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1
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a/ an

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not, without

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ab/ a

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from, away, apart

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ac/ acr

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sharp, sour

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ad/ a

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to, towards

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ali/ altr

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another

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am/ ami

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love

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ambi/ amphi

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both

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ambl/ ambul

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walk

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anim

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mind, spirit, breath

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ann/ enn

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year

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ante/ ant

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before

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anthrop

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human

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anti/ ant

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against, opposite

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aud

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hear

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auto

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self

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belli/ bel

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war

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bene/ ben

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good

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bi

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two

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19
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biblio

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book

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bio

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life

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burs

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money, purse

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cad/cas/cid

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happen, fall

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cap/ capt/ cept/ cip

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take, hold, seize

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cap/ cip

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head

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carn

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flesh

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ced/ cess

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yield, go

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chrom

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color

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chron

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time

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29
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cide

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murder

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circum

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around

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clin/ cliv

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slope

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clud/ clus/ claus/ clois

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shut, close

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co/ com/ con

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with, together

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cogn/ gno

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know

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contra

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against

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corp

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body

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cosmo/ cosm

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world

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crac/ crat

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rule, power

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cred

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trust, believe

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cresc/ cret

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grow

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culp

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blame, fault

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42
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curr/ curs

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run

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43
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de

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down, out, apart

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dec

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ten, tenth

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demo/ dem

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people

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dia

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across

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dic/ dict

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speak

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48
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di/ diurn

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day

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dis/ dif/ di

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not, apart, away

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doc/ doct

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teach

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51
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dol

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pain

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52
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duc/ duct

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lead

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53
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ego

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self

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54
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en/ em

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in, into

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55
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err

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wander

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56
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eu

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well, good

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57
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ex/ e

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out, out of

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58
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fac/ fit/ fect/ fy/ fea

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make, do

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fal/ fals

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deceive

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ferb

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boil

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fid

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faith, trust

62
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flu/ flux

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flow

63
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fore

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before

64
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frac

A

break

65
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fus

A

pour

66
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gen

A

birth, class, kin

67
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grad/ gress

A

step

68
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graph/ gram

A

writing

69
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grat

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pleasing

70
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grav/ griev

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heavy

71
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greg

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crowd, flow

72
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habit/ hibit

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have, hold

73
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hap

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by chance

74
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helio/ heli

A

sun

75
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hetero

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other

76
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hol

A

whole

77
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homo

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same, man

78
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hydr

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water

79
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hyper

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too much, over

80
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hypo

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too littler, under

81
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in/ ig/ il/ im/ ir

A

not

82
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in/ il/ im/ ir

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in, on, into

83
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inter

A

between, among

84
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intra/ intr

A

within

85
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it/ iter

A

between, among

86
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ject/ jet

A

throw

87
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jour

A

day

88
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jud

A

judge

89
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junct/ jug

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join

90
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jur

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swear, law

91
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lat

A

side

92
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lav/ lau/ lu

A

wash

93
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leg/ lec/ lex

A

read, speak

94
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lev

A

light

95
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liber

A

free

96
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lig/ lect

A

choose, gather

97
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lig/ li/ ly

A

bind

98
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ling/ lang

A

tongue

99
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liter

A

letter

100
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lith

A

stone

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loqu/ loc/ log

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speech, thought

102
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luc/ lum

A

light

103
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lud/ lus

A

play

104
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mac/ maj/ mas/ max

A

great

105
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macro

A

great

106
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mal

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bad

107
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man

A

hand

108
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mar

A

sea

109
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mater/ matr

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mother

110
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medi

A

middle

111
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mega

A

great

112
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mem/ men

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remember

113
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meter/ metr/ mens

A

measure

114
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micro

A

small

115
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mis

A

wrong, bad, hate

116
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mit/ miss

A

send

117
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moll

A

soft

118
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mon/ monit

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warn

119
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mono

A

one

120
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mor

A

custom, manner

121
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mor/ mort

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dead

122
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morph

A

shape

123
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mov/ mot/ mob/ mom

A

move

124
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mut

A

change

125
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nat/ nasc

A

born

126
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nau/ nav

A

ship, sailor

127
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neg

A

not, deny

128
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neo

A

new

129
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nihil

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none, nothing

130
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nom/ nym

A

name

131
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nov

A

new

132
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nox/ nim/ nec/ noc

A

harm

133
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numer

A

number

134
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ob

A

against

135
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omni

A

all

136
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oner

A

burden

137
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oper

A

work

138
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pac

A

peace

139
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palp

A

feel

140
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pan

A

all

141
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pater/ patr

A

father

142
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path/ pass

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feel, suffer

143
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ped/ pod

A

foot

144
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pel/ puls

A

drive

145
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pen

A

almost

146
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pend/ pens

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hang

147
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per

A

through, by, for, throughout or against, destruction

148
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peri

A

around

149
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peti/ pet/ pit

A

seek, go towards

150
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polis/ polit/ poli

A

city, method of government, citizenship, administration

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