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a-, an-

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without

ex: asymmetric, apathy, amoral, amorphous, anarchy

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ab-

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away

ex: absent, absolve, abstemious, abhor, abstruse, abstract

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-able, -ible

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(adj) able to be

ex: paintable, indomitable, malleable, insuperable, tractable, interminable

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acer, acr

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bitter, sharp

ex: acrid, exacerbate, acrimonious, acerbic

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act, agi, age

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to act, to perform

ex: action, exacting, agent, agenda, exigent, agile

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acu

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sharp

ex: acute, acumen, acuity, acupuncture

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ad-

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to, toward, for

ex: advance, advocate, aspire, allude, acquiesce, adhere

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agog

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leading, teaching

ex: demagogue, pedagogy, synagogue

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agon

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struggle

ex: agony, antagonistic, protagonist, agonize

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-al

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(adj) like, pertaining to
ex: personal, ephemeral, comical, conventional
(n) the act of
ex: denial, refusal, perusal

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altr, alter, ulter

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other

ex: alter ego, altruism, altercation, alternate, adulterate

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ambi-, amphi

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both

ex: ambidextrous, ambivalent, ambiguous, amphibian

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ami, amic

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friend

ex: amiable, anachronism, anabolism, analect

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ana-

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backward, mixed up

ex: anagram, anachronism, anabolism, analect

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-ance, - ence

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(n) act, quality, being

ex: tolerance, reticence, temperance, nonchalance, ambivalence

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anima

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life, spirit, mind

ex: animate, unanimous, magnanimous, equanimity, inanimate, pusillanimous

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ante-

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before

ex: ante, antecedent, antebellum, antedeluvian, antedate, anterior

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anthro

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humankind

ex: anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropist, anthropomorphism

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anti-

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against

ex: anticlimactic, antipathy, antagonistic, antidote, antithesis

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apo-

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away, from, not

ex: apology, apostrophe, apocryphal, apostasy, apogee, apologetics

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apt, ept

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well-suited

ex: aptitude, inept, apt, adapt, adept

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arbit

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judge

ex: arbitration, arbitrary, arbiter

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arch

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ancient: archaeology, archive, archaic, archaeopteryx
chief, most important: archrival, architect, archipelago, archetype
govern, rule: anarchy, monarch, hierarchy, oligarchy

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-ation

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(n) act of, result of

ex: imitation, saturation, cultivation, recitation, conflagration

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audi

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to hear

ex: auditory, audition, audience, auditorium, audio, audit

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auto-

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self

ex: automatic, autobiography, autocracy, autotroph

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bellum, belli

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war, fighting

ex: belligerent, antebellum, bellicose, rebellious

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bene, bon

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good

ex: beneficiary, benign, benediction, benefactor, bon mot

29
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bi-

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two, twice

ex: bisect, biannually, bifurcate, binomial

30
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bio-

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life

ex: biology, biography, biome, bioluminescence, symbiosis

31
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cad, cid, cas

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to fall

ex: decay, decadent, casualty, recidivist, cascade

32
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cant, chant

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to sing; to recite

ex: incantation, recant, cantata, enchant, chant

33
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cap, capit

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head

ex: decapitate, capitulation, capital, recap, chapter

34
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carn

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flesh

ex: carnivore, carnival, reincarnation, incarnate

35
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cata

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down, fall, precipitate

ex: catalyst, cataract, cataclysm, catastrophe, catapult

36
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ced, ces

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to go

ex: proceed, precedent, concession, recede, secede

37
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cern, cert

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to set apart

ex: discern, discernment, ascertain, certain, certify

38
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chron

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time

ex: chronological, synchronize, anachronism, chronograph

39
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cinc

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to cinch, as with a belt

ex: succinct, cinch, precinct

40
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circum

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around

ex: circumference, circuitous, circumscribe, circumlocution, circumspect

41
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cis, schis

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to cut, to split

ex: scissors, incision, precise, concise, schism, schizophrenia

42
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clam, claim

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to cry out

ex: clamor, proclaim, acclaim, exclaim

43
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clus, clud

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to close

ex: conclude, recluse, preclude, claustrophobia, cloistered

44
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co-, com-, con-

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together with: cooperate, conform, convention, consensus, confluence, conspire
(intensive): consummate, condone, conflagration, complacent

45
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cogn, conn

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to know

ex: recognize, connoisseur, reconnoiter, cognizant, incognito, cognoscenti

46
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contra-

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against

ex: contradiction, incontrovertible, contrary, contraband, contravene

47
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cor, cour

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heart

ex: cardiac, cordial, concord, discord, courage

48
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cred

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to trust

ex: incredible, discredit, credence, incredulous, credible, credit

49
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crim

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judgement, offense

ex: crime, discriminating, criminal, incriminate, recrimination

50
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crit

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judge

ex: critic, criteria, critique, diacritic, hypocritical

51
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crypt, cryph

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hidden

ex: cryptic, apocryphal, encryption, decrypt, cryptogram

52
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culpa

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blame

ex: culprit, exculpate, culpable, mea culpa

53
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cur, cour

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to run

ex: course, discursive, cursory, incur, precursor, courier

54
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de-

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down, from, away

ex: descend, indefatigable, denigrate, detract, decadent, condescend

55
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deca-, deci-

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ten; one-tenth

ex: decade, decathlon; decimeter, decimal, decibel

56
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delet, deli

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to destroy; to eliminate

ex: delete, deleterious, indelible

57
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dem

A

people

ex: democracy, demographics, epidemic, demagogue

58
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dext, droit

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right-handed, skilled

ex: dexterity, ambidextrous, adroit

59
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di-

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apart, away

ex: diverge, digress, diversion, diffident, diffuse

60
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dia-

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through

ex: diagonal, diameter, diaphanous, diatribe

61
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dic, dict

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to declare

ex: dictate, vindictive, dictum, malediction, dictatorial

62
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dign, dian

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worthy

ex: dignity, indignation, disdain, deign

63
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dis

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apart, away: disband, discrepancy, discernment, disparate, disseminate, discriminate
against, not: discredit, disquiet, disconcerting, disinterested, disdain

64
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doc, dox, doct

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to teach

ex: indoctrinate, orthodox, docile, doctrinaire, paradox

65
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domin, domit

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to dominate

ex: dominate, indomitable, domineering, predominant, domain, dominion

66
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duc

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to lead, to carry

ex: conduction, induce, conduct, ductile, produce

67
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dupl, duo

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twofold

ex: duplicate, duo, duplicity, duplex, dual, duality

68
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e-, ex-

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out

ex: emit, evanescent, extemporaneous, emigrate, exonerate, extol

69
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-en

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(v) to make: harden, frighten, dampen

(adj) made of: golden, woolen, wooden

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