life

Ex: biography

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Cad, cas

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Fall

Ex: cadence, casual

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Cap, cep, cept

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Take

Ex: captive, accept

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Capit

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Head

Ex: capital, decapitate

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Ced, cede, ceed, cess

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Go

Ex: intercede

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Celer

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Speed

Ex. accelerate

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Chrom

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Color

Ex. Monochromatic

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Chron

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Time

Ex. Chronological

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Cide, cis

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Cut

Ex. Incision

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Clude, clud, clus

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Close, close in

Ex. include, cluster

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Cog, cogn

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Knowledge of

Ex. Recognize

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Cur, curs

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Run

Ex. Recur, cursive

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Ded

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Give

Ex. dedicate

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Dent, dont

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Tooth

Ex. Dental

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Duce, duct

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Lead

Ex. Induce, deduct

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Fact, fect,fict

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Make, do

Ex. Perfect, fiction, factory

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Fer, late

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Carry

Refer, dilate, transfer, translate

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Flect, flex

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Bend, turn

Ex. reflect

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Fring, fract

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Break

Ex. Infringe, refract

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Graph, gram

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Picture, writing

Ex. Graphic, telegram

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Greg

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Group, gather

Ex. Gregarious, congregation

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Gress, grad

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Step, walk

Ex. Progress, degrade

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Hydr

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Water

Ex. Hydrate

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Ject

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Throw

Ex. Inject

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Jud

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Right

Ex. Judicial

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Junct

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Join

Ex. Conjunction

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Juris

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Law, justice

Ex. Jurist

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Lect, leg

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Read, choose

Ex. Collect, legible

34
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Logue

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Speech, speaking

Ex. Dialogue

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Logy

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Study of

Ex. Psychology

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Loq, loc

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Speak

Ex. Elocution

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Lude, lus

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Play, perform

Ex. Elude, ludicrous

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Manu

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By hand

Ex. Manuscript

39
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Mand

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Order

Ex. Demand

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Mar

A

Sea

Ex. Maritime

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Med

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Middle

Ex. intermediate

42
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Ment, mem

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Mind, memory

Ex. Mention

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Meter

A

Measure

Ex. Thermometer

44
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Micro

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Small

Ex. Microscope

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Min

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Lessen, small

Ex. Miniature

46
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Mis, miss, mit

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Send

Ex. remit, dismiss

47
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Mot, mov

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Move

Ex. Remote, remove

48
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Mute

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Change

Ex. commute, mutation

49
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Naut

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Sailor, sail

Ex. Nautical

50
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Nounce, nunci

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Declare, state

Ex. Announce, enunciate

51
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Ped, pod

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Foot

Ex. Pedal

52
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Pel, pulse

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Drive, push

Ex. Dispel, impulse

53
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Pend, pense

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Hang

Ex. Depend, dispenser

54
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Plac

A

Please

Ex. placate

55
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Plic

A

Fold

Ex. Implicate

56
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Port

A

Carry

Ex. Portable

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Pose, pone

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Put, place

Ex. Depose, component

58
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Reg, rect

A

Rule

Ex. Regulate, direct

59
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Rupt

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Break

Ex. Disruption

60
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Sec, sect

A

Cut

Ex. Bisect

61
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Sed

A

Remain

Ex. Sedentary

62
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Sert

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Weave, bind

Ex. Insert

63
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Serve

A

Keep, save

Ex. Preserve

64
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Scend, scent

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Climb

Ex. Ascent

65
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Scribe, script

A

Write

Ex. Decribe, transcript

66
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Sist

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Stand, set

Ex. insist

67
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Spect

A

Look

Ex. Inspect

68
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Spire, spirat

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Breath, breathe

Ex. Perspire

69
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Strict

A

Tighten

Ex. Restrict

70
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Tain

A

Hold

Ex. Detain

71
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Term

A

End

Ex. Terminate

72
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Tract

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Draw, drag

Ex. Detract

73
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Tort

A

Twist

Ex. Distort

74
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Vene, vent

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Come

Ex. Intervene, invent

75
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Vict

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Overcome, conquer

Ex. Evict

76
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Volve, volu

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Roll, turn

Ex. Evolve, evolution

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