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Ann, Enn

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Year

Annual, Anniversary

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Am, Amat

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Love

Amateur, Amiable

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Aqu

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Water

Aquarium, Aquatics

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Aud, Audit

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Hear

Audio, Auditory

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Capit

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Head

Decapitate, Capitol

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Cent

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100

Century, Centimeter

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Cred, Credit

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Believe

Credible, Credentials

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Dic, Dict

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Say

Dictate, Dictionary

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Duc, Duct

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Lead

Aqueduct, Conduct

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Fid

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Faith

Fidelity, Confide

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Frater

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Brother

Fraternity Fratricide

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Greg

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Group/Herd

Congregation, Segregation

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Loqu, Locut

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Talk

Loquacious, locative

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Mal

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Bad

Malicious, Malnourished

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Man

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Hand

Manual, Mandate

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Mater, Matre, Metre

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Mother

Maternal, Matricidel

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Mov, Mot, Mob

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Move

Mobile, Motor

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Nov

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New

Novice, Innovation

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Omni

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All

Omniscient, Omnivore

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Ped

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Foot

Pedal, Pedicure

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Pos, Posit

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Place

Position, Postal

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Port, Portal

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Carry

Teleport, Transportation

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Scrip, Script

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Write

Prescription, Scripture

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Sign

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Sign

Signature, Design

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Mit, Miss

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Send

Missionary, Emissary

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Mor, Mort

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Death

Mortality, Mortify

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Litera

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Letter

Alliteration, Literate

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Loc

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Place

Allocate, Locale

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Spec, Spect

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Look

Spectator, Respect

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Spir, Spirat

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Breath

Respiratory, Spirit

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Tempor

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Time

Temporary, Temporal

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Terra

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Earth

Terrain, Terrace

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Urb

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City

Suburb, Urban

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Vid, Vis

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See

Visual, Video

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Voc, Vocat

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Call

Vocation, Advocate

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Ante

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Before

Antebellum, Antecedent

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Bi

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Two

Bicycle, Bisector

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Circum

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Around

Circumference, Circumnavigator

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Contra, Contro, Counter

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Against

Contradict, Counter-attack

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Inter

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Between

Intermediate, Intermission

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Post

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After

Postbellum, Postmortem

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Pre

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Before

Pre-game, Predict

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Retro

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Back

Retrospect, Retroactive

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Semi

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Half

Semicircle, Semester

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Intra, Intro

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Within

Intramural, Intramuscular

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Multi

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Many

Multiply, Multitude

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Sub

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Under

Subatomic, Submarine

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Super

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Above/Beyond

Superhero, Supernova

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Trans

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Across

Transversal, Transitive, Transect- To cut across or divide

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Uni

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One

Unison, Universal, Unicameral- Composed of one legislative body

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Ac, Acr

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Sharp

Accurate, Across

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Anim

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Life/Spirit

Animal, Animate, Equanimity- calm emotions when dealing with problems

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Alter, Altr

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Change

Alteration, Alternative, Altruism

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Apt, Ept

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Adjust

Adapt, inept, Apt-suitable

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Arm

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Weapon

Armory, Armadillo, Armorial- a coat of arms

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Art

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Make

Artificial, Artifact, Articulate- to say

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Avi

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Bird

Aviation, Aviator, Aviary- Someone that flies

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Aer

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Air

Aerial, aeronautics

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Agr

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Field

Agriculture, Agrarian

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Ali

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Another

Alias, Alliance

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Bel, Bell

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War

Antebellum: before war, Rebellion,

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Ben, Bene

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Well

Benefit, Benign, Benevolent: kind

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Brev

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Short

Brevity, Abbreviation, Abbreviator, someone that abbreviate

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Cid, Cis

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Kill, Cut

Scissors, Lucid, Exorcism- freeing of evil spirits

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Civ

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Citizen

Civilian, Civilization, Civility-politeness

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Carn

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Flesh

Incarnate, Carnivore

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Clam

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Shout

Clammer, Exclamation, Calamity-Loud noise

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Claud

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Close

Claustrophobic, Conclude, Claustration- the act of confining in or as in a cluster

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Cogn

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Know

Incognito, Cognitive, Cognizant- showing knowledge

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Cord

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Heart

Cordial, Record, Accord- to agree

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Corp

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Body

Corporation, Incorporate, habeas corpus- right not to be held in prison with out first being charged with a specific crime

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Cruc

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Cross

Crucify, Crucial, Excruciate- to torture, torment greatly

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Dent

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Tooth

Dental, Dentist, Dentifrice-Substance for cleaning teeth

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Dign

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Worthy

Dignity, Indignation, Condign-Well-deserved, fitting

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doc, doct

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Teach or prove

Doctrine, Doctor, Documentarian- filmmaker or producer specializing in making movies that are based on an event

