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VAC, VACA, VACU

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Empty

vacate: empty of occupants
vacuum: space empty of matter
vacuous: empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless
vacuity: emptiness of mind; lack of ideas

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DEMI

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Partly

demimonde: a group whose respectability is questionable
demirelief: structural relief having modeled forms projecting halfway from a background
demirep: person whose reputation is doubtful

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SUB, SUC, SUF, SUG, SUP, SUS

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Below, Under, Less

subterfuge: trick or tactic used to avoid something subsume: include; incorporate
suppress: put down by force; restrain
suspend: defer, interrupt; dangle, hang

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MORPH

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Form, Shape

morphous: having definite form
amorphous: lacking definite form
morphology: the form and structure of an organism

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SOL

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Sun

solarium: room exposed to sunlight
solarize: expose to sunlight
soliterraneous: relating to the meteorological effect of Sun and Earth

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PATER, PATR

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Father

paternity: fatherhood
patricide: murder of one’s father
patrimony: inheritance or heritage derived from one’s father

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AGR

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Field

agriculture: farming
agrarian: relating to farming or rural matters agritourism: form of tourism that lets people experience life on a farm
agronomy: application of science to farming

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CELER

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Speed, Swift

accelerate: to increase speed
accelerant: substance used as a catalyst
celerity: swiftness, speed
accelerando: musical direction for a dual quickening in time

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PORT

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Carry

portage: the act of transporting or carrying
portable: able to be carried
deport: expel from a country
deportment: conduct, behavior

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MAN, MANU

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Hand

manifest: readily perceived by the eye or the understanding
manipulate: operate or control by the hands
maniable: easy to handle; flexible

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SAL, SIL, SAULT, SULT

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To Leap, To Jump

assault: a sudden or violent attack
resilient: able to spring back to an original form after compression

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ANIM

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Mind, Spirit, Life, Breath

animal: multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia animation: enthusiasm; excitement
animism: belief that individual spirits inhabit natural phenomena
inanimate: not exhibiting life

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DI

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Two, Double

diphase: having two phases
dichotomy: division into to usually contradictory parts
dihedral: two-sided

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EQU

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Equal

equation: statement asserting the equality of two mathematical expressions
equanimity: composure
inequity: unfairness
iniquity: gross injustice

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EXTRA, EXTRO

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Besides, Beyond, Outside of, More

extraordinary: beyond the ordinary
extracurricular: outside of the regular curriculum extraterrestrial: outside Earth
extroversion: behavior directed outside one’s self

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CHROM

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Color

chromosome: threadlike linear strand of DNA

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MACRO

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Great, Long

macroscopic: large enough to be perceived or examined by the unaided eye
macrocosm: the universe
macroeconomics: study of the overall workings of the economy

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VEN, VENT

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Come

prevention: act of impeding; a hindrance conventional: customary
circumvent: avoid
contravene: act contrary to; to violate

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TERR

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Land, Earth
terraqueous: consisiting of land and water terraceous: earthen
terrestrial: earthly
terra firma: dry land

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AGOG

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Leader

pedagogue: a dogmatic teacher
synagogue: place of meeting for worship in the Jewish faith
anagogy: mystical interpretation that detects allusions to the afterlife

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DEI, DIV

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God

divine: having the nature of a god
divinity: the state of being divine
deify: raise to the condition of a god
deific: making divine; characterized by a godlike nature

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PEL, PUL, PULS

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Drive, Push

repellant: something that repels or drives back
repulse: drive back; repel
propel: to cause to move forward or onward
expulsion: the act or state of being expelled

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POST

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After, Behind
posterity: future generations; all of a person’s descendants
posterior: bottom, rear
post factum: after the event
posthumous: after death

