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aer

A 
“air”
aerate
aerial
aerobics
aerodynamic
aeronautics
aerosol
aerospace
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arch

A 
“rule, chief”
monarchy
anarchy
archbishop
hierarchy
matriarch
patriarch
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aster, astr

A 
“star”
asterisk
asteroid
astrology
astronomy
astronaut
astronmical
astrophysics
disaster
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bi, bio

A 
“life”
biology
biography
autobiography
biopsy
symbiotic
biodegradable
antibiotic
amphibious
biochemistry
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centr

A 
“centre”
centre
central
egocentric
ethnocentric
centrifuge
concentric
concentrate
eccentric
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chron

A 
“time”
chronic
chronicle
chronological
synchronize
anachronism
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cosm

A 
“world”
cosmic
cosmology
cosmonaut
cosmopolitan
cosmos
microcosm
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crat

A 
“rule”
democrat
plutocrat
bureaucrat
idiosyncratic
technocrat
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crit

A 
“judge”
critic
criticize
critique
criterion
diacritical
hypocrite
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cycl

A 
“circle”
cycle
bicycle
cyclone
tricycle
unicycle
recycle
motorcycle
cyclical
encyclopaedia
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dem

A 
“people”
demagogue
democracy
demographics
endemic
epidemic
epidemiology
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derm

A 
“skin”
dermatologist
epidermis
hypodermic
pachyderm
taxidermist
dermatitis
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geo

A 
“earth”
geology
geophysics
geography
geothermal
geocentric
geode
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gram

A 
“to write”
diagram
program
telegram
anagram
cryptogram
epigram
grammar
monogram
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graph

A 
“to graph”
graph 
paragraph
autograph
digraph
graphics
topography
biography
bibliography
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homo

A 
“same”
homophone
homograph
homosexual
homogenous
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hydra

A 
“water”
hydrant
hydrate
hydrogen
hydraulic
hydroelectric
hydrology
18
Q

logo

A 
“word, reason”
logic
catalogue
dialogue
prologue
epilogue
monologue
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logy

A 
“study”
biology
geology
ecology
mythology
pathology
psychology
sociology
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meter

A 
“measure”
centimetre
millimetre
diameter
speedometer
thermometer
tachometer
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micro

A 
“small”
microscopic
microphone
microwave
micrometre
microbiology
microcomputer
microcosm
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ortho

A 
“straight, correct”
orthodox
orthodontics
orthography
orthodontist
orthopaedic
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pan

A 
“all”
pandemic
panorama
pandemonium
pantheon
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path

A 
“feeling, suffer”
sympathy
antipathy
apathetic
empathize
pathogen
pathologist
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ped

A 
“child”
pedagogy
paediatrician
pedophile
encyclopedia
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phil

A 
“loving”
philosophy
philharmonic
bibliophile
Philadelphia
philanderer
philanthropy
philatelic
pathos
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phobia

A 
“fear”
phobia
acrophobia
claustrophobia
xenophobia
arachnophobia
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phon

A 
“sound”
phonics
phonograph
cacophony
earphone
euphony
homophone
microphone
telephone
xylophone
saxophone
phoneme
symphony
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photo

A 
“light”
photograph
telephoto
photocopier
photographer
photosynthesis
photocell
photogenic
photon
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phys

A 
“nature”
physics
physical
physician
physiology
physique
astrophysics
physiognomy
physiotherapy
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pol

A 
“city”
politics
police
policy
metropolis
acropolis
cosmopolitan
megalopolis
Minneapolis
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psych

A 
“spirit, soul”
psyche
psychology
psychoanalyst
psychiatry
psychedelic
psychosis
psychosomatic
psychic
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scope

A 
“see”
microscope 
periscope
scope
telescope
stethoscope
gyroscope
horoscope
kaleidoscope
stereoscope
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sphere

A 
“ball”
sphere
atmosphere
ionosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
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tech

A 
“build, art, skill”
technical
technician
technology
polytechnic
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tele

A 
“far”
telecast
telegraph
telegram
telescope
television
telethon
teleconference
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therm

A 
“heat”
thermal
geothermal
thermonuclear
thermos
thermostat
thermodynamic
exothermic
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typ

A 
“to beat, to strike”
typewriter
typist
typographical
archetype
daguerreotype
prototype
stereotype
typecast
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zo

A 
“animal”
zoo
zoology
protozoan
zodiac
zoologist

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