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1
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Pac/Peac

A

appease
pacifier
pacify
pact

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Palp

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palpable
palpate
palpitate

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Pan/Pant

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pandemic
panegyric
panoply
panorama
pantheon

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4
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Par

A

apartheid
disparage
disparate
par
parity

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5
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Para

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parable
paragon
parallel
paranoid
parasite
parody

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6
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Pas/Pat/Path

A

compassion
dispassionate
empathy
impassive
pathogenic
sociopath
sympathy

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Pau/Po/Pov/Pu

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impoverish
paucity
pauper
poverty
puerile
pusillanimous

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Pec

A

impecunious
peculation
pecuniary

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9
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Ped

A

encyclopedia
pedagogue
pedant
pediatrician

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10
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Ped/Pod

A

antipodes
expedite
impede
pedal
pedestrian
podium

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Pel

A

compel
dispel
expel
impel
propel

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12
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Pen/Pene

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peninsula
penultimate
penumbra

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13
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Pen/Pun

A

penal
penalty
penance
penitent
punitive

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Pend/Pens

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appendage
appendix
compensate
depend
indispensable
stipend

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Per

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perforate
perfunctory
perplex
persistent
perspicacious
pertinacious
peruse

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Peri

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perimeter
peripatetic
periscope

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17
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Pet/Pit

A

appetite
centripetal
complete
impetuous
petition
petulant

18
Q

Phil

A

bibliophile
philatelist
philology
philosopher

19
Q

Phob

A

claustrophobia
hydrophobia
phobia
xenophobia

20
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Phon

A

euphony
megaphone
phonetics
polyphony
telephone

21
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Photo

A

photograph
photon
photosynthesis

22
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Plac

A

complacent
complaisant
implacable
placebo
placid

23
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Ple/Plen

A

complete
deplete
implement
plenitude
plethora
replete
supplement

24
Q

Plex/Plic/Ply

A

complex
duplicity
implicate
implicit
replica
supplicate

25
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Poly

A

polyandry
polygamy
polyglot
polygon
polytheism

26
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Pon/Pos/Pound

A

component
expose
expound
juxtapose
repository

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Port

A

deportment
disport
export
import
importune
portable

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Post

A

post facto
posterior
posterity
posthumous

29
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Pot

A

potable
potation
potion

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Pre

A

precarious
precedent
precept
precocious
premonition
presentiment

31
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Prehend/Prise

A

apprehend
comprise
enterprise
reprehensible
reprisals
surprise

32
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Pri/Prim

A

primal
primary
prime
primeval
pristine

33
Q

Pro

A

problem
proceed
profuse
prolific
propound
proselytize
provident

34
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Prob

A

approbation
opprobrium
probe
probity
reprobate

35
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Prop/Prox

A

approximate
proximate
proximity

36
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Prot/Proto

A

protagonist
protocol
prototype
protozoan

37
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Pseud/Pseudo

A

pseudonym
pseudopod
pseudoscience

38
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Pug

A

impugn
pugilist
pugnacious
repugnant

39
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Punc/Pung/Poign

A

compunction
expunge
point
punctilious
puncture
pungent

40
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Pyr

A

pyre
pyromania
pyrosis
pyrotechnics

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