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MAJOR- MAJ(US)-

A

greater, larger

-major, majority, majesty

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MAXIM-

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greatest, largest

-maxim, maximum, maximize

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PLU- PLUR-

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more

-plu, plural,

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MEL(IOR)

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better

-ameliorate

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PEJOR-

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worse

-pejorative

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PESSIM-

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worst

-pessimist

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BELL-

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war

-bellicose, ante bellum

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BELL-

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  • beautiful

- belle, embellish

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PLAC-

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please

-placate, placid, placebo

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CULP

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blame

-culpable, culprit

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LITER-

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letter, literature

-literal, illiterate, alliteration

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FRATR-

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brother

-fraternity

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SOROR-

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sister

-sorority

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LEG-

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law, bequeath

-legal, legate

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TRIT-

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rub, wear (away)

attrition, contrite

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JOC-

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joke

-jocular

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VIR-

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man

-virile

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VIR-

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poison

-virus, virulent

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MILIT-

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soldier

-militia

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PRED-

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prey, plunder

-predatory, depredation

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PROL-

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offspring

-proliferate

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AB-

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to have, hold as customary

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AC(U)-, ACR-, ACET-,

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sharp, bitter

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ACT-

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to do, drive

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AG-

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to do, drive

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AL-, ALT-

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to nourish, grow tall

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ALIEN-

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of another

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AM-

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to love

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ANIM-

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mind, feeling, life

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ANN(U)-

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year

-annual

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AQU(A)-

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water

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ART-

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art, skill

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AUD-

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hear

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BENE-

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well, good

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BI-, BIN-

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two, twice

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BON-

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well, good

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CAD-

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fall, befall

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CANT-

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sing

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CAP-, CAPT-

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take, seize

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CAPIT-

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head

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CARN-

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flesh

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CAS-

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fall, befall

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CED-

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to go, yield

-secede

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CEIV-

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take, seize

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CENT-

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hundred

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CENT-

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sing (past tense)

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CEPT

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take, seize (past tense)

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CERN-, CERT-

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separate, distinguish

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CESS-

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to go, yield

-access

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CHANT-

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sing

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CID-

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fall, befall

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CID-

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kill, cut

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CIP-

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take, seize

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CIPIT-

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head

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CIS

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kill, cut

-incision

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CLAIM-

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cry out

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CLAM-

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cry out

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CLOS

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shut

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CLUD-, CLUS-

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shut

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COG-

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think, reflect, consider

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CORD-

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heart

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COR(S)

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run, go

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CORPOR- CORP(US)-

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body

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COURS-

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run, go

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CRE-

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grow

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CRED-

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believe, trust

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CRESC- CRET-

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grow

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CRET-

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separate, distinguish

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CRUC-

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cross

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CUB-

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lie down

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CUMB-

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lie down

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CUR-

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cure, care

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CUR(R)-, CURS-

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run, go

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DE-

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god

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DECI(M)-

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tenth

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DIC-, DICT-

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say

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DIV-

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god

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DOC-, DOCT-

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teach

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DOM(IN)-

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house, master

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DU-

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two

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DUC- DUCT-

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lead

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DUR-

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hard, to last

-duracell

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ENNI-

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year

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EQU-

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equal, even

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ERR-

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wander

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FA(B)-

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speak

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FAC-, FACT-

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to do, make

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FAIL-

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deceive

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FALL-, FALS-

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deceive

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FAM-, FAT-

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to speak

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FAULT-

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deceive

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FEAS-, FEAT-, FECT-

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to do, make

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FEDER-

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treaty, league

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FER-

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to bear, carry

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FERV-

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boil, bubble

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FESS-

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speak

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FIC-

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to do, make

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FID-

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faithful

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FIDEL-

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faithful

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FIN-

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end, limit

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FIRM-

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firm, strong

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FLAG(R)-, FLAM(M)-

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to burn, flame

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FLAT-

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to blow

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FLECT-, FLEX-

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to bend

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FLOR-

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flower

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FLU-, FLUX-, FLUV-, FLUOR(O)-

