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ac/acr

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sharp, bitter, sour (acrimonious)

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act/ag

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to do, to drive, to force, to lead (agitate, pedagogue)

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al/ali/alter

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other, another (alien, altruist, alternative)

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am

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love (amorous)

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ambl/ambul

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to go, to walk (ambulance)

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anim

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of the life, mind, soul, breath (animal, unanimous)

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annui/enni

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year (annual)

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aqua/aque

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water (aquatic, aqueduct)

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arch/archi/archy

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chief, principal, ruler (monarchy, architect)

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ard

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to burn (arson, ardor)

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be

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about, to make, to surround, to affect [often used to transform words into transitive verbs] (belie, belittle)

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bel/bell

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beautiful (embellish)

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bell

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war (belligerent)

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brev/brid

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short, small (brevity)

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burs

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purse, money (bursar)

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cad/cid

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to fall, to happen by chance (accident, coincidence)

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cant/cent/chant

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to sing (accent, incantation)

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cap/cip/cept

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to take, to get (anticipate, capture)

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cap/capit/cipit

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head, headlong (capital)

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card/cord/cour

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heart (cordial, cardiac)

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carn

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flesh (carnal, carnivore)

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cast/chast

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to cut (castigate)

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caus/caut

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to burn (caustic)

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ced/ceed/cess

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to go, to yield, to stop (recede)

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celer

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speed (accelerate)

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cern/cert/cret/crim/crit

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to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide (certify)

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chrom

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color (chromatic)

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chron

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time (chronological)

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circu/circum

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around (circumference)

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cis

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to cut (scissors)

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cla/clo/clu

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to shut, to close (exclude)

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claim/clam

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to shout, to cry out (exclaim)

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cli

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to lean toward (incline)

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co/col/com/con

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with, together (conference)

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cogn/conn

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to know (recognize)

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contra/contro/counter

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against (contrary)

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corp/cors

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body (corpulent)

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cosm

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order, universe, world (cosmopolitan)

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cour/cur

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running, a course (excursion)

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cre/cresc/cret

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to grow (accrue)

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cred

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to believe, to trust (credulity)

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crypt

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hidden (apocryphal)

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cub/cumb

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to lie down (recumbent)

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culp

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fault, blame (culprit)

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dac/doc

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to teach (indoctrinate)

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de

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away, off, down, completely, reversal (defame)

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dele

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to erase (delete)

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dem

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people (demographics)

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dext

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right hand, right side, deft (dexterity)

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di

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day (diary)

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di/dia

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in two, through, across (dichotomy)

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di/dif/dis

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away from, apart, reversal, not (dilate)

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dict/dict/dit

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to say, to tell, to use words (dictionary)

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dign

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worth (dignity)

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dog/dox

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opinion (orthodox)

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dol

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to suffer, to pain, to grieve (condolence)

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don/dot/dow

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to give (donate)

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dorm

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sleep (dormitory)

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dors

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back (dorsal)

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dub

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doubt (dubious)

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duc/duct

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to lead (abduct)

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dulc

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sweet (dulcimer)

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dur

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hard, lasting (duration)

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dys

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faulty, abnormal (dysfunctional)

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e/ex

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out, out of, from, former, completely (exclude)

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ego

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self (egoism)

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em/en

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in, into (enclose)

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epi

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upon (epidermis)

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equ

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equal, even (equation)

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err

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to wander (erratic)

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esce

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becoming (adolescent)

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eu

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good, well (euphemism)

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extra

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outside, beyond (extract)

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fab/fam

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to speak (famous)

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fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy

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to do, to make (counterfeit)

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fal

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to err, to deceive (false)

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fatu

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foolish (infatuated)

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fer

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to bring, to carry, to bear (offer)

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ferv

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to boil, to bubble (fervor)

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fi/fid

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faith, trust (infidel)

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fin

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end (final)

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flagr/flam

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to burn (inflame)

