300 High Frequency Root Words for GRE
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| a/an | without, absence of, not
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| ab/abs | from, away, off
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| acer/acid/acri | harsh, bitter, sour
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| act/ag | drive, do, lead, act, move
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| acu | sharp
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| ad, ac, af, ag, al, an (before consonants) | to, toward
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| aev/ev | age, era
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| agog | leader
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| agr | field
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| ap, ar, as, at (before consonants) | to, toward
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| amb, ambul | to go, to walk
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| am | love, liking
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| aler | other
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| alt | high, deep
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| alim | support, nourish, cherish
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| ambi | around, on both sides
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| amph,amphi | around, double, on both sides
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| anthrop | mankind, human being
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| antiqu | old, ancient
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| appell | name, call upon
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| apt,ept | skill, ability
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| ant, anti | against, opposite
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| ant, ante | before
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| annu, anni, enni | yearly
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| anim | life, breath, spirit
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| aqu, aqua | water
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| arch | first, chief, rule, superior
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| arm, arma | weapons
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| art | art
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| astr, aster | star
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| bel, bell | war
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| ben, bon | well, good, favorable
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| bi | two, twice, double
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| bio | life
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| aud, audi, aus | bold, daring, listen, hear
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| aug, aux | increase
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| auto | self
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| be | thorougly, over
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| carn | flesh, body
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| cata | down, downward
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| ced, ceed, cess | yield, surrender, move, go
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| celer | swift
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| cap, capit | head
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| card,cord | heart
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| brev | short
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| cap, capt, cept, cip | hold, seize, take
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| centr | center
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| cent | hundred
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| cern | perceive
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| cert | certain
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| cli, clin, cliv | leaning, inclined, sloped
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| claud, claus, clos, clud, clus | shut, close
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| clemen | mild, kind, merciful
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| clam, claim | call out, shout
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| circu, circum | around
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| cit, citat | to call, start
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| civi | citizen
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| cid, cis | cut, kill
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| chron | time, a long time
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| corp | body
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| cosm | universe
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| cracy, crat | government, rule, strength
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| crea | bring forth, create
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| contra, contro | against, opposite
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| cogni, gno | learn, know
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| cod | book
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| co, col, com, con, cor | together, with
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| cour, cur | run, course
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| crit | seperate, judge
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| cre, cresc, cret, cru | rise, grow
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| cred | believe, trust
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| dec, deca | ten
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| de | from, down, away, against, thoroughly, intensive, prefix
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| cycl, cyclo | circle, wheel, cycle
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| cur, cura | care
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| dei, div | god
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| demi | partly
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| dem | common people
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| derm | skin
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| doc, doct | teach, prove
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| don | give
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| dif, dis | apart, away, negative, not
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| dia | across, through, between
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| dic, dict | say, speak, pronounce
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| di | two, double
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| dupl | double, two
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| dur | hard, lasting
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| dyn, dynam | power, energy
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| dys | bad, impaired, abnormal
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| dorm | sleep
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| drom, drome | run, step, arena
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| duc, duct | lead, pull
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| dom, domin | master, lord
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| dog, dox | opinion, belief, praise
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| equ | equal
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| epi | upon, over, near
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| endo | within, inside
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| ecto | outside, external
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| e/ex | apart, above, away, beyond, from, out, intensive
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| ego | I, self
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| erg | work
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| err | wander, mistake
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| eth, ethos | character
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| eu | good, well
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| extra, extro | besides, beyond, outside of, more
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| fin | end
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| fid | faith, trust
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| flex, flect | bend
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| flu, fluct, flux | flow
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| fed | league, pact
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| fer | bear, carry
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| fall, fals | deceptive, false, erroneous
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| fac, fic, fec | do, make
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| gam | marriage
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| geo | earth
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| gen | birth, class, descent, race, generate
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| frac, frag | break
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| fort | brave, strong, chance
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| frat | brother
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| func | perform, discharge
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| gloss, glot | language, tongue
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| grav, griev | serious, heavy, hamful
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| grat | pleasing
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| graph, gram | write, draw, record
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| grad, gress | step
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| homo | same, alike
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| hom, homo, human | man, humanity
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| hydr, hydra, hydro | water
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| getero | different, mixed, unlike
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| herb | vegetation
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| hemo | blood
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| helio | sun
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| gyn | woman
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| greg | flock, herd
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| jac, jact, ject | throw, fling
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| jur, jus, jud | swear, law, judge, just
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| inter | among, between, within, mutual
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| intra, intro | into, inward, within
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| ig, il, im, in, ir | not, without, causative prefix
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| in | in, on, upon, not, intensive prefix
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| hypo | beneath, lower, under
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| hyper | above, excessive, over
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| lect, leg, lig | read, choose
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| leg | law
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| lev | light
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| liber | free
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| library, libr | book
