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ab-
a-
abs-

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away from

abnormal, abrasion, absent,
abstain, abstract, aversion

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ac-

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sharp or pointed

acupuncture

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acid-

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sour or acid

acidosis

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agri-

-egri-

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field

agriculture, peregrine

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alb-

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dull white

albedo, albino, albumen

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ana-

an-

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again, against, back, up

anabaptist, anaphylaxis,
anion, anode

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anth-

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flower

anthology, anther

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aqu-

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water

aquamarine, aquarium,
aqueduct, aquifer

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avi-

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bird

aviary, aviation

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bac-

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rod-shaped

bacilla, bacteria

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ben-

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good, well

benefit, benignity

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bibl-

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book

bible, bibliography

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bio-

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life

biography, biology, biologist, biosphere,
bioluminescent

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botan-

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plant

botany

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calc-

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stone

calcite, calcium, calculus

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call-

calli-

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beautiful

calligraphy

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calor-

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heat

calorie

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chlor-

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green

chlorine, chlorophyll, chloroplast

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chore-

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relating to dance

choreography

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cyan-

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blue

cyanide

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de-

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from, away from,
removing, down

deletion, dementia, descend

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di-

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two

dicot, diode, dipole

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dict-

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say, speak

contradict, dictate, dictation, dictionary, edict,
predict

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dom-

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house

dome

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dynam-

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power

dynamism, dynasty, dynamite

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exo-

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outside

exoskeleton, exothermic

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frig-

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cold

frigid, frigorific

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fund-

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bottom

fundamentalism, profundity

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graph-

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draw, write

grapheme, graphic, graphology

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grav-

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heavy

aggravation, grave, gravity

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zo-

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animal, living being

protozoa, zoo, zoology

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xanth-

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yellow

xanthogenic

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vulner-

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wound

vulnerable

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viv-

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live

revive, survive, vivid

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voc-

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voice

provocative, vocal, vocation

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visc-

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thick

viscosity

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vir-

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green

virid, viridian

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ultra-

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beyond

ultrasonic

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trecent-

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three hundred

trecentennial, trecentillion

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tredec-

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thirteen

tredecimal

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test-

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witness

testament, testimony

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text-, tex-

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weave

context, texture, textile

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sud-

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sweat

sudoriferous

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stru-, struct-

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to make up, to build

construction, construe

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stell-

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star

constellation, stellar

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sperm-

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seed

angiosperm

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rid-, ris-

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laugh

derision, ridicule

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pter-

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wing, fern

helicopter

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proxim-

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nearest

approximate, proximity

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proct-

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anus

proctology

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lingu-

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language, tongue

bilingual, linguistic

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lumin-

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light

illumination, luminous

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manu-

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hand

manual, manuscript

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migr-

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wander

emigrant, migrate

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morph-

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form, shape

anthropomorphism, morpheme, morphology

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myrid-

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countless, ten thousand

myriad, myriapod

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nomin-

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name

nomination

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nutri-

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nourish

nutrient

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opt-

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eye

optical

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or-

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mouth

oral, orator

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ori-, ort-

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eastern

orient

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orth-

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straight

orthodontist, orthodoxy, orthosis

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par(a)-

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beside, near

parallel, parameter

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path-

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feel, hurt

pathetic, pathology

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pen-

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almost

peninsula, penultimate, penumbra

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phil-, -phile

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love, friendship

hydrophile, philosophy

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phor-

A

carry, bear

metaphor

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potam-

A

river

hippopotamus, Mesopotamia

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homin-

A

human

hominid

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heli-

A

sun

heliocentric, heliotrope, helium

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acerb-

A

sour, sharp, bitter

acerbic, exacerbate

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aesthet-

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feeling and sensation

aesthetics, anaesthetic

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amic-, -imic-

A

friend

amicable, inimical

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archae-, arche-

A

ancient

archaeology or archeology,
archaic

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aur-

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relating to gold, or gold-colored Latin

