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| ante- | before
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| -auto | self
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| -bio | life
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| -cap, -capt, -cept, cip- | take
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| -cede, -ceed, -ceas, -cess | Happen yield, go
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| -chrom | color
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| -chron, -chrono, | time
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| com-, con- | together, with
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| de-, dis- | lower, opposite
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| -dem, -demo | people
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| -derm | skin
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| equi- | equal
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| extra- | outside of
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| fore-, pre- | before, ahead of time
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| -gnos | know
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| -graph, -graphy, -gram | write
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| gress | step
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| hyper | over, excessive
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| il-, im-, in-, non-, un- | not
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| In-, Im-, | in, into
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| Inter- | Among, between
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| -ject | throw
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| -log, -logue | speech, word, reasoning
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| Mal- | Bad
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| Micro | Small
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| Mini | Short, samll
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| -Mis, -miss, -mit, mitt- | send
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| -phon, -phone-, -phono | Sound, voice
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| Phot | light
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| -pol-, -polis- | City, state
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| Port- | Carry
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| Post- | After
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| Re- | Back, again
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| Script | to write
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| semi- | half
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| sub | below
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| super | above
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| syn | together
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| -the | put or place
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| Therm- | heat
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| trans- | across
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| un- | not
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| -vert-, vers- | to turn
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| vita | life
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| -voc, -vok- | call
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| abdicate | to surrender or repudiate
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| circumspect | examining carefully all circumstances and possible consequences
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| diffident | lacking in self-confidence
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| ebullient | overflowing with excitement or liveliness.
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| innocuous | having no harmful qualities or ill effects; harmless
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| noisome | offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul smell
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| ostentatious | characterized by pretentious show in attempt to impress others
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| propensity | an often intense natural inclination
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| sycophant | someone who attempts to win favors or advance him or herself by flattery or behavior
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| taciturn | habitually silent or quiet; inclined to talk very little
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| abstemious | moderate, especially in eating and drinking
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| benign | humane; kind; favorable; humanitarian
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| efficacy | power to produce a desired effect
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| furtive | characterized by stealth; surreptitious
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| glib | smooth talking; fluent; talkative
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| indigent | impoverished; needy, poor
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| ludicrous | laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity
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| malestrom | a violent or turbulent situation
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| temporal | of or related to earthly life
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| voracious | greedy in eating; very eager
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