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1
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A, AN

A

NOT, WITHOUT

EX: AMORAL, ANARCHY, ANOMALY, ANNUL

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AB, A

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FROM, AWAY, APART

EX: ABNEGATE, ABORTIVE, ABHOR, ABJURE

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AC, ACR

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SHARP, SOUR

EX: ACID ACERBI, EXACERBATE, ACRID

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AD, A

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TO, TOWARD

EX: ADHERE, ADJACENT, ADROIT, ABET, ALLURE

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ALI, ALTR

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ANOTHER

EX: ALIAS, ALIENATE

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AM, AMI

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LOVE

EX: AMOROUS, AMICABLE

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AMBI, AMPHI

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BOTH

EX: AMBIGUOUS, AMBIVALENT, AMPHIBIOUS

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AMBUL, AMBL

A

WALK

EX: AMBLE, AMBULATORY, PERAMBULATOR

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ANN, ENN

A

YEAR

EX: ANNUAL, ANNUITY, PERENNIAL

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ANTE, ANT

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BEFORE

EX: ANTECEDENT, ANTEDILUVIAN, ANTEBELLUM

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ANTHROP

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HUMAN

EX: ANTHROPOLOGY, MISANTHROPE

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ANTI, ANT

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AGAINST, OPPOSITE

EX: ANTIDOTE, ANTIPATHY, ANTITHESIS

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AUD

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HEAR

EX: AUDIO, AUDIENCE, AUDIBLE

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AUTO

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SELF

EX: AUTOBIOGRAPHY, AUTOCRAT

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BELLI, BELL

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WAR

EX: BELLIGERENT, BELLICOSE, ANTEBELLUM

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BENE, BEN

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GOOD

EX: BENEVOLENT, BENEFACTOR, BENIGN

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BI

A

TWO

EX: BISECT, BICYCLE, BIPED

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18
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BIBLIO

A

BOOK

EX: BIBLE, BIBLIOPHILE

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BIO

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LIFE

EX: BIOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, AMPHIBIOUS

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BURS

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MONEY, PURSE

EX: REIMBURSE, DISBURSE, BURSAR

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CAD, CAS, CID

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HAPPEN, FALL

EX: ACCIDENT, CADENCE, CASCADE, DECIDUOUS

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CAP,CAPT, CEPT, CIP

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TAKE, HOLD, SEIZE

EX: CAPABLE, CAPACIOUS, CAPTIVATE, INTERCEPT

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CARN

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FLESH

EX: CARNAL, CARNAGE, CARNIVAL, CARNIVOROUS

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CED, CESS

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YEILD, GO

EX: CEDE, PRECEDE, ACCEDE, RECEDE, ANTECEDENT

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CHROM

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COLOR

EX:CHROME, CHROMATIC, MONOCHROME

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CHRON

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TIME

EX: CHRONOLOGY, CHRONIC, ANACHRONISM

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CIDE

A

MURDER

EX: SUICIDE, HOMICIDE, PATRICIDE

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CIRCUM

A

AROUND

EX: CIRCUMFERENCE, CIRCUMSCRIBE

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29
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CLIN, CLIV

A

SLOPE

EX: INCLINE, DECLIVITY, PROCLIVITY

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CLUD, CLUS, CLAUS, CLOIS

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SHUT, CLOSE

EX: CONCLUDE, RECLUSIVE, PRECLUDE, OCCLUDE

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CO, COM, CON

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WITH, TOGETHER

EX: COEDUCATION, COAGULATE, COALESCE

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32
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COGN, GNO

A

KNOW

EX: RECOGNIZE, IGNORANT, AGNOSTIC, PROGNOSIS

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CONTRA

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AGAINST

EX: CONTROVERSY, INCONTROVERTIBLE, CONTRAVENE

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34
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CORP

A

BODY

EX: CORPSE, CORPOREAL, CORPULENCE

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COSMO, COSM

A

WORLD

EX: COSMOPOLITAN, COSMOS, MICROCOSM

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CRAC, CRAT

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RULE, POWER

EX: DEMOCRACY, BUREAUCRACY, THEOCRACY

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CRED

A

TRUST, BELIEVE

EX: INCREDIBLE, CREDULOUS

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CRESC, CRET

A

GROW

CRESCENT, CRESCENDO

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CULP

A

BLAME, FAULT

EX: CULPRIT, CULPABLE, INCULPATE, EXCULPATE

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CURR, CURS

A

RUN

EX: CURRENT, CONCUR, CURSORY, PRECURSOR, INCURSION

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DE

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DROWN, OUT, APART

EX: DEPART, DEBASE, DEBILITATE, DECLIVITY, DECRY

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42
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DEC

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TEN, TENTH

EX: DECADE, DECIMAL, DECATHLON

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43
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DEMO, DEM

A

PEOPLE

EX: DEMOCRAT, DEMOGRAPHICS, DEMAGOGUE

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44
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DI, DIURN

