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acer, acid, acri

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bitter, sour, sharp; (acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony)

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acu

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sharp; (acute, acupuncture, accurate)

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ag, agi, ig, act

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do, move, go; (agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action)

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ali, allo, alter

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other; (alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism)

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alt(us)

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high, deep; (altimeter, altitude)

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am, amor

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love, liking; (amiable, amorous, enamoured)

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Anni, annu, enni

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year; (anniversary, annually, centennial)

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anthrop

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man; (anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy)

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anti(co)

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old; (antique, antiquated, antiquity)

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arch

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chief, first, rule; (archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic era)

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aster, astr

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star; (aster, asterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut)

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aud, aus

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hear, listen; (audiology, auditorium, audio, audition, ausculate)

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aug, auc

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increase; (augur, augment, auction)

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auto, aut

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self; (automobile, autograph, automatic)

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belli

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war; (rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose)

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bibl

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book; (Bible, bibliography, bibliomania)

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bio

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life; (biology, biometrics, biome, biosphere)

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brev

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short; (abbreviate, brief)

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cad, cas

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to fall; (cadaver, cadence, cascade)

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calor

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heat; (calorie, caloric, calorimeter)

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cap, cip, cept

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take; (capable, intercept, forceps, capture, except, reciprocate)

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capit, capt

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head; (decapitate, capital, captain, caption)

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carn

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flesh; (carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal)

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caus, caut

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burn, heat; (caustic, cauldron, cauterize)

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cause, cuse, cus

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cause, motive; (because, excuse, accusation)

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ced, ceed, cede, cess

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move, yield, go, surrender; (procedure, proceed, cede, concede, recede, precede, accede, success)

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cenetri

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center; (concentric, centrifugal, centripetal, eccentric)

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chrom

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color; (chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic)

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chron

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time; (chronology, chronometer, synchronize)

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cide, cise

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cut down, kill; (homicide, exorcise, germicide, incision, scissors)

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cit

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call, start; (incite, citation, cite)

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civ

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citizen; (civic, civil, civilian, civilization)

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clam, claim

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cry out; (exclamation, clamor, proclamation, reclamation, acclaim)

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clud, clus, claus

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shut; (include, conclude, recluse, claustrophobia, occlusion, occult)

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cognoac, gnosi

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know; (recognize, prognosis, cognoscenti, incognito, agnostic)

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cord, cor, cardi

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heart; (cordial, concord, discord, courage, encourage)

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corp

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body; (corporation, corporal punishment, corpse, corpulent, corpus luteum)

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cosm

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universe, world; (cosmos, microcosm, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut)

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crat, cracy

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rule; (autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy)

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crea

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create; (creature, recreation, creation)

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cred

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believe; (creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredulous, incredible)

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cresc, cret, crease, cru

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rise, grow; (crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue)

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crit

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separate, choose; (critical, criterion, hypocrite)

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cur, curs

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run; (current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive)

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cura

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care; (curator, curative, manicure)

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cycl, cyclo

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wheel, circular; (Cyclops, unicycle, bicycle, cyclone, cyclic)

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deca

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ten; (decade, decalogue, decathlon, decahedron)

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dem

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people; (democracy, demography, epidemic)

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dent, dont

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tooth; (dental, denture, orthodontist, periodontal)

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derm

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skin; (hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy)

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dict

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say, speak; (dictation, dictionary, dictate, dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict, contradict, benediction)

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doc, dokein

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teach; (doctrine, indoctrinate, document, dogma, dogmatic)

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domin

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master; (dominate, dominion, predominant, domain)

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don

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give; (donate, condone)

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dorm

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sleep; (dormant, dormitory)

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dox

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opinion, praise; (orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology)

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drome

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run, step; (syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run))

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duc, duct

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lead; (induce, seduce (lead aside), produce, reduce)

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dura

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hard, lasting; (durable, duration, endure)

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dynam

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power; (dynamo, dynamic, dynamite, hydrodynamics)

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endo

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within; (endorse, endocardial, endoskeletal, endoskeleton, endosperm)

