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Dog/Dox

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Opinion, praise - orthodox, paradox

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Ortho

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Straight, correct - orthodox, unorthodox, orthodontist

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Aco/u

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Sharp - acute, acupuncture, accurate

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Meter

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Measure - thermometer, speedometer

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-ship

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A state of being or skill - craftsmanship, citizenship, Championship

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An/ana

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Not or without - Not or without - anarchy, antonym, anesthetic

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Para

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Beside - parasite, Paraprofessional

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Esth

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Feeling - anethetic, paraesthesia

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-ology

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Study of - biology, geology etc.

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Contra

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Against, opposite, opposing - contrast, contradict, contraband, contradiction

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Agon

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Pain, struggle - Agony, protagonist

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Culp

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Blame, fault - Culprit, culpable

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Prot

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First, early - Prototype, protocol, protagonist

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Photo

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Light - Photograph, photosynthesis

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Jur

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Swear, Oath - Jury, conjure, injure, jurisdiction

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Spect

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Look, regard - inspect, respect, retrospect

17
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Phil

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Love - philosophy, philanthropy

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Phob

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Fear - acrophobia, claustrophobia, arachnophobia

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Fort

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Strong - fortify, comfort

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Dict

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Say - diction, dictator, contradict, predict

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Dactyl

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Finger - zygodactyl, pterodactyl

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Zygo

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Paired - zygodactyl, zygomorphic

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Therap

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Treatment - therapy, hydrotherapy, psychotherapy

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Scope

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See, view - telescope, microscope, macroscopic

25
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Cryo

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Cold, frost - cryotherapy, cryoanethisia, cryopathy

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Ptero

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Wing, feather - pterodactyl, pteropod

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Ptero

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Wing, feather - pterodactyl, pteropod

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Colla

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Glue, gelatin like - collage, collate, collagen

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Combus

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Burn up - combustion, incombustible

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Ciner

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Ash - incinerate, incinerator. cinerary

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Cuss

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Strike, shake - concussion, percussion, repercussions

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Di

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Two, double, twice - dice, diameter, dialogue

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Cephal

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Head, brain - encephalitis, microcephaly

33
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-Esia

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Action, process - amnesia, amnesia, anesthesia

34
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Cinemat/kin

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Motion, movement - Cinematography, Kinesiology

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Gram

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Write - Grammatical, telegram

36
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-ic

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like or related to - Graphic, Cinematic, topic

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Echo

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Sound - Echolocation, Echocardiography

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