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Root Words Flashcards

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fall

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to deceive (false, falsify, fallacy)

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fail

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to deceive (false, falsify, fallacy)

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fals

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to deceive, false (falsify, fallacy)

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sol

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alone (solo, soliloquy, desolate)

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lic

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to permit, allow (license, illicit)

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duc

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to lead, to bring (duchess, abduct, conduct)

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prop (ri)

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to own (property, appropriate)

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creed

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to believe, to trust (credit, incredible)

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cred

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to believe, to trust (credit, incredible)

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fabl

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to speak (affable, fable, confess)

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fabul

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story or tale (fabulous, fable)

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fess

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to speak (affable, fable, confess)

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log

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to speak (loquacious, eloquent)

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logu

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to speak (loquacious, eloquent)

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loc

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to speak (loquacious, eloquent)

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loqu

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to speak (loquacious, eloquent)

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gno

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to know (cognition, diagnosis, connoisseur)

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nounc(i)e

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to speak (announce, denounce, mispronounce)

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pass

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feeling (impasses, empathy, sympathy)

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pat

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feeling (impasses, empathy, sympathy)

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sci

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to know (science, omniscient, conscious)

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flict

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to strike, problem, disagree (afflict, conflict)

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neutr

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middle (neutral)

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pet

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to strive (appetite, compete, petition, repeat)

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hor

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to shudder, to dread (horrific, abhor, horrid)

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nic

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harm (panic, manic, clinic)

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merc

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to trade, to flow (merchant, commercial)

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ploy

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to use (exploit)

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ploit

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to use (exploit)

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tribut

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to give (tribute, attribute, distribute)

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vol

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to roll, to turn (volume, voltage)

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volu

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to roll, to turn (volume, voltage)

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volv

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to roll, to turn (volume, voltage)

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volt

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to roll, to turn (volume, voltage)

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cumul

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to heap or pile (a lot of things in a pile, accumulate)

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tach

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swift, fast (tachycardia)

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tack

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attach, fasten (attack, tackiness)

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dom

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house, to tame, to control (dominate, domicile)

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sat

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enough (satisfy, dissatisfaction)

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satis

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enough (satisfy, dissatisfaction)

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satar

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enough (satisfy, dissatisfaction)

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clin

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to lean, bend (incline, recline)

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cliv

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slope or incline (acclivity)

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orn

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to embellish, to equip (adorn, ornament)

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san

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healthy (sanitary, insane)

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ign

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fire (ignite, ignition)

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flect

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to bend (flexible, reflect)

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flex

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to bend (flexible, reflect)

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dur

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to last (durable, duro Spanish, endurance, duration)

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her

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to stick (adhere, cohesive, hesitate)

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hes

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to stick (adhere, cohesive, hesitate)

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join

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join (conjunction, adjunct, joint)

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junct

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join (conjunction, adjunct, joint)

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ple

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to fill, full, accomplish (complete, supply)

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dyn

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power (dynamite, dynasty, dynamic）

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vir

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man, skillful (viral, virgin)

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al

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other (alternate, altruistic, alternative)

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ver

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to turn (vertical, version, invert, extrovert)

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vari

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to vary, to change (variety, variable)

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abol

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to do away, put an end (abolish)

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tract

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to draw (subtract, attract, extract)

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sum

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to take (assume, consume)

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scend

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to climb (ascend, obscene)

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scens

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to climb (ascend, obscene)

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scent

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to climb (ascend, obscene)

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err

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to stray, wrong (aberrant, erratic)

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dec

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acceptable, fit (decorate, decorous)

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vol

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wish, will (volunteer, benevolent, involuntary)

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pac

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to please, to satisfy, to calm (pacify)

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plac

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to please, to satisfy, to calm (pacify)

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plais

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to please, to satisfy, to calm (pacify)

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fid

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trust, faith (fidelity, confident)

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agon

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to struggle (agony, antagonist)

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gnor

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to know (ignorant, diagnosis)

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dem

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people (demagogue, democracy, epidemic)

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cracy

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rule (bureaucracy, democracy, aristocrat)

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alt

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tall (altitude, exalt)

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linqu

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to leave (relinquish)

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liqu

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to be fluid, to flow (liquid, liquefy)

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lic

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to be permitted, to allow (license, illicit)