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flect/flex

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to bed, to turn (flexible)

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flu/flux

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to flow (fluid)

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fore

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before (foresight)

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fort

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chance (fortune)

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fort

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strength (fortify)

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fra/frac/frag/fring

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to break (fracture)

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fug

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to flee, to fly (fugitive)

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fulg

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to shine (effulgent)

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fum

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smoke (perfume)

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fus

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to pour (profuse)

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gen

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birth, creation, race, kind (gender)

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gn/gno

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to know (diagnose)

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grad/gress

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to step (progress)

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gram/graph

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to write, to draw (grammar)

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grat

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pleasing (grateful)

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greg

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flock (congregate)

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hap

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by chance (mishap)

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her/hes

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to stick (adhesive)

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hol

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whole (holistic)

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hum

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earth (humility)

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hyper

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over, excessive (hyperbole)

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icon

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image, idol (iconic)

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it/iter

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way, journey (transit)

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ject

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to throw, to throw down (abject)

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joc

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joke (jocular)

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join/jug/junct

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to meet, to join (conjugal)

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jour

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day (adjourn)

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jud

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to judge (prejudice)

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jur

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law, to swear (perjury)

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juv

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young (rejuvenate)

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lang/ling

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tongue (bilingual)

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laud

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praise, honor (laudable)

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lav/lau/lu

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to wash (dilute)

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lax/leas/les

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loose (laxative)

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lec/leg/lex

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to read, to speak (lectern)

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lect/leg

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to select, to choose (elect)

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lev

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to left, to rise, light in terms of weight (alleviate)

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li/lig

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to tie, to bind (liable)

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liber

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free (liberate)

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loc/log/loqu

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word, speech, thought (dialogue)

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luc/lum/lus

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light in terms of brightness (illustrious)

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lud/lus

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to play (prelude)

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man/manu

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hand (manual)

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mand/mend

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to command, to order, to entrust (demand)

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min

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to project, to hang over (prominent)

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mis/mit

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to send (transmit)

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misc

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mixed (promiscuous)

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mob/mom/mot/mov

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to move (immovable)

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moll

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soft (mollify)

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mon/mont

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to remind, to warn (admonish)

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mor/mort

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death (immortal)

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morph

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shape (metamorphosis)

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mut

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to change (immutable)

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nat/nas/nai/gna

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birth (nascent)

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nau/nav

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ship, sailor (circumnavigate)

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nihil

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nothing, none (annihilate)

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noc/nox

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harm (innocent)

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noct/nox

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night (nocturnal)

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nom

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rule, order (economy)

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nom/nym/noun/nown

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name (anonymous)

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nounc/nunc

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to announce (renounce)

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nov/neo/nou

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new (novice)

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null

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nothing (annul)

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oner

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burden (onus)

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oss/oste

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bone (ossify)

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pac/peac

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peace (appease)

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palp

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to feel (palpable)

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par

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equal (apartheid)

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pas/pat/path

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feeling, suffering, disease (compassion, sociopath)

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pau/po/pov/pu

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few, little, poor (impoverish)

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pec

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money (impecunious)

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ped

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child, education (pedant)

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ped/pod

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foot (pedal)

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pel

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to drive, to push (compel)

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pen/pun

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to pay, to compensate (penalty)

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pen/pene

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almost (penultimate)

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pend/pens

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to hang, to weight, to pay (appendix)

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per

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completely (peruse)

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peri

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around (periscope)

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pet/pit

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to go, to seek, to strive (compete)

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phil

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love (bibliophile)

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phob

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fear (xenophobia)

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phon

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sound (phonetics)

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photo

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light (photosynthesis)

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plac

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to please (implacable)

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ple/plen

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to fill, full (complete)

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plex/plic/ply

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to fold, twist, tangle, or bend (complex)

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pon/pos/pound

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to put, to place (expose)

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port

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to carry (import)

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post

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behind, after (posterity)