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equi

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equal; (equinox, equilibrium, equipoise)

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erg

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work; (energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia)

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fac, fact, fic, fect

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do, make; (factory, fact, manufacture, amplification, confection)

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fall, fals

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deceive; (fallacy, falsify, fallacious)

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fer

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bear, carry; (ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer)

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fid, fide, feder(is)

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faith, trust; (confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi)

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fila, fili

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thread; (filigree, filament, filter, filet, filibuster)

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fin

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end, ended, finished; (final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale)

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fix

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fix; (fix, fixation, fixture, affix, prefix, suffix)

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flex, flect

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bend; (flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect)

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flu, fluc, fluv

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flowing; (influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate)

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form

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form, shape; (form, uniform, conform, formulary, perform, formal, formula)

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fort, forc

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strong; (fort, fortress, fortify, forte, fortitude)

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fract, frag

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break; (fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract)

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gam

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marriage; (bigamy, monogamy, polygamy)

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gastr (o)

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stomach; (gastric, gastronomic, gastritis, gastropod)

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gen

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birth, race, produce; (genesis, genetics, eugenics, genealogy, generate, genetic, antigen, pathogen)

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geo

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earth; (geometry, geography, geocentric, geology)

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germ

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vital part; (germination, germ, germane)

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gest

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carry, bear; (congest, gestation)

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gloss, glot

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tongue; (glossary, polyglot, epiglottis)

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glu, glo

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lump, bond, glue; (glue, agglutinate, conglomerate)

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grad, gress

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step, go; (grade, gradual, graduate, progress, graduated, egress)

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graph, gram

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write, written; (graph, graphic, autograph, photography, graphite, telegram)

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grat

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pleasing; (congratulate, gratuity, grateful, ingrate)

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grav

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heavy, weighty; (grave, gravity, aggravate, gravitate)

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greg

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herd; (gregarious, congregation, segregate, gregarian)

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hypn

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sleep; (hypnosis, hypnotherapy)

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helio

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sun; (heliograph, heliotrope, heliocentric)

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hema, hemo

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blood; (hemorrhage, hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemostat)

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here, hes

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stick; (adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent, hereditary)

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hetero

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different; (heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox)

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homo

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same; (homogeneous, homonym, homogenize)

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hum, human

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earth, ground, man; (humus, exhume, humane)

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hydr, hydra, hydro

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water; (dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic, hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrophobia)

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ignis

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fire; (ignite, igneous, ignition)

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ject

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throw; (deject, inject, project, eject, interject)

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join, junct

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join; (adjoining, enjoin, juncture, conjunction, injunction, conjunction)

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juven

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young; (juvenile, rejuvenate)

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lau, lav, lot, lut

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wash; (launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution, dilute)

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leg

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law; (legal, legislate, legislature, legitimize)

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levi

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light; (alleviate, levitate, levity)

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liber, liver

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free; (liberty, liberal, liberalize, deliverance)

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liter

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letters; (literary, literature, literal, alliteration, obliterate)

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loc, loco

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place; (locality, allocate, locomotion)

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log, logo, ology

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word, study, speech; (catalog, prologue, dialogue, logogram (symbol representing a word), zoology)

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loqu, locut

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talk, speak; (eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, circumlocution)

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luc, lum, lus, lun

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light; (translucent, luminary, luster, luna (moon goddess))

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macr-, macer

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lean; (emaciated, meager)

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magn

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great; (magnify, magnificent, magnanimous, magnate, magnitude, magnum)

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man

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hand; (manual, manage, manufacture, manacle, manicure, manifest, maneuver, emancipate)

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mand

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command; (mandatory, remand, mandate)

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mania

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madness; (mania, maniac, kleptomania, pyromania)

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mar, mari, mer

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sea, pool; (marine, marsh, maritime, mermaid)

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matri

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mother; (matrimony, maternal, matriarchate, matron)

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medi

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half, middle, between, halfway; (mediate, medieval, Mediterranean, mediocre, medium)

