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BIBLI-

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book

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CANON-

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rule

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CRYPT- CRYPH-

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hidden, secret

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CYCL-

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circle, wheel

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GLOSS- GLOT(T)-

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tongue, language

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ICON-

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image

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MIM-

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imitate MIMic

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OD-

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song, poem

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PYR-

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fire

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TOM-

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cut anaTOMy

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PSYCH-

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mind, soul PSYCHosis

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ORGAN-

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instrument

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ANGEL-

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messenger

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GRAPH-

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write

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TELE-

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far TELEport

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PHON-

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sound PHONics

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SOM(AT)-

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body

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THERM-

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heat THERMostat

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DYN(AM)-

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power DYNAMic DYNAMite

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HYDR-

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water HYDRo

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AUT(O)-

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self

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PHOB-

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be afraid

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GRAM-

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writing

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METR-

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measure

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THE- (long e)

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put, place

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ALG-

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pain

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BI-

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life BI- ology

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CHRON-

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time CHRONicles

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D(A)EMON-

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evil spirit DEMON

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GE-

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earth GEography

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LOG- [LOGUE-]

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study of, reasoning, speech, word

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LY- LYS-

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destroy, loosen

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MNE-

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remember aMNEsia

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PAN(T)

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all, every PANorama

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POD- PUS-

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foot triPOD

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THE- (short e)

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God THEology

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TROPH-

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nourish, grow aTROPHy

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38
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THE(A)-

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see THEAtre

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TROP-

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turn TROPic

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AGON-

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struggle, contest AGONy

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DEM-

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people DEMocracy

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GAM-

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reproduction

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43
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(H)EM(AT)- (H)AEM(AT)- (british)

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blood HEMorrahage, anEMia

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HEMER-

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day epHEMERal

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OD- HOD-

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way, road ODometer

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46
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STOL- STAL- STLE-

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to send,draw apoSTLE epiSTLE

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TAPH-

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tomb epiTAPH

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THANAT- THANAS

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death THANos

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GAMET-

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agent of reproduction

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EC-

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house, home EConomy

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51
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BALL- BOL- BLE-

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throw, put BALListics symBOL proBLEm

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DERM(AT)-

A

skin epiDERMis DERMATitis

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DOX- DOG-

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opinion, teaching, observation, learning orthoDOX DOGma

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GNO(S)-

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know diaGNOSis

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(H)OM(E)-

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same, similar, regular

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MORPH-

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form, shape metaMORPHosis

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ONYM-(nom) ONOM(AT)-

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name, word synONYM

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PHER- PHOR-

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bear, go periPHERy phosPHORescent

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TACT- TAX-

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arrange, put in order

TACTics TAXidermy

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ARCH-

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head

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AESTHE- ESTHE-

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feel, perceive anESTHEtic

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ANTHROP-

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human being

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ARCHA(E)- ARCHE-

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ancient, primitive, beginning

ARCHAEology ARCHEozoic

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AST(E)R-

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star ASTRonomy

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GEN(E)-

GON-

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produce, beget GENEsis

create, reproduction

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GER(ONT)-

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old age GERiatric

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HOL-

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whole HOListic

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IATR-

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physician, care pedIATRic

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PEP(T)- PEPS-

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digest, attitude PEPTic PEPSin

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TECHN-

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skill, art, craft TECHNical

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CHROM(AT)-

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color, colorful CHROMATic

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CRI-

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judge, decide, separate CRItic endoCRIne

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ETHN-

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race, cultural group, foreign, foreigners ETHNic

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LECT-

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speak, choose diaLECT

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PHA(N)-

PHEN-

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show, appear PHANtom

PHENomena

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PHIL-

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love, need PHILharmonic

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PHON-

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sound, voice telePHONe

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POLY- (*not a prefix!)

