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a/n

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not, without

abyss - without bottom; achromatic - without color; anhydrous - without water

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a

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on

afire - on fire; ashore - on the shore; aside - on the side

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a, ab/s

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from, away, off

abduct - carry away by force; abnormal - away from normal, not normal; absent - away, not present; aversion - the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten.

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a/c/d

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to, toward, near

accelerate - to increase the speed of; accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained; admittance - allowing into;

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acro

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top, height, tip, beginning

acrobat - a “high walker”; acronym - a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia - fear of height

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act

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do

activity - something that a person does; react - to do something in response; interaction - communication between two or more things

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aer/o

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air

aerate - to let air reach something; aerial - relating to the air; aerospace - the air space

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agr/i/o

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farming

agriculture - management of the land, agribusiness - making money by utilizing land; agrarian - relating to the management of land

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alg/o

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pain

neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; analgesic - a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia - aching for the familiar

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ambi, amphi

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both, on both sides, around

ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally; ambiguous - having more than one meaning; ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing

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ambul

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walk, move

amble - to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant - walking or moving around; ambulance - a vehicle that moves a patient

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ami/o

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love

amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity - friendly and peaceful relations; amorous - showing romantic love

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ana

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up, back, against, again, throughout

analysis - a close examination of something; anatomy - the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism - not being in the right place in time

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andr/o

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man, male

androgynous - being both male and female; android - resembling a human; misandry - hatred towards men

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anim

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life, spirt

animal - a living organism; animate - to make alive; equanimity - of balanced spirit

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ann/enn

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year

anniversary - a date observed once a year; annual - happening once a year; millennium - 1,000 years

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ante

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before, in front

antecede - to come before something in time; antemeridian - before noon; anteroom- a small room before the main room

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anth/o

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flower

chrysanthemum and amaranth - names of flowers; anthology - a collection of treasured writings; anthozoan - half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals.

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anthrop/o

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human

anthropology - the study of mankind; anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)

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anti

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against, opposite of

antibody - a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic - preventing infection; antisocial - opposing social norm

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apo, apho

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away, off, separate

aphorism - a short expression of a general truth; apology - an explicit expression of regret, apostrophe - a small dash used in place of an omitted letter

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aqu/a

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water

aquarium - a water container for fish; aquatic- relating to water; aqueduct - a pipeline for water

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arbor

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tree

arborist - someone working with trees; arbor - a shady area formed by trees; arborous - having many trees

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arch/i

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chief, most important, rule

archbishop - the highest ranking bishop; archenemy - chief or worst enemy; matriarch - a female who rules a group; monarch - a king or queen

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arch/a/i

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primitive, ancient

archaeology - the study of ancient cultures; archaic - belonging to an earlier period; archive - a collection of historical materialsd

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arthr/o

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joint

arthroscope - a tool to see inside a joint; arthritis - inflammation of a joint; arthropod - invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects

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art

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skill

artifact - object made by a person’s skill; artisan - a person skilled in a craft; artist - a person who creates skillfully

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astro, aster

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star, stars, outer space

astronaut - a person traveling to the stars; astronomer - someone who studies the stars; asterisk - a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool

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aud/i/io

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hear

audible - loud enough to be heard; audience - people who listen to a program; audiovisual - relating to sound and vision

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auto

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self, same, one

autocrat - a person who governs with absolute power; autograph - a person’s own signature; automatic - moving by itself

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avi/a

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bird

aviary - a large enclosure for birds; aviatrix - a female airplane pilot; aviation - the art of designing or operating aircraft

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bar/o

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pressure, weight

baric - pertaining to pressure, esp. of the atmosphere; milliard - metric unit, equal to 1/1000th of a bar; baryon - heavy elementary particle

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bell/i

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war

bellicose - warlike; belligerent - hostile, ready to fight; rebel - person who opposes and fights

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bene

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good, well

benefactor - person who gives money to a cause; beneficial - producing a good effect; benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill