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mega

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great; (megaphone, megalopolis, megacycle (a million cycles), megaton)

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mem

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remember; (memo, commemoration, memento, memoir, memorable)

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meter

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measure; (meter, voltammeter, barometer, thermometer)

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micro

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small; (microscope, microfilm, microcard, microwave, micrometer)

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migra

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wander; (migrate, emigrant, immigrate)

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mit, miss

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send; (emit, remit, submit, admit, commit, permit, transmit, omit, intermittent, mission, missile)

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mob, mot, mov

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move; (mobile, motionless, motor)

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mon

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warn, remind; (monument, admonition, monitor, premonition)

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mor, mort

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mortal, death; (mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician, mortuary)

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morph

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form; (amorphous, dimorphic, metamorphosis, morphology)

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multi

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many, much; (multifold, multilingual, multiped, multiply)

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nat, nasc

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to be from, to spring forth; (innate, natal, native, renaissance)

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neo

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new; (Neolithic, nuveau riche, neologism, neophyte, neonate)

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neur

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nerve; (neuritis, neuropathic, neurologist, neural, neurotic)

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nom

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law, order; (autonomy, astronomy, gastronomy, economy)

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nomen, nomin

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name; (nomenclature, nominate, ignominious)

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nov

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new; (novel, renovate, novice, nova, innovate)

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nox, noc

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night; (nocturnal, equinox, noctilucent)

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numer

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number; (numeral, numeration, enumerate, innumerable)

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numisma

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coin; (numismatics)

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oligo

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few, little; (Oligocene, oligosaccharide, oligotrophic, oligarchy)

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omni

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all, every; (omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, omnivorous)

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onym

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name; (anonymous, pseudonym, antonym, synonym)

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oper

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work; (operate, cooperate, opus)

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ortho

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straight, correct; (orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic, unorthodox)

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pac

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peace; (pacifist, pacify, pacific ocean)

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paleo

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old; (Paleozoic, Paleolithic, paleomagnetism, paleopsychology)

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pan

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all; (Pan-American, pan-African, panacea, pandemonium (place of all the demons),)

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pater, patr

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father; (paternity, patriarch, patriot, patron, patronize)

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path, pathy

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feeling, suffering; (pathos, sympathy, antipathy, apathy, telepathy)

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ped, pod

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foot; (pedal, impede (get feet in a trap), pedestrian, centipede, tripod, podiatry, antipode)

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pedo

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child; (orthopedic, pedagogue, pediatrics)

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pel, puls

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drive, urge; (compel, dispel, expel, repel, propel, pulse, impulse, pulsate, compulsory, expulsion, repulsive)

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pend, pens, pond

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hang, weigh; (pendant, pendulum, suspend, appendage, pensive)

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Q

phage

A

eat; (macrophage, bacteriophage)

153
Q

phil

A

love; (philosophy, philanthropy, philharmonic, bibliophile)

154
Q

phlegma

A

inflammation; (phlegm, phlegmatic)

155
Q

phobia, phobos

A

fear; (phobia, claustrophobia, acrophobia, aquaphobia, ergophobia, homophobia)

156
Q

phon

A

sound; (phonograph, phonetic, symphony, homophone, euphonious)

157
Q

photo

A

light; (photograph, photoelectric, photogenic, photosynthesis)

158
Q

plac, plais

A

please; (placid, placebo, placate, complacent)

159
Q

plu, plur, plus

A

more; (plural, pluralist, plus)

160
Q

pneuma, pneumon

A

breath; (pneumatic, pneumonia,)

161
Q

pod (see ped)

A

; ()

162
Q

poli

A

city; (metropolis, police, politics, Indianapolis, megalopolis, acropolis)

163
Q

poly

A

many; (polysaccharide, polyandrous, polytheistic)

164
Q

pon, pos, pound

A

place, put; (postpone, component, opponent, proponent, expose, impose, deposit, posture, position, expound, impound)

165
Q

pop

A

people; (population, populous, popular)

166
Q

port

A

carry; (porter, portable, transport, report, export, import, support, transportation)