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many, much POLYgamy

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TAUT-

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the same

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80
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POL(E)-

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buy

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81
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ETH-

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custom ETHics

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82
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PHYS(I)-

A

nature of the body PHYSics

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ADEN-

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gland ADENoid

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SPHER-

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ball SPHERoid

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85
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IDE-

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idea IDEal

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86
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GON-

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angle diaGONal

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87
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BARBAR

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foreign BARBARian

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TOP-

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place uTOPian

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ELECTR-

A

electricity ELECTRician

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90
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AGOG(UE)-

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lead, leader synAGOGUE

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CH(E)IR-

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hand CHIRopractor

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COSM-

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universe, order COSMic

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HETER-

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the other of 2, different HETERogeneous

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NE-

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new, young, most recent form of NEoclassic

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ODONT-

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tooth orthODONTia

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OP(T)-

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eye, to see OPTic, autOPsy

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ORTH-

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straight, correct ORTHodox

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P(A)ED-

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child, to grow PED-IATR-ician

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PEDIA-

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education encycloPEDIA

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POL(IS)- POLI- POLIT-

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city, state POLITy (city state) POLICe (city police)

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ALL-

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an other of 3 ALLegory

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102
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CAC-

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bad, evil CACophony

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103
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CAU(S)-

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burn CAUterize

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104
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CLA-

A

break, bend iconoCLAst

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105
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DO-

A

give DOse

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106
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ERG- URG-

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work enERGy metallURGy

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107
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LAT(E)R

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worship excessively (with prayer) idoLATER

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PATH-

A

feel, suffer, disease, disordered condition

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PHY-

PHYT-

A

grow neoPHYTe

plant grows

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STA- STE-

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stand, stop, regulate STAtic

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111
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ALLEL-

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one another of 2 parALLEL

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DRA-

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to do, to act DRAma

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BLE-

A

to put proBLEm

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DE-

A

bind diaDEm

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ANDR-

A

man, male, husband philANDer

116
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KIN(E)- CIN(E)-

A

move KINEtic CINEma

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GEN(E) (noun form)

A

kind, race GENEalogy

118
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GYN(E)- GYN(A)EC-

A

woman, female GYNEcology

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IDI-

A

one’s own, private world IDIot

120
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LITH- (rock)

LITE- (minerals)

A

stone

121
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MIS-

A

hatred

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PHE(M)- PHA-

A

speak prophet aPHAsia

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SCHIZ- SCHIS-

A

split SCHIZophrenia SCHISm

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STERE-

A

solid, 3dimensional STEREograph

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TYP-

A

stamp, model TYPographical

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AGRo-

A

field

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ARIST(o)-

A

the best ARISTOcarcy

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BUREAU-

A

office BUREAUcracy

129
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GASTR-

A

stomach GASTRic

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HELI-

A

sun HELIocentric

131
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MANC-

MANT-

A

to divine by biblioMANCy

means of MANTic

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MICR-

A

small, one millionth part of MICRophone

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NECR-

A

dead, corpse, dead tissue NECRosis

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PAL(A)E-

A

old PALEontology

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PSEUD-

A

false PSEUDoscientific

136
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MON-

A

one

137
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MATRI-

A

mother MATRIarch

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BISHOP-

A

overseer

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TECT-

A

workman archiTECT

140
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KLEPT(O)-

A

thief KLEPTOmania

141
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DIPS(O)-

A

thirst DIPSOmania

142
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CLAUSTR(O)-

A

lock, bar CLAUSTROphobia

143
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AGORA-

A

place of assembly, market place AGORAphobia

144
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ANGL(O)-

A

english

145
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FRANC(O)-

A

french

146
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ACR-

A

highest, the extremities ACRobat

147
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EGO- (Latin)

A

I EGOtism

148
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HIER-

A

sacred HIERoglyphic

149
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MEGA(L)

