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roots and prefixes 1

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circum   around  
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peri   around  
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in   in, into  
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im   in, into  
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per   through  
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re   back, again  
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trans   across  
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tra   across  
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pre   before  
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ante   before  
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pro   for, forward  
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post   after  
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ad   to, toward  
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cede   step, move  
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ceed   step, move  
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cess   step, move  
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gress   step, move  
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flect   bend  
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flex   bend  
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fract   break  
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rupt   break  
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fuse   pour  
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here   to stick  
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hes   to stink, cling  
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lude   to play (music), refer  
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lus   to play music, refer  
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scribe   write, writing  
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script   write, writing  
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graph   write, writing  
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mute   change  
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mutat   change  
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spire   breathe  
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spirat   breathe  
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hale   breathe  
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ab   away  
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dis   away  
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se   away  
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de   down, from  
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ex   out  
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e   out  
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epi   upon, on  
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sur   on, upon  
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con   together, with  
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co   together, with  
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com   together, with  
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sub   under, below  
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clude   close  
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clus   close  
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fact   make, do  
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fect   make, do  
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fict   make, do  
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ject   throw  
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mit   send  
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miss   send  
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move   move  
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mot   move  
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mobil   move  
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pend   hang, weigh  
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pens   hang, weigh  
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solve   free, loosen  
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solut   free, loosen  
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pone   put, place  
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pose   put place  
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posit   put, place  
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tort   twist  
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tract   drag, draw  
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volve   roll, turn  
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volu   roll, turn  
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a   no, without  
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ano   no, without  
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an   no, without  
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ant   against, opposing  
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anti   against, opposing  
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counter   against, opposing  
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contra   against, opposing  
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ob   against, opposing  
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in   not  
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non   not  
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un   not  
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mis   bad, badly, poor, poorly, wrong, wrongly  
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vert   roll, turn  
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vers   roll, turn  
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verg   roll, turn  
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fer   bear, bring  
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late   bear, bring  
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pel   push, drive  
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pulse   push, drive  
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port   carry  
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portat   carry  
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serve   save, keep  
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sist   stand, set  
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venetain   come  
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vent   come  
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duce   lead  
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duct   lead  
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ducat   lead  
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voke   call  
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vocat   call  
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ambul   walk  
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cur   run  
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course   run  
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migra   travel  
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scend   climb  
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scent   climb  
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dict   to say/speak/talk  
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dictat   say/speak.talk  
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loqu   say/speak/talk  
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locu   say/speak/talk  
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logue   science of/speech of/study of  
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logy   science of/speech of/study of  
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mand   order, command  
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nounce   declare, state  
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nunci   declare, state  
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sert   declare state  
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parl   talk, speak  
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rog   ask, say  
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quisi   ask, say  
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quit   ask, say  
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don(a)   give  
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ded   give  
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merge   plunge, sink  
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somn   sleep  
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dorm   sleep  
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stringe   tighten  
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strict   tighten  
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struct   build  
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sume   take (as a responsibility)  
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sump   take  
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tend   stretch  
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tens   stretch  
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vince   conquer, overcome  
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vict   conquer, overcome  
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dexter   skkillfull (ahnds)  
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dom   home, rule, control  
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domin   home, rule, control  
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domit   home, rule, control  
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frater   brother  
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fratri   brother  
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soror   sister  
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sorori   sister  
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mater   mother  
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matri   mother  
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metro   mother  
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pater   father  
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patri   father  
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gen   birth, born  
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nasc   birth, born  
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nym   name  
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nomin   name  
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nomen   name  
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arch   first, chief, leader  
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archeo   first, chief, leader  
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crat   power, powerful, rule, ruler  
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cracy   power, poweful, rule, ruler  
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pot   power, powerful, rule, ruler  
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grati   please, pleasing, free  
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gratu   please, pleasing, free  
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greg   gather, group  
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liber   free  
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juris   swear, oath, law  
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jur   swear oath law  
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jure   swear oath law  
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plen   full, fullness  
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plent   full, fullness  
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plete   full, fullness  
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polit   citizen  
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civi   citizen  
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popul   people  
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demo   people  
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urb   city  
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poli   city  
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junc   join  
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juga   join  
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secut   follow  
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sequ   follow  
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plac   please, appease  
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placa   please, appease  
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uni   one  
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mono   one  
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du   two  
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bi   two  
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tri   three  
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quadr   four  
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tetr   four  
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quin   five  
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pent   five  
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sex   six  
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hex   six  
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sept   seven  
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hept   seven  
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oct   eight  
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nov   nine  
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nona   nine  
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dec   ten  
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deca   ten  
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deci   ten  
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cent   hundred  
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hect   hundred  
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milli   thousand  
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mill   thousand  
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kilo   thousand  
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multi   many  
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poly   many  
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semi   half  
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demi   half  
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hemi   half  
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annu   year, years  
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anni   year, years  
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enni   year, years  
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gamy   marriage  
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nub   marriage  
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nupt   marriage  
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later   side  
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gon   angle  
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meter   measure  
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metr   measure  
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ped   foot, feet  
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pede   foot, feet  
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pod   foot, feet  
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dent   point  
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dont   point, tooth, teeth  
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acro   tip, end, outer  
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apo   from  
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extra   outside, beyond  
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inter   between, among  
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intro, intra   within, inside  
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meta   beyond, beside, against  
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super,ultra, hyper   beyond, excessive  
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cide   kill  
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cis   cut  
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sect   cut  
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necro   dead body, death  
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pet   force, attack  
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press   press squeeze  
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sperse   scatter  
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turb   trouble, upetset  
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turbat   trouble,upset  
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flu   flow  
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flux   flow  
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tle   distant, from afar  
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equ   even, equal  
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equi   even, equal  
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neo   new  
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nov   new  
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verd   green, grassy  
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virid   green grassy  
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retro   backwards  
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bene   good, well  
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eu   good, well  
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mal   bad, evil  
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male   bad, evil  
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magn(ia)   great, large  
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micro   small  
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prim   first, early  
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primo   first, early  
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termin   end, limit  
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fini   end, limit  
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cal(or)   heat  
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therm   heat  
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grif   cold  
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cryo   cold  
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cosm   world, universe  
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cosmo   world universe  
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deo   god  
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dei   god  
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theo   god  
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thei   god  
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di(urn)   day  
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jour   day  
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ephem   day  
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helio   sun  
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sol   sun  
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luc   light  
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lumen   light  
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lumin   light  
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photo   light  
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mort   death  
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thana   death  
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stell   star  
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astr   star  
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aster   star  
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anthrop   man  
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vir   man  
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gyn   woman  
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gyne   woman  
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vita   life  
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vi   life  
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bio   life  
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vi   way, road  
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via   way, road  
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aqua   water  
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aque   water  
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hydr   water  
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flagr   fire  
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pyr   fire  
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pneum   air  
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terra   earth, land  
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terr   earth, land  
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geo   earth, land  
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ami(c)   friend  
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phil   friend  
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amor   love  
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amat   love  
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anim   life, spirit  
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anima   life, spirit  
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miso   hatred  
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mis   hatred  
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cord   heart  
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cardi   heart  
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phobia   fear  
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mania   compulsion  
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ferv   glowing, burning  
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ard   glowing, burning  
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fid   faith, trust  
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fide   faith, trust  
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pen   punish, punishment, sorrow  
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penit   punishm punishment, sorrow  
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sanct   holy  
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