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FISH ROOTS 21/22 Flashcards

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PSYCHO

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mind, spirit (Psychology)

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ASTRO

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star, heavens (Astrology)

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BIBLIO

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book (Bibliography)

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THEO

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god, religion (Theology)

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KLEPTO

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to steal, thief (Kleptomaniac)

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PHIL

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love (Philanthropy)

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MANIA

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Intense craving, loss of reason (Kleptomaniac)

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PHOB

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fear (Phobia)

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-ia

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like or related to (Phobia)

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CARDI

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heart (Cardiologist)

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HELI

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sun (Helianthus)

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PERI-

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surrounding, around (Perimeter)

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OPT/O

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view, vision (Optics)

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TELE

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far away, distant (Telephone)

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HOMO

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same, alike (Homogenous)

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-AL

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pertaining to (Thermal)

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BIO

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life (Symbiosis, Biology)

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SYM/SYN

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with, together (Synonym, Symphony)

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-OSIS

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condition (Symbiosis)

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SOMAT

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body (Psychosomatic)

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THANAS

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death (euthanasia)

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TAPH

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grave, tomb (epitaph)

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CACO

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bad, poor (cacophonic)

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AMPHI

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both (amphibian)

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ISO-

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equal (isosceles, isolated)

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DEM

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people (democracy)

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DIA

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across (dialog)

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ANTI

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against, not (antivirus)

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-ISM

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state or condition (symbolism)

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-ER

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someone who (teacher, photographer)

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-OID

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resembling, like (android)

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EXO-

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outside (exoskeleton)

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XENO

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strange, foreign (xenophobia)

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CYCL

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circle, wheel (tricycle, cyclone)

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MICRO

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small, tiny (microscope)

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ARCH

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rule, chief, first (monarchy)

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ANA-

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without, against (anarchy)

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TRI-

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three (tricycle, tripod, triangle)

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PSEUDO

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false, deceptive (pseudonym)

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GAM

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joined, united (monogamy)

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ICON

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image, symbol, idol (iconic)

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ACRO

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heights (acronym, acrobat)

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ENTOM

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insects (entomologist, entomology)

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AGR/O

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field (agriculture)

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MORPH

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shape, form (metamorphism)

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PAN

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all (pandemic)

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COM-

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with, together (competition, combat)

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AGORA

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marketplace, meeting place (agoraphobia)

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CULP

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blame, fault (culprit, culpable)

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PROT

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first (prototype, protocols)

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FORT

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strong (fortify, fortitude)

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AGON

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struggle (antagonist, agony)

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PARA

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next to, beside (parasite, paradox)

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ANEMO

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wind (anemometer)

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ESTH

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feeling, sensation (anesthesia)

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-ESIA

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process, action (anesthesia, amnesia)

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-IST

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someone who (dentist, anesthesiologist)

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BARO

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pressure (barometer)

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TROP

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turn, change (tropical)

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ANTH

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flower (anthology)

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-UM

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belonging to (auditorium)

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PHAG

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eat, swallow (dysphagia, entomophagous)

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PHYTE

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plant (lithophyte, phytophagous)

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CUSS

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strike or shake (percussion, concussion)

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HIERO

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sacred, holy (hieroglyphics)

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CEPHAL

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head, brain (cephalic, cephalopod)

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DI-

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two, twice, second (dice, dialogue)

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META

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change, beyond, form (metamorphisis, metaphor)

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CON-

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with, together (conversation, conference)

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PRE-

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before (prevent, prefix, precedent)

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SUC

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below, under (successor, succulent)

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-ION

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action, process (addition, abrasion)

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CINCT

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border (precinct, succinct)

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-URE

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state, quality (culture)

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CINEMAT/KIN

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motion, movement (cinematography)

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CINER

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ash (incinerator)

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COMBUS

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burn, explode (combustion, incombustible)

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-ARY

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belonging to, related to (dictionary, penitentiary)

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COLLA

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glue (collage, collagen)

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IN-

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into, not (intruder, interference, invite)

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CRYO

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cold (cryotherapy, cryology)

