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| alter:alternate, alter ego | other
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| ami, amic-:amiable, amicable | love
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| amphi:amphibian | both ends or all sides
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| ann, enni:anniversary, annual, biennial, perennial | year
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| anthrop:anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope | human, man
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| aqua, aque:aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct | water
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| arch:archangel, monarch, archaic, archenemy | chief, leader, ruler
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| arthro:arthritis | joint
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| aud:auditorium, audible, audiologist, audiotape | sound
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| bell:belligerent, bellicose | war
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| biblio:bibliography, bibliophile | book
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| bio-:biography, autobiography, biology, antibiotic | life
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| brev:brief, abbreviate | short
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| cap:capture, captivate, capacity | take, seize
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| carn:carnivorous, chili con carne | meat
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| ced:recede, secede, proceed, intercede, concession | yield, go
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| chrom-:chromatic, monochrome, polychrome | color
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| chron-:chronicle, chronology, chronometer, synchronize | time
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| cogn:recognize, cognitive, incognito | know
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| cord | chord:harpsichord
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| corp:corpus, corpse, corporal | body
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| crac, crat:autocrat, democracy, bureaucrat, democracy | rule, ruler
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| cred:credible, credulous, credibility, credit, credo | believe
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| cruc:crucifix, crucial | cross
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| crusta:crustacean | shell
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| crypt:cryptogram, cryptology, cryptic | hidden
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| culp:culpable, culprit | guilt
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| dei:deity, deify | god
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| demo-:demography, democracy, epidemic | people
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| dent:dentist, dentifrice, dentin | tooth
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| derm-:dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic | skin
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| dic:dictate, predict, diction, indict | speak, say
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| dox:orthodoxy, paradox, heterodoxy | belief, opinion
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| duc, duct:induce, deduce, seduction, conduct, abduct | lead
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| duo:duo | two
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| dynam-:dynamo, hydrodynamics | power
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| ego:egotist, egomania | self
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| equ:equal, equity, equanimity, equate, equidistant | equal
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| fac:manufacture, factory, benefactor | make, do
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| fil:filament | threadlike
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| frater:fraternal, fraternize | brother
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| gam-:monogamy, polygamy, bigamy | marriage
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| geo-:geopolitical, geology, geography, geothermal | earth
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| glyph:Hieroglyphics—Egyptian “sky writing” | vertical groove
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| grad, gress:gradual, progression, transgression | step
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| graph-:graphology, biography, telegraph, geography | writing, printing
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| gym:gymnasium | naked
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| gyn-:gynecologist, androgynous | woman
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| hemo, hema, hem :hemophilia, hematology, hemoglobin | blood
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| holo:holograph | whole, entire
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| hydro, hydr:dehydrate, hydraulics, hydroelectric, hydroplane | water
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| iso:isolate | equal, identical
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| ject:inject, reject, subject, projection | throw
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| jud:judicial, judge, adjudicate | judge
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| leg, lect:legible, lectern, lecturer, election | read, choose
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| liter:literature, illiterate, literal | letter
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| loc:local, location | place
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| log:monologue, epilogue | word
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| luc:lucid, elucidate | light
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| magn:magnify, magnate, magnificent | large
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| man:manufacture, manual, manuscript | hand
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| mar:marine, mariner | sea
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| mater:maternal, maternity, matriarchy, matricide | mother
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| mere:mere | part, segment
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| meta, met:metacognition—behind the thinking | behind, between
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| metri, meter-:geometric, thermometer, odometer | measure
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| min:minority, minuscule, minute | small
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| mit, miss:permit, submission, mission, emit, | send
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| mob, mot, mov:mobile, automobile, motion, promote, movie | move
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| mon:premonition, admonition | warn
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| mor, mort:mortal, mortician, immortality | death
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| morph:metamorphosis, amorphous, morphology | form, structure
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| mut:mutant, mutability, mutate | change
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| neuro:neurology, neurosis, neurobiology | nerve
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| nomen | nomin:nominal, nominate, nomenclature
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| nov:novel, renovate, innovation, novella | new
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| nym, onym:synonym, acronym, anonymous, pseudonym | word, name
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| odonto:orthodontist—one who straightens teeth | tooth
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| ortho-:orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic | straight, correct
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| pac:pacify, Pacific Ocean, pacifist | peace
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| pater:paternal, paternity, patricide, patrilineal, patriotic | father
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| path:sympathy, apathy, empathy, telepathy, pathology | feeling, suffering
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| ped, pod:pedal, pedometer, centipede, gastropod | foot
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| pel, puls:pulsate, repulsive, impulse, compel, propel | push
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| pend:pendulum, pendant, suspend, pending | hang, weigh
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| phon-, phono-:telephone, euphony, cacophony, phonograph | sound, voice
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| plan:planar, plantation, plane | flat
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| pneum:pneumatic | lung
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| pod:podiatrist | feet
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| port:portable, transport, portage, report, | carry
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| pot:potent, omnipotent, potentate | power
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| psych-:psychology, psychic, psychobiography | soul, spirit, mind
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| pugna:pugnacious, pugilist | fight
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| quer, quis:query, inquisition, | ask
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| scent, scend:ascend, ascent | climb
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| schizo, schiz:schizophrenic | division, split
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| sci:scientific | know
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| sciss:scissors | cut
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| scrib, script:manuscript, scribe, proscribe, scripture | write
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| sec, sect:dissect, section | cut
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| sed, sess:sedentary, session | sit
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| sens, sent:sensible, sentient | feel, be aware
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| sequ, secu:sequence, sequel, consecutive | follow
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| serv:service | serve, protect
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| simil:similar, assimilate, simile, facsimile (fax) | same
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| siphon:siphon | tube
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| sol:solar | sun
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| son:sonar, resonate, unison | sound
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| soph:philosophy, sophisticated, sophomore (wise fool) | wisdom, knowledge
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| spec, spic:spectacles, spectator, inauspicious, prospect | look, see
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| spir:spiral | coil
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| spir:inspire, respiration, conspire, perspiration | breathe
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| spond, spons:respond, responsible | promise, answer for
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| spont:spontaneous | by one's own force
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| stat:station | stay, position
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| tang, tact:tactile, tangible | touch
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| temp:temporary, temporize | time
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| ten, tent:tentative, tenable, tenuous | hold
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| terr:subterranean, terrain, terrestrial, disinter | earth
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| theo:theology, polytheism, atheist, monotheism | god, deity
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| therm-:thermal, thermos, thermometer | heat
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| trophy:atrophy—without nutrition | nutrition, food
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| uro:urologist | urine
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| vac:vacation, vacuum, vacuous, vacant | empty
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| ven, vent:intervene, convene, contravene | come, go
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| ver:veracity, verify, verity | truth
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| vert:introvert, irreversible, vertigo | turn
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| vit:vital, revitalize, vitamin | life
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| voc:revoke, invocation, vocal, evocative, convocation | call
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| zoo:zoo, zoology, zoolatry | animal
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