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Vocab02- Root words Flashcards

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Atheist

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meaning the one who don’t believe

in god.

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Theist

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Thei- meaning god/religion
Ist- meaning follower

Theist meaning the one who believes in god

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Monotheist

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mono+theist
mono(only one)
theist meaning the one who believes in god

so monotheist means the one who believes
in one god.

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Polytheist

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Poly means many
and theist meaning the one who believes in god

so polytheists mean the one who believes in many gods.

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Pantheist

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Pan means all over
and theist meaning the one who believes in god

so pantheist is one who believes in all gods across all
religions.

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Theology

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Theo means god or religion
Logy means study of something

so theology means study of religion

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Anthropology

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Anthrop means human being
Logy means study of something

so anthropology means study of human being

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Morphology

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Morph means structure
Logy means study of something

so morphology means study of structures.

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Anthropomorphism

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Its antrop+morph+ism

meaning is giving human structure to god.

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Zoomorphism

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Its zoo+morph+ism

meaning giving animal structure to god.

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Amorphic

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It’s a+morph

means no particular structure.

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Zoophobia

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zoo+phobia
zoo- animals
phobia means fear or dislike

means fear of animal

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Androphobia

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Andro means boys/male
phobia means fear or dislike so

androphobia means the one who doesn’t like
boys

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Gynophobia

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Gyno means girl/women
phobia means fear or dislike so

gynophobia means the one who doesn’t like
girls

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Pedophobia

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Pedo means child
phobia means fear or dislike so

pedophobia is the one who doesn’t like
children.

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Demophobia

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demo means people
phobia means fear or dislike so

demophobia means the one who fears
public speaking.

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Anthropophobia

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anthro means human
phobia means fear or dislike so

being anthropophobic mean fearing
human beings or their company
in simple words, a person who is aloof (prefers living alone)

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Theophobia

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theo+phobia
Theo means god or religion
phobia means fear or dislike so

means fear of religion

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Democracy

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demo+cracy
demo means people
cracy means govt /system

means govt of people

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Autocracy

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auto+cracy
auto means self
cracy means govt /system

dictatorship/kingship (when one person
rules the whole government or system)

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Theocracy

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Theo+cracy
theo means god or religion
cracy means govt /system

means when the government is comprised of religious people like priests, bishops etc.

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Plutocracy

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Pluto means wealthy
cracy means govt /system

so plutocracy means when the government is controlled by wealthy people or industrialists.

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Oligocracy

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Oligo means selected few
cracy means govt /system so

Oligocracy means when selected few run
the government.

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Mobocracy

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Mob means crowd
cracy means govt /system so

mobocracy means when the crowd takes over
government or in other words lawlessness.

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Monarchy

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monarch means top official like king and

monarchy is the rule of king.

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Anarchy

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means lawlessness it’s just similar

to mobocracy.

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Gerontocracy

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geron mean aged/experienced
cracy means govt /system so

gerontocracy means when position are determined by the experience or the age.

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Meritocracy

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merito means performance
cracy means govt /system so

meritocracy means when positions of power are decided by performance of candidates

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Cleptocracy

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clepto means thief
cracy means govt /system so

cleptocracy is when the government is run
by thieves

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Beaurocracy

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beauro means top officials

so beaurocracy means when the government is run by top officials.

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Aristocracy

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aristo means nobility so aristocracy means when the government is run by noble families.

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Somniferous

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Somnia- sleepness
ferrous means things causing something so

somniferous are the things that cause sleep like pills etc.

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Insomnia

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means lack of sleep

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Somnambulist

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som+amb+ist
here som means sleep
ambu means walk

so somnambulist means the one who walks
while sleeping.

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Ambulant

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ambu means walk

means things able to walk

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Somniloquist

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som means sleep, loquist means talking

so somniloquist means the one who talks while sleeping.

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Loquacious

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loquis means talking so
cious means to do something

means the one who talks a lot

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Voracious

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vora means eat
cious means to do something

so voracious means the one who eats a lot.

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Avaricious

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avari means greed
cious means to do something

so avaricious means greedy

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Pugnacious

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pug means fight
cious means to do something

so pugnacious means the one who fights a lot.

