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A or AN

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Not, without

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AB

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Off, away from, apart, down

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ABLE / IBLE

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Capable of, worthy of

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AC / ACR

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Sharp, bitter, sour

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ACT / AG

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To do, to drive, to force, to lead

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AD

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To, toward, near

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AL / ALI / ALTER

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Other, another

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AM

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Love

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AMBI / AMPHI

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Both, on both sides, around

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AMBL / AMBUL

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To go, to walk

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ANIM

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Of the life, mind, soul, breath

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ANNUI / ENNI

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Year

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ANT / ANTE

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Before

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ANTHRO / ANDR

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Man, human

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ANTI

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Against, opposite

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APO

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Away

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AQUA / AQUE

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Water

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ARCH / ARCHI / ARCHY

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Chief, principal, ruler

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ARD

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To burn

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AUTO

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Self

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BE

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About, to make, to surround, to affect

Transforms words into transitive verbs

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BEL / BELL

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Beautiful

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BEN / BENE

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Good

Ex. Cousin Ben

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BI / BIN

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Two

Ex. Bisexual

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BON / BOUN

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Good, generous

Ex. Bonus

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BREV / BRID

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Short, small

Ex. Abbreviate

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BURS

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Purse, money

Ex. Reimburse

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CAD/CID

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To fall, happen by chance.

Ex accident. Coincidence

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CANT/CENT/CHANT

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To sing

Ex. Enchant, incentive

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CAP/CIP/CEPT

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To take, get

Ex. Anticipate, percipient

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CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT

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Head, headlong

Ex. Capital, discipline

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CARD/CORD/COUR

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Heart

Ex. Cardiac discord

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CARN

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Flesh

Ex. Carnival, carnage

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CAST/CHAST

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To cut

Ex. Castigate, chaste

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CAUS/CAUT

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To burn

Ex. Caustic

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CED/CEED/CESS

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To go, to yield, to stop

Ex. Accede, concede

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CELER

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Speed

Ex. Accelerate, celerity

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CENT

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Hundredth

Ex. Centigrade, percent

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CENTR

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Center

Ex. Centrist, concentrate

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CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT

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To separate, distinguish, judge, decide

Ex. Discreet, hypocrite

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CHROM

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Color

Ex. Chromatic

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CHRON

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Time

Ex. Synchronize

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CIRCU/CIRCUM

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Around

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CIS

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To cut

Incision

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CLA/CLO/CLU

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To shut, close

Conclude

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CLAIM/CLAM

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To shout, cry out

Clamor

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CLI

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To lean forward

Climax, recline

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CO/COL/COM/CON

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With, together

Collider , connect

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COGN/CONN

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To know

Recognize

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CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER

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Against

Controversy

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CORP/CORS

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Body

Corset

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COSM

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Order, universe, world

Cosmic

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COUR/CUR

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Running, a course

Courier, excursion

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CRE/CRESC/CRET

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To grow

Accrue, increase

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CRED

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To believe, trust

Credit, credo

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CRYPT

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Hidden

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CUB/CUMB

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To lie down

Incubate

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CULP

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Fault, blame

Culprit

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DAC/DOC

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To teach

Didactic, doctor

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DE

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Away, off, down, completely, reversal

Decipher

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DELE

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Erase

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DEM

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People

Democracy, endemic

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DEXT

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Right hand or side, deft

Dexterity

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DI

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Day

Diary

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DI/DIA

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In two, through, across

Diameter

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DI/DIF/DIS

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Away from, apart, reversal

Diffuse, dissuade

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DIC/DICT/DIT

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To say, tell, use words

Predict

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DIGN

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Worth

Consign, dignity

69
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DOG/DOX

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Opinion

Paradox

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DOL

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To suffer, to pain, to grieve

Condolence, doleful

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DON/DOT/DOW

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To give

Antidote, donate

72
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DORM

A

Sleep

Dormant

73
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DORS

A

Back

Dorsal

74
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DUB

A

Doubt

Dubious

75
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DUC/DUCT

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To lead

Abduct, produce

76
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DULC

A

Sweet

Dulcimer

77
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DUR

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Hard, lasting

Durable, duration

78
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DYS

A

Faulty, abnormal

Dyslexia

79
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E/EX

A

Our, out of, from, former, completely

Expire, evade

80
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EGO

A

Self

81
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EM/EN

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In, into

Embrace

82
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EPI

A

Upon

Epilogue, epithet

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EQU

A

Equal, even

Equation, iniquity

84
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ERR

A

To wander

Erratic, error, errant

85
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ESCE

A

Becoming

Adolescent, convalescent

86
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EU

A

Good, well

Eulogy, euphony

87
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EXTRA

A

Outside, beyond

88
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FAB/FAM

A

To speak

Famous, defame

89
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FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/ FY