A

DAY

EX: DIARY, DIURNAL, QUOTIDIAN

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45
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DIA

A

ACROSS

EX: DIAGONAL, DIATRIBE, DIAPHANOUS

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46
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DIC, DICT

A

SPEAK

EX: DICTION, INTERDICT, PREDICT, ABDICATE, INDICT

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47
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DIS, DIF, DI

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NOT, APART, AWAY

EX: DISAFFECTED, DISBAND, DISBAR, DISBURSE

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48
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DOC, DOCT

A

TEACH

EX: DOCTRINE, DOCILE, DOCTRINAIRE

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49
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DOL

A

PAIN

EX: CONDOLENCE, DOLEFUL, INDOLENT

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50
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DUC, DUCT

A

LEAD

EX: SEDUCE, INDUCE, CONDUCT, VIADUCT

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51
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EGO

A

SELF

EX: EGO, EGOIST, EGOCENTRIC

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52
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EN, EM

A

IN, INTO\

EX: ENTER, ENTICE, ENSCONCE

53
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ERR

A

WANDER

EX: ERRATIC, ABERRATION, ERRANT

54
Q

EU

A

WELL, GOOD

EX: EULOGY, EUPHEMISM, EUPHONY, EUTHANASIA

55
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EX, E

A

OUT, OUT OF

EX: EXIT, EXACERBATE, EXPIATE, EVICT, EGREGIOUS

56
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FAC, FIC, FECT, FY, FEA

A

MAKE, DO

EX: FACTORY, FACILITY, BENEFACTOR

57
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FERV

A

BOIL

EX: FERVENT, FERVID, EFFERVESCENT

58
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FID

A

FAITH, TRUST

EX: CONFIDENT, DIFFIDENCE, PERFIDIOUS, FIDELITY

59
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FLU, FLUX

A

FLOW

EX: FLUENT, FLUX, AFFLUENT

60
Q

FORE

A

BEFORE

EX: FORECAST, FOREBODING

61
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FRAG, FRAC

A

BREAK

EX: FRAGMENT, FRACTURE, DIFFRACT

62
Q

FUS

A

POUR

EX: PROFUSE, INFUSION, EFFUSIVE, DIFFUSE

63
Q

GEN

A

BIRTH, CLASS, KIN

EX: GENERATION, CONGENITAL, HOMOGENOUS

64
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GRAD, GRESS

A

STEP

EX: GRADUATE, GRADUAL, RETROGRADE, CENTIGRADE, CONGRESS, DIGRESS, INGRESS, EGRESS

65
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GRAPH, GRAM

A

WRITING

EX: BIOGRAPHY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, EPIGRAPH, EPIGRAM