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| liter | letter
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| loc, log, loqu | word, speak, talk
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| lex | word
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| luc, lum, lus | light
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| lud | play, game
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| mcro | large, long
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| magn | great
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| mal | bad
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| mater, matr | mother
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| mega | great, large
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| meta | change, at a later time, beyond
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| meter, metr | measure
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| mar, mari | sea
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| mania | obsession
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| mand | order
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| man | hand
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| mon, monit | warn
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| mono | one, single
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| mob, mot, mov | move
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| mis | hatred, bad, improper, wrong
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| miss, mit | move, send
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| micro | small
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| min | small
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| mori, mort | death
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| morph | form, shape
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| multi | many
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| mut | change
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| nas, nat | birth, be from, spring forth
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| nav | ship
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| nec, nic, noc, nox | kill, death, harm
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| necro | dead corpse
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| neg | no
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| neo | new, recent
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| neur | nerve
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| neut, neutr | not either
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| noct, nox | night
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| nom, nomen, nym | name
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| non | not
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| nov | new
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| num | number
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| ob, oc, of, op | against
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| oper | work
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| opti, opto | eye, vision
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| omni | all, every
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| olig | few, little
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| pan | all, every
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| par | equal
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| para | beyond, related, alongside
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| pas, path | feeling, disease, suffering
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| pac | peace
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| os, oss, ost, osteo | bone
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| pal, paleo | ancient
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| ortho | straight, correct
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| pater, patr | father
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| ped | child
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| ped, pod | foot
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| pel, puls | drive, urge
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| per | through, completely
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| phon | sound, voice
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| phose, phot | light
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| phys, physio | nature
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| pict | panit
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| phobos | fear
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| pet | seek, request, assail
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| phil | love, fondness, preference
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| peri | around, near
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| popul | the people
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| port | carry, gate
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| post | after, behind
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| pre | before, earlier
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| poly | many
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| pon, pos | put, place
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| poli | city, state, citizen
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| plac | please
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| prehend, prehens | seize, grasp
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| prim | before, first
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| pro | in favor of
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| proto | first, earliest
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| quer, ques, quir, quis | ask, seek
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| re | back again, repeat
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| rect | straight
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| rect, reg, regn | rule, govern
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| pub | the public
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| punct | point, prick
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| put, putat | think, calculate
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| psych | mind
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| pseudo | false
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| scrib, script | write
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| se | away, apart
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| scop | examine, observe, watch
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| sci | know
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| rid, ris | laugh
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| rog, rogat | ask
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| sacr, sanct | sacred, holy
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| retro | backward
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| sec, sect, segm | cut
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| secu, sequ | follow
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| semi | half, partly
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| sens, sent | feel, be aware
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| somn | sleep
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| soph | wise, skillful, shrewd
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| solv, solu | free, loosen, dissolve
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| sol | sun
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| spec, spect, spic | see, look at
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| spir | breath, energy, animation
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| stas, stat | stand, being in a place, position
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| strict, string | tight, drawn together
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| struct | build
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| tele | distance, far
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| tempor | time
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| ten, tain | hold
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| tend, tens, tent | stretch, strive
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| tact, tang | touch
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| syl, sym, syn, sys | together, with
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| super, sur | over, above
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| sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus | below, under, less
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| term | end, limit
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| terr | land, the earth
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| terti | third
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| the, thei, theo | god
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| tom, tome, tomy | cut, section
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| therm, thermo | warm, hot
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| therap | attend, treat
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| top, topo | place, region
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| tors, tort, torqu | twist, turn
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| tract | drag, pull
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| tran, trans | across, throught
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| trem, tremu | tremble, shake
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| turb | spinning, confusion, disturbance
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| typ, type | type
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| ultra | beyond, excessive, on the other side of
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| un | not, reverse, undo, remove, intensive prefix
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| uni | one
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| urb | city
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| us, ut | use, useful
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| vac, vaca, vacu | empty
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| veh, vect | carry
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| ven, vent | come
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| ver, verc, veri | true
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| verb | word
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| vers, vert | turn, change
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| via | way, road
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| vict, vinc, vanq | conquer
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| vid, vis | see, look
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| vir | man
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| vit | life
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| viv, viva | alive, lively, animated
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| voc, voke | call
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| vol, voli | wish, choice
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| volv, volu | roll, turn
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| vor, vorac | devour, greedy
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| xen, xeno | stranger, foreigner
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| zo, zoo | animal
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