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ab.abs

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from

example: abduct, kidnap

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ad

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to, forward

example: adjure, request earnestly

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ac

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to, forward

example: accord agreement, harmony

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af

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to, forward

example: affliction distress

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ag

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to, forward

example: aggregation collection

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an

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to, forward

example: annexation add to

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ap

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to, forward

example: apparition ghost

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ar

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to, forward

example: arraignment indictment

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as

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to, forward

example: assumption arrogance, the taking for granted

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at

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to, forward

example: attendance presence, the persons present

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ambi

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both

example: ambiguos, double meaning

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an,a

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without

example: anarchy, lack of government

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ante

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before

example: antecedent preceding event or word

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anti

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against, opposite

example: antipathy hatred

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arch

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chief, first

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be

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over, throughly

example: bedaub

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bi

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both

example:

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cata

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down

example:

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circum

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around

example:circumnavigate

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com

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with, together

example:

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co

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with, together

example:

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col

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with, together

example:

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con

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with, together

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cor

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with, together

example:

25
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dys

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faulty,bad
example: dyslexia faulty ability to read
dyspepsia indigestion

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ex

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out
example: expel drive out
extirpate

27
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e

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out

example: eject

28
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extra

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beyond
example:extracurricular beyond the curriculum
extraterritorial beyond a nation’s bounds

29
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extro

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beyond

example:extrovert person interested chiefly in external objections and actions

30
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hyper

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above;excessively
example:hyperbole exaggeration
hyperventilate breathe at an excessive rate

31
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hypo

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beneath;lower

example hypoglycemia low blood sugar

32
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in

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not
example: inefficient not efficient
inarticulate not clear or distinct

33
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il

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not

example: illegible not readable

34
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im

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not

example: impeccable not capable of sinning; flawless

35
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ir

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not

example:irrevocable not able to be called back

36
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inter

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between, among
example:intervene come between
international between nations
interjection a statement thrown in

37
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intra

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within

example: intramural within a school

38
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aqua

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water
example: aqueduct passageway for conducting water
aquatic living water
aqua fortis nitric acid (strong water)

39
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arch

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ruler, first
example: archaeology study of antiquities (study of first things)
monarch sole ruler
anarchy lack of government

40
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aster

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star
example: astronomy study of the stars
asterisk star like character (*)
disaster catastrophe (contrary star)

41
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aud

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hear
example: audible able to be heard
audience hearers

42
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audit

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hear

example: auditorium place where people may be heard

43
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auto

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self
example: autocracy rule by one person (self)
automobile vehicle that moves by itself
autobiography story of one’s own life

44
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belli

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war
example: bellicose inclined to fight
belligerent inclined to wage war
rebellious resisting authority

45
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ben

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good
example: benefactor one who does good deeds
benevolence charity (wishing good)
46
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bon

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good

example: bonus something extra above regular pay

47
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biblio

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book
example: bibliography list of books
bibliophile lover of books
Bible The Book

48
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bio

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life
example: biography writing about a person’s life
biology study of living things
biochemist student of the chemistry of living things

49
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breve

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short
example: brevity briefness
abbreviate shorten
breviloquent marked by brevity of speech

50
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ced

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to yield, to go

example:

51
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cess

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to yield, to go

example:

52
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celer

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swift

example:

53
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cent

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one hundred

example:

54
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chron

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time

example:

55
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cid

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to cut, to kill

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