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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACT- | to do, to drive, to force, to lead |
| AG- | to do, to force, to drive, to lead |
| AL(I)- | other, another |
| APO- | away |
| BE- | to be, to have a particular quality, to exist |
| CAD- | to fall, to happen by chance |
| CID- | to fall, to happen by chance |
| CENT- | to sing |
| CERN- | to separate, to judge, to decide, to distinguish |
| CERT- | to separate, to judge, to decide, to distinguish |
| CRET- | to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide |
| CRIT- | to separate, to judge, to decide, to distinguish |
| CRIM- | to separate, to judge, to decide, to distinguish |
| CLA- | to close, to shut |
| CUR- | running, a course |
| CRE- | to grow |
| CRESC- | to grow |
| CRET- | to grow |
| CUB- | to lie down |
| CUMB- | to lie down |
| DAC- | to learn |
| DI- | apart, through |
| DIA- | apart, through |
| DIT- | to say, to tell, to use words |
| DOL- | suffer, pain |
| DOW- | to give |
| DOT- | to give |
| DUB- | doubt |
| DUC- | to lead |
| DUCT- | to lead |
| EF- | out, out of, from, former, completely |
| EPI- | upon |
| ESCE- | becomine |
| FAB- | speak |
| FAM- | speak |
| FIC- | to make, to do |
| FIG- | to make, to do |
| FAIT- | to make to do |
| FEIT- | to make, to do |
| FY | to make, to do |
| FERV- | to bubble, to boil |
| FID- | faith, trust |
| FORT- | chance, strength |
| FRING- | to break |
| FUS- | to pour |
| GRAD- | to step |
| GRESS- | to step |
| GRAT- | pleasing |
| LUT- | to wash |
| LECT- | to select, to choose |
| LEG- | to select, to choose |
| LOG- | word, speech |
| LOC- | word, speech |
| LUS- | light |
| LUD- | to play |
| LUS- | to play |
| MAJ- | big |
| MIN- | to project, to hang over |
| MIS- | to send |
| MIT- | to send |
| MON- | to remind, to warn |
| MONIT- | to remind, to warn |
| NAS- | to be born |
| NAI- | to be born |
| NIC- | harm |
| NOM- | rule, order |
| NOWN- | name |
| NOUN- | name |
| NYM- | name |
| NUNC- | to announce |
| NOU- | new |
| OB- | toward, to against, over |
| OF- | toward, to, against, over |
| OC- | toward, to against, over |
| OP- | toward, to, against, over |
| PARA- | next to, beside |
| PAS- | feeling, suffering, disease |
| PAT- | feeling, suffering, disease |
| PATH- | feeling, suffering, disease |
| PO- | few, little, poor |
| PEN- | to pay, to compensate |
| PUN- | to pay, to compensate |
| PEND- | to hang, to weight, to pay |
| PENS- | to hang, to weight, to pay |
| PER- | completely |
| PET- | to go, to seek, to strive |
| PIT- | to go, to seek, to strive |
| PLAC- | to please |
| PLE- | to fill |
| PLIC- | to bend, twist, tangle, or fold |
| PLY- | to bend, twist, tangle or fold |
| PON- | to put, to place |
| POS- | to put, to place |
| POUND- | to put, to place |
| PREHEND- | to take, to get, to seize |
| PRISE- | to take, to get, to seize |
| PROB- | to prove, to test |
| PUNC- | to point, to prick |
| PUNG- | to point, to prick |
| POIGN- | to point, to prick |
| QUIS- | to seek |
| RIS- | laugh |
| ROG- | to ask |
| SANCT- | sacred |
| SECR | sacred |
| SAL- | to leap, to jump |
| SIL- | to leap, to jump |
| SAULT- | to leap, to jump |
| SULT- | to leap, to jump |
| SE- | apart |
| SEC- | to follow |
| SED- | to sit, to plan, to be still, to plot |
| SESS- | to sit, to plan, to be still, to plot |
| SID- | to sit, to plan, to plot, to be still |
| SENS- | to feel, to be aware |
| SENT- | to feel, to be aware |
| SOL- | to loosen, to free |
| SPIC- | to look, to see |
| SPIT- | to look, to see |
| SUA- | smooth |
| SUR- | above |
| TAC- | to be silent |
| TIC- | to be silent |
| TAIN- | to hold |
| TEN- | to hold |
| TENT- | to hold |
| TIN- | to hold |
| TEND- | to stretch, to thin |
| TENS- | to stretch, to thin |
| TENT- | to stretch, to thin |
| TENU- | to stretch, to thin |
| UT- | to use |
| VEN- | to come, to move towards |
| VERS- | to turn |
| VERT- | to turn |
| VIL- | base, mean |
| VOC- | to call |
| VOK- | to call |
| VOL- | to wish |