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Prefix, Suffix, Roots, etc.

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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erythro   red  
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gingiva   gum  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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gloss   tongue  
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ectomy   surgical removal  
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cephal   head  
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psych   mind, soul  
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ped, pod   foot  
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leuko   white  
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linqua   tongue  
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mamm, mast   breast  
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oophor, ovario   ovary  
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odont, dent   tooth  
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trach   trachea  
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cranio   skull  
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cyan   blue  
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cyte   cell  
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derma, derm   skin  
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entero   intestine  
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itis   inflammation  
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pathy   disease  
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oma   tumor  
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semi   half  
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bi   both, two  
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rhin   nose  
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cardio   heart  
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duo   two  
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ego   self  
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equ   equal  
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hemo, hema, hem   blood  
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hydro, hydr   water  
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mater   mother  
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neuro   nerve  
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ology   study of  
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scope   picture, inspection  
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algia   pain  
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emia   blood  
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arterio   artery  
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carcin   cancer  
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uria   urine  
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mega/macro   large  
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micro   small  
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neo   new  
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gastro   stomach  
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myo   muscle  
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ocul, opthal   eye  
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hepat   liver  
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cerebro   brain  
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sub   below  
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osis   condition of  
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pater   father  
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port   carry  
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aqua, aque   water  
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biblio   book  
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bio   life  
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brev   short  
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epidemi   among the people  
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toxic   poisonous  
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oto   ear  
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myelo   bone marrow  
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stric   narrowing  
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viscera   organ  
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salpingo   tube  
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thorac   thorax, chest  
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albin   white  
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encephalo   brain  
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litho   stone  
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hom   same  
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Oo   egg  
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septic   infection  
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chem   drug  
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chole   gall, bile  
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colo   colon  
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costo   ribs  
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cysto   bladder, sac  
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gram, graph   pictures, record  
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ologist   specialist  
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stasis   stoppage  
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hypo   deficient, below, less than  
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inter   between  
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later   side  
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lipo   fat  
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mal   bad, difficult  
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glyco   sugar  
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retro   backward, behind  
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a, an   without  
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diplo   double  
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brady   slow  
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circum   round  
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contra   against  
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di   two  
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dic   speak, say  
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duc, duct   lead  
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dynam   power  
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fac   make, do  
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fil   threadlike  
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frater   brother  
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gam   marriage  
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geo   earth  
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glyph   vertical groove  
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grad, gress   step  
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graph   writing, printing  
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gym   naked  
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gyn   woman  
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holo   whole, entire  
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iso   equal, identical  
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ject   throw  
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jud   judge  
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leg, lect   read, choose  
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liter   letter  
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loc   place  
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log   word  
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luc   light  
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magn   large  
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man   hand  
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mar   sea  
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mere   part, segment  
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meta, met   behind, between  
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metri, meter   measure  
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min   small  
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mit, miss   send  
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mob, mot, mov   move  
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mon   warn  
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mor, mort   death  
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morph   form, structure  
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mut   change  
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nomen/nomin   name  
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nov   new  
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nym, onym   word, name  
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cide   causing death  
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iasis   abnormal condition  
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dipsia   thirst  
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emesis   vomit  
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genesis, genic   origin, source  
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esthesia   sensation  
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ia   a disease  
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oid   like, similar  
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megaly   enlarged  
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ism   state of  
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lysis   destruction  
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malacia   softening  
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dox   belief, opinion  
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odonto   tooth  
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ortho   straight, correct  
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alter   other  
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dys   painful, difficult  
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arthro   joint  
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phleb   vein  
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mono, uni   one, single  
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peri   around  
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poly   many, much  
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post   behind, after  
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pre   before, in front of  
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pro   forward  
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pseudo   false  
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angio   blood vessel  
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pneumo, pulm   lung  
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trans   across  
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ultra   beyond, excess  
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tachy   fast  
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tele   distant, far  
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ab   away from  
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ad   toward  
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ante   before  
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anti   against  
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ase   enzyme  
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orrhea   flow  
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orrhagia   hemorrhage  
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centre   puncture  
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a, ac, al   pertaining to  
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penia   deficiency  
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phea   breathing  
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plegia   stroke, paralysis  
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phobia   fear  
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ptosis   drooping down  
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aut   self  
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ostomy   surgical opening  
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sclerosis   hardening  
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trophy   development, growth  
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aden   gland  
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ecto   outside  
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endo, intra   inside  
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epi   upper, above  
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hemi   half  
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hyper   excessive, above, more than  
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osteo   bone  
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pac   peace  
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path   feeling, suffering  
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pel, puls   push  
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pend   hang, weigh  
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phon, phono   sound, voice  
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plan   flat  
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pot   power  
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pygna   fight  
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quer, quis   ask  
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scent, scend   climb  
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schizo, schic   division, split  
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sci   know  
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sciss   cut  
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scrib, script   write  
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sec, sect   cut  
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sed, sess   sit  
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sens, sent   feel, be aware  
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sequ, secu   follow  
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serv   serve, protect  
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simil   same  
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siphon   tube  
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sol   sun  
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son   sound  
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soph   wisdom, knowledge  
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spec, spic   look, see  
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spir   coil or breathe  
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spond, spons   promise,answer for  
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spont   by one's own force  
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stat   stay, position  
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tang, tact   touch  
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temp   time  
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ten, tent   hold  
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terr   earth  
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theo   god, deity  
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therm   heat  
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trophy   nutrition, food  
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uro   urine  
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vac   empty  
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ven, vent   come, go  
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ver   truth  
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vert   turn  
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ann, enni   year  
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anthrop   human, man  
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vit   life  
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ami, amic   love  
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amphi   both ends or all sides  
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arch   chief, leader, ruler  
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arthro   joint  
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aud   sound  
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bell   war  
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cap   take, seize  
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carn   meat  
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ced   yield, go  
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chrom   color  
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chron   time  
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cogn   know  
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cord/chord   cord  
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crac, crat   ruler  
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cred   believe  
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cruc   cross  
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crusta   shell  
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crypt   hidden  
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culp   guilt  
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demo   people  
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dei   good  
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