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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
to hear | ex: auditory, audition, audience, auditorium, audio, audit
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auto-
self | ex: automatic, autobiography, autocracy, autotroph
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bellum, belli
war, fighting | ex: belligerent, antebellum, bellicose, rebellious
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bene, bon
good | ex: beneficiary, benign, benediction, benefactor, bon mot
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bi-
two, twice | ex: bisect, biannually, bifurcate, binomial
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bio-
life | ex: biology, biography, biome, bioluminescence, symbiosis
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cad, cid, cas
to fall | ex: decay, decadent, casualty, recidivist, cascade
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cant, chant
to sing; to recite | ex: incantation, recant, cantata, enchant, chant
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cap, capit
head | ex: decapitate, capitulation, capital, recap, chapter
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carn
flesh | ex: carnivore, carnival, reincarnation, incarnate
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cata
down, fall, precipitate | ex: catalyst, cataract, cataclysm, catastrophe, catapult
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ced, ces
to go | ex: proceed, precedent, concession, recede, secede
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cern, cert
to set apart | ex: discern, discernment, ascertain, certain, certify
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chron
time | ex: chronological, synchronize, anachronism, chronograph
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cinc
to cinch, as with a belt | ex: succinct, cinch, precinct
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circum
around | ex: circumference, circuitous, circumscribe, circumlocution, circumspect
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cis, schis
to cut, to split | ex: scissors, incision, precise, concise, schism, schizophrenia
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clam, claim
to cry out | ex: clamor, proclaim, acclaim, exclaim
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clus, clud
to close | ex: conclude, recluse, preclude, claustrophobia, cloistered
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co-, com-, con-
together with: cooperate, conform, convention, consensus, confluence, conspire (intensive): consummate, condone, conflagration, complacent
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cogn, conn
to know | ex: recognize, connoisseur, reconnoiter, cognizant, incognito, cognoscenti
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contra-
against | ex: contradiction, incontrovertible, contrary, contraband, contravene
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cor, cour
heart | ex: cardiac, cordial, concord, discord, courage
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cred
to trust | ex: incredible, discredit, credence, incredulous, credible, credit
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crim
judgement, offense | ex: crime, discriminating, criminal, incriminate, recrimination
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crit
judge | ex: critic, criteria, critique, diacritic, hypocritical
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crypt, cryph
hidden | ex: cryptic, apocryphal, encryption, decrypt, cryptogram
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culpa
blame | ex: culprit, exculpate, culpable, mea culpa
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cur, cour
to run | ex: course, discursive, cursory, incur, precursor, courier
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de-
down, from, away | ex: descend, indefatigable, denigrate, detract, decadent, condescend
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deca-, deci-
ten; one-tenth | ex: decade, decathlon; decimeter, decimal, decibel
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delet, deli
to destroy; to eliminate | ex: delete, deleterious, indelible
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dem
people | ex: democracy, demographics, epidemic, demagogue
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dext, droit
right-handed, skilled | ex: dexterity, ambidextrous, adroit
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di-
apart, away | ex: diverge, digress, diversion, diffident, diffuse
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dia-
through | ex: diagonal, diameter, diaphanous, diatribe
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dic, dict
to declare | ex: dictate, vindictive, dictum, malediction, dictatorial
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dign, dian
worthy | ex: dignity, indignation, disdain, deign
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dis
apart, away: disband, discrepancy, discernment, disparate, disseminate, discriminate against, not: discredit, disquiet, disconcerting, disinterested, disdain
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doc, dox, doct
to teach | ex: indoctrinate, orthodox, docile, doctrinaire, paradox
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domin, domit
to dominate | ex: dominate, indomitable, domineering, predominant, domain, dominion
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duc
to lead, to carry | ex: conduction, induce, conduct, ductile, produce
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dupl, duo
twofold | ex: duplicate, duo, duplicity, duplex, dual, duality
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e-, ex-
out | ex: emit, evanescent, extemporaneous, emigrate, exonerate, extol
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-en
(v) to make: harden, frighten, dampen | (adj) made of: golden, woolen, wooden

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