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  • agr
  • agri
  • agro
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field;

as agriculture, agoraphobia

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  • alt

- alti

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high;

as in altitude, altar

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  • alter
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other;

as in altercation, alternative

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  • anim
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mind, life, spirit;

as in animal, animate, animosity

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  • ann
  • annus
  • enni
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year;

as in annuity, annual, anniversary, perennial

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  • anthrop
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man;

as in philosophy, anthropology, anthropometrics, anthropoid

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  • aper
  • aperiens
  • aperire
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open;

as in aperture, aperient

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  • apt
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fit;

as adapt, aptitude

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  • aqu
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water;

as in aqueous, aquacade

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  • aster
  • astr
  • astro
  • astron
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star;

as in asteroid, disaster, astronomy

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  • aud
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hear;

as in audible, audition

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  • aur
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gold;

as in auriferous

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  • arch
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rule, govern, authority over;

as anarchy, matriarch

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  • bell
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war;

as in bellicose, antebellum, belligerent

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  • ben
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good, well;

as in benevolent, benefactor

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  • biblio

- bibl

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book;

as in biblical, bibliography

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  • bio
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life;

as in biology, biopsy

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  • brev
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short;

as in brevity, brief, abbreviation

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  • cad
  • cas
  • cid
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fall;

as in cadence, casualty, incident

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  • cand
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white, shining;

as in candid, candle, candidate

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  • incendere
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something kindled, to set on fire;

as in incendiary, incite, incense

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  • capit
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head;

as in decapitate, capital

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  • carn
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flesh;

as in carnivorous, carnal

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  • celer
  • celeritas
  • celerite
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swift;

as in celerity, accelerate

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  • cent
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hundrer;

as in century, centennial, centipede

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  • chrom
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color;

as in chromium, chromatic

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  • chron
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time;

as in chronology, chronic

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  • cid

- cis

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cut, kill;

as in suicide, incision, precision

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  • clin
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lean, bend;

inclination, proclivity, recline

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  • clud

- clus

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close, shut;

include, recluse, conclude

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  • cogn

- cognoscere

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knowledge, know;

as in cognizant, cognition, incognito

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  • cord
  • cordi
  • cor
  • chord
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heart, feeling;

cordial, accord,

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  • corp

- corpus

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body;

corpulent, corpse,

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  • cosm

- kosmos (citizens of the world)

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world, universe;

cosmic, cosmopolitan

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  • dec
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ten;

decimal, decade

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  • dem
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people;

as in democracy, demographic

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  • demi
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half, less;

demigod, diminutive

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  • derm
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skin;

dermatology, epidermis

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  • di
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day;

day, sundial

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  • dign
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worth;

as in dignity, indignant

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  • domin
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lord, master;

as in dominate, indomitable

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  • dorm
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sleep;

as in dormant, dormitory

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  • ego
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I;

as in egotism, egomaniac

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  • equ
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equal;

as in equality, equilibrium, equanimity

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  • fid
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faith, trust;

fidelity, confide

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  • fin
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finish, final, end;

infinite, finale

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  • flect

- flex

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bend;

flexible, inflection, reflection

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  • form
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shape;

conform, reformation, formation

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  • frag

- fract

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break;

fragment, fracture

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  • fug
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flee;

fugitive, refugee

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  • fus
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pour;

confuse, fusion

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  • gest
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carry, bring, (carry in the womb);

ingest, congestion, gestation

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  • grad

- gress

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step, go;

graduate, digress, gradual

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  • graph
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write;

autograph, graphic

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  • grat
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pleasing;

ingratiating, gratitude, congratulate

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  • hydr
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of water;

as in dehydrated, hydrant

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  • integr
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entire, whole;

integrate, integral

58
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  • junct
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join, connection;

conjunction, jncture

59
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  • lat

- dilatare

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carry, bear, spread out

translation, dilate

60
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  • lateralis

- latitudo

A

spread out, side, breadth, broad;

lateral, latitude

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  • leg
  • lig
  • lect
A

choose, gather;

legible, lector, eligible, collect

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  • liber
A

free;

liberate, liberal, liberty

63
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  • log
A

word, study;

catalogue, psycology

64
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  • loqu

- locut

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speak, talk;

loquacious, circumlocution

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  • luc

- lum

A

light;

translucent, illuminate, lucid

66
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  • magn
A

great;

magnanimous, magnificent

67
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  • mar
A

sea;

marine, maritime

68
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  • mater

- matri

A

mother;

maternal, matrimony, matrilineal

69
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  • mega
A

large;

megaton, megaphone

70
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  • ment
A

mind;

mental, metality

71
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  • merg
A

plunge, sink;

submerge, merger

72
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  • meter
A

measure;

chronometer, symmetry

73
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  • micro
A

small;

microscopic, microfilm

74
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  • migr
A

wanter, move;