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bi/n

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two, twice, once in every two

biannual - happening twice a year; binoculars - optical device with two lenses; bilateral - of or involving two sides

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bibli/o

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book

bibliography - a list of books used as sources; bibliomania - an extreme love of books; bibliophile - a person who loves books

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bio

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life, living matter

biography- a life story written by another person; biology - the science of life; biosphere - Earth’s surface inhabited by living things

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blast/o

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cell, primitive, immature cell

blastula - an early stage of embryonic development; fibroblast - a cell that forms connective tissue; blastoderm - the layer surrounding the inside of an egg

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burs

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pouch, purse

bursar- an administrative officer in charge of funds; bursary- the treasury of a college or monastery; disburse- to expend especially from a public fund

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calc

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stone

calcite; calcium- the flame of acetylene gas generated by reaction of calcium carbide with water; calcification- impregnation with calcareous matter

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cand

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glowing, iridescent

candid- free from bias, prejudice, or malice; candle- something that gives light; incandescent- white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat

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capt, cept, ceive

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take, hold

intercept - to stop or interrupt;
perceive - to take notice of something; captivating - taking hold of

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cardi/o

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heart

cardiac - relating to the heart; cardiogenic - resulting from heart disease; cardiologist - a heart doctor

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carn/i

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flesh, meat

carnivorous - flesh-eating; carnal - pertaining to the body or flesh; incarnate - given bodily form

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cata

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down, against, completely, intensive, according to

cataclysm - a flood or other disaster, catalog - a complete listing; catastrophe - turning for the worst, a substantial disaster

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caust, caut

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to burn

cauterize - to burn with a hot instrument; caustic - capable of burning or eating away; holocaust - total devastation, especially by fire

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cede, ceed, cess

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go, yield

exceed - to go beyond the limits; recede - to go back; accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained

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celer

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fast

accelerate - to increase the speed of; decelerate - to reduce the speed of

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cent/i

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hundred, hundredth

centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter - 1/100 of a meter; century - 100 years

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centr/o/i

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center

egocentric - self-centered; eccentric - not having a common center, not according to norm; centrifugal - moving outward from a center

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cephal/o

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head

encephalitis - inflammation of the brain; cephalic - pertaining to the head; cephalopod - marine mollusks like octopus and squid who have tentacles growing from their head

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cerebr/o

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brain

cerebral - pertaining to the brain; cerebrate - to use the brain; cerebrospinal - pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord

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cert

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sure

ascertain- to find out something with certainty; certain - being absolutely sure; certify - to state that something is true

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chrom/o, chromat/o, chros

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color, pigment

achromatic - without color; chromium - a blue-white metallic chemical element, chromatics - the study of color

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chron/o

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time

chronic - lasting for a long time; chronological - arranging events in time order, synchronize - happening at the same time

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chrys/o

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gold, yellow

chrysanthemum and helichrysum - golden/yellow flowers; chrysolite - a yellowish gem

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cide, cise

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cut, kill

homicide - murder; incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food; insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects

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circum, circle

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around, about

circumnavigate - to sail around; circumscribe - to draw around; circumspect - looking around

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claim, clam

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shout, speak out

clamor - to shout and make noise; exclaim - to cry out loudly and suddenly; proclamation - something announced officially in public

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clar

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clear

clarification - an explanation; clarify - to make something clear; declare - to state something clearly

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clud, clus

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close

conclusion - the end or last part; exclusion - shutting out, rejecting; seclude - to keep away from; to isolate

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cline

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lean

inclination - a leaning toward; incline - a surface that slopes or leans; recline - to lean back and relax

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co

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with, together, joint

coauthor - writer who collaborates with another author; coeducation - educating males and females together; cohousing - planning your neighborhood in an intentional neighborly fashion

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col

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together, jointly

commemorate - to memorize together; composition - an arrangement or putting together of parts; commune - living together while owning things in common