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lip

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to remain or stay

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fug

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to flee, to escape (fugitive, refuge, centrifugal)

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stitut

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to set up; to place (substitute, constitution)

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scrib

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to write (scribe, transcribe, script, description)

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script

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to write (scribe, transcribe, script, description)

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lud

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to play, to mock (ludicrous, allude, delusive)

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lus

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to play, to mock (ludicrous, allude, delusive)

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ver (i)

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true, (verify, verdict, verdad Spanish)

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am

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love (Amor, amorous, ambitious, amicable)

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aut

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self (autonomous, automated, automobile, autobiography)

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part (i)

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parent, fatherhood, ancestry, homeland

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pater

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parent, fatherhood, ancestry, homeland

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rog

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to ask, to demand (interrogate, abrograte)

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spec

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to see (inspect, suspect)

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spic

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to see (inspect, suspect)

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spis

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to see (inspect, suspect)

93
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vid

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to see (vision, visit, invisible, perspicacious)

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vis

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to see (vision, visit, invisible, perspicacious)

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ced

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to go (secede, antecede, success)

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ceed

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to go (secede, antecede, success)

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cess

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to go (secede, antecede, success)

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ven

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to come (venir Spanish, convene)

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cap

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to take, to hold, to capture (capacity, perceive)

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cep

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to take, to hold, to capture (capacity, perceive)

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ceive

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to take, to hold, to capture (capacity, perceive)

102
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cip

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to take, to hold, to capture (capacity, perceive)

103
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cup

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to take, to hold, to capture (capacity, perceive)

104
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tain

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to hold (attain, obtain, tenant)

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ten

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to hold (attain, obtain, tenant)

106
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leg

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law (legal, sacrilegious)

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tin

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to hold (attain, obtain, tenant)

108
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soci

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companion (social, association)

109
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struct

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to build (structure, construct)

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ban

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to prohibit, to forbid (abandon, banish)

111
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lib

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free (library, liberty, alibi)

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lev

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to raise, to lighten (to level, alleviate)

113
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liev

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to raise, to lighten (to level, alleviate, levitate)

114
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pen

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to hang, to weigh, depend (suspend)

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ject

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to throw, to cast (object, inject, projector)

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strain

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to tighten (unstrained, restrict)

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strict

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to tighten (unstrained, restrict)

118
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string

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to tighten (unstrained, restrict)

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mand

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to order (mandatory, demand, mandate)

120
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cet

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to call, summon, set in motion (excite)

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cern

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to be sure, to separate (discern)

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cert

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to be sure, to separate (discern)

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cret

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to be sure, to separate (discern)

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crimin

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to be sure, to separate (discern)

125
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prob

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to test (to prove, approve, disprove, improbable)

126
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liter

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letter (alliteration, literacy)

127
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prov

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to test (to prove, approve, disprove, improbable)

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phon

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sound, voice (phone, cacophonous)

129
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verb

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word (verbose, verbatim, proverb)

130
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spers

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to scatter, to spread (disperse, sparse)

131
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rupt

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to break (bankrupt, rupture, corrupt)

132
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ped

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foot, child, education (pied Spanish, centipede)

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cid

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to cut, kill (incident, suicide, circumcise)

134
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cis

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to cut, kill (incident, suicide, circumcise)

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emper

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to command (emperor, imperious)

136
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imper

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to command (emperor, imperious)

137
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pen

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penalty (to punish, apologetic)

138
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pun

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penalty (to punish, apologetic)

139
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cens

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to judge (censor)

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monst

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to show, public (demonstrate, monstrosity)

141
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man (i)

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hand, control (mano Spanish, manipulate)

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aug

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to increase, to help (August, auction, auxiliary)

143
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auc

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to increase, to help (August, auction, auxiliary)

144
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luc

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light, to shine, clear (illuminate)

145
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lust

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light, to shine, clear (illuminate)

146
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lumin

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light, to shine, clear (illuminate)

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ac

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sour, sharp (acetic, acid)

148
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aer

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air (aerodynamics, aeroplane)

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lith

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calc

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stone (calculator, clarification)

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aqu

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water (aquatics, aquifer)

152
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hum

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earth, moist (humid, humble)

153
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hydr

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water (hydrogen, hydrate)

154
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rad

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root, emit light (radiant, radar)

155
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plex

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to fold (comply, complex, multiplication)