41
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Infanticide

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infant+cide
cide meaning kill/ murder

meaning to kill children.

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Uxoricide

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uxor means wife
cide meaning kill/ murder

so uxoricide means a husband who murders his wife.

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Mariticide

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marit means husband
cide meaning kill/ murder

so maritcide means the murder of a husband by
his wife.

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Patricide

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patri means father
cide meaning kill/ murder

so Patricide means A person who murders their father.

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Matricide

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matri mean mother
cide meaning kill/ murder

so Matricide means A person who murders their mother.

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Fratricide

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frat means brother
cide meaning kill/ murder

so Fratricide means A person who murders their brother.

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Amble

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Ambul- Walk,move

to walk in a slow, relaxed way

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Ambulant

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Ambul- Walk,move

walking or moving

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Ambulance

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Ambul- Walk,move

a vehicle that moves a patient

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Animal

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Anim- Life, spirit

a living organism

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Animate

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Anim- Life, spirit

to make alive

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Equanimity

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Equ- equal
Anim- Life, spirit

of balanced spirit

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Antibody

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Anti- Against, opposite of

means a substance that destroys micro-organisms

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Antiseptic

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Anti- Against, opposite of

means to prevent infection

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Antisocial

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Anti- Against, opposite of

means opposing social norm

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Arborist

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Arbour- Tree

means someone working with trees

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Arbour

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Arbour- Tree

a shady area formed by trees

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Arborous

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Arbour- Tree

having many trees

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Autocrat

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Auto- Self, same, one
cracy means govt /system so

a person who governs with absolute power

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Autograph

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Auto- Self, same, one
Graph- ‘to write,

a person’s own signature

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Automatic

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Auto- Self, same, one
matos- thinking, animated, willing

moving by itself

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Benefactor

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Bene- Good, well
facere- to do

person who gives money to a cause

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Beneficial

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Bene- Good, well
ficus- making, doing

producing a good effect

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Benevolent

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Bene- Good, well
volent- to wish

showing kindness or goodwill

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Cataclysm

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Cata (kata)- downward movement, against, completely intensive

a flood or other disaster

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Catalogue

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Cata (kata)- downward movement, against, completely intensive
logue- speech

a complete listing

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Catastrophe

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Cata (kata)- downward movement, against, completely intensive

turning for the worst, a substantial disaster

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Ascertain

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Cert- sure

to find out something with
certainty

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Certify

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Cert- sure

to state that something is true

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Circumnavigate

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Circum- Around, about

to sail around

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Circumscribe

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Circum- Around, about

to draw around

72
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Circumspect

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Circum- Around, about

looking around

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Circumvent

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Circum- Around, about

to go around or bypass
restrictions;

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Clarification

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Clar- clear

an explanation

75
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Inclination

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Cline- lean

a leaning toward

76
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Recline

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Cline- lean

to lean back and relax

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Counteract

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Counter-Opposite, contrary, opposing

to oppose the effects of an
action

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Countermand

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Counter-Opposite, contrary, opposing

to cancel a previous order

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Counteroffensive

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Counter-Opposite, contrary, opposing

attack against an attack

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Craniology

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Cranio- skull

the study of skull
characteristics

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Cranium

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Cranio- skull

skull of vertebrates

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Cranial

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Cranio- skull

  • pertaining to the skull
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Credence

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Cred- believe

belief that something is true or
valid

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Credulous

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Cred- believe

believing things too easily,
gullible

85
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Incredible/ Incredulous

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Cred- believe

unbelievable

86
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Cryptic

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Crypto- Hidden, secret

of hidden meaning

87
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Cryptography

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Crypto- Hidden, secret

science of secret fcodes

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Encrypt

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Crypto- Hidden, secret

encode into secret code

89
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Accumulate

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Cumul- Mass, heap

to gather or pile up

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Cumulative

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Cumul- Mass, heap

gradually building up

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Bicycle

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Cycl- Circle, ring

a vehicle with two wheels

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Cycle

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Cycl- Circle, ring

a sequence that is repeated

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Cyclone

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Cycl- Circle, ring

a storm with circling winds

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