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WK - Word Roots Flashcards

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ac/acr

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sharp
bitter
sour

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acou

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hearing

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act/ag

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to do
to drive
to force
to lead

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al/ali/alter

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other
another

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am

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love

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ambl/ambul

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to go
to walk

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anim

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of the life
mind
soul
breath

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annui/enni

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year

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anthro/andr

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man
human

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aqua/aque

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water

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arch/archi/archy

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chief
principal
ruler

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auto

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self

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ben/bene

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good

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bon/boun

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good
generous

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brev/brid

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short
small

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burs

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purse
money

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can’t/cent/chant

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to sing

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cap/cip/cept

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to take
to get

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carn

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flesh

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caus/caut

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to burn

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ced/ceed/cess

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to go
to yield
to stop

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celer

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speed

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centr

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center

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cern/cert/cret/crim/crit

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to separate
to judge
to distinguish
to decide

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chrom

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color

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chron

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time

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cis

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to cut

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cla/clo/clu

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to shut
to close

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claim/clam

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to shout
to cry out

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cli

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to lean toward

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cogn/conn

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to know

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corp/cors

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body

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cosm

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order
universe
world

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cour/cur

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running
a course

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cre/cresc/cret

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to grow

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cred

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to believe
to trust

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crypt

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hidden

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cub/cumb

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to lie down

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culp

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fault
blame

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dac/doc

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to teach

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dele

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to erase

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dem

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people

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dext

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right hand
right side
deft

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di

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day

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45
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dic/dict/dit

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to say
to tell
to use words

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dign

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worth

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dog/dox

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opinion
belief

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dol

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to suffer
to pain
to grieve

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don/dot/dow

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to give

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dorm

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sleep

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dors

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back

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dub

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doubt

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53
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duc/duct

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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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self

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equ

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equal
even

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err

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to wander

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esce

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becoming

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fab/fam

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to speak

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fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy

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to do
to make

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fal

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to err
to deceive

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fatu

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foolish

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fer

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to bring
to carry
to bear

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ferv

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to boil
to bubble

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fi/fid

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faith
trust

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fin

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end

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flagr/flam

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to burn

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flect/flex

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to bend
to turn

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flu/flux

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to flow

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fort

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chance
strength

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fra/frac/frag/fring

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to break

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gram/graph

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to write
to draw

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grat

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pleasing

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greg

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flock

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hap

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by chance

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her/hes

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to stick

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hol

A

whole

78
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icon

A

image
idol

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it/iter

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way
journey

80
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ject

A

to throw
to throw down

81
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join/jug/junct

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to meet
to join

82
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jud

A

to judge

83
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jur

A

law
to swear

84
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juv

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young

85
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lang/ling

A

tongue

86
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laud

A

praise
honor

87
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lav/lau/lu

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to wash

88
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lec/leg/lex

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to read
to speak

89
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lect/leg

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to select
to choose

90
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lev

A

to life
to rise
light weight

91
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li/lig

A

to tie
to bind

92
Q

liber

A

free

93
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loc/log/loqu

A

word
speech
thought

94
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luc/lum/lus

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light brightness

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mag/maj/max

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big
great

96
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man/manu

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hand

97
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mand/mend

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to order
to entrust

98
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mis/mit

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to send

99
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mob/mom/mot/mov

A

to move

100
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mon/monit

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to remind
to warn

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mor/mort

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death

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morph

A

shape

103
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mut

A

to change

104
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nat/nas/nai/gna

A

birth

105
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nau/nav

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ship
sailor

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nihil

A

nothing
none

107
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noc/nox

A

harm

108
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nom/nym/noun/nown

A

name

109
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null

A

nothing

110
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oner

A

burden

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pac/peac

A

peace

112
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par

A

equal

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pas/pat/path

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feeling
suffering
disease

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pau/po/pov/pu

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few
little
poor

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ped

A

child
education

116
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ped/pod

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foot

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pel

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to drive
to push

118
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pen/pun

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to pay
to compensate

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pend/pens

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to hang
to weigh
to pay

120
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pet/pit

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to go
to seek
to strive

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phil

A

love

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phob

A

fear

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phon

A

sound

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photo

A

light

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plac

A

to please

126
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ple/plen

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to fill
full

127
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pon/pos/pound

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to put
to place

128
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port

A

to carry

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pot

A

to drink

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prehend/prise

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to take
to get
to seize

131
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pri/prim

A

first

132
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prop/prox

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near

133
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pug

A

to fight

134
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punc/pung/poign

A

to point
to prick
to pierce

135
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pyr

A

fire

136
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que/quis

A

to seek

137
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quie/quit

A

quiet
rest

138
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rect

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straight
right

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reg

A

king
rule

140
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rog

A

to ask

141
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sacr/sanct

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holy

142
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salv

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to save

143
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san

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healthy

144
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sci

A

to know

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scribe/script

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to write

146
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sec/sequ/sue/sui

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to follow

147
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sed/sess/sid

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to sit
to settle

148
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sem

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to see
to sow

149
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sen

A

old

150
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sens/sent

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to feel to be aware

151
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sol

A

alone

152
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sol

A

sun

153
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somn

A

sleep

154
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source/surg/surrect

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to rise

155
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spec/spic

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to look
to see

156
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spir

A

breath

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sta/sti

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to stand
to be in place

158
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strict/string/stran

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to tighten
to bind

159
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sua

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sweet
pleasing
to urge

160
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summ

A

highest
total

161
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tac/tic

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to be silent

162
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tact/tag/tam/tang

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to touch

163
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tain/ten/tent/tin

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to hold

164
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tend/tens/tent/tenu

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to stretch
to thin

165
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test

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to bear witness

166
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theo

A

god

167
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therm

A

heat

168
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tor/torq/tort

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to twist

169
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tox

A

poison

170
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tract

A

to drag
to pull
to draw

171
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ult

A

last
beyond

172
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urb

A

city

173
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vail/val

A

strength
use
worth

174
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ven/vent

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to come
to move toward

175
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ver

A

truth

176
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verb

A

word

177
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vers/vert

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to turn

178
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vi

A

life

179
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vid/vis

A

to see

180
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vil

A

base
mean

181
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voc/vok

A

call
word

182
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vol

A

wish

183
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volu/volv

A

to roll
to turn

184
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vor

A

to eat

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