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ac or acr

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Sharp, bitter or sour

Acid, acute, exacerbate

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Act or ag

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To do, to force, or to lead

Activate, agitate, enact

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Al, Ali or alter

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Other or another

Alias
Alien
Alternative

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am

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Love

Amiable, amorous, enamored

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Ambi or amphi

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Both, on both sides, or around

Ambidextrous, ambiguous, amphibian

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Ana

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Up, back, against, or throughout

Analysis, analytic, anatomy

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Anim

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Of the life, mind, soul, or breath

Animal, animosity, unanimous

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Anthro, andr

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Man or human

Android, anthropologist, philanthropy

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Aqua or aque

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Water

Aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct

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Arch, archi, or archy

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Chief, ruler or principal

Anarchy, architect, monarch

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Astro or aster

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Stars

Astronaut astronomer asterisk

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Auto

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Self, same or one

Autocrat autograph automatic

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Bell or belli

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War

Bellicose
Belligerent
Rebel

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Ben or bene

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Good or well

Benefactor
Beneficial
Benevolent

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Bio

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Life or living matter

Biography
Biohazard
Biology

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Cant or chant

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To sing

Cant
Enchant
Recant

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Capt, cept or ceive

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Take or hold

Captor
Intercept
Perceive

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Carn

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Flesh

Carnage
Carnivore
Reincarnation

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Caust or caut

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To burn

Cauterize
Caustic
Holocaust

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Cede, ceed or cess

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Go or yield

Access
Exceed
Recede

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Centr

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Center

Central
Concentrate
Eccentric

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cern, cert, cret, crim, or crit

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To separate, to distinguish, to judge, or to decide

Ascertain
Certainty
Hypocrite

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Chron

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Time

Chronic, chronology, synchronize

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Cis

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To cut

Incision
Precise
Scissors

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Claim or clam
Shout or speak out Clamor Exclaim Proclaim
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Corp
Body Corporation Corps Corpse
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Cred
To believe it trust Credit Credo Incredibly
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Crypt or crypto
Hidden or secret Crypt Cryptic Encrypt
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Dem
People Academy Democracy Epidemic
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di
Day Dial Diary Dismal
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Dole
To suffer or grieve Condolences Doleful Indolence
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Don, dot or dow
To give Antidote Donate Pardon
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Dur
To harden, to last, or lasting Durable Duration Endure
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Equ
Equal or even Adequate Equation Equivalent
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Esce
Becoming Adolescent Coalesce Incandescent
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Fab or fam
To speak Defame Fable Famous
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Fac, fic, fig, fait, or fy
To do or make Configure Deficient Factory
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Fer
To bear, bring or carry Confer Ferry Transfer
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Fi or fid
Faith or trust Confide Fidelity Infidel
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Fin
End Confine Final Infinity
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Fus
To pour Diffuse Infuse Profuse
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Gen
Birth, production or formation Genealogy Generation Genes
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Geo
Earth or soil Dungeon Geography Geology
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gn or gno
To know Agnostic Ignorant Ignore
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Grad or Gress
To step Aggressive Digress Progress
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Gram or graph
To write or draw Diagram Grammar Graph
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Hap
By chance Happen Happy Mishap
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Her or hes
To stick Adhere Coherent Inherent
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Herb or herbi
Grass or plant Herbicide Herbivorous Herbal
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Idio
Peculiar, personal or distinct Idiosyncrasy Idiot Idiotic
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It or iter
Way or journey Ambition Itinerary Reiterate
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Ject
To throw or throw down Eject Inject Project
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jud
To judge Judgement Judicial Prejudice
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Jur
Law or to swear Jurisdiction Jury Perjury
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Lab
Work Collaborate Elaborate Labor
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Lang or ling
Tongue Bilingual Language Linguistics
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Lav, lau, or lu
To wash Dilute Laundry Lavatory
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Lec, leg, or lex
To read or speak Lecture Legend Legible
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Lect or leg
To choose or select Collect Elect Select
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Lev
To lift, rise or lighten Alleviate Elevate Relevant
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liber
Free Deliver Liberal Liberty
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Loc, log or locu
Word, speech, or thought Colloquialism Dialogue Prologue
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Luc, lum, or lus
Light Lucid Illuminate Translucent
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Mag or max
Big or great Magnify Magnitude Maximum
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Mand or mend
To command, order or entrust Commend Demand Mandatory
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Mob, mot or mov
To move Automobile Demote Movable
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Mut
To change Commute Mutation Transmute
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Nah or nav
Ship or sailor Astronaut Nautical Navy
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Noc or nox
Harm Innocent Noxious Obnoxious
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Pac or peac
Peace Appease Pacify Pact
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Pas, pat or path
Feeling, suffering or disease Compassion Empathy Sympathetic
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Ped
Child or education Encyclopedia Pediatric Pedagogy
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Ped or pod
Foot Pedal Pedestrian Podium
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Pel
To push or drive Compel Expel Propel
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Phys
Nature, medicine or the body Physical Physician Physique
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Pet
To seek or strive Appetite Compete Petition
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Phob
Fear Claustrophobic Phobia Xenophobia
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Ple or plen
To fill or be full Complete Implement Supplement
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Port
To carry Export Import Portable
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Pri or prim
First Primary Primal Pristine
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Put
Think Computer Dispute Input
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Que or quis
To seek Acquire Inquisition Query
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Rect
Straight or right Correct Erect Rectangle
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Salv
To save Salvage Salvation Salve
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Sci
To know Consciousness Omniscient Science
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Sed, sess or sid
To sit or settle Dissident Preside Residue
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Sens or sent
To feel or be aware Resent Sensory Sentinel
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Sol
Alone Desolate Isolated Solitary
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Sourc, surg or surrect
To rise Insurgents Resurrect Source
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Spec or spic
To look or see Inconspicuous Retrospect Spectrum
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Sum
Total Sum Summary Summit
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Tact, tag, tam, or tang
To touch Contract Contaminate Intact
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Tain, ten, tent, or tin
To hold Abstain Detain Tenacious
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Test
To bear witness Attest Contest Testament
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Tor, torq, or tort
To twist Contort Distort Torque
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Ult
Last or beyond Ultimate Ultimatum Ultraviolet
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Vail or val
Strength, worth or use Avail Equivalent Invalid
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Ver
Truth Veracious Verdict Verify
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Vid or vis
To see Adviser Video Visual
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Voc or vok
Word or calling Advocate Evoke Vocation
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Volt or volv
To roll or turn Evolve Revolution Volume
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Vor
To eat Carnivore Omnivore Voracious

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