66
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GRAT

A

PLEASING

EX: GRATEFUL, GRATITUDE, GRATIS, GRATUITY

67
Q

GRAV, GRIEV

A

HEAVY

EX: GRAVE, GRAVITY, AGGRAVATE, GRIEVE

68
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GREG

A

CROWD, FLOCK

EX: SEGREGATE, GREGARIOUS, EGREGIOUS, AGGREGATE

69
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HABIT, HIBIT

A

HAVE, HOLD

EX: HABIT, INHIBIT, COHABIT

70
Q

HAP

A

BY CHANCE

EX: HAPPEN, HAPHAZARD, HAPLESS, MISHAP

71
Q

HELIO, HELI

A

SUN

EX: HELIOCENTRIC, HELIUM, HELIOTROPE, APHELION

72
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HETERO

A

OTHER

EX: HETEROSEXUAL, HETEROGENEOUS, HETERODOX

73
Q

HOL

A

WHOLE

EX: HOLOCAUST, CATHOLIC, HOLISTIC

74
Q

HOMO

A

SAME

EX: HOMOGENIZE, HOMOGENEOUS, HOMONYM

75
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HOMO

A

MAN

EX: HOMICIDE, BONHOMIE

76
Q

HYDR

A

WATER

EX: HYDRANT, HYDRATE, DEHYDRATION

77
Q

HYPER

A

TOO MUCH, EXCESS

EX: HYPERACTIVE, HYPERBOLE, HYPERVENTILATE

78
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HYPO

A

TOO LITTLE, UNDER

EX: HYPODERMIC, HYPOTHERMIA, HYPOTHESIS

79
Q

IN, IG, IL, IM, IR

A

NOT

EX: INCORRIGIBLE, INDEFATIGABLE, INDELIBLE, INDUBITABLE, INEPT

80
Q

IN, IL, IM, IR

A

IN, ON, INTO

EX: INVADE, INAUGURATE, INCANDESCENT, INCARCERATE

81
Q

INTER

A

BETWEEN, AMONG
EX: INTERCEDE, INTERCEPT, INTERDICTION,
INTERSECT, INTERVENE

82
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INTRA, INTR

A

WITHIN

EX: INTRASTATE, INTRAVENOUS, INTRINSIC

83
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IT, ITER

A

BETWEEN, AMONG

EX: TRANSIT, ITINERANT, REITERATE

84
Q

JECT, JET

A

THROW,

EX: EJECT, INTERJECT, ABJECT, JETTISON

85
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JOUR

A

DAY

EX: JOURNAL, ADJOURN, SOJOURN

86
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JUD

A

JUDGE

EX: JUDGE, JUDICIOUS, ADJUDICATE

87
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JUNCT, JUG

A

JOIN

EX: JUNCTION, ADJUNCT, SUBJUGATE

88
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JUR

A

SWEAR, LAW

EX: JURY, ABJURE, ADJURE

89
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LAT

A

SIDE

EX: LATERAL, COLLATERAL, UNILATERAL

90
Q

LAV, LAU, LU

A

WASH

EX: LAVATORY, LAUNDRY, ABLUTION

91
Q

LEG, LEC, LEX

A

READ, SPEAK

EX: LEGIBLE, LECTURE, LEXICON

92
Q

LEV

A

LIGHT

EX: ELEVATE, LEVITATE

93
Q

LIBER

A

FREE

EX: LIBERTY, LIBERTARIAN, LIBERTINE

94
Q

LIG, LECT

A

CHOOSE, GATHER

EX: ELIGIBLE, ELECT, SELECT

95
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LEG, LI, LY

A

BIND

EX: LIGAMENT, OBLIGE, RELIGION

96
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LING, LANG

A

TONGUE

EX: LINGO, LANGUAGE, BILINGUAL

97
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LITHER

A

LETTER

EX: LITERATE, ALLITERATION, LITERAL

98
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LITH

A

STONE

EX: MONOLITH, LIGHOGRAPH, MEGALITH

99
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LOQU, LOC, LOG

A

SPEECH, THOUGHT

EX: ELOQUENT, LOQUACIOUS, COLLOQUIAL

100
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LUC, LUM

A

LIGHT

EX: LUCID, ILUMINATE, ELUCIDATE

101
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LUD, LUS

A

PLAY

EX: LUDICROUS, ALLUDE, DELUSION

102
Q

MACRO

A

GREAT

EX: MACROCOSM, MACROBIOTICS

103
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MAG, MAJ, MAS, MAX

A

GREAT

EX: MAGNIFY, MAJESTY, MASTER, MAXIMUM

104
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MAL

A

BAD

EX: MALADY, MALADROIT, MALEVOLENT

105
Q

MAN

A

HAND

EX: MANUAL, MANUSCRIPT

106
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MAR

A

SEA

EX: SUBMARINE, MARINE, MARITIME

107
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MATER, MATR

A

MOTHER

EX: MATERNAL, MATRON

108
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MEDI

A

MIDDLE

EX: INTERMEDIARY, MEDIEVAL, MEDIATE

109
Q

MEGA

A

GREAT

EX: MEGAPHONE, MEGALOMANIA, MEGALITH

110
Q

MEMOR, MEMEN

A

REMEMBER

EX: MEMORY, MEMENTO, MEMORABILIA

111
Q

METER, METR, MENS

A

MEASURE

EX: METER, THERMOMETER, PERIMETER

112
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MICRO

A

SMALL

EX: MICROBE

113
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MIS

A

WRONG, BAD, HATE

EX: MISUNDERSTAND, MISANTHROPE, MISAPPREHENSION

114
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MIT, MISS

A

SEND

EX: TRANSMIT, EMIT, MISSIVE

115
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MOLL

A

SOFT

EX: EMOLLIENT, MOLLUSK

116
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MON, MONIT

A

WARN

EX: ADMONISH, MONITOR

117
Q

MONO

118
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MOR

A

CUSTOM, MANNER

EX: MORAL, MORES, MOROSE

119
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MOR, MORT

A

DEAD

EX: MORBIT, MORIBUND

120
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MORPH

A

SHAPE

EX: AMORPHOUS, MORPHOLOGY

121
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MOV, MOT, MOB, MOM

A

MOVE

EX: REMOVE, MOTION, MOMENTOUS

122
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MUT

A

CHANGE

EX: MUTATE, MUTABILITY, IMMUTABLE

123
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NAT, NASC

A

BORN

EX: NATIVE, COGNATE, NASCENT, NEONATE

124
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NAU, NAV

A

SHIP, SAILOR

EX: NAUTICAL, NAUSEOUS, NAVY

125
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NEG

A

NOT, DENY

EX: NEGATIVE, ABNEGATE, RENEGE

126
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NEO

127
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NIHIL

A

NONE, NOTHING

EX: ANNIHILATION, NIHILISM

128
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NOM, NYM

A

NAME

EX: NOMINATE, NOMENCLATURE, NOMINAL, COGNOMEN, MISNOMER

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