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cosm

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universe, world

cosmos, microcosm, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut

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crat, cracy

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rule

autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy

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crea

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create

creature, recreation, creation

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cred

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believe

creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredulous, incredible

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cresc, cret, crease, cru

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rise, grow

crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue

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crit

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separate, choose

critical, criterion, hypocrite

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cur, curs

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run

current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive

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cura

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care

curator, curative, manicure

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cycl, cyclo

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wheel, circular

Cyclops, unicycle, bicycle, cyclone, cyclic

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deca

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ten

decade, decalogue, decathlon, decahedron

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dem

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people

democracy, demography, epidemic

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dent, dont

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tooth

dental, denture, orthodontist, periodontal

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derm

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skin

hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy

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dict

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say, speak

dictation, dictionary, dictate, dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict, contradict, benediction

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doc, dokein

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teach

doctrine, indoctrinate, document, dogma, dogmatic

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domin

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master

dominate, dominion, predominant, domain

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don

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give

donate, condone

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dorm

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sleep

dormant, dormitory

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dox

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opinion, praise

orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology

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drome

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run, step

syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run)

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duc, duct

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lead

induce, seduce (lead aside), produce, reduce

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dura

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hard, lasting

durable, duration, endure

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dynam

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power

dynamo, dynamic, dynamite, hydrodynamics

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endo

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within

endorse, endocardial, endoskeletal, endoskeleton, endosperm

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equi

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equal

equinox, equilibrium, equipoise

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erg

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work

energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia

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fac, fact, fic, fect

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do, make

factory, fact, manufacture, amplification, confection

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fall, fals

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deceive

fallacy, falsify, fallacious

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fer

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bear, carry

ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer

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fid, fide, feder(is)

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faith, trust

confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi

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fila, fili

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thread

filigree, filament, filter, filet, filibuster

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fin

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end, ended, finished

final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale

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fix

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fix

fix, fixation, fixture, affix, prefix, suffix

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flex, flect

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bend

flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect

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flu, fluc, fluv

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flowing

influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate

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form

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form, shape

form, uniform, conform, formulary, perform, formal, formula

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fort, forc

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strong

fort, fortress, fortify, forte, fortitude

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fract, frag

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break

fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract

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gam

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marriage

bigamy, monogamy, polygamy

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gastr (o)

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stomach

gastric, gastronomic, gastritis, gastropod

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gen

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birth, race, produce

genesis, genetics, eugenics, genealogy, generate, genetic, antigen, pathogen

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geo

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earth

geometry, geography, geocentric, geology

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germ

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vital part

germination, germ, germane

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gest

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carry, bear

congest, gestation

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gloss, glot

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tongue

glossary, polyglot, epiglottis

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glu, glo

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lump, bond, glue

glue, agglutinate, conglomerate

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grad, gress

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step, go

grade, gradual, graduate, progress, graduated, egress

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graph, gram

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write, written

graph, graphic, autograph, photography, graphite, telegram

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grat

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pleasing

congratulate, gratuity, grateful, ingrate

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grav

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heavy, weighty

grave, gravity, aggravate, gravitate

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greg

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herd

gregarious, congregation, segregate, gregarian

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hypn

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sleep

hypnosis, hypnotherapy

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helio

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sun

heliograph, heliotrope, heliocentric

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hema, hemo

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blood

hemorrhage, hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemostat

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here, hes

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stick

adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent, hereditary

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hetero

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different

heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox

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homo

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same

homogeneous, homonym, homogenize

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hum, human

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earth, ground, man

humus, exhume, humane

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hydr, hydra, hydro

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water

dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic, hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrophobia

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ignis

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fire

ignite, igneous, ignition

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ject

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throw

deject, inject, project, eject, interject

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join, junct

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join

adjoining, enjoin, juncture, conjunction, injunction, conjunction

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juven

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young

juvenile, rejuvenate

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lau, lav, lot, lut

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wash

launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution, dilute

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leg

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law

legal, legislate, legislature, legitimize

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levi

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light

alleviate, levitate, levity

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liber, liver

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free

liberty, liberal, liberalize, deliverance

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liter

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letters

literary, literature, literal, alliteration, obliterate

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loc, loco

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place

locality, allocate, locomotion

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log, logo, ology

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word, study, speech

catalog, prologue, dialogue, logogram (symbol representing a word), zoology

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loqu, locut

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talk, speak

eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, circumlocution

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luc, lum, lus, lun

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light

translucent, luminary, luster, luna (moon goddess)

73
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macr-, macer

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lean

emaciated, meager

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magn

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great

magnify, magnificent, magnanimous, magnate, magnitude, magnum

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man

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hand

manual, manage, manufacture, manacle, manicure, manifest, maneuver, emancipate

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mand

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command

mandatory, remand, mandate

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mania

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madness

mania, maniac, kleptomania, pyromania

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mar, mari, mer

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sea, pool

marine, marsh, maritime, mermaid

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matri

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mother

matrimony, maternal, matriarchate, matron

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medi

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half, middle, between, halfway

mediate, medieval, Mediterranean, mediocre, medium

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mega

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great

megaphone, megalopolis, megacycle (a million cycles), megaton

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mem

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remember

memo, commemoration, memento, memoir, memorable

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meter

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measure

meter, voltammeter, barometer, thermometer

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micro

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small

microscope, microfilm, microcard, microwave, micrometer

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migra

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wander

migrate, emigrant, immigrate

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mit, miss

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send

emit, remit, submit, admit, commit, permit, transmit, omit, intermittent, mission, missile

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mob, mot, mov

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move

mobile, motionless, motor

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mon

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warn, remind

monument, admonition, monitor, premonition

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mor, mort

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mortal, death

mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician, mortuary

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morph

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form

amorphous, dimorphic, metamorphosis, morphology

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multi

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many, much

multifold, multilingual, multiped, multiply

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