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1
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Nebulous Definition

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Lacking a clear definition or boundary.

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Expostulation:

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A lengthy protest.

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Remonstration:

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To exhibit or present strong reasons against.

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aden-

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gland

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adip-

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fat

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aero-

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air

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agri-

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field, soil

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alb-

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white

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alg-/algia-

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pain

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alto-

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high

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ambi-; amphi-; ampho-

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both

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ameb-

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change; alternation

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amni-

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fetal membrane

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amyl-

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starch

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ana-

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up; back; again;

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andro-

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man; masculine

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anemo-

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wind

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angi-

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blood vessel

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ante-

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before; ahead of time

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anter-

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front

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antho-

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flower

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anthropo-

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man; human

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aqu-

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water

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archaeo-

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primitive, ancient

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arteri-

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artery

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arthr-

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joint; articulation

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aster-; astr-; astro-;

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star

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ather-

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fatty deposit

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atmo-

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vapour

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audi-

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hear

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aur-

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ear

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auto-

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self

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bacter-/bactr-

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bacterium; stick; club

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baro-

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weight

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bath-

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depth; height

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bene-

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well; good

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bi (Latin)-

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two; twice

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bi (Greek)- /bio-

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life; living

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brachi-

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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branchi-

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fin

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bronch-

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windpipe

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calor-

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heat

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capill-

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hair

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capit-

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head

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carcin-

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cancer

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cardi-/cardio-

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heart

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carn-

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meat; flesh

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carp-

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fruit

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carpal-

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wrist

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cata-

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breakdown; downward

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caud-

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tail

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cente-

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pierce

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centi-

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hendredth

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centr-

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center

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cephal-

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head

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cerat-

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horn

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cephal-

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head

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cerebr-

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brain

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cervic-

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neck

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chel-

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claw

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chem-

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dealing with chemicals

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chir-

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hand

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chlor-

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green

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chondr-

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cartilage

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chrom-/chromo-

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color

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chron-

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time

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circa-; circum-

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around

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cirru-

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hairlike curls

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co-

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together

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cocc-

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seed; berry

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coel-

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hollow

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coll-

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glue

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coni-

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cone

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contra-

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against

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corp-

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body

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cort-/cortic-

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outer layer

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cosmo-

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world; order; form

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cotyl-

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cup

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counter-

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against

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crani-

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skull

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cresc-/cret-

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begin to grow

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crypt-

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hidden

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denigrating

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blackening, defamatory

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didactic

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instructive, authoritarian

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ebullient

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exuberant, praising

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hyperbolic

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overstated, exaggerating

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ironic

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incongruous, contrasting

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lampooning

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satirical, making fun of

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laudatory

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praising

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mendacious

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untruthful, lying

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sanguine

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confident, hopeful

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sardonic

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mocking, bitter, cynical

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satiric

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ridiculing, mocking

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cumul-

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heaped

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cuti-

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skin

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cyt-

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cell; hollow container

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dactyl-

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finger

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deca-

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ten

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deci-

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tenth

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102
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deliquesc-

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become fluid

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demi-

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half

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dendr-

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tree

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dent-

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tooth

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derm-

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skin

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di-/dipl- (Latin)

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two double

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di-/dia- (Greek)

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through; across; apart

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dia- (Latin)

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day

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digit-

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finger; toe

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din-

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terrible

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dis-

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apart; out

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dorm-

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sleep

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dors-

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black

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du-/duo-

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two

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dynam-

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power

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dys-

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bad; abnormal; difficult

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ec-

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out of; away from

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echin-

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spiny; prickly

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eco-

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house

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ecto-

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outside of

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en-/endo-/ent-

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in; into; within

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encephal-

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brain

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enter-

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intestine; gut

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entom-

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insects

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epi-

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upon; above; over

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erythro-

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red

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eso-

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inward; within; inner

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ferro-

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iron

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fibr-

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fiber; thread

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fiss-

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split

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flor-

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flower

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flu-; fluct-;

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flux; flow;

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foli-

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leaf

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fract-

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break

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gastr-

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stomach

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geo-

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land; earth

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gloss-

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tongue

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gluc-/glyc-

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sweet; sugar

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glut-

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buttock

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gnath-

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jaw

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gymno-

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naked; bare

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gyn-

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gyr-

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ring; circle; spiral

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halo-

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hemi-

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hepar/hepat-

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herb-

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grass; plants

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hetero-

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different; other

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hex-

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hibern-

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hist-

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holo-

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entire; whole;

