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-without

Amoral – neither moral nor immoral
Atypical - not typical
Atheist –one who does not believe in God
Atrophy- wasting away, deterioration

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AB/ABS

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(off, away from, apart, down)
Abnormal- deviating from normal
Abhor – to hate, detest
Abominate – to detest
Abduct - to take by force
Abstruse – hard to understand
Abstract – considered apart from normal existence

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Ac/acr

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–bitter, sharp
Acute – sharp, severe
Acerbic –sour or astringent in taste
Acrid – unpleasantly sharp or bitter
Acidic – something that is sour
Acrimony- bitter animosity

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ACT/AG

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(to do, to drive, to force, to lead)

act

agent

agile

agitate

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AD/AL

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(to, toward, near)

adapt

adjacent

addict

admire

address

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AL/ALI/ALTER

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(other, another)

alternative

alias

alibi

alien

alter

ego

alienation

altruist

altercation

allegory

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Am,ami-

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love
amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable
amicable – characterized by friendliness
amity - friendly and peaceful relations
amorous - showing romantic love
enamored – inflamed with love,captivated

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AMB

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(to go, to walk)
ambitious amble preamble ambulance ambulatory perambulator circumambulate

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AMB/AMPH

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(around)
amphitheater ambit ambience ambient

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AMB/AMPH (both, more than one)

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ambiguous amphibian ambivalent ambidextrous

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Ambi

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–both
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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ANIM

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(life, mind, soul, spirit)
unanimous animosity equanimity magnanimous pusillanimous

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ANNU/ENNI

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(year)
annual anniversary biannual biennial centennial annuity perennial annals millennium

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ANTE

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(before)
ante anterior antecedent antedate antebellum antediluvian

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ANTHRO/ANDR

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(man, hu man)
anthropology android misanthrope philanthropy anthropomorphic philander androgynous anthropocentric

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ANTI

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antidote antiseptic antipathy antipodal

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Anti-

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Against, opposite
Antibody - a substance that destroys micro-
Organisms
Antidote – a remedy to neutralize poison or disease
Antiseptic - preventing infection
Antipathy - hatred
Antisocial - opposing social norm

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APO

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(away)
apology apostle apocalypse apogee apocryphal apotheosis apostasy apoplexy

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APT/EPT

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(skill, fitness, abil i ty)
adapt aptitude apt inept adept

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Arch-

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chief/important
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/ARCHI

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(chief, prin ci pal)
architect archenemy archetype archipelago

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ARCHY (ruler)

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monarchy matriarchy patriarchy anarchy hierarchy oligarchy

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ART

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(skill, craft)

art artificial artifice artisan artifact artful artless

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AUC/AUG/AUX

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(to in crease)
auction auxiliary augment august

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AUTO

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(self)
automatic autopsy autocrat autonomy

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Av-

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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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BE

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(to be, to have a certain qual i ty)
belittle belated bemoan befriend bewilder begrudge bequeath bespeak belie beguile beset bemuse bereft

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BEL/BELL

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(war)
rebel belligerent bellicose antebellum

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Belli

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war
bellicose – warlike in manner or temperament
belligerent - hostile, ready to fight
rebel - person who opposes and fights

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BEN/BON

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(good)
benefit beneficiary beneficent benefactor benign benevolent benediction bonus bon vivant bona fide

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Bene-

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Good (NOTE: Opposite : “Mal”)
benefactor - person who gives money to a cause;
beneficial - producing a good effect;
benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill
benediction -blessing

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BI

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(twice, doubly)
binoculars biannual biennial bigamy bilateral bilingual bipartisan

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BRI/BREV

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(brief, short)
brief abbreviate abridge brevity

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CAD/CID

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(to fall, to happen by chance)
accident coincidence decadent cascade recidivism cadence

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CAND

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(to burn)
candle incandescent candor

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CANT/CENT/CHANT

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(to sing)
chant enchant accent recant incantation incentive

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CAP/CIP/CAPIT/CIPIT

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(head, head long)
capital cape captain disciple principle principal precipice precipitate precipitous capitulate capitalism precipitation caption recapitulate

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CAP/CIP/CEPT

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(to take, to get)
capture anticipate intercept susceptible emancipate recipient incipient percipient precept