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DOL

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Grieve, Suffer Pain

doleful: sorrowful, mournful

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DORS
Back | endorse: to give support especially by public statement
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MOB, MOT, MOV
Move immobile: fixed; motionless emotive: appealing to or expressing emotion movie: sequence of images on a screen so rapid that they create the illusion of movement
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VERS, VERT
Turn, Change versatile: adaptable, all-purpose reversion: return to an earlier stage avert: turn away; prevent vertigo: dizziness
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IG, IL, IM, IN, IR
Not, Without ignominious: disgraceful and dishonorable impecunious: poor; having no money impoverish: make poor or bankrupt intractable: not easily managed irrelevant: not applicable; unrelated
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ALIM
Support, Nourish, Cherish aliment: something that nourishes alimony: allowance for support to a divorced person by the former chief provider
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HYDR, HYDRA, HYDRO
Water hydroponics: science of growing plants in water reinforced with nutrients hydrant: large pipe for drawing water dehydrate: remove water from hydrophyte: a water plant
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ANTI, ANT
Against, Opposite antipathy: aversion antiseptic: substance that can kill disease-causing organism antagonisitc: hostile
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THERM
Heat | thermal: producing, using or caused by heat
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VOR, VORAC
Devour, Greedy voracious: having an insatiable appetite; ravenous voracity: condition of being eager to consume great amounts of food carnivore: flesh-eating animal omnivorous: eating both animals and plants
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VERD
Green | verdant: green with vegetation OR lacking experience
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PHYS, PHYSIO
Nature physiology: function of a living organism physical: relating to the body physiocracy: government that is in accord with the operation of natural laws
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TURB
Spinning, Confusion, Disturbance turbid: in a state of turmoil turbine: machine that converts the energy of moving fluid to rotary mechanical power turbulent: violently angered
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DIC, DICT, DIT
Speak, Say, Pronounce edict: a formal command indict: charge with a crime malediction: curse dictum: authoritarian statement
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GYN
Woman misogynist: hater of women gynecology: branch of medicine dealing with women's health care gynarchy: government by women gynecoid: characteristic of a woman
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PRIM
First, Before primapara: a woman having her first child primeval: ancient primordial: original; existing from the beginning primogeniture: state of being the eldest child
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UMBR
Shadow | umbrage: something that affords shade OR offense, resentment
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FER
Bear, Carry coniferous: pertaining to needle-leaved cone-bearing trees such as pines or firs aquifer: stratum of permeable rock that bears water pestiferous: bearing moral contagion; pestilent; deadly vociferous: loud, vocal, and noisy
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POLI
City, State, Citizen politics: art of governing a state and the control of its affairs metropolitan: relating to a major city cosmopolitan: common to the whole world political: relating to affairs of the state
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VIRU
Poison | virulent: infectious, poisonous OR causing disease OR bitterly hostile OR irritating
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GREG
Flock, Herd aggregate: collective mass or sum; total gregarious: sociable congregation: a gathering segregate: separate from a main body or group
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NECRO
Dead, Corpse necromancy: divination through communicating with spirits necrophobia: fear of dead bodies necrotype: extinct species necrophilia: intercourse with dead bodies
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RE
Back Again, Repeat recant: retreat a statement or opinion rebut: refute by evidence or argument retract: withdraw; take back redundant: exceeding what is necessary
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FED
League, Pact federation: the act of joining into a league or federal union; a federal group of states federacy: an alliance; a confederacy confederate: a member of a league; an ally
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THERAP
Attend, Treat therapy: treatment of illness therapeutic: having healing powers therapist: specialist in a particular therapy
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COD
Book decode: convert from code into text codify: reduce to a code codex: manuscript volume of a classic work codicil: an appendix to a will
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FIN
End finite: limited finale: concluding part of a musical composition definitive: conclusive; authoritative; precisely defined
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PHIL
Love philanthropist: lover of mankind philogynist: lover of women philhelline: lover of things Greek philtre: love potion
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CIVI
Citizen civil: relating to a citizen or citizens; of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life civic: relating to a city, citizen, or citizenship civilize: raise from barbarism to civilization
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POLY
Many polyphony: use of one symbol for many sounds polymorphic: having many forms polyglot: speaker of many languages polytheist: one who believes in more than one god
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COUR, CUR
Run, Course concurrence: agreement in opinion; simultaneous occurrence courier: messenger curriculum: courses offered by an educational institution precursor: a forerunner or predecessor
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LITH
Stone | monolith: large block of stone used in architecture or sculpture
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BEN
``` Well, Good Benign: kindly disposition beneficent: kindly; doing good benediction: blessing benevolent: generous; charitable ```
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HUM
Earth | humble: marked by meekness or modesty in behavior
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ANTHROPE
Mankid, Human Being anthropic: related to the human race anthropoid: resembling human beings anthropology: study of mankind misanthrope: hater of humanity
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DULC
Sweet | dulcet: pleasing to the ear, melodious
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LIG, LI
Tie, Bind oblige: constrain by physical, legal, social, or moral means liable: legally obligated or responsible
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VIR
Man virile: having the characteristics of an adult male virulent: very harmful; poisonous; hostile virility: manly characteristic; potency virilism: male sexual characteristics in a female
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PREHEN, PREHENS
Seize, Grasp comprehend: take in the meaning; to grasp apprehension: act of seizing; understanding prehensile: able to grasp prehension: act of grasping
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DEM
Common People demographic: related to population balance epidemic: a widespread disease that affects many people at the same time pandemic: spread over a whole area or country democratic: of or for the people; popular
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AB, ABS
From, Away, Apart abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a throne abduct: carry away by force; kidnap abrade: wear away by friction; erode abstruse: hard to understand; secret, hidden
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LAX, LAK, LEASE, LES
Loose laxative: stimulating evacuation of the bowels release: to set free from confinement
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TIM
Fear | timorous: fearful, timid
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JUD
Judge | judgment: the act or process of judging
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DEXT
Right Hand, Right Side | dexterity: skill or adroitness
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UND
Wave | undulate: move in a wavelike motion
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CUR, CURA
Care curator: someone who oversees a museum collection curette: surgical instrument that removes growths from a body cavity curate: a cleric who is in charge of a parish
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FUM
Smoke | fumigation: applying smoke or vapor for disinfection
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ONER
Burden | exonerate: to free from blame
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MUT
Change mutation: significant genetic change mutable: changeable transmutation: change in appearance, shape or nature immutable: unchangeable, invariable
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DERM
Skin dermatology: branch of medicine concerned with pathology of the skin dermatitis: inflammation of the skin pachyderm: a thick-skinned hoofed animal like the elephant or hippopotamus
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HYPER
Above, Excessive, Over hyperbole: purposeful exaggeration for effect hyperactive: excessively active hypertension: high blood pressure hypercritical: excessively critical
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NAU, NAV
Ship, Sailor naval: relating to ships or shipping navigation: theory and practice of charting a ship's course navarch: commander of a ship
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LUC, LUM, LUS
Light lucid: easily understood; bright; clear translucent: partially transparent elucidation: clarification pellucid: transparent; translucent; easily understood
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JAC, JACT, JECT
Throw, Fling eject: throw out trajectory: path taken by a projectile interject: interpose; insert ejaculate: eject abruptly
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CID, CIS
Cut, Kill homicide: killing of one person by another scissors: cutting instrument with two blades exorcise: expel evil spirits excision: remove by cutting
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NUM
Number numerate: count enumerate: count off; list numerology: study of mystical meanings in numbers numismatics: coin collecting

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