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cogn/i

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know

cognition - process of acquiring knowledge; incognito - disguised so no one knows you; recognize - to discover that one knows

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con

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with, jointly

concur - to agree with someone; contemporary - of the same time period as others; convention - a gathering of people with a common interest

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contra/o

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against, opposite

contradict to argue against, Contraflow, contraception, contrary not in agreement, controversy disagreement

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corp/o

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body

corporation - a company recognized by law as a single body; corpse - a dead body; corporal - pertaining to the body

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cosm/o

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universe

cosmonaut - a Russian astronaut; cosmos - the universe; microcosm - a miniature universe

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counter

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opposite, contrary, opposing

counteract - to oppose the effects of an action; countermand - to cancel a previous order; counteroffensive - attack against an attack

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cranio

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skull

craniology - the study of skull characteristics; cranium - skull of vertebrates; cranial - pertaining to the skull

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cred

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beleive

credence - belief that something is true or valid; credulous - believing things too easily, gullible; incredible - unbelievable

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cruc

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cross

crucial-characteristic of or having the form of a cross ; crucifix- the cross itself as a Christian emblem; excruciating- so intense as to cause great pain or anguish

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crypto

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hidden, secret

cryptic - of hidden meaning; cryptography - science of secret codes; encrypt - encode into secret code

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cumul

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mass, heap

accumulate - to gather or pile up; cumulative - gradually building up

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curr, curs

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run

concurrent- running parallel; current- flowing easily and smoothly; cursive- having a flowing, easy, impromptu character

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cycl

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circle, ring

bicycle - a vehicle with two wheels; cycle - a sequence that is repeated; cyclone - a storm with circling winds

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de

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reduce, away, down, remove

decelerate - to slow down, reduce speed; dethrone - to remove from power; debug - to remove bugs

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dec/a, deka

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ten

decade - 10 years; decathlon - athletic contest that includes 10 disciplines in which each participant competes; December - formerly the 10th month of the Roman calendar

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deci

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one tenth

deciliter - a tenth of a liter; decimate - reduce dramatically; decibel - one tenth of the sound volume unit bel

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dem/o

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people

democracy - government of the people; demographic - the study of people; epidemic - spreading among people in a region

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demi

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half, less than

demitasse - a small cup of coffee; demimonde - someone of little respected life style

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dendr/o/i

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tree

philodendron - a climbing plant that grows on trees; dendrochronology - dating events by studying growth rings in trees; dendriform - in the shape of a tree

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dent, dont

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tooth

dental - relating to teeth; dentist - a doctor for the teeth; dentures - a set of false teeth

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derm/a

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skin

dermatologist - a doctor for the skin; pachyderm - a class of animals with very thick skin (elephant, rhinoceros); dermatitis - inflammation of the skin

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di/plo

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two, twice

dichromatic - displaying two colors; diploma - a certificate, literally “a letter folded double”; dilemma - a situation that requires a choice between two alternatives.

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di/s

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apart, away, not, to the opposite

digression - a departure from the main issue, subject; disappear - to move out of sight; dissect - to cut apart piece by piece.

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dia

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through, between, apart, across

diabetes - disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine; diagnosis - understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms; dialog - conversation between two people.

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dict

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speak

contradict - to express the opposite of; prediction - a statement foretelling the future; dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down.

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domin

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master

dominate - to be the master of; domineering - excessively controlling; predominate - to have more power than others

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don/at

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give

donation - a contribution or gift; donor - someone who gives something; pardon - to give forgiveness for an offense

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duc/t

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lead

conduct - to lead musicians in playing music; educate - to lead to knowledge; deduction - a subtraction of an amount.

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du/o

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two, twice

duplicate - make an identical copy; duet - a musical composition for two voices or instruments; duo - a pair normally thought of as being together.

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dur

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harden, to last, lasting

durable - having the quality of lasting; duration - the length of time something lasts; enduring - able to last.

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dyn/a/am

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power, energy, strength

dynamo - a generator of energy; dynamic - having physical energy/power; dynamite - a powerful explosive.