migration, immigrant

75
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  • mir
A

look;

admire, mirror

76
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  • mon
A

advise, remind;

admonish, monument

77
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  • mot

- mov

A

move;

motor, motility, movable

78
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  • nav
A

ship;

navigate, naval

79
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  • neg
A

deny;

negate, negative, renege

80
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  • nomen
A

name;

nominee, nomenclature, cognomen

81
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  • nov
A

new;

novelty, novice, innovation

82
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  • ocul
A

eye;

oculist, binocular

83
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  • oper
A

work;

cooperation, operation, operate, opera

84
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  • pater

- patri

A

father;

patrilineal, patriarchal, patriot

85
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  • ped

- pod

A

foot;

impede, biped, tripod, pedals

86
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  • pedant

- pedante

A

teacher;

pedant, pedantic

87
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  • ped
A

child;

pediatrics, pedagogue

88
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  • pel (pellere, impellere)

- puls

A

drive, set in motion;

compel, compulsion, expulsion, pulse

89
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  • pend

- pens

A

hang;

as in pendant, pension

90
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  • pet

- petere

A

seek, attack;

impetus, petition

91
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  • petr
A

stone;

petrify, peter, petrichor

92
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  • phil
A

loving;

philosophy, philanderer, philanthropy

93
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  • phob
A

fear;

claustrophobia, acrophobia, agoraphobia, alektrophobia

94
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  • phon
A

sound;

phonetics, phonic

95
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  • pot
A

drink;

potion, potable

96
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  • poten
A

powerful;

potency, potential, impotent

97
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  • pretend

- prehens

A

take, grasp;

apprehend, comprehend, comprehension

98
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  • prot
A

first;

protagonist, prototype

99
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  • psych
A

mind;

psyche, psychological, psychic

100
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  • quer
  • quit
  • quis
  • ques
A

ask, seek;

query, inquiry, inquisition, quest

101
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  • reg
  • rig
  • rect
A

rule, govern;

regent, rigid, corrective, regina

102
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  • rid

- ris

A

laugh;

ridicule, risible

103
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  • rupt
A

break;

rupture, disrupt, interruption

104
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  • sacr
A

holy;

sacred, sacramental, sacrilegious

105
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  • sanct

- sanctus (prescribe by law)

A

holy, prescribe by law;

sanction, sanctify

106
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  • sci

- scio

A

know;

prescience, conscious, omniscience

107
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  • scop

- skopos (mark, or shoot at)

A

watch, instrument for viewing;

scope, periscope, horoscope

108
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  • sec

- sect

A

cut;

secant, bisect, sector

109
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  • sed
  • sid
  • sess
A

sit, seat;

sedate, reside, session

110
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  • sent

- sens

A

fee, think;

sentiment, sensible

111
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  • serv
A

keep;

reserve, servant, conservation

112
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  • sist
A

place, stand;

assist, resistance

113
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  • solv

- solu

A

loosen;

dissolve, solve, absolution

114
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  • somn
A

sleep;

somnambulist, insomnia

115
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  • soph
A

wisdom;

sophisticated, philosophy

116
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  • spir
A

breathe;

transpiration, expire, respiration, conspire

117
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  • string

- strict

A

bind;

strict, stringent, stricture

118
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  • stru

- struct

A

build;

construct, construe, destruct

119
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  • sum

- sumpt

A

take;

assume, pressume, presumptuous

120
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  • tang
  • ting
  • tact
  • tig
A

touch;

tangible, contingency, contact, contiguous

121
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  • teg

- tect

A

cover;

tegument, detect

122
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  • tele
A

distance;

telephone, teletransport, telescope

123
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  • tempor
A

time;

temporary, extemporaneous

124
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  • term
A

end;

terminal, terminate

125
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  • ter

- terr

A

land, earth;

inter, terratory, terrace

126
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  • therm
A

heat;

thermometer, thermal, thermos

127
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  • tort

- tors

A

twist;

torque, torsion, contort

128
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  • trit
A

rub;

trite, attrition

129
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  • trud

- trus

A

thrust;

intrude, extrude, abstruse

130
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  • umbra
A

shade;

umbrella, umbrage

131
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  • urb
A

city;

urban, suburban

132
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  • vac
A

empty;

vacate, evacuation

133
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  • vad

- vas

A

go;

evade, evanescence, evasive

134
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  • val

- vail

A

be strong;

valiant, travail, prevail

135
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  • verb
A

word;

verbose, verbatim

136
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  • vid

- vis

A

see;

evident, visionary, visual

137
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  • vinc

- vict

A

conquer;

victory, invincible, evict

138
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  • vit

- viv

A

live;

vivacity, vitamins, vital

139
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  • voc

- vok

A

call;

vocal, vocation, revoke

140
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  • volv

- volut

A

roll, turn;

involve, revolution, evolve, revolve

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