167
Q

portion

A

part, share; (portion, proportion)

168
Q

pot

A

power; (potential, potentate, impotent)

169
Q

prehendere

A

seize, grasp; (apprehend, comprehend, comprehensive, prehensile)

170
Q

prim, prime

A

first; (primacy, prima donna, primitive, primary, primal, primeval)

171
Q

proto

A

first; (prototype, protocol, protagonist, protozoan, Proterozoic, protoindustrial)

172
Q

psych

A

mind, soul; (psyche, psychiatry, psychology, psychosis)

173
Q

punct

A

point, dot; (punctual, punctuation, puncture, acupuncture, punctuation)

174
Q

reg, recti

A

straighten; (regiment, regular, rectify, correct, direct, rectangle)

175
Q

ri, ridi, risi

A

laughter; (deride, ridicule, ridiculous, derision, risible)

176
Q

rog, roga

A

ask; (prerogative, interrogation, derogatory)

177
Q

rupt

A

break; (rupture, interrupt, abrupt, disrupt, ruptible)

178
Q

sacr, sanc, secr

A

sacred; (sacred, sacrosanct, sanction, consecrate, desecrate)

179
Q

salv, salu

A

safe, healthy; (salvation, salvage, salutation)

180
Q

sat, satis

A

enough; (satient (giving pleasure, satisfying), saturate, satisfy)

181
Q

sci, scientia

A

know; (science, conscious, omniscient, cognocienti)

182
Q

scope

A

see, watch; (telescope, microscope, kaleidoscope, periscope, stethoscope)

183
Q

scrib, script

A

write; (scribe, scribble, inscribe, describe, subscribe, prescribe, manuscript)

184
Q

sed, sess, sid

A

sit; (sediment, session, obsession, possess, preside, president, reside, subside)

185
Q

sen

A

old; (senior, senator, senile)

186
Q

senescere

A

to grow old; (senescence, evanescent)

187
Q

sent, sens

A

feel; (sentiment, consent, resent, dissent, sentimental, sense, sensation, sensitive, sensory, dissension)

188
Q

sequ, secu, sue

A

follow; (sequence, consequence, sequel, subsequent, prosecute, consecutive, second, ensue, pursue)

189
Q

serv

A

save, serve; (servant, service, subservient, servitude, preserve, conserve, reservation, deserve, conservation, observe)

190
Q

sign, signi

A

sign, mark, seal; (signal, signature, design, insignia, significant)

191
Q

simil, simul

A

like, resembling; (similar, assimilate, simulate, simulacrum, simultaneous)

192
Q

sist, sta, stit

A

stand; (assist, persist, circumstance, stamina, status, state, static, stable, stationary, substitute)

193
Q

solus

A

alone; (solo, soliloquy, solitaire, solitude)

194
Q

solv, solu

A

loosen; (solvent, solve, absolve, resolve, soluble, solution, resolution, resolute, dissolute)

195
Q

somnus

A

sleep; (insomnia, somnambulist)

196
Q

soph

A

wise; (sophomore (wise fool), philosophy, sophisticated)

197
Q

spec, spect, spic

A

look; (specimen, specific, spectator, spectacle, aspect, speculate, inspect, respect, prospect, retrospective, introspective, expect, conspicuous)

198
Q

sphere

A

ball, sphere; (sphere, stratosphere, hemisphere, spheroid)

199
Q

spir

A

breath; (spirit, conspire, inspire, aspire, expire, perspire, respiration)

200
Q

string, strict

A

draw tight; (stringent, strict, restrict, constrict, boa constrictor)

201
Q

stru, struct

A

build; (construe (build in the mind, interpret), structure, construct, instruct, obstruct, destruction, destroy)

202
Q

sume, sump

A

take, use, waste; (consume, assume (to take, to use), sump pump presumption (to take or use before knowing all the facts)

203
Q

tact, tang, tag, tig, ting

A

touch; (tactile, contact, intact, intangible, tangible, contagious, contiguous)

204
Q

tele

A

far; (telephone, telegraph, telegram, telescope, television, telephoto, telecast, telepathy)