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dys

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abnormal, bad

dyspepsia - abnormal indigestion; dystopia - an imaginary place of total misery; dyslexia - impairment of the ability to handle words.

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e-

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out, away

eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully; emissary - a representative of a country or group sent on a mission; eject - throw out forcefully.

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ego

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self

egoistic - self-centered; alter ego - a higher aspect of oneself; egomania - excessive preoccupation with oneself.

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em, en

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into, cover with, cause

empathy - intention to feel like another person; empower - put into power; engorge - make larger.

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endo

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within, inside

endotherm - a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant; endocrine - relating to glands that secrete directly into the blood or lymph; endogamy - the custom to marry within one’s clan, tribe etc.

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enn/i, anni

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years

bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years; centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years; perennial -lasting through many years.

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en, in

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inside, inwards

envision - to picture in the mind; enclose - lock inside; inwards - towards the inside.

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ep/i

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on, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside

epidemic - the rapid spread of something negative; epilogue - a short speech delivered after a play; epicenter - the center of an earthquake.

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equ/i

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equal, equally

equidistant - an equal distance from two points; equanimity - calm temperament, evenness of temper; equation - a statement of equality.

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erg/o

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work

ergonomics - study of the working environment; energy - the power to accomplish work; energetics - science that looks at energy and its transformation.

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esth/aesth

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feeling, sensation, beauty

esthetician - someone who beautifies; aesthetic - pertaining to a sense of beauty; kinesthesia - the sensation of bodily movement.

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ethno

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race, people

ethnic - pertaining to a defined group of people; ethnocentric - focusing on the ethnicity of people; ethnology - the science of people and races.

108
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eu

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good, well

euphemism - replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one; euphonious - having a pleasant sound; euphoria - feeling of well-being.

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ex

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from, out

excavate - to dig out; exhale - to breathe out; extract - to pull out.

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extra, extro

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outside, beyond

extraordinary - beyond ordinary; extraterrestrial - outside the Earth; extrovert - an outgoing person.

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fac/t

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make, do

artifact - an object made by a person; factory - a place where things are made; malefact - a person who does wrong.

112
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fer

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bear, bring, carry

confer - to bring an honor to someone; ferry - a boat that carries passengers; transfer - to move to another place.

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fid

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faith

confide - place trust in someone, fidelity - faithfulness; fiduciary - a trustee;

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flect

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bend

deflect - to bend course because of hitting something; inflection - a bending in the voice’s tone or pitch; flexible - easily bending.

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flor/a, fleur

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flower

florist - someone working with flowers; floral - flowerlike; flora - the plant life of a particular time or area

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for

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completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word)

forsaken or forfeited - completely lost; forgiven - completely given (a release of debt).

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fore

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in front of, previous, earlier

forebear - ancestor; forebode - to give an advance warning of something bad; forecast - a preview of events to be.

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form

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shape

conformity- correspondence in form, manner, or character; formation- something that is formed; reformatory- intended for reformation

119
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fract, frag

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break

fracture - a break; fragile - easy to break; fragment or fraction - a part or element of a larger whole

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fug

A

flee, run away, escape

fugitive - a person who is running away; refuge - a sheltered place to flee to; refugee - a person seeking protection

121
Q

funct

A

perform, work

defunct - no longer working or alive; function - to work or perform a role normally; malfunction - to fail to work correctly.

122
Q

fus

A

pour

confusion - being flooded with too much information that is hard to make sense of; fuse - to melt by heating; infuse - to put into.

123
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

gastric - pertaining to the stomach; gastronomy - serving the stomach by providing good food; gastritis - inflammation of the stomach.

124
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gen/o/e/genesis

A

birth, production,formation, kind

genealogy - the study of the history of a family; generation - all the people born at approximately the same time; genetic -relating to heredity encoded in the genes.

125
Q

geo

A

earth, soil, global

geography - study of the earth’s surface; geology - study of the structure of the earth; geoponics - soil based agriculture.