A

To do, make

Configuration, prolific

90
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FAL

A

To err, deceive

Default, false

91
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FATU

A

Foolish

Fatuity

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FER

A

To bring, carry, bear

Offer, confer

93
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FERV

A

To boil, bubble

Fervid

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FI/FID

A

Faith, trust

Confide

95
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FIN

A

End

Confide

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FLAGR /FLAM

A

To burn

Flambeau

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FLU/FLUX

A

To flow

Fluid

98
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FORE

A

Before

Foreshadow

99
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FORT

A

Chance

Fortune

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FORT

A

Strength

Forte, fortify

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FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING

A

To break

Fragment, fracture

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FUG

A

To flee, fly

Fugitive

103
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FULG

A

To shine

Refulgent

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FUM

A

Smoke

105
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FUS

A

To pour

Infusion

106
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GEN

A

Birth, creation, race, kind

Genetics m, congenital

107
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GNI /GNO

A

To know

Agnostic, ignore

108
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GRAD/GRESS

A

To step

Digress

109
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GRAM GRAPH

A

To write, draw

Graphite

110
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GRAT

A

Pleasing

Ingratiate

111
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GREG

A

Flock

Congregate, gregarious, segregate

112
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HAP

A

By chance

Haphazard, mishap

113
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HEMI

A

Half

114
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HER HES

A

To stick

Adhesive, coherent

115
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(H)ETERO

A

Different, other

Heterogeneous

116
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HOL

A

Whole

Catholic, holistic health

117
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(H)OM

A

Same

Anomaly, homonym

118
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HUM

A

Earth

Humble

119
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HYPER

A

Over, excessive

Hyperglycemia, hyperbole

120
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HYPO

A

Under, beneath, less than

Hypochondriac, hypocritical

121
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ICON

A

Image

122
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IDIO

A

Ones own

Idiot

123
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IN IM

A

In, into

Implicit, influx

124
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IN IM

A

Not, without

Indignant, indolence

125
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INTER

A

Between, among

Intersperse

126
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INTRA

A

Inside, within

Intrastate

127
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IT ITER

A

Way, journey

Circuit, transit

128
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JECT

A

To throw, to throw down

Abject, dejected

129
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JOC

A

Joke

Jocund

130
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JOIN/JUG /JUNCT

A

To meet, join

Conjugal, injunction

131
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Jour

A

Day

Adjourn

132
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JUD

A

To judge

Judiciary, prejudice

133
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JUR

A

Law, swear

Adjure

134
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JUV

A

Young

Juvenile

135
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LANG LING

A

Tongue

Bilingual

136
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LAUD

A

Praise, honor

Laudable

137
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LAV LAU LU

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To wash

Deluge, dilute

138
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LAX LEAS LES

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Loose

Leash, relax

139
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LEC LEG LEX

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To read, to speak

Lecture, lesson

140
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LECT LEG

A

To select, to choose

Collect, elect

141
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LEV

A

To lift, to raise, lightweight

Relevant

142
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LI LIG

A

To tie, to bind

League, ligature

143
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LIBER

A

Free

Liberal, livery

144
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LITH

A

Stone

Lithology, lithotomy

145
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LOC LOG LOQU

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Word, speech, thought

Elocution, prologue

146
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LUC LUM LUS

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Light, brightness

Lackluster

147
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LUD LUS

A

To play

Allude, elude, ludicrous

148
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MACRO

A

Great, long

149
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MAG MAJ MAX

A

Big, great

Maxim

150
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MAL MALE

A

Bad, Ill, evil, wrong

Malady, maladroit, malapropism (splooge)

151
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MAN MANU

A

Hand

Manifest

152
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MAND MEND

A

Command, order, entrust

Demand, commend

153
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MEDI

A

Middle

154
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MEGA

A

Large

155
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Micro

A

Small

156
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MIN

A

Small

157
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MIN

A

To project, hangover

Prominent, eminent

158
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MIs

A

Bad, wrong, hate

Misapply, misfit

159
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MIS MIT

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To send

Remit

160
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MISC

A

Mixed

161
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MOB MOM MOT MOV

A

To move

Mutiny

162
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MOLL

A

Soft

Mollusk, emollient

163
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MON MONITORING

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To remind, warn

Admonish, remonstrate

164
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MON MONO

A

One

Monk

165
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MOR MORT

A

Death

166
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MORPH

A

Shape

167
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MULT

A

Many

168
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MUT

A

To change

Commute, transmute

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