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Don

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Bestow

Emidone, donor, donation- to give

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Ego

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I

Egotistical, Egonomics, Egomania- obsessive preoccupation of one’s self

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Fin

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End, Limit

Final, Finish, infinitesimal

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Fus

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Pour

Fusion, Fuse, effusive- expressing feeling of gratitiude

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Gen

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Birth; Race

Genetics, Gender, Genial- friendly

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Grat

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Please/favor

Gratitude, Gratify, Gratis- without fee or compensation

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Grav

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Heavy

Gravity, Grave, Graviton- a theoretical particle that allows objects to have the property of gravity

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Jac, Jact, Jec

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Throw

Inject, Eject, Reject- to refuse

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Junct

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Join

Junction, Conjunction, Adjunct- a thing added to something rather than as a essential

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Labor

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Work

Laboratory, Labor, Collaborate- to work with another person or group to achieve something

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Leg

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Law

Legislative, Legal, Legation-a group of government officials sent to work in a foreign country

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Err

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Wander

Error, Erratic

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Du

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Two

Duet, Dual

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Fort

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Strong

Fortify, Fortress

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Dom

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Master

Domineer, Dominant

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Lev

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Light/Rise

Levitate, Alleviate, Cantilever-bridge support

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Lib

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Book

Library, Librarian, Libretto- book with word to an opera

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Luc

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Light

Translucent, Lucid, Lucubrate-work by candlelight

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Magn

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Large

Magnetic, Magnitude, Magnum- something larger than normal

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Lev

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Light/Rise

Levitate, Alleviate, Cantilever-bridge support

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Lib

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Book

Library, Librarian, Libretto- book with word to an opera

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Mar

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Sea

Marina, Marine, Maraud- to roam or go around in quest

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Medi

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Middle

Mediocre, Medieval, Mediterranean- lying between lands, having lands on all sides

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Min

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Little

Minority, Minimum, Minimize- to make smaller

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Mon,Monit

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Warn

Monitor, Monition, Admonish- warn firmly

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Nav

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Sail

Navigate, Navy, Circumnavigate- to sail completely around

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Ocul

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Eye

Oculus, Ocular, Biloculate- Divided into or containing two cells

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Par

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Equal

Par, Pardon, Multiparty- Of or involving several political parties

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Nomin, Nomen

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Name

Nomenclature, Nomination

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Rat, Ration

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Reason

Rational, Ration, Rationale

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Rect

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Right

Direct, correction, rectify

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Mor

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Custom

Moral, amoral, immortal

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Mut

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Change

Mutation, Mutant

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Rupt

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Break

Erupt, Rupture, Corruptible- Easily influenced into doing something

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Sanct

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Holy

Sanctuary, Sanctify, Sanctimonious- Being morally superior to others

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Seg, Sect

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To Cut

Segment, Section, Micro-dissect- cutting open cells

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Sequ

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Follow

Sequence, Sequel, Obsequious- obed or attentive to excessive degree

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Simil

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Like

Assimilation, Similar, Dissimilar- not similar

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Sol

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Alone

Sole, Solo, Desolate- lonely, barren

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Son

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Sound

Sonar, Sonic, Sonorous- giving out a sound

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Tract

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Draw/Pull

Traction, attractive, Intractable- Hard to control or deal with

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Turb

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Agitate

Turbulence, Turbo, Turbid- Agitated/ confused

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Umbr

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Shade

Umbrella, Umber, Adumbral- dark/shady

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Vac

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Empty

Vacant, Vacuum, Vacate- to leave

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Vert, vers

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Turn

Introvert, Vertical, Convertible- Susceptible of change

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Vinc, Vict

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Conquer

Victory, Invincible, Evince- To make clearly or or manifest

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Vit

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Life

Vitalogy, Vital, Avitaminosis- Any disease caused by a lack of vitamins

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Anthrop

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Man

Anthropology, Philanthrope, Misanthrope- hater of humankind

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Vulg

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Common

Vulgar, Vulgate, Vulgarism- vulgar behavior

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Astr

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Star

Asteroid, Astronomy, Astrocytes- star shaped cells in brain

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Auto

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Self

Automatic, Automotive, Autonomous- self governing

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Bibli

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Book

Bibliography, Bibliophile, Bibliophilism- love of books

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Bio

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Life

Biology, Amphibious, Dubiousness- fraught or uncertainty or doubt

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Chrom

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Color

Monochromatic, chromosomes, achromatic- without color

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Chron

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Time

Chronic, Chronicle, Synchronize- happening at the same time

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Crypt

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Secret

Cryogenic, Decrypt, Cryptography- the art of writing and solving codes