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homo- (Latin)

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homo- (Greek)

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same; alike

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hort-

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hydr-

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hygr-

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moist; wet

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hyper-

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above; beyond

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hyph-

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weaving; web

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hypno-

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hypo-

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below; under; less

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hyster-

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womb; uterus

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ichthy-

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infra-

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below; beneath

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inter-

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intra-

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within; inside;

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iso-

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equal; same;

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kel-

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tumor; swelling;

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kerat-

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kilo-

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kine-

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lachry-

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lact-

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lat-

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leio-

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leuc-/ leuk-

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white; bright; light

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lign-

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lin-

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lingu-

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lip-

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lith-; -lite

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stone; petrifying

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loc-

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lumin-

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macr-

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malle-

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mamm-

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marg-

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border; edge;

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mast-

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meg-

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million; great

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mela-/ melan-

A

black; dark

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Q

mes-

A

middle; half; intermediate

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Q

met-/meta-

A

between; along; after

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Q

micro-

A

small; millionth;

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milli-

A

thousandth

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mis-

A

wrong; incorrect

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mito-

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mole-

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mono-

A

one; single

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mort-

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morph-

A

shape; form

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multi-

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mut-

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my-

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myc-

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mycel-

A

threadlike

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myria-

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moll-

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nas-

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necr-

A

corpse; dead

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nemat-

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neo-

A

new; recent;

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Q

nephro-

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neur-

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noct-/ nox-

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non-

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not-

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nuc-

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ob-

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ocul-

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oct-

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odont-

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olf-

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oligo-

A

few; little

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Q

omni-

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onc-

A

mass; tumour

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Q

opthalm-

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opt-

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orb-

A

circle; round; ring

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ornith-

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orth-

A

straight; correct; right

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Q

oscu-

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oste-

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oto-

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ov-/ ovi-

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oxy-

A

sharp; acid; oxygen

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pachy-

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paleo-

A

old; ancient

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palm-

A

broad; flat

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pan-

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par-/para-

A

beside; near; equal

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path-

A

disease; suffering

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pent-

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per-

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peri-

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permea-

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phag-

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pheno-

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phon-

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photo-

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phren-

A

mind; diaphragm

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phyc-

A

seaweed; algae

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phyl-

A

related group

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physi-

A

nature; natural qualities

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phyt-

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pino-

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pinni-

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plan-

A

roaming; wandering

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plasm-

A

formed into

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platy-

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pleur-

A

lung; rib; side

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pneumo-

A

lungs; air

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poly-

A

many; several

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por-

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port-

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post-

A

after; behind

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porn-

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pre-

A

before; ahead of time

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prim-

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pro-

A

forward; favoring; before

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proto-

A

first; primary

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pseudo-

A

false; deceptive

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psych-

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pter-

A

having wings or fins

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pyr-

A

heat; fire

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quadr-

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quin-

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radi-

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ren-

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ret-

A

net; made like net

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Q

rhe-

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rhin-

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rhiz-

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rhodo-

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roto-

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rubr-

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sacchar-

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sapr-

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sarc-

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saur-

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schis-/ schiz-

A

split; divide

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Q

sci-

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scler-

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semi-

A

half; partly

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Q

sept-

A

partition; seven

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sex-

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sol-

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solv-

A

loosen; free

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som-/somat-

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somn-

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son-

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spec-/spic-

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spir-

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stat-

A

standing; staying

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stell-

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sten-

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stern-

A

chest; breast

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stom-

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strat-

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stereo-

A

solid; 3-dimensional

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strict-

A

drawn tight

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styl-

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sub-

A

under; below

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super-/sur-

A

over; above; on top

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sym-/syn-

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tachy-

A

quick; swift

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tarso-

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tax-

A

arrange; put in order

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tele-

A

far off; distant

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telo-

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terr-

A

earth; land

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tetr-

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thall-

A

young shoot

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toxico-

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top-

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trache-

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trans-

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tri-

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trich-

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turb-

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ultra-

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uni-

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ur-

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vas-

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vect-

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ven-/vent-

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ventr-

A

belly; underside

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Q

vig-

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vit-/viv-

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volv-

A

roll; wander

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Q

xanth-

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xero-

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xyl-

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zo-

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zyg-

A

joined together

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zym-

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Dialectic

A

The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions.

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Profane

A

Irreverent, not respectful of religious practices

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