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1
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ALG

neuralgia

A

pain

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BI-

biology

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life

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CHRON-

choronological

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time

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D(A)EMON-

demon

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spirit

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GE-

geology

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earth

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LOG-

prologue

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thought, speech, word, proportion, reasoning

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OLOGY-

apology

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thought, speech, word, proportion, reasoning

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[LOGUE-]

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thought, speech, word, proportion, reasoning

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LY-

analysis

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to loosen

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MNE-

amnesia

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to remember

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PAN(T)-

panorama

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all, every

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POD-

tripod

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foot

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THE-

monotheism

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god

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TROPH-

atrophy

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to nourish, grow

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AGON-

agony

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struggle, contest

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ANGEL-

angelic

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messesnger

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CENTR-

concentric

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center

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DEM-

democracy

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people

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GAM-

polygamy

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marriage

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HEM(AT)-

hemorrage

A

blood

*drops H when proceeded by another base

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HAEM(AT)-

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blood

*drops H when proceeded by another base

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HEMER-

ephemeral

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day

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OD-

odometer

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way, road

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HOD-

cathode

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way, road

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STOL-

epistolary

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to send, draw

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STAL-

peristalsis

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to send, draw

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STLE-

epistle

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to send, draw

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TAPH-

cenotaph

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tomb

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THANAT-

thanatopsis

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death

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THANAS-

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death

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BIBLI-

bibliography

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book

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CANON-

canonized

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rule, list, role, standard list

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CRYPT-

cryptography

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hidden, secret

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CRYPH-

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hidden, secret

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CYCL-

bicycle

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circle, wheel

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GLOSS-

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tongue, language

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GLOT(T)-

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tongue, language

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ICON-

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image

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MIM-

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to imitate

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OD-

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song, poem

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PYR-

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fire

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TOM-

tomography

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to cut

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CRYO-

cryogenics

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ice

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BALL-

ballistics

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to throw, put

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BOL-

symbol

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to throw, put

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BLE-

emblem

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to throw, put

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47
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DERM(AT)-

epidermas

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skin

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DOX-

orthodox

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opinion, teaching

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DOG-

dogma

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opinion, teaching

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GNO(S)-

diagnosis

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to know

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HOM(E)-

homogenized

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same, similar, regular

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MORPH-

morphology

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form, shape

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ONYM-

anonymos

A

name, word

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PHER-

periphery

A

to bear, go

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PHOR-

semaphore

A

to bear, go

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TACT-

tactics

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to arrange, put in order

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TAX-

taxonomy

A

to arrange, put in order

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AESTHE-

aesthete

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to feel, perceive

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ESTHE-

anesthetic

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to feel, perceive

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ANTHROP-

philanthropy

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human being

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ARCHA(E)-

archaeology

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ancient, primitive, beginning, highest

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ARCHE-

Archeozic

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ancient, primitive, beginning, highest

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ARCH-

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ancient, primitive, beginning, highest

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AST(E)R-

astronomy, asterisk

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star

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GEN(E)-

genesis

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to produce, originate, be, begat, create

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GON-

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to produce, originate, be, begat, create

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GER(ONT)-

geriatric

A

old age, old people

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HOL-

holocaust

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whole

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IATR-

iatrogenic

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physician, medicine, care

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PEP(T)-

peptic

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to digest, attitude

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PEPS-

pepsin

A

to digest, attitude

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TECHN-

technical

A

art, skill, craft

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CHROM(AT)-

chromatic

A

color(ful)

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CRI-

critic

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to judge, decide, separate

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ETHN-

ethnicity

A

race, cultural group, foreign

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LECT-

dialect

A

to speak, choose

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PHA(N)-

phantom

A

to show, appear

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PHEN-

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to show, appear

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PHIL-

philosophy

A

to love, need

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PHON-

telephone

A

sound, voice

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POLY-

polygon

A

many, much

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TAUT-

tautology

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the same

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THERM-

A

heat

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POL(E)-

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to buy

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AGOG(UE)-

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to lead, leader

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CH(E)IR-

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hand

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COSM-

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universe, order

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HETER-

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other, different

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NE-

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new, new and different, form of, young, most recent

