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Dog/Dox - Opinion, Praise

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Orthodox, Paradox

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Ortho - Straight, Correct

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Orthodox, Unorthodox

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Aco/u - Sharp

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Acute, acupuncture, accurate

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Meter - Measure

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Thermometer, Speedometer

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-Ship - State of Being or Skill

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Craftsmanship, Citizenship, Championship

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An/Ana - Not or Without

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Anarchy, Antonym, Anestheic

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Para - Beside

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Parasite, Paraprofessional

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Esth - Feeling

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Anesthetic, Paraesthsia

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-Ology - Study Of

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Biology, Geology

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Contra - Against, Opposite, Opposing

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Contrast, Contradict, Contraband, Contraction

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Agon - Pain struggle

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agony: extreme physical or mental suffering

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Culp - blame, fault

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Culprit: a person who is responsible for the crime

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Prot - first, early

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prototype: first model

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14
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Photo - light

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photograph: a picture made using a camera

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Jur - swear, low

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injure: to get hurt

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Spect - look, regard

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Inspect, respect, retrospect

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17
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Phil - Love

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Philosophy, philanthropy

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18
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Phob - Fear

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Acrophobia, claustrophobia

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Fort - Strong

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Fortify, comfort

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20
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Dict - Say

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Dictation, dictator, contradict, predict

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21
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Thes/Thet - put or place

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thesis, antithesis, parenthetic

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22
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Sym/Syn - with or together

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symbolism, synonym

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23
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Anti- - against or opposite

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Antibacterial, antiperspirant

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Co- - with, together, jointly

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coordinated, coorperation

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Iso - equal

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Isometric, isolation

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-hood - state, condition, quality

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brotherhood, neighborhood

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Ex - out

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export, exclude, experience

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Turb - disturb, bother

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turbulence, disturb

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Asper - rough harsh

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exasperated, asperation

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Dys/dis - bad

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disease, dystopian

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-ible - able to be, capable

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audible, credible

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32
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-ist - someone who

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dentist, artist

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33
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dactyl - finger

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zygodactyl, pterodactyl

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34
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therap - treatment

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therapy, hydrotherapy, psycotherapy

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35
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scope- see, view

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telescope, microscope, macroscope

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36
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cyro - cold, first

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cyrotherapy, cyroanesthesia

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zygo - paried

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zygodactyl, zygomorphic

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ptero - wing, feather

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pterodactyl, pteropod

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39
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colla - glue, gelatin like

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college, collate, collagen

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40
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combus - burn up

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combustion, incombustinible

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ciner - ash

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incinerate, incinerator, cinerary

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cuss - strike, shake

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concussion, percussion

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di - two, double, twice

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dice, diameter, dialogue

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44
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cephal - head, brain

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encephalitis, microcephaly, cephalopods

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45
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-esia - action, process

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anesthesia, amnesia

46
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cinemat/kin - motion, movement

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cinematography, kinesiology

47
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gram - write

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grammatical, telegram

48
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-ic - like or related to

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graphic, topic, cinematic

49
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echo - sound

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echolocation, echocardiography

50
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Locat - place

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location, echolocation

51
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Eo - dawn, early

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eolith, eon

52
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Lith/o - stone

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lithography

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Paleo - old ancient

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paleontology

54
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sphere - ball, round, globe

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atmosphere

55
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-ize - to make, to act

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dramatize

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erg - work

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energy

57
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metall - metal, mineral

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metallic

58
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pyro - fire

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pyromania

59
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en - in, into

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entrance

60
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eu - good, well

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euology, euporhia

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glac - ice

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glacier

62
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-Arium - place, container

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aquarium

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con - with

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connect

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se - apart

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separate

65
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greg - group, flock

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segregate

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Baro - pressure, weight

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barophobia

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Tum - swell

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tumor

68
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ec - out

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ecilpse

69
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caust - fire

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holocaust

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-ary - belonging to

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library

71
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Stas/Stat - stand, set, firm

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static

72
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Narco - numbness

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narcotics

73
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saur - lizard

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dinosaur

74
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calypt - cover, hidden

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apocolaypse

75
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peps/pept - digest

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dispepsia

76
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ide - belonging to

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floride

77
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-tude - stade, condition

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attitude

78
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ev - time, age

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revouloutionary war

79
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medi - half, middle

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median

80
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terr - earth

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terrain

81
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melan - black, dark

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melanosome

82
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Mnem/mnes - mind, memory

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amneisa

83
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Lav - wash, clean

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lavish

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purg - remove, clean

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purge

85
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magn - great, large

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magnet

86
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inter - between

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intersect

87
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Mor - custom, proper

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morge

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Moll - mild, soft

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mollify

89
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Leps - take, seize

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epilepsies

90
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mania - intense craving

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maniac

91
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dont - teeth

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orthodontist

92
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ped - foot

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pedestrian

93
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oxy - sharp

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oxygen

94
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Re - back, again

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reuse

95
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Pater, father

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paternal

96
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-mony - result of

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ceremony

97
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sus - up

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sustenence

98
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pend/pens - hang, weight

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indepentdent

99
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-ive - performing

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knives

100
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petro - rock or stone

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petroglyph

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-eum - that, which place

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museum

102
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sarco - flesh

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sarcoplasm

103
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tomy - cut

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cardiotomy

104
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port - carry

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airport

105
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zo - animal, living being

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zoo

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meta - beyond, after, change

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metamorphic

107
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phys - nature, growth

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physician

108
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Plac - calm, pleasing

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complacent

109
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pon - put, place

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irresponsible

110
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-ician - expert, specialist

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physician

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