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Hyper

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Above, over, exceeding, hyperactive, hyperbole

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Hypo

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Under, below / Hypothermic, Hypodermic

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Mono

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One, single /monotheism, monochrome-one color

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Chrome

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color, monochrome, polychrome

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Gen

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Birth, race, produce - generation, gender, genocide-killing

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poly

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Many, much/polygon, polytheism, polychrome

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scope

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look, view, see/ telescope, microscope

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Derm

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Skin/ dermatologist, dermatology, pachyderm

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Meso

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Middle/ Mesopotamia, mesodermic

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Pachy

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Thick/ pachyderm, pachypod

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Path

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Sickness, disease/ pathology, pathos, sypathy

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ONYM

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Word/ synonym, anonymous,

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Therm

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Heat, temperature/ thermometer, hypothermia

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Meter

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Measure/ thermometer, speedometer

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Geo

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Earth/ Geography

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Hydro

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water/ dehydrated

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Graph

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write/ geography

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Chron

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Time/ chronometer

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Auto

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Self/ automobile,

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Crac

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Government/ Democracy, autocratic-self owned government

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Gyno:

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Female/ androgynous

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Andro

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Mae/ Android- robot that looks like a man

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IC

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Like or related to/ Realistic

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Naut

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Sailor, Ship/ Astronaut

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Cosm

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Universe, Word/ cosmos- The universe is seen as a well- ordered whole.

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Macro

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Large/ Macroscopic-

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Pod

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Foot/ Podiatrist- person who treats feet

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Nom

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Name, Law, Order/ Economy- saving or careful use of resources.

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Psycho

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Mind, spirit, Psychopath- sickness in the mind.

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Theo

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God/ Athiest.

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Biblio

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Book / Biblioklept-stealing of books

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Klepto

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Steal/ Kleptomanic-Out of control stealing or without reason.

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Mania

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Intense craving/ kleptomania

34
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Phil

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Love/ Philology- a person who loves words

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Phob

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Fear/ claustrophobia

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-ia

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State or condition of being-acrophobbia

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peri

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around, surrounding-perimeter.

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Cardi

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Heart/ cardiologist-person who studies the heart.

39
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Heli

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Sun/Heliograph - a tool that measures the sun.

40
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Opt

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eye/optometry- the study of the eye.

41
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Homo

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Same/ Homophonic-same sound

42
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Tele

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From afar/ telescope

43
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-al

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Pertaining to / technical-involved with technology.

44
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sym/syn

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With, together / symbiosis- life forms that can live together

45
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osis

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action, condition/ metamorphosis-change of nature.

46
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Bio

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life/symbiosis- life forms that can live together.

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somat

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body/somatic- relating to the body.

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dem

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People/democracy, pandemic, demographics

49
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DIA

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Through, across/diameter, dialogue

50
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ANTI

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Against/anticipate, antiseptic

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ISM

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state or condition, symbolism, plagiarism

52
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OID

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resembling/Android

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ER

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someone who/ a photographer, writer, or teacher.

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Thanas

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Death/Hydrothanasia-drowning

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Taph

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Grave, tomb, burial/Taphonomy-the study of fossils.

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Amph

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Both, Two sides/Amphibian-land and water animal.

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Caco

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bad, Poor, Harsh/Cacothanasia-Harsh Death

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iso

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Equal/Isolated-

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Exo

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Outside, Outer, external/Exoskeleton: Bones outside the body.

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Cycl

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Circle/Cyclone: circular wind pattern.

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Xeno

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Foreign, strange/Xenobiotic: foreign life.

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Micro

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very small: Microscope: Small view.

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Arch

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Rule:Monarch: Queen, King, One ruler.

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Ana

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Back, Against, without/Anarchy, without rule/er

65
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Tri

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Three/ Tripod, three-footed/feet

66
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Gam

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Joined/ Bigramy

67
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Pseudo

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False/Pseudoscience.

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