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to flow

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FOLI-, FOIL-

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leaf

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FORT-

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strong

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FOUND-

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to pour, melt

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FRANG-, FRING-, FRACT-

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to break

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FUND-, FUS-

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to pour, melt

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GEN-

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to give birth to, produce

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GEN-, GENER-

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race, kind, origin

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GER-, GEST-

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to carry, produce

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GNO-

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to know

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GRAD-

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to step, go

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GRAND-

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great

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GRAT-

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pleasing, grateful

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GRAV-

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heavy

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GREG-

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flock, herd

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GRESS-

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to step, go

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GRIEV-

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heavy

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HAB-

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to have, hold as customary

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HER-, HES-

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to stick

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HIB-

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to have, hold as customary

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I-

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to go

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IG-

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to do, drive

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IQU-

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equal, even

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IT-

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to go

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JAC-, JECT-

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to throw

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JOIN-, JOINT-

A

a yoke, to join

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JOURN-

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day

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JUDIC-

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judgment

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JUG-, JUNCT-

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a yoke, to join

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JUR-, JUST-

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right, law, to take an oath, form an opinion

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LAT-

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to bear, carry

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LATER-

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side

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LECT-

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to choose, pick out, read

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LEG-

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to choose, pick out, read

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LEV-

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light

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LIG-

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to choose, pick out, read

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LIGN-

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line

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LINE-

A

line

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LOC-

A

place

-location

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LOCUT-

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to speak

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LOQU-

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to speak

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LUC-

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to shine, light

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LUD-

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to play, mock

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LUMIN-

A

to shine, light

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LUS-

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to play, mock

-illusion - plays with senses

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MAGN-

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great

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MAL(E)

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bad

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MAN(U)

A

hand

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MATR-, MATERN-

A

mother

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MEDI-

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middle

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MIGR-

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to move from one place to another

-migrate

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MILL-

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thousand

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MINOR-, MINUS-, MINUT-

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small, smaller

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MISC-

A

to mix

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MIS(S)

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to send, let go

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MIT(T)

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to send, let go

-transmit

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MIXT-

A

to mix

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MOD-

A

measure

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MON-

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to warn, advise

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MORT-

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death

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MOT-

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to move

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MOV-

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to move

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MULT-

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many

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MUT-

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to change

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NASC-,NAT-

A

to be born

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NEC-

A

to harm, kill

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NEG-

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to deny

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NIC-

A

to harm, kill

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NIHIL-

A

nothing

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NO-

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to know

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NOC-

A

to harm, kill

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NOMEN-, NOMIN-

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name, noun

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NOT-

A

to know

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NOUNC-

A

to announce

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NOV-

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new

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NOX-

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to harm, kill

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NUL(L)-

A

nothing

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NUNCI-

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to announce

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OCT-

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eight

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OCTAV-

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eighth

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OMN-

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all

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OPTIM-

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best

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OR-

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to speak formally, plead

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ORD(IN)-

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to put in order, arrange

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OUND-

A

wave

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PAR-

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to ready, bring forth, provide

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PART-

A

part

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PASS-

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to endure, suffer

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PATI-

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to endure, suffer

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PATR-, PATERN-

A

father

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PATRI-

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fatherland, country

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PATRON-

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protector

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PED-

A

foot

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PEL(L)

