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a

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without/Prefix/
apathy, amoral, asymmetrical

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ab

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away/prefix/ absent, abduct, abnormal, abort

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-cious, -uous

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abounding in/ suffix/ vivacious, volumptuous

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acu

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sharp acute, acupressure, acupuncture, acuity

prefix

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agri

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farming
agriculture, agrarian

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alb

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white
albino, albumen, albacore

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amb

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both
ambivalent, ambiguous, ambidextrous

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ambul

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walk, move
amble, ambulance, ambulant

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amic

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friendly
amicable, amicably, dynamic

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ana

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back
anachronism, anabasis

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anti

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against, opposite

antagonist, antidote, antibiotics

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archi

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primitive, origin
archaic, archaeology, archive

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auto

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self
autopilot, autonomous, autocratic

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bel

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war, fight
rebel, antebellum, bellicose

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bene

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good
benefit, benign, benevolent, benefactor

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bi

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two bicycle, biceps, biscotti, biweekly

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cata

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intensive, according to
cataclysm, catastrophic, catalog

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cede

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go, withdraw
recede, exceed, recession

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ceive

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take
receive, perceive, reconceive

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cent

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hundred
centennial, century, percent

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cerebr

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brain cerebral, cerebrate

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cert

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sure
certain, ascertain, certify

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chron

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time
chronicle, chronology, anachronism

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cide

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kill
genocide, pesticide

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circum
around circumference, circumstance
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clam
shout, speak exclaim, clamor, proclaim
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clar
clear clarify, clarification, declare
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clud
close conclusion, seclude, conclude
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clin
lean inclination, incline, recline
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co
with, together, joint coauthor, cosign, collaborate, cooperate
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cog
know cognitive, incognito, cognition
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con
together, common connect, convention, concur
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contra
against contraband, contrary
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corp
body corporation, corpse, corporal
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counter
opposing, contrary counteract, counterintuitive, counteroffer
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cracy
rule democracy, democrat, theocracy, bureaucracy
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cred
believe incredible, credit, credulous, credence
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crypt
hidden, secret cryptic, encrypt
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culp
blame, fault culpable, exculpate, culprit
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cumul
mass, heap accumulate, cumulative
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dem
people democracy, demographics
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di
twice, two dilemma, diverse, dioxide
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dia
across, through dialogue, diameter, diagnosis
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domin
master dominate, predominate, dominerring
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don
give donate, pardon, donor
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dorm
sleep dormitory, dormant, dormer
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dur
harden, long lasting durable, duration, endure
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dyn
power, energy dynamite, dynamic
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ence
state, condition performance, conference, insurance
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esth
beauty, feeling esthetician, aesthetic, kinesthesia
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ethn
nation, race ethnicity, ethnology, ethnocentric
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eu
good, well euphemism, euphoria
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ex
out, former exit, ex-girlfriend, exterminate, extract
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extra
beyond extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extravagance
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fer
carry, bring transfer, ferry, conifer, confer
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fid
trust confidence, fidelity
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flect
bend reflect, flexible, inflect, deflect
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fore
in front of, previous before, therefore, forebode, forecast
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fusc
dark obfuscation, infuscate, subfuscous, fuscous
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ger
old age geriatrics, gerontology
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grad
to step, to go digress, gradual, graduate
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gyn
woman gynecology, androgynous, misogyny
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homo
same, alike homogeneous, homonym, homeopath
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hyper
over, beyond hyperactive, hyperventilate
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hypo
under hypothermic, hypothesis, hypoglycemia
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ian
related to librarian, historian, pedestrian
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idio
peculiar, distinct idiotic, idiomatic
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in/im
not incapable, incomplete, informal, imperfect
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infra
beneath infrastructure, infrared
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inter
between interview, international, interstate
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ir
not irrational, irredeemable, irrelevant, irregular,
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iso
equal isobar, isometric
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lab
work elaborate, laboratory, laborious, labor, collaborate
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lat
broad, wide dilate, latitude
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laud
praise laudably, applause, applaud
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lex
word, law lexicology, dyslexic, alexia, lexicon
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loq
speech loquacious, eloquent, colloquialism
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luc
light elucidate, lucid, translucent
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macro
large, great macroeconomics, macronutrients, macroevolution
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mal
bad, evil malignant, maltreat, malfeasance, malicious
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medi
middle mediocre, medium, medieval
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melan
black, dark melancholy, melanoma, melodrama
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meta
change, beyond, after metaphysics, metamorphosis, metastasis
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micro
small microscope, micronutrient