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anthrop

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human being

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aster; astro

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star

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baro

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pressure

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biblio; bibli

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book

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bio

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life

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chrom

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color

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chrono

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time

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cosmo

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world; order; universe

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crac; crat

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rule; govern

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dem

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people

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ethno

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nation

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eu

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good

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gam

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marriage

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geo

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earth

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gno; kno

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to know

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derm

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skin

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graph; gram

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to write; draw; record

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gymno; gymn

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athletic

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hydro

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water

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hypno

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sleep

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hypo

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under; below

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lith

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stone

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logue; logo

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idea; word; speech; reason

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meter; metr

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measure

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micro

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small

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mim

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to copy; imitate

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miso

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hatred of

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mono

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one

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mor

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fool

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morph

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form

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neur; nerv

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nerve

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nym; onym; onom

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name

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opt

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eye

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ortho

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straight

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pan

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all

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path

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feeling

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peri

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around

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petr

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rock

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phe

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speak; spoken about

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phil; philo

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love

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phob

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fear

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phon

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sound; voice

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photo

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light

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pneu

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breath

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polis; polit

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citizen; city; state

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poly

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many

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pseudo

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FALSE

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psych

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mind; soul; spirit

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pyr

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fire

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scope

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to see

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soph

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wise

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syn;sym

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together

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techn

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art; skill

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tele

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at a distance

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the; them; thet

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to place; put

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thea; theatr

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to see; view

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theo

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God

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therm

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heat

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topo

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place

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act

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to do; drive

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alt

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high

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anima; anim

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life; mind

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ann; enn

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year

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aqua

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water

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arm

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army;weapon

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arbitr; arbiter

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to judge; consider

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art

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craft;skill

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aud

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to hear

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bell

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war

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cele

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honor

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cent

A

one hundred

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cept; capt; cip; cap; ceive; ceipt

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to take hold; grasp

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cert

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to be sure; to trust

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cess; ced; cede

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to go; to yield

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cid; cis

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to cut off; be brief; to kill

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circ; circum

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around

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clin

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to lean; lie; bend

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cog

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to think; consider

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comput

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to compute

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cor; cord; card

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heart

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corp

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body

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cred

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to believe; trust

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crit; cris

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to separate; to discern; judge

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culp

A

fault; blame

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curs; curr; corr

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to run

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custom

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one’s own

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dent

A

tooth

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dic; dict

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to say; to speak; to assert

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duct; duc

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to lead

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dur

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hard; lasting

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ego

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I

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equ

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equal; fair

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fac; fic; fect; fact

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to make

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fer

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to carry; bear; bring

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fid

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trust; faith

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fin

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end; limit

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flu

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to flow

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form

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shape; form

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fort

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strong

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frig

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cool

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fum

A

smoke; scent

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gen

A

race; family; kind

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grad; gress

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step; degree; rank

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grat

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pleasing; thankful

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grav; griev

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heavy

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hab

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to have; hold; to dwell

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hom

A

man; human

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hosp

A

guest

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host

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enemy; stranger

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init

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to begin; enter upon

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jur; jus; judic

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law; right; judgment

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juven

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young

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labor

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work

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lat

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lateral; side; widelaud;praiseleg;lawlev;

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liber

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free

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lingu; langu

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tongue

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host

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enemy; stranger

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leg

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law

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lev

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to make light; to lift

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loc

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place

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locu; loqu; locut

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word; speak

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luc; lumin

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light

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manu

A

hand

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mar

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sea

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med;medi

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middle

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medic

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physician; to heal

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memor

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mindful

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mon

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to remind; advise; warn

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ment

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mind

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migr

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to move; travel

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mit; mis

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to send

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mort

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death

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mov; mob; mot

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to move

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mut

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change; exchange

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necess

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unavoidable

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noc; nox

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harm; night

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nomen; nomin

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name

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null; nihil; nil

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nothing; void

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ord; ordin

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to put in order

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par; pair

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to arrange; get ready; set

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part; pars

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portion; part

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ped

A

foot

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pend; pond; pens

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to weigh; pay; to consider

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pli; plic

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to fold

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plur; plus

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more

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port

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to carry

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pos

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to place; put

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pot

A

powerful

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prim;prin

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first

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priv

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separate

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prov; prob

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to prove; test

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reg; rig; rect

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to rule; right; straight

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rupt

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to break; burst

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sacr; secr; sanct

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sacred

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sat; satis

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enough

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sci

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to know

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scrib; script

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to write

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sed; sid; sess

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to sit; to settle

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sent; sens

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to feel

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sequ; secut

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to follow; sequence

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simil; simul; semble

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like; similar

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sol; soli

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alone; lonely

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somn

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sleep

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son

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sound

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spec; spect; spic

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to see; look at; behold

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spond; spons

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to pledge; promise

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tac; tic

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silent

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temp

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time

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ten; tain; tent

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to hold

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tend; tens

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to stretch; strive

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termin

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boundry; limit

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test

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to witness; affirm

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tract

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to pull; draw

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trib

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to allot; give

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vac

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empty

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ven; vert

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to come

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vest

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garment

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vestig

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to track

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via

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way; road

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vir

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manliness; worth

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vis; vid

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to see; look

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viv; vit

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life

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voc; vok

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voice; call

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ab-

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from; away from

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ad-

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to; motion toward; addition to