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CARD/CORD/COUR

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(heart)
cardiac courage encourage concord discord accord concordance cordial

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CARN

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(flesh)
carnivorous carnival carnal carnage reincarnation incarnation

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CAST/CHAST

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(cut)
caste castigate chastise chaste

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CAUST

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(to burn)
caustic holocaust

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CED/CEED/CESS (to go, to yield, to stop)

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exceed precede recess concede cede access predecessor precedent antecedent recede abscess cessation incessant

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CENTR

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(center)
central concentrate eccentric concentric centrifuge egocentric

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CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT (to separate, to judge, to distin guish, to decide)

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concern critic secret crime discrete ascertain certitude hypocrite discriminate criterion discern recrimination

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CHRON

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(time)
synchronize chronicle chronology chronic chronological anachronism chronometer

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Cide, cise

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kill
homicide - murder
incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food
insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects
regicide – killing of a king
patricide – murdering one’s father
matricide – murdering one’s mother
fratricide – murdering one’s bother

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CIRCU

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(around, on all sides)
circumference circumstances circuit circumspect circumvent circumnavigate circumambulate circumlocution circumscribe circuitous

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Circum-

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around, about
circumnavigate - to sail around;
circumscribe - to draw around, to restrict
circumspect - looking around, prudent
circumlocution - roundabout talk, beating
around the bush
circumambulate- to walk about or around

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CIS

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(to cut)
scissors precise exorcise excise incision incisive concise

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CIT

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(to set in motion)
excite incite solicit solicitous

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CLA/CLO/CLU

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(shut, close)
closet enclose conclude claustrophobia disclose exclusive recluse preclude seclude cloister foreclose closure

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CLAIM/CLAM (to shout, to cry out)

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exclaim proclaim acclaim clamor disclaim reclaim declaim

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CLI

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(to lean toward)
decline recline climax proclivity disinclination

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CO/COL/COM/CON (with, to geth er)

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connect confide concede coerce cohesive cohort confederate collaborate compatible coherent comply conjugal connubial congenial convivial coalesce coalition contrite conciliate conclave commensurate

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Cog-

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to know
Cognizant- fully informed, conscious
cognition - process of acquiring knowledge
incognito - disguised so no one knows you
recognize - to discover that one knows
cogitate - to think carefully about

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Col,com,con

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together/jointly
collaborate - to work together
collision - smashing together
colloquial - words formed by everyday interaction
commemorate - to memorize together
commune - living together while owning things in common
concomitant- accompanying
concur - to agree with someone

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CRAT/CRACY

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(to gov ern)

bureaucracy democracy aristocracy theocracy plutocracy autocracy

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CRE/CRESC/CRET

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(to grow)
creation increase crescendo increment accretion accrue

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CRED

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(to believe, to trust)
incredible credibility credentials credit creed credo credence credulity incredulous

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Cred-

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believe
credence - belief that something is true or valid
credulous - believing things too easily, gullible
incredible - unbelievable
incredulous - skeptical, disbelieving

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CRYP

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(hidden)
crypt cryptic apocryphal cryptography

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CUB/CUMB

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(to lie down)
cubicle succumb incubate incumbent recumbent

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CULP

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(blame)
culprit culpable exculpate inculpate mea culpa

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CUR/COUR

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(running, a course)
occur recur current curriculum courier cursive excursion concur concurrent incur incursion discourse discursive precursor recourse cursory

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DE

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(away, off, down, completely, reversal)

descend detract decipher deface defile defraud deplete denounce decry defer defame delineate deferential

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DEM

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(people)
democracy epidemic endemic demagogue demographics pandemic

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Dol

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suffer, pain
Condolence – expression of sympathy
Indolence – a state of being lazy or slothful
Doleful – sorrowful, mournful
Dolorous – full of pain or sorrow

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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
dysfunctional – poorly functional

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Eu

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good, well
euphemism - replacing an offensive word with
an inoffensive one
euphony - having a pleasant sound
euphoria - feeling of well-being
eulogy - speech in praise of someone
eugenics - the study of hereditary improvement
of a race