205
Q

tempo

A

time; (tempo, temporary, extemporaneously, contemporary, pro tem, temporal)

206
Q

ten, tin, tain

A

hold; (tenacious, tenant, tenure, untenable, detention, retentive, content, pertinent, continent, obstinate, contain, abstain, pertain, detain)

207
Q

tend, tent, tens

A

stretch, strain; (tendency, extend, intend, contend, pretend, superintend, tender, extent, tension, pretense)

208
Q

terra

A

earth; (terrain, terrarium, territory, terrestrial)

209
Q

test

A

to bear witness; (testament, detest, testimony, attest)

210
Q

the, theo

A

God, a god; (monotheism, polytheism, atheism, theology)

211
Q

therm

A

heat; (thermometer, theorem, thermal, thermos bottle, thermostat, hypothermia)

212
Q

thesis, thet

A

place, put; (antithesis, hypothesis, synthesis, epithet)

213
Q

tom

A

cut; (atom (not cuttable), appendectomy, tonsillectomy, dichotomy, anatomy)

214
Q

tort, tors

A

twist; (torture (twisting to inflict pain) retort, extort, distort, contort, torsion, tortuous, torturous)

215
Q

tox

A

poison; (toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin)

216
Q

tract, tra

A

draw, pull; (tractor, attract, subtract, tractable, abstract, subtrahend)

217
Q

tom

A

cut; (atom (not cutable, smallest particle of matter), appendectomy, tonsillectomy, dichotomy, anatomy)

218
Q

tort, tors

A

twist; (torture (twisting to inflict pain), retort, extort (twist out), distort, contort, torsion)

219
Q

tox

A

poison; (toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin)

220
Q

tract, tra

A

draw, pull; (tractor, attract, traction, subtract, tractable, abstract (to draw away), subtrahend (the number to be drawn away from another).)

221
Q

trib

A

pay, bestow; (tribute, contribute, attribute, retribution, tributary)

222
Q

turbo

A

disturb; (turbulent, disturb, turbid, turmoil)

223
Q

typ

A

print; (type, prototype, typical, typography, typewriter, typology, typify)

224
Q

ultima

A

last; (ultimate, ultimatum)

225
Q

umber, umbraticum

A

shadow; (umbra, penumbra, (take) umbrage, adumbrate)

226
Q

uni

A

one; (unicorn, unify, university, unanimous, universal)

227
Q

vac

A

empty; (vacate, vacuum, evacuate, vacation, vacant, vacuous)

228
Q

vale, vali, valu

A

strength, worth; (equivalent, valiant, validity, evaluate, value, valor)

229
Q

ven, vent

A

come; (convene, intervene, venue, convenient, avenue, circumvent, invent, convent, venture, event, advent, prevent)

230
Q

ver, veri

A

TRUE; (very, aver, verdict, verity, verify, verisimilitude)

231
Q

vert, vers

A

turn; (avert, divert, invert, introvert, convertible, reverse, controversy, versatile)

232
Q

vic, vicis

A

change, substitute; (vicarious, vicar, vicissitude)

233
Q

vict, vinc

A

conquer; (victor, evict, convict, convince, invincible)

234
Q

vid, vis

A

see; (video, evident, provide, providence, visible, revise, supervise, vista, visit, vision)

235
Q

viv, vita, vivi

A

alive, life; (revive, survive, vivid, vivacious, vitality, vivisection)

236
Q

voc

A

call; (vocation, avocation, convocation, invocation, evoke, provoke, revoke, advocate, provocative, vocal)

237
Q

vol

A

will; (malevolent, benevolent, volunteer, volition)

238
Q

volcan

A

fire; (volcano, vulcanize, Vulcan)

239
Q

volvo

A

turn about, roll; (revolve, voluble (easily turned about or aroundor talkative), voluminous, convolution)

240
Q

vor

A

eat greedily; (voracious, carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous, devour)

241
Q

zo

A

animal; (zoo (short for zoological garden), zoology, zoomorphism (attributing animal form to god), zodiac (circle of animal constellations), protozoan)

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