aureate, aureole

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auri

A

relating to the ear

auricle

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bucc-

A

cheek, mouth, cavity

buccal, buccinator muscle

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brachy-

A

short

brachydactyly

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brady-

A

slow

bradycardia

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cac-

A

bad

cacophony

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cardi-

A

relating to heart

cardiograph, cardiology

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carn-

A

flesh

carnal, carnival, carnivore

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cata-, cat-

A

down

catabolic, catalyst, catastrophe,
catatonia, cathode, cation

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chir-

A

of the hand or hands

chiral, chiropractic, chiroptera

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clav-

A

key

clavichord, clavicle, conclave

86
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derm-

A

skin

dermis, epidermis, hypodermic

87
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dino-

A

terrible, fearfully great

dinosaur

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ed-, es-

A

eat

edible

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eur-

A

wide

Europe

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extrem-

A

outermost, utmost

extremity, extremophile

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f-, fat-

A

speak, say

fate, infant, preface

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fallac-

A

false

fallacy

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ferr-

A

iron

ferrous

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flor-

A

flower

floral, florid

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font-

A

spring

font, fontal, fontanelle

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gladi-

A

sword

gladiator

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gymn-

A

nude

gymnasium, gymnastics, gymnosperm

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herb-

A

grass

herbal, herbicide

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infra-

A

below, under

infrastructure

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kine-

A

movement, motion

telekinesis, kinetic energy, kinesthetic

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ampl-

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ample, abundant, bountiful

amplification

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audi-

A

hearing, listening, sound

audible, auditorium, auditory

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axio-

A

merit

axiology

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bell-

A

war

antebellum, bellicose, belligerent

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cad-, -cid-, cas-

A

fall

accident, cadence, case

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cast-

A

pure

caste, castigate, castrate

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caten-

A

chain

catenary, concatenation

108
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ced-, cess-

A

go

procession, recede, secede

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celer-

A

quick

acceleration, celerity

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cervic-

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relating to the neck

cervix, cervical

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chelon-

A

relating to turtle

chelonia

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chrom-

A

colour

chromium, chromosome, monochrome

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cili-

A

eyelash

cilia, supercilious

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cogn-

A

know

cognitive, cognizant, recognize

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condi-

A

season

condiment

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contra-

A

against

contradiction, contrast

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copr-

A

dung

coprolite, coprophagia, coprophilia

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cyt-

A

cell

cytoplasm, cnidocyte

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den-

A

ten each

denarius, denary

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dendr-

A

resembling a tree

dendrite, dendrochronology

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eco-

A

house

ecology, economics, ecumenism

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eme-

A

vomit

emetic

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err-

A

stray

aberration, errant

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fatu-

A

foolish, useless

fatuous, infatuation

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fusc-

A

dark

obfuscation

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geo-

A

earth

geography, geology, geometry

127
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germin-

A

sprout

germination

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hom-

A

same

homophone, homosexual

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id-

A

shape

idol

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itiner-

A

route, way

itinerary

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jac-

A

lie

adjacent

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juven-

A

young, youth

juvenile, rejuvenate

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lav-

A

wash

lavatory

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liter-

A

letter

alliteration, illiterate, literacy, literal, obliterate

135
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lith-

A

stone

lithosphere, megalith, monolith, Neolithic Era

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lun-

A

moon

lunar, lunatic

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lysis

A

dissolving

analysis, cytolysis, hydrolysis

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mei-

A

less

meiosis

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meta-

A

above, among, beyond

metaphor, metaphysics

140
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nox-, noc-

A

harmful

noxious

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nunci-

A

announce

pronunciation

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odor-

A

fragrant

odourous

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-oma

A

cancer

melanoma

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oper-

A

work

inoperable, opera

145
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ophi-

A

snake

ophiophagy

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optim-

A

best

optimal

147
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pac-

A

peace

pacifism

148
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paed-

A

child

paediatric

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pector-

A

chest

pectoral

150
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pecun-

A

money

pecuniary

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pisc-

A

fish

Pisces, piscivore

152
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plac-, -plic-

A

please

placebo, placid

153
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prehend-, prend-,

prehens-

A

grasp

comprehend

154
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puni-

A

punish

impunity, punitive

155
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ram-

A

branch

ramification, ramose

156
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sanguin-

A

blood

consanguinity, sanguine

157
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schem-

A

plan

schematic

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sci-

A

know

prescient, science

159
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somn-

A

sleep

insomnia

160
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sui-

A

self

suicide, sui generis

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