A

large, a million MEGALomania

150
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OLIG-

A

few OLIGarchy

151
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PATR-

A

father PATRiot

152
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PATRI-

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family, clan PATRIarch

153
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SOPH-

A

wise philoSOPHy

154
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XEN-

A

stranger, foreigner XENogamy

155
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ZO-

A

animal ZOology

156
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ACO(U)-

A

to hear

157
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ACTIN-

A

ray, radiating structure

158
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ACU-

A

to hear

159
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ANGI-

A

vessel

160
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ANTH-

A

flower

161
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ARTHR-

A

joint, speech sound or articulation

162
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ASCE-

A

to exercise

163
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BLAST-

A

bud, formative substance, embryonic cell

164
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BRACHY-

A

short

165
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BRADY-

A

slow

166
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BUCOL-

A

cowherd

167
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CAL(L)-

A

beauty

168
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CARDI-

A

heart

169
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CARP-

A

fruit

170
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CENTR-

A

center

171
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CEPHAL-

A

head

172
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CHLOR-

A

green, yellowish-green, chlorine

173
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CHOL(E)-

A

bile, gall

174
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CHONDR-

A

cartilage

175
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CHORE-

A

dance

176
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CLYS-

A

to wash

177
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COCC(US)-

A

berry, seed, spherical bacterium

178
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CRA-

A

to mix

179
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CYAN-

A

dark blue

180
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CYN(OS)-

A

dog

181
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CYST-

A

bladder, sac, sac containing morbid matter

182
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CYT-

A

cell

183
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DACTYL-

A

digit, finger or toe

184
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DEC(A)-

A

ten

185
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DENDR-

A

tree, tree like structure

186
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DEUTER-

A

second

187
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DI-

A

twice, double

188
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DICH-

A

in two

189
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DIDAC-

A

to teach

190
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DIPL-

A

twice, double

191
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DOLICH-

A

long

192
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DROM-

A

a running, a course

193
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EM-

A

blood

194
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ENTER-

A

intestine

195
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ER(OT)-

A

love

196
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ERYTHR-

A

red

197
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EURY(S)-

A

wide, broad

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Q

GLYPH-

A

to carve

199
Q

GNO(S)-

A

to know

200
Q

GYMN-

A

naked

201
Q

HECT-

A

a hundred

202
Q

HEDON-

A

pleasure

203
Q

HEGEMON-

A

leader

204
Q

HEMI-

A

half

205
Q

HEPAT-

A

liver

206
Q

HEPT(A)-

A

seven

207
Q

HEX(A)-

A

six

208
Q

HIPP-

A

horse

209
Q

HIST(I)-

A

tissue

210
Q

HYGR-

A

wet, moist

211
Q

HYSTER-

A

uterus, hysteria

212
Q

ICHTHY-

A

fish

213
Q

IS-

A

equal

214
Q

KAL(L)-

A

beauty

215
Q

KILO-

A

one thousand

216
Q

LAB-

A

to take, seize

217
Q

LEM-, LEP-

A

to take, seize

218
Q

LEUC-, LEUK-

A

white

219
Q

LIP-

A

fat

220
Q

MACR-

A

large, long

221
Q

MAST-, MAZ-

A

breast

222
Q

MELAN-

A

dark, black

223
Q

MENING-

A

membrane

224
Q

MER-

A

part

225
Q

MES-

A

middle

226
Q

MY(S)-

A

muscle

227
Q

MYC(ET)-

A

fungus, mold

228
Q

MYOS-

A

muscle

229
Q

NAUT-

A

sailor

230
Q

NEPHR-

A

kidney

231
Q

NES-

A

island

232
Q

NEUR-

A

nerve

233
Q

OCT(A)-

A

eight

234
Q

OO-

A

egg

235
Q

OPHTHALM-

A

eye

236
Q

ORA-

A

to see

237
Q

ORNIS- ORNITH-

A

bird

238
Q

OST(E)-

A

bone

239
Q

OT-

A

ear

240
Q

PATE-

A

to walk

241
Q

PENT(A)-

A

five

242
Q

PETR-

A

rock

243
Q

PHAG-

A

to eat

244
Q

PHLEB-

A

vein

245
Q

PHOT-

A

light

246
Q

PHRA-

A

to speak

247
Q

PHREN-

A

mind, diaphragm

248
Q

PHYLL-

A

leaf

249
Q

PLAS(T)-

A

to form

250
Q

PLATY-

A

flat, broad

251
Q

PLEG-

A

paralysis

252
Q

PLEX-

A

paralytic stroke

253
Q

POLEM-

A

war

254
Q

PROT-

A

first, original, primitive

255
Q

PY-

A

pus

256
Q

R(R)HIN-

A

nose

257
Q

SCLER-

A

hard

258
Q

SOM(AT)-

A

body

259
Q

STEN-

A

narrow

260
Q

STHEN-

A

strength

261
Q

STROPH-

A

to turn

262
Q

TACH(Y)-

A

swift, speed

263
Q

TAX-

A

to arrange, put in order

264
Q

TETR(A)-

A

four

265
Q

THEC(A)-

A

case

266
Q

THROMB-

A

clot

267
Q

THYM-

A

mind, strong feeling

268
Q

TOM-

A

to cut

269
Q

TON(US)-

A

a stretching, tension

270
Q

TOX-

A

poison

271
Q

TRI-

A

three

272
Q

TROPH-

A

to nourish, grow

273
Q

UR-

A

urine

274
Q

UR-

A

tail

275
Q

XANTH-

A

yellow

276
Q

XYL-

A

wood

Latin/Greek/English Etymology (12 decks)

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