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agnostic
amoral
anomaly
anonymous
apathy
atheist
atrophy
atypical

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a/an: not, without

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abdicate
abduct
abhor
abject
abnormal
abolish
abstinence
abstract
abstruse

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ab: off, away from, apart down

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changeable
combustible
inevitable
presentable

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able/ible: capable of, worthy of

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acerbic
acid
acrimonious
acumen
acute
exasperate

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ac/acr: sharp, bitter, sour

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acoustic

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acou: hearing

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agile
agitate
pedagogue
prodigal
synagogue

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act/ag: to do, to drive, to force, to lead

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accede
adapt
addict
address
adhere
adjacent
adjoin
admire
advocate
attrast

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ad: to, toward, near

(often the “d” is dropped and the first letter to which “a” is prefixed is doubled)

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alias
alibi
alien
allegory
alter ego
alternative
altriust

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al/ali/alter: other, another

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amateur
amatory
amiable
amicable
amity
amorous
enamored
inamorata

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am: love

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ambidextrous
ambient
ambiguous
amphibian

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ambi/amphi: both, on both sides, around

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ambulance
ambulatory
perambulator
preamble

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ambl/ambul: to go, to walk

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animal
animosity
equanimity
magnanimous
unanimous

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anim: of the life, mind, soul, breath

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annals
anniversary
annual
annuity
perennial

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annui/enni: year

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antebellum
antecedent
antedate
antediluvian
anterior

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ant/ante: before

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androgen
androngynous
android
anthropocentric
anthropology
misanthrope
philanderer

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anthro/andr: man, human

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antibody
antidote
antipathy
antipodal
antiseptic

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anti: against, opposite

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apocalypse
apocryphal
apogee
apology
apostasy
apostle

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apo: away

18
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aquamarine
aquarium
aquatic
aqueduct
subaqueous

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aqua/aque: water

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anarchy
archenemy
architect
monarchy
oligarchy

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arch/archi/archy: chief, principal, ruler

20
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ardent
ardor
arson

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ard: to burn

21
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autocrat
automatic
autonomy

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auto: self