156
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plic

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to fold (comply, complex, multiplication)

157
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ply

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to fold (comply, complex, multiplication)

158
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vac

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empty, avoid (vacuum, evacuate)

159
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van

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empty, avoid (vacuum, evacuate)

160
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void

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empty, avoid (vacuum, evacuate)

161
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chron

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time (anachronistic, chronic)

162
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dign

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to be worth, noble (dignified)

163
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greg

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group (egregious, aggravate, segregate)

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sid

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sit (sediment, sedative, resident, session)

165
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sed

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sit (sediment, sedative, resident, session)

166
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sess

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sit (sediment, sedative, resident, session)

167
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cant

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to sing, make songs (enchant)

168
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cent

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to sing, make songs (enchant)

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sec

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to follow (prosecute, sequence)

170
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sequ

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to follow (prosecute, sequence)

171
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su

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to follow (prosecute, sequence)

172
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vor

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to each (voracious, carnivore)

173
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dic

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to say, words, to assert (dictionary, dictate)

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doc

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to teach, opinion, beliefs (doctor, unorthodox, dogmatic)

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dox

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to teach, opinion, beliefs (doctor, unorthodox, dogmatic)

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dog

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to teach, opinion, beliefs (doctor, unorthodox, dogmatic)

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glut

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to devour, food (gluttony)

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misc

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to mix (medicine, miscellaneous)

179
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med

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to mix (medicine, miscellaneous)

180
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ming

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to mix (medicine, miscellaneous)

181
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mut

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to change (communte)

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tor

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to twist (contort, retort)

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rap

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to seize, to snatch, to plunder; extreme happiness or pleasure

184
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rar

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to seize, to snatch, to plunder; extreme happiness or pleasure

185
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rev

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to seize, to snatch, to plunder; extreme happiness or pleasure

186
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trud

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to push (intrude, abstruse)

187
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trus

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to push (intrude, abstruse)

188
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und

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to overflow, to wave (abundant)

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ras

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to scrape, shave, wear, down (abrade)

190
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rad

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to scrape, shave, wear, down (abrade)

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soph

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wisdom, wise (sophomore, philosophical)

192
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mort

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death (mortal)

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anim

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life, spirit, soul (animate, animal)

194
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fus

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to pour, to melt (defuse)

195
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fut

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to pour, to melt (defuse)

196
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foud

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to pour, to melt (defuse)

197
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found

A

to pour, to melt (defuse)

198
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nat

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to be born, new (naive)

199
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nasc

A

to be born, new (naive)

200
Q

nai

A

to be born, new (naive)

201
Q

flam

A

to burn, blaze (aflame)

202
Q

pur

A

pure, to clean (impure)

203
Q

cru

A

raw (crude oil)

204
Q

sect

A

to cut, divide (segregate, section)

205
Q

seg

A

to cut, divide (segregate, section)

206
Q

rod

A

to bite (corrode)

207
Q

ros

A

to bite (corrode)

208
Q

somn

A

to sleep (insomnia, somnolent)

209
Q

jur

A

to swear, law (jury)

210
Q

voc

A

to call, to voice, vocabulary

211
Q

vok

A

to call, to voice, vocabulary

212
Q

tu

A

to teach, to guide (intuitive)

213
Q

sac

A

holy (sanctimoniously, sanctuary)

214
Q

sanc

A

holy (sanctimoniously, sanctuary)

215
Q

geo

A

earth (geology)

216
Q

graph

A

write (autograph, graphic)

217
Q

ject

A

throw (inject, project, eject)

218
Q

port

A

carry (transport, portable, import)

219
Q

tele

A

far (telephone, telegraph)

220
Q

voc

A

call (vocal, advocate)

221
Q

anthropo

A

human (anthropology)

222
Q

biblio

A

book (biography)

223
Q

carn

A

flesh (carnivore, incarnate)

224
Q

ethno

A

race, culture (ethnocentric)

225
Q

morph

A

form (metamorphosis, anthropomorphize)

226
Q

phil

A

love (philanthropy, philosophy)

227
Q

quis

A

to ask, seek (inquisitive)

228
Q

quer

A

ask, seek (inquisitive)

229
Q

uni

A

one (unison, united)

230
Q

zo

A

animals (zoology, zodiac)

SSAT Upper Prep Vocabulary (22 decks)

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