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Extra

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outside, beyond
extraordinary - beyond ordinary
extraterrestrial - outside the Earth
extrovert - an outgoing person
extradite – to hand over an accused to the
state where crime was committed

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Gen/o/e/genesis-

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birth, production, formation
genealogy - the study of the history of a family
generation - all the people born at approx the same
genetic -relating to heredity encoded in the genes.
Congenital – existing from birth

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Ger-

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

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Grand

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  • big, huge
    grandeur – the quality of being grand/magnificient
    grandiose- pretentiously grand
    aggrandize- to make something appear bigger or
    greater
    grandiloquent –pompous or bombastic
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Grat-

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pleasing
gratify - to please someone
grateful - feeling thankful
gratuity - a tip, token of appreciation
ingratiate – to bring oneself into the favor of
another by deliberate efforts

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Loq/loc

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speak
Grandiloquent – pompous or inflated in language
eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully loquacio loquacious -very talkative
circumlocution –roundabout talk
elocution - art of clear & expressive speaking

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Mal/Male

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bad, ill ,evil
malfunction – not functioning properly
malevolence-ill will
malicious - showing strong ill will
malediction- a curse
malign – to speak ill about someone
maladroit – clumsy, tactless

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Meta

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change, after, beyond, between
metaphysics - study of nature and reality
metamorphosis - a complete change of form
metastasis - the transmission of disease to other parts of the body.

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Mor/Mort-

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death
mortal - certain to die
Morbid – gruesome, grisly
Morose - gloomy
moribund – dying, decaying
immortal - living forever, unable to die

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Morph-

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shape
metamorphosis - complete change of form
morphology – the branch of biology that deals with
the structure & form of organisms
amorphous - without distinct shape or form

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Nat

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born
innate - included since birth
nascent – starting to develop
natal - relating to birth
natural - gotten at birth, not afterward

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Ob/op

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in the way, against
object - to be against something
obscure - hard to understand
obstruct- hinder
obfuscate- confuse, darken
obtuse –not sharp, dull
obstreperous –noisly defiant. Unruly

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Omni

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all
omnipotent - with all the power
omniscient - knowing all things
omnipresent- present everywhere
omnivorous -eating all foods

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Pan

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all, any, everyone
panacea - a cure for all diseases or problems
panorama - an all-around view
pantheism - the worship of all gods
pandemic - affecting all

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Path

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feeling, emotion
empathy- identification with & understanding of
another’s feelings
apathy - a lack of feeling or interest
sympathy-harmony or agreement, sharing
someone’s feelings
antipathy- a feeling of great dislike

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Phil

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love
philanthropist - one who loves humanity
philology - the love of words
philosophy - the love of wisdom
philatelist – one who loves or collects stamps
bibliophile – a lover of books

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Purge

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clean
Purge - remove anything undesirable
purgatory - according to Roman Catholics a place
where souls must clean themselves of sin
expurgate - remove objectionable passages from
a publication

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Sci

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to know
conscience - sense of knowing right from wrong
conscious - knowing what is happening
omniscient - knowing everything
prescient - ability to perceive events before they
occure

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Sol

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alone
desolate - lonely, dismal, gloomy
solitary - done alone, by yourself
soliloquy – the act of speaking to oneself

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Somn

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sleep
insomnia - inability to fall asleep
somniloquy - talking in one’s sleep
somnolent - feeling sleepy
Somnambulist- sleep walker

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Theo

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God
monotheism - belief in one god
polytheism - worshiping more than one God
theology - the study of religion, god, etc
theocracy- Form of govt where religion is the
guiding principle

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Tract

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pull
attract - to pull nearer
distract - to drag attention away from
something
Intractable- stubborn

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Trans-

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across, beyond, through
transcontinental - across the continent
transfer - to move from one place to another
transport - to carry something across a space
intransigent- Uncompromising

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Vac

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empty
evacuate - to empty a dangerous place
vacant - empty, not occupied
vacation - a time without work
vacuous - lacking intelligence

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Ver

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truth
veracious - truthful, honest
veracity - the truth;
verify - to make sure that something is true
veritable
aver
asseverate

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Viv

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life
Vivid- lively
revival - the act of bringing back to life
vital - pertaining to live
vivacious - high-spirited and full of life
convivial- sociable

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