126
Q

ger

A

old age

geriatrics - medicine pertaining to the elderly; gerontocracy - the rule of the elders; gerontology - the science of aging.

127
Q

giga

A

a billion

gigabyte - unit of computer storage space; gigahertz - unit of frequency (one billion Hz/sec); gigawatt unit of electric power (one billion watts).

128
Q

gon

A

angle

decagon - a polygon with 10 angles; diagonal - a slanting line running across a space; octagon - a geometrical figure with 8 angles.

129
Q

gram

A

letter, written

diagram - a simple drawing; grammar - rules of how to write words in sentences; telegram - a message sent by telegraph.

130
Q

gran

A

grain

granary- a storehouse or repository for grain especially after it is threshed or husked; granola- a mixture of rolled oats and other ingredients; granule- a little grain (as of sugar)

131
Q

graph/y

A

writing, recording,written

Graphology - the study of handwritings; autograph - written with one’s own hand; seismograph - a machine noting strength and duration of earthquakes.

132
Q

grat

A

pleasing

gratify - to please someone; grateful - feeling thankful; gratuity - a tip, token of appreciation.

133
Q

gyn/o/e

A

woman, female

gynecology - the science of female reproductive health; gynephobia - fear of women; gynecoid - resembling a woman.

134
Q

gress, grad/e/i

A

to step, togo

digression - a departure from the main issue, subject, etc.; progress - movement forward or onward; gradual - step by step.

135
Q

hect/o, hecat

A

hundred

hectoliter - 100 liters; hectare - metric unit equaling 100 ares or 10,000 square meters; hectometer - 100 meters.

136
Q

helic/o

A

spiral, circular

helicopter - an aircraft with horizontal rotating wing; helix - a spiral form; helicon - a circular tuba.

137
Q

heli/o

A

sun

heliotropism - movement or growth in relating to the sun; heliograph - apparatus used to send message with the help of sunlight; helianthus - genus of plants including sunflowers.

138
Q

hemi

A

half, partial

hemicycle - a semicircular structure; hemisphere - one half of the earth; hemistich - half a line of poetry.

139
Q

hem/o/a

A

blood

hemorrhage - clotting of the blood; hemorrhoids - swelling of the blood vessels; hemoglobin - red blood particle.

140
Q

hepa

A

liver

hepatitis - inflammation of the liver; hepatoma - a tumor of the liver; hepatotoxic - toxic and damaging to the liver.

141
Q

hept/a

A

seven

heptagon - a shape with seven angles and seven sides; Heptateuch - the first seven books of the Old Testament; heptameter - a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet.

142
Q

herbi

A

grass, plant

herbicide - any chemical used to kill unwanted plants, etc.; herbivorous - plant-eating; herbal - relating to plants.

143
Q

hetero

A

different, other

heterogeneous - made up of unrelated parts; heteronyms - words with same spelling but different meanings; heterodox - not conforming to traditional beliefs.

144
Q

hex/a

A

six

hexagon - a shape with six angles/sides; hexameter - a verse measured in six; hexapod - having six legs.

145
Q

histo

A

tissue

histology - study of the microscopic structure of tissues; histochemistry - study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues.

146
Q

homo, homeo

A

like, alike, same

homogeneous - of the same nature or kind; homonym - sounding alike; homeopath - a therapy that is based on treating “same with same”

147
Q

hydr/o

A

liquid, water

hydrate - to add water to; hydrophobia - intense fear of water; hydroponics - growing plants in liquid nutrient solution; hydraulic - operated by force created by a liquid.

148
Q

hygr/o

A

moisture, humidity

hygrometer - tool used to measure humidity; hygrograph - instrument for recording variations in atmospheric humidity.

149
Q

hyper

A

too much, over, excessive

hyperactive - very restless; hypercritical - too critical; hypertension - above normal pressure.