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CRYST

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crystal (crystallization, crystallograohy)

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ZYGO

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paired (zygote, zygodactyl)

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DACTYL

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finger, toe (pterodactyl, polydactyl)

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PTERO

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wing, feather (pterodactyl, homopterous)

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ECHO

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sound (echolocation, echocardiography)

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LOCAT

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place (echolocation, relocate, location)

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GRAM

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write, record (grammar, program, monogram)

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PYRO

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fire, heat (pyrogenic, pyrotechnics)

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PALEO

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old, ancient (paleolithiz, paleontologist)

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EO

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dawn, early (eolith, eon)

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LITH

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stone, rock (eolith, lithography)

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-US

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thing which (genius, ardunous)

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EN-

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in, into (entrance, ensue)

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DYS

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bad, painful, difficult (dystopia, dyslexia, dystrophy)

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EF

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out (effort, effective)

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Flu

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flowing (fluent, influential, fluorecent)

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-ENT

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one who, thing which, like or related to (fluescent, treatment, student)

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AMBUL

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walk (ambulence)

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FOLI

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leaf (foliage, port folio)

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SOMN

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sleep, dream (somnambulent)

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-OSE

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quality (gradiose, glucose)

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GLAC

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ice (glacier, subglacial)

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-ARIUM

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place where (aquarium)

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GLOSS

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language, tongue (glossary, hypoglossal)

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SE-

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apart, aside (separate, segregation)

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GREG

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group, flock, heard (segregate, congregation, gregarious)

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-ESCENCE

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growing (adolescence, bioluminescenent)

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TUM

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swelling (tumor, tumultuious)

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CAUST

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to burn (holocaust, caustic)

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HOL/HOLO

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whole, entire (holistic, hologram, holocaust)

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STAS/STAT

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stopped, standing still (static, stasis)

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HYPNO

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to sleep (hypnosis, hypnotic, hypnotherapy)

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SAUR

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lizard (dinosaur, sauropod)

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NARCO

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numbness, stupor (narcotics, narcolepsy)

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THERAP

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treatment (therapy, therapist, hydrotherapy)

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-LITE

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stone, mineral, fossil (icthyolite, heliolite)

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AB

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away from (absent, absolve, absolute)

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LAV

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wash, bathe (lavatory, lavender)

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PU/PURG

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clean (purge, punish)

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MAGN

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great, large (magnify, magnitude, magnificent)

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-FY

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to do, to make (magnify, diversify, personify)

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EV

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time, age (evolve, evolution, evening, revolve)

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INTER

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between, among (internship, internet, intercept, interscholastic, interview)

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PETRO/PETR

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rock (petrified, petroleum)

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-EUM

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place, that which (museum, petroleum)

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ESO

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inward, within (esoteric, esotropia, esophagous)

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TOM

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to cut (anatomy, lobotomy)

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SARCO

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flesh, muscle (sarcophagous, sarcoid)

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PHYS

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nature, growth (physics, physical)

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CRYPT

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hidden, covered (encryption, cryptography, cryptology)

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-OMA

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tumor, swelling (melanoma, papilloma, carcinoma)

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MOLL

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soft, mild (mollify, mollusk)

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LEP/LEPS

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seize, attack (narcolepsy, epilepsy)

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DONT

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teeth (orthodontist, periodontal)

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ORTHO

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straight (orthodox, unorthodox, orthodontist )

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PED

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child, walk (pedestrian, pediatrician)

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-IDE

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quality (stride, glide, pride)

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PATER/PATRI

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father (patriarch, paternity, paternal)

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-MONY

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result of (harmony, testimony, ceremony)

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SUS

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up (suspend, suspect

142
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PEND/PENS

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hang, weigh, pay (suspend, pending, pension, pendulum)

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MEDI

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middle, between (median, mediator)

144
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TERR

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earth, land (terrain, territory)

145
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MELAN

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dark (melancholy, melanoma)

146
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POST

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after, behind (postpone, postseason, posthumous)

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PRO

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before, forward (improvise, produce)

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PON

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put or place (postpone, correspondence, ponder)

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