A

to drive, push

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PEND-, PENS-

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to hang, weigh, pay

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PET-

A

to seek, assail

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PLE-, PLET,- PLEN-

A

to fill, full

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PLEX-, PLIC-, PLY-

A

to fold, tangle, interweave

204
Q

PON-

A

to place, put

205
Q

PORT-

A

to carry

206
Q

POSE-, POSIT

A

to place, put

207
Q

POSS-, POT-

A

to be able, have power

208
Q

POUND-

A

to place, put

209
Q

PREC-

A

to request, beg, prayer

210
Q

PRESS-

A

to press

211
Q

PRIM-

A

first

212
Q

PROB-

A

good, to test

213
Q

PROPRI-

A

one’s own, fitting

214
Q

PROV-

A

good, to test

215
Q

PUG(N)-

A

to fight, fist

216
Q

PURG-

A

to clean

217
Q

PUT-

A

to prune, reckon, think

218
Q

QUADR(U)-

A

four

219
Q

QUART-

A

fourth

220
Q

QUEST-

A

to ask, seek

221
Q

QUINT-

A

fifth

222
Q

QUIR-, QUISIT-

A

to ask, seek

223
Q

RADIC-

A

root

224
Q

RAP-, RAPT-

A

to seize

225
Q

RIG-

A

right, straight, to rule, straighten, stiffen

226
Q

ROG-

A

ask

227
Q

SACR-

A

sacred

228
Q

SAL-, SALT-

A

to leap

229
Q

SANCT-

A

holy

230
Q

SAT(IS)-

A

enough

231
Q

SCI-

A

to know

232
Q

SCRIB-, SCRIPT-

A

to write

233
Q

SEC-

A

to cut

234
Q

SECR-

A

sacred

235
Q

SECT-

A

to cut

236
Q

SECUT-

A

to follow

237
Q

SED

A

to sit, settle

238
Q

SEG-

A

to cut

239
Q

SEMI-

A

half, partly

240
Q

SEN-

A

old

241
Q

SENS-

A

to feel, think

242
Q

SENT-

A

to feel, think

243
Q

SEPT(EM)-

A

seven

244
Q

SEQU-

A

to follow

245
Q

SERV-

A

to serve, save

246
Q

SESS-

A

to sit, settle

247
Q

SEXT-

A

six, sixth

248
Q

SID-

A

to sit, settle

249
Q

SIL-

A

to leap

250
Q

SIMIL- SIMUL-

A

like, similar

251
Q

SIST-

A

to stand

252
Q

SOL-

A

alone

253
Q

SOLUT-

A

to free, loosen

254
Q

SOLV-

A

to free, loosen

255
Q

SON-

A

sound

256
Q

SPEC-,SPIC-, SPECT-

A

to look

257
Q

SPIR-

A

to breathe

258
Q

ST(A)-, STIT-

A

to stand

259
Q

STRAIN-, STRICT- STRING-

A

to draw tight

260
Q

STRU-, STRUCT-

A

to build

261
Q

SULT-

A

to leap

262
Q

TACT-

A

to touch

263
Q

TAIN-

A

to hold

264
Q

TANG-

A

to touch

265
Q

TEMPER-, TEMPOR

A

time, due season, to set bounds

266
Q

TEN-

A

to hold

267
Q

TEND-, TENS-

A

to stretch

268
Q

TENT-

A

to hold

269
Q

TENT-

A

to stretch

270
Q

TENU-

A

to stretch, strive

271
Q

TERMIN-

A

boundary, end

272
Q

TERR-

A

land, earth

273
Q

TIN-

A

to hold

274
Q

TING-

A

to touch

275
Q

TORT-

A

to twist

276
Q

TRI-

A

three

277
Q

TRACT-

A

to drag, draw

278
Q

TRUD-, TRUD-

A

to push, thrust

279
Q

TURB-

A

to disturb

280
Q

UN-

A

one

281
Q

UND-

A

wave

282
Q

VAIL-

A

to be strong, be worthy

283
Q

VAL-

A

to be strong, be worthy

284
Q

VEN-, VENT-,VENU-

A

to come

285
Q

VER-

A

true

286
Q

VERB-

A

word,verb

287
Q

VERS-

A

to turn

288
Q

VERT-

A

to turn

289
Q

VEST-

A

garment

290
Q

VI(A)-

A

way, road

291
Q

VID-, VIEW-

A

to see

292
Q

VINC-, VICT-

A

to conquer

293
Q

VIS-

A

to see

294
Q

VIV-

A

to live

295
Q

VOC-, VOK-,

A

voice, to call

296
Q

VOLUT-

A

to roll

297
Q

VOLV-

A

to roll

298
Q

VULG-

A

common, ordinary

Latin/Greek/English Etymology (12 decks)

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