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1
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ac or acr

A

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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13
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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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16
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Cant or chant

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To sing

Cant
Enchant
Recant

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17
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Capt, cept or ceive

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Take or hold

Captor
Intercept
Perceive

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18
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Carn

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Flesh

Carnage
Carnivore
Reincarnation

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19
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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

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Shout or speak out

Clamor
Exclaim
Proclaim

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Corp

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Body

Corporation
Corps
Corpse

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Cred

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To believe it trust

Credit
Credo
Incredibly

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28
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Crypt or crypto

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Hidden or secret

Crypt
Cryptic
Encrypt

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29
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Dem

A

People

Academy
Democracy
Epidemic

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30
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di

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Day

Dial
Diary
Dismal

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31
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Dole

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To suffer or grieve

Condolences
Doleful
Indolence

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32
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Don, dot or dow

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To give

Antidote
Donate
Pardon

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33
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Dur

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To harden, to last, or lasting

Durable
Duration
Endure

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Equ

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Equal or even

Adequate
Equation
Equivalent

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35
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Esce

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Becoming

Adolescent
Coalesce
Incandescent

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36
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Fab or fam

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To speak

Defame
Fable
Famous

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37
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Fac, fic, fig, fait, or fy

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To do or make

Configure
Deficient
Factory

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Fer

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To bear, bring or carry

Confer
Ferry
Transfer

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39
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Fi or fid

A

Faith or trust

Confide
Fidelity
Infidel

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Fin

A

End

Confine
Final
Infinity

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41
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Fus

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To pour

Diffuse
Infuse
Profuse

42
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Gen

A

Birth, production or formation

Genealogy
Generation
Genes

43
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Geo

A

Earth or soil

Dungeon
Geography
Geology

44
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gn or gno

A

To know

Agnostic
Ignorant
Ignore

45
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Grad or Gress

A

To step

Aggressive
Digress
Progress

46
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Gram or graph

A

To write or draw

Diagram
Grammar
Graph

47
Q

Hap

A

By chance

Happen
Happy
Mishap

48
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Her or hes

A

To stick

Adhere
Coherent
Inherent

49
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Herb or herbi

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Grass or plant

Herbicide
Herbivorous
Herbal

50
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Idio

A

Peculiar, personal or distinct

Idiosyncrasy
Idiot
Idiotic

51
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It or iter

A

Way or journey

Ambition
Itinerary
Reiterate

52
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Ject

A

To throw or throw down

Eject
Inject
Project

53
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jud

A

To judge

Judgement
Judicial
Prejudice

54
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Jur

A

Law or to swear

Jurisdiction
Jury
Perjury

55
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Lab

A

Work

Collaborate
Elaborate
Labor

56
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Lang or ling

A

Tongue

Bilingual
Language
Linguistics

57
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Lav, lau, or lu

A

To wash

Dilute
Laundry
Lavatory

58
Q

Lec, leg, or lex

A

To read or speak

Lecture
Legend
Legible

59
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Lect or leg

A

To choose or select

Collect
Elect
Select

60
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Lev

A

To lift, rise or lighten

Alleviate
Elevate
Relevant

61
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liber

A

Free

Deliver
Liberal
Liberty

62
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Loc, log or locu

A

Word, speech, or thought

Colloquialism
Dialogue
Prologue

63
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Luc, lum, or lus

A

Light

Lucid
Illuminate
Translucent

64
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Mag or max

A

Big or great

Magnify
Magnitude
Maximum

65
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Mand or mend

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To command, order or entrust

Commend
Demand
Mandatory

66
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Mob, mot or mov

A

To move

Automobile
Demote
Movable

67
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Mut

A

To change

Commute
Mutation
Transmute

68
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Nah or nav

A

Ship or sailor

Astronaut
Nautical
Navy

69
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Noc or nox

A

Harm

Innocent
Noxious
Obnoxious

70
Q

Pac or peac

A

Peace

Appease
Pacify
Pact

71
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Pas, pat or path

A

Feeling, suffering or disease

Compassion
Empathy
Sympathetic

72
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Ped

A

Child or education

Encyclopedia
Pediatric
Pedagogy

73
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Ped or pod

A

Foot

Pedal
Pedestrian
Podium

74
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Pel

A

To push or drive

Compel
Expel
Propel

75
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Phys

A

Nature, medicine or the body

Physical
Physician
Physique

76
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Pet

A

To seek or strive

Appetite
Compete
Petition

77
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Phob

A

Fear

Claustrophobic
Phobia
Xenophobia

78
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Ple or plen

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To fill or be full

Complete
Implement
Supplement

79
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Port

A

To carry

Export
Import
Portable

80
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Pri or prim

A

First

Primary
Primal
Pristine

81
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Put

A

Think

Computer
Dispute
Input

82
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Que or quis

A

To seek

Acquire
Inquisition
Query

83
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Rect

A

Straight or right

Correct
Erect
Rectangle

84
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Salv

A

To save

Salvage
Salvation
Salve

85
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Sci

A

To know

Consciousness
Omniscient
Science

86
Q

Sed, sess or sid

A

To sit or settle

Dissident
Preside
Residue

87
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Sens or sent

A

To feel or be aware

Resent
Sensory
Sentinel

88
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Sol

A

Alone

Desolate
Isolated
Solitary

89
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Sourc, surg or surrect

A

To rise

Insurgents
Resurrect
Source

90
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Spec or spic

A

To look or see

Inconspicuous
Retrospect
Spectrum

91
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Sum

A

Total

Sum
Summary
Summit

92
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Tact, tag, tam, or tang

A

To touch

Contract
Contaminate
Intact

93
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Tain, ten, tent, or tin

A

To hold

Abstain
Detain
Tenacious

94
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Test

A

To bear witness

Attest
Contest
Testament

95
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Tor, torq, or tort

A

To twist

Contort
Distort
Torque

96
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Ult

A

Last or beyond

Ultimate
Ultimatum
Ultraviolet

97
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Vail or val

A

Strength, worth or use

Avail
Equivalent
Invalid

98
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Ver

A

Truth

Veracious
Verdict
Verify

99
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Vid or vis

A

To see

Adviser
Video
Visual

100
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Voc or vok

A

Word or calling

Advocate
Evoke
Vocation

101
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Volt or volv

A

To roll or turn

Evolve
Revolution
Volume

102
Q

Vor

A

To eat

Carnivore
Omnivore
Voracious

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