150
Q

hyp/o

A

under

hypoglycemia - an abnormally low level of sugar in the blood; hypothermia - abnormally low body temperature; hypothesis - a theory that is unproven but used under the assumption that it is true.

151
Q

iatr/o

A

medical care

geriatrics - medical care of the elderly; pediatrician - a doctor who treats children; podiatry - medical care for feet.

152
Q

icon/o

A

image

icon - an (often religious) image, in modern usage a simplified graphic of high symbolic content; iconology - science of symbols and icons; iconoclast - someone who destroys religious images and traditional beliefs.

153
Q

idio

A

peculiar, personal, distinct

idiomatic - Peculiar to a particular language; idiosyncracy - a physical or mental characteristic typical or a particular person; idiot - someone who is distinctly foolish or stupid.

154
Q

il, in

A

in, into

illuminate - to give light to; innovation - a new idea, method, or device; inspection - the act of examining or reviewing.

155
Q

ig, il, im, in, ir

A

not, without

illegal - not legal; impossible - not possible; inappropriate - not appropriate; irresponsible - not responsible.

156
Q

imag

A

likeness

image - a likeness of someone; imaginative - able to think up new ideas or images; imagine - to form a picture or likeness in the mind.

157
Q

infra

A

beneath, below

infrastructure - underlying framework of a system; infrared - below the regular light spectrum.

158
Q

inter

A

between, among, jointly

international - involving two or more countries; intersection - place where roads come together; intercept - to stop or interrupt the course of.

159
Q

intra, intro

A

within, inside

intrastate - existing in one state; intravenous - inside or into a vein; introvert - shy person who keeps within him/herself.

160
Q

ir

A

not

irredeemable - not redeemable; irreformable - not reformable; irrational - not rational.

161
Q

iso

A

equal

isobar - a line on a map connecting points of equal barometric pressure; isometric - having equality of measure; isothermal - having equal or constant temperature.

162
Q

ject

A

throw

eject - to throw someone/something out; interject - to throw a remark into a discussion; project - to cast or throw something.

163
Q

jud

A

law

judgment - a decision of a court of law; judicial - having to do with judges or courts of law; judiciary - a system of courts of law.

164
Q

junct

A

conjunction - a word that joins parts of sentences; disjunction - a disconnection; junction - a place where two things join.

165
Q

juven

A

young

juvenile - youthful or childish; rejuvenate - to bring back to youthful strength or appearance.

166
Q

kilo

A

thousand

kilobyte - 1,000 bytes; kilometer - 1,000 meter; kilograms - 1,000 grams.

167
Q

kine/t/mat

A

motion, division

kinetics - study of the force of motion; psychokinesis or telekinesis - the ability to move objects with your mind; cinematography - motion picture making.

168
Q

lab

A

work

collaborate - to work with a person; elaborate - to work out the details; laborious - requiring a lot of hard work.

169
Q

lact/o

A

milk

lactate - to give milk, nurse; lactose - the sugar contained in milk; lactic acid.

170
Q

later

A

side

bilateral - of or involving two sides; unilateral - affecting one side of something.

171
Q

leuk/o, leuc/o

A

white, colorless

leukemia - abnormal increase of white blood cells in the blood; leukocyte - a mature white blood cell; leucine - a white, crystalline amino acid.

172
Q

lex

A

word, law, reading

lexicology - the study and history of words; alexia -loss of the ability to read; illegal - not authorized by the official rules or laws.

173
Q

liber

A

free

liberate - to set free; libertine - a person with a free, wild lifestyle; liberty - freedom.

174
Q

lingu

A

language, tongue

linguist - one who studies languages; multilingual - able to communicate in multiple languages; linguine - long, flat “tongue-shaped” pasta.

175
Q

lip/o

A

fat

liposuction - the mechanical removal of fat reserves in the tissue; lipase - enzyme that breaks down fat; lipoid - resembling fat.

176
Q

lite, ite, lith/o

A

mineral, rock,fossil

apatite - a group of common minerals; granite - a hard, granular rock; monolith - a remarkable, unique stone.

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