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ODONT-

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tooth

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OP(T)-

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eye, to see

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ORTH-

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straight, correct

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P(A)ED-

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child, to grow

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PEDIA-

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POL(IS)-

A

city, state

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POL(I)-

A

city, state

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POLIT-

A

city, state

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POLIC-

A

city, state

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ALL-

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CAC-

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KAK-

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CAU(S)-

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CLA-

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to break, bend

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DO-

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DYN(AM)-

A

force, power

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ERG-

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URG-

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LAT(E)R-

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to worship excessively, be fanatically devoted to, to serve

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PATH-

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to feel, suffer, disease

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PHY-

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to grow, plant

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PHYT-

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to grow, plant

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PHYSI-

A

nature, nature of the body

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STA-

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to stand, stop, regulate

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STE-

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to stand, stop, regulate

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THE-

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to place, put, set

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ALLEL-

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one another

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ANDR-

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man, male, husband

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KIN(E)-

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CIN(E)-

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GEN(E)-

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kind, race

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GYN(E)-

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woman, female

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GYN(A)EC-

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woman, female

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IDI-

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one’s own, peculiar

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LITH-

A

stone, minerals, rock

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LITE-

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stone, minerals, rock

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MIS-

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PHE(M)-

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PHA-

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SCHIZ-

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SCHIS

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STERE-

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TYP-

A

stamp, model

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IDE-

A

idea, thought

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AUT-

A

self, by oneself

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GASTR-

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HELI-

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MANC-

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to divine by means of, prophesy

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MANT-

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to divine by means of, prophesy

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MICR-

A

small, one millionth part of

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NECR-

A

the dead, corpse, dead tissue

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PAL(A)E-

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old, most ancient form of

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PSEUD-

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PSYCH-

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TROPH-

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ACR-

A

highest, the extremities

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EGO-

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HIER-

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HYDR-

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MEGA(L)-

A

large, a million

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OLIG-

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few, select

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PATR-

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PATRI-

A

fatherland

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SOPH-

A

wise, knowledge of

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TELE-

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from afar, operating at a distance

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XEN-

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ZO-

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BAR-

A

weight, pressure

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CALL-

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KALL-

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CAL-

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KAL-

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IS-

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MACR-

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large, long

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ORA-

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PETR-

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PHOT-

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PHOS-

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TOP-

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GON-

A

angle, corner

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LAB-

A

to take, seize

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LEP-

A

to take, seize

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LEM-

A

to take, seize

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MES-

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PHRA-

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STROPH-

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DEUTER-

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TETRA-

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PROT-

A

first, original, primative

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CHORE-

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EROT-

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GLYPH-

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NAUT-

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NES-

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ER-

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CHONDR-

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MYC-

A

fungus, mold

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MYCET-

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fungus, mold

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DOLICH-

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EURY-

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wide, broad

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EURYS-

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wide, broad

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MER-

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STEN-

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XANTH-

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ACU-

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ACOU-

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MENING-

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PHREN-

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PLEG-

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PLEX-

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STHEN-

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TON-

A

a stretching, tension

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TONUS-

A

a stretching, tension

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THYM-

A

mind, strong feeling

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BLAST-

A

bud, formative substance

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COCCUS

A

berry, seed

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DACTYL-

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DROM-

A

a running, course

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ICHTHY-

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ORNIS-

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ORNITH-

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PTER-

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PTERYX-

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ACTIN-

A

ray, radiating structure

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ANTH-

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ANTH-

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CARP-

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DENDR-

A

tree, tree-like structure

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GON-

A

generative, reproductive

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HIPP-

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HYGR-

A

wet, moist

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PHYLL-

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THECA-

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