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aero-

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air

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amphi-

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both; around

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an-

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not

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against; opposite; reverse

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ap-

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to; nearness to

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auto-

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self

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bene-

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good

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Q

Roots of Words

bi-

A

two

195
Q

Roots of Words

circum-

A

around

196
Q

Roots of Words

co-; con-

A

together

197
Q

Roots of Words

contra-

A

against

198
Q

Roots of Words

de-

A

opposite of; away from; undo

199
Q

Roots of Words

dis-

A

opposite

200
Q

Roots of Words

ex-

A

out; beyond; away from; former

201
Q

Roots of Words

extra-

A

outside; beyond; besides

202
Q

Roots of Words

for-

A

not

203
Q

Roots of Words

fore-

A

before

204
Q

Roots of Words

hyper-

A

more than normal; too much

205
Q

Roots of Words

il-

A

not

206
Q

Roots of Words

im-; in-

A

into; not

207
Q

Roots of Words

inter-

A

among; between

208
Q

Roots of Words

ir-

A

not

209
Q

Roots of Words

mal-

A

wrong; bad

210
Q

Roots of Words

mis-

A

wrong; bad; no; not

211
Q

Roots of Words

non-

A

not; opposite of

212
Q

Roots of Words

ob-

A

against

213
Q

Roots of Words

per-

A

through

214
Q

Roots of Words

post-

A

after

215
Q

Roots of Words

pre-

A

before

216
Q

Roots of Words

pro-

A

before; for; in support of; forward

217
Q

Roots of Words

re-

A

back; again

218
Q

Roots of Words

retro-

A

backward

219
Q

Roots of Words

se-

A

apart

220
Q

Roots of Words

self-

A

of the self

221
Q

Roots of Words

semi-

A

half; partly

222
Q

Roots of Words

sub-

A

under; beneath

223
Q

Roots of Words

super-

A

over

224
Q

Roots of Words

sur-

A

over; above

225
Q

Roots of Words

trans-

A

across

226
Q

Roots of Words

ultra-

A

extremely

227
Q

Roots of Words

un-

A

lack of; opposite; not

228
Q

Roots of Words

-able; -ible

A

able to be; capable of being

229
Q

Roots of Words

ade; age

A

action or process

230
Q

Roots of Words

-al; -ial

A

of; like; relating to; suitable for

231
Q

Roots of Words

:ance

A

act; process; quality; state of being

232
Q

Roots of Words

:ant

A

one who

233
Q

Roots of Words

:ary

A

of; like; relating to

234
Q

Roots of Words

:ate

A

characteristic of; to become

235
Q

Roots of Words

:cy

A

fact or state of being

236
Q

Roots of Words

:dom

A

state or quality of

237
Q

Roots of Words

:ence

A

act or state of being

238
Q

Roots of Words

:ent

A

doing; having; showing

239
Q

Roots of Words

:er

A

one who; that which

240
Q

Roots of Words

:ery

A

place for; act; practice of

241
Q

Roots of Words

:esque

A

like

242
Q

Roots of Words

:ess

A

female

243
Q

Roots of Words

:ful

A

full of

244
Q

Roots of Words

:ic

A

relating to; characteristic of

245
Q

Roots of Words

:ify

A

to make; to cause to be

246
Q

Roots of Words

:ion

A

act; condition; or result of

247
Q

Roots of Words

:ish

A

of or belonging to; characterized by

248
Q

Roots of Words

:ism

A

act; practice; result of; example-ity;

249
Q

Roots of Words

:ive

A

of; relating to; belonging to; tending to

250
Q

Roots of Words

:ize

A

make; cause to be; subject to

251
Q

Roots of Words

:less

A

without

252
Q

Roots of Words

:let

A

small

253
Q

Roots of Words

:like

A

like; characteristic of

254
Q

Roots of Words

:logy

A

study or theory of

255
Q

Roots of Words

:ly

A

every; like; characteristic of; in (a specified manner; to a specified extent)

256
Q

Roots of Words

:ment

A

action or process; state or quality of; product or thing

257
Q

Roots of Words

:ness

A

state or quality of being

258
Q

Roots of Words

:or

A

one who

259
Q

Roots of Words

:ous

A

having; full of; characterized by

260
Q

Roots of Words

:ship

A

state or quality of being

261
Q

Roots of Words

:some

A

like; tending to be

262
Q

Roots of Words

:tude

A

state or quality of being

263
Q

Roots of Words

:y

A

characterized by