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UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS Flashcards

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1
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Steno-

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Stenographer
Narrow Contract
Narrow Contraction

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Cheil-

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Cow
Giant Lips
Lip

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Benign-

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Bean
Not Cans
Not Cancerous

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Melan-

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Melon
Black

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Onco

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Encore
Two More
Tumor

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Viscero-

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Visor
Organ

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Sphenic-

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Sphinx
Wedge-shaped
Wedge

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Anti-

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Ant eye
Against a rock
Against

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Myco-

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My Comb
Fungus

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Plasia-

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Play Show Ticket
Housing development
DEVELOPMENT

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Rug-

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Rug
Wrinkled, filled, creased
Wrinkled, fold, crease

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Iso-

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Ice cube
Equal sign
Equal

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13
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Malign-

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Mall
bats
Bad

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Adnexa-

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Annex
Tied or connected
Ties, connection

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Lapar-

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Lap
A domino wall
Abdominal wall

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16
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Somato

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Sombrero
Bodyguard
Body

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Ment-

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Mint
Mind reader
Mind

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18
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Trachel

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Tray
Necktie
Neck

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19
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Hypno-

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Hypnotist
Sleep

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20
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Scler-

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Scholar
Hardhat
Hard

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Sept-

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Sipped
Wall/fence
Wall or fence

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Scirr-

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Skirt
Hardhat
Hard

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Antr-

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Ant/tree
Cavity

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Plak-

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Plaque
Plate of food
Plate

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Alveol-

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Owl/field
Cavity

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26
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Sedat-

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Seated
Quiet / calm

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Furca-

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Fur coat
Forka
Fork shaped

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28
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Radic

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Radish
Root beer bottle
Root

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Radi-

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Radio
Ray

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30
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Metabol-

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Met a bull
Giving change
Change

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31
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Grad-

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Graduate
Taking the steps
Taking steps

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32
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Pariet-

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Parrot
Walls
Wall

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33
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Gemin-

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Gem
Twins
Twin

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34
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Micr-

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Microphone
Small

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Phob-

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Foe
Fur
Fear

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36
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En-

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Envelope
Inn
In

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37
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Pro-

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Pro golfer
In front of/before
In front of / before

38
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Mechano-

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Mechanic
Washing machine
Machine

39
Q

Calc

A

Calculator
Calcium

40
Q

Labi-

A

Lab
Lip

41
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traumat-

A

laundromat
wounded
wound (injury; shock; stress)

42
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dyman

A

dynamite
power saws
power (force;strength)

43
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ameb-

A

a me
mirror, change
(a parasite the moves by changing shape)

44
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strict-

A

strict diet
drawn tight
draw tight (narrowing)

45
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turbin-

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turban
shaped like a top
(spiral shaped)

45
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neo-

A

kneel
new carpet
new

45
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therm-

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thermometer
heat

46
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sym-

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cymbals
stuck together
together

47
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ramus-

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ram
branches
branch

48
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pan-

A

pan
all the groceries
all

49
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ab-

A

abe
away from/ to tie knots
away from/not

50
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ante-

A

ant/tea
bee/fork
before
(before in time; before in space)

51
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ex-

A

eggs
out of the carton
out
(away from; out of; outside of)

52
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puer-

A

pure gold
pure gold child
child (children)

53
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proli-

A

parolee
jumping off a spring
offspring (production)

54
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macro-

A

macaroni
large (enlargement)

55
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lal-

A

lollipop
speech (babbling)

56
Q

cryo-

A

crayon
cold

57
Q

mal-

A

mall
bats
bad (irregular; abnormal; faulty; poor, inadequate or insufficient)

58
Q

Somni-

A

Sombrero
Sleeping
Sleep

59
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Pharmac

A

Pharmacy
Drugs spilled
Drug

60
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Vert-

A

Vertical blind
Turnip
Turn

61
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EU-

A

Ukulele
Tastes good
Good

62
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AMBI-

A

Ambulance
Boat
Both

63
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AMPHI-

A

Amp speaker
Sound out both sides
Both sides

64
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glom-

A

globe
ball bursting out
ball

65
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clas-

A

glass
breaking
break

66
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duct-

A

duck
carrying test tube
tube

67
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fiss-

A

fish
banana split
split

68
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ger-

A

jar
old man
old

69
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heter-

A

header
udder
other

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hom-

A

home
row of homes
same

71
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sta-

A

stand/music stand
stand

72
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volv-

A

valve
two rolls
to roll

73
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splanchn-

A

s-plank
inner tube/ organs
internal organs

74
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med-

A

medicine
sit in middle
middle

75
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xer-

A

xerox
hair dryer
dry

76
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per-

A

purr
throughout the world
throughout

77
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blast-

A

blast-
rosebud
bud

78
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duc-

A

duck
leading band
lead

79
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phren-

A

friend
mind reader
mind

80
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ptyal-

A

tile
sailboat
saliva

81
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colla-

A

cola
glue
glue-like

82
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osmo-

A

ostrich mowing
odor
odor

83
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lumbo-

A

lumber
lions
loins

83
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olfact-

A

oil factory
terrible smell
smell

84
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helio-

A

heel
sun

85
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histo-

A

his toe
tissues
tissue

86
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phage-

A

page
page eating
to eat

87
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tarso-

A

tar
framework of the upper eyelid/ angle

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