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pot

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to drink (potable)

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pre

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before, in front (precedent)

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prehend/prise

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to take, to get, to seize (apprehend)

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prob

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to prove, to test (reprobate)

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pug

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to fight (pugnacious)

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punc/pung/poign

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to point, to prick, to pierce (puncture)

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pyr

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fire (pyrotechnics)

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que/quis

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to seek (conquest)

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quie/quit

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quiet, rest (tranquil)

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raci/radi

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root (eradicate)

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rami

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branch (ramification)

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re

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back, again (reorganize)

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rect

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straight, right (direct)

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reg

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king, rule (regiment)

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rid/ris

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to laugh (risible)

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rog

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to ask (surrogate)

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rud

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crude (erudite)

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sacr/sanct

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holy (sacrifice)

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sag/sap/sav

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taste, thinking, discerning (savant)

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sal/sil/sault/sult

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to leap, to jump (assault)

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sal

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salt (saline)

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salue

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health (salutary)

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salv

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to save (salvation)

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san

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healthy (sanitary)

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sang

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blood (sanguinary)

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sat

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enough (dissatisfied)

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sci

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to know (conscious)

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scribe/script

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to write (ascribe)

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se

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apart, away (secede)

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sec/sequ/sue/sui

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to follow (sequence)

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sed/sess/sid

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to sit, to settle (preside)

204
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sem

A

seed, to sow (disseminate)

205
Q

sen

A

old (senile)

206
Q

sens/sent

A

to feel, to be aware (sentiment)

207
Q

sin/sinu

A

bend, fold, curve (insinuate)

208
Q

sol

A

alone (isolate)

209
Q

sol

A

sun (parasol)

210
Q

somn

A

sleep (insomnia)

211
Q

soph

A

wisdom (sophisticated)

212
Q

sourc/surg/surrect

A

to rise (insurrection)

213
Q

spec/spic

A

to look, to see (retrospective)

214
Q

spir

A

beath (spirit)

215
Q

sta/sti

A

to stand, to be in place (obstinate)

216
Q

strict/string/stran

A

to tighten, to bind (restriction)

217
Q

sua

A

sweet, pleasing, to urge (persuade)

218
Q

summ

A

highest, total (summary)

219
Q

tac/tic

A

to be silent (taciturn)

220
Q

tact/tag/tam/tang

A

to touch (contact)

221
Q

tain/ten/tent/tin

A

to hold (detain)

222
Q

tend/tens/tent/tenu

A

to stretch, to thin (attenuate)

223
Q

test

A

to bear witness (contest)

224
Q

theo

A

god (atheist)

225
Q

therm

A

heat (thermostat)

226
Q

tim

A

fear (intimidate)

227
Q

tor/torq/tort

A

to twist (distort)

228
Q

torp

A

stiff, numb (torpid)

229
Q

tox

A

poison (intoxication)

230
Q

tract

A

to drag, to pull, to draw (abstract)

231
Q

ult

A

last, beyond (ultimatum)

232
Q

umbr

A

shadow (somber)

233
Q

und

A

wave (inundate)

234
Q

urb

A

city (suburb)

235
Q

us/ut

A

to use (abuse)

236
Q

vail/val

A

strength, use, worth (valid)

237
Q

ven/vent

A

to come or to move toward (intervene)

238
Q

ver

A

truth (verdict)

239
Q

verb

A

word (verbose)

240
Q

verd

A

green (verdant)

241
Q

vers/vert

A

to turn (avert)

242
Q

vi

A

life (vivacity)

243
Q

vid/vis

A

to see (evident)

244
Q

vil

A

base, mean (vilify)

245
Q

viru

A

poison (virus)

246
Q

voc/vok

A

call, word (vocation)

247
Q

vol

A

wish (voluntary)

248
Q

volu/volv

A

to roll, to turn (evolve)

249
Q

vor

A

to eat (voracious)

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