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| obligation | L. ligare: to tie, to bind
ob+lig(e)+at(e)+ion
ligament ligature religion oblige
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| powerful. | L. potis:power,to be able
power+ful
power, powerless, disempower
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| omnipotent | L.potis: power,to be able
omni+pot(e)+ent
potential potent impotent
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| omniscient | L.scire: to know
omni+sci+ent
science prescient conscious unconscious conscientious
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| dictator | L. dicere: to speak, to proclaim
dict+at(e)+or
edict dictionary diction predictable contradict interdict jurisdiction valedictorian
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| ruler | L. regere: to rule/ guide/ straighten
rul(e)+er
unruly misrule ruling
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| humiliation | L. "humus "earth.
hum(e)+il(e)at(e)+ion
<hum<e> humiliate exhume humanity humane inhumane
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| respect | L.specere: to look at, to see
re+spect
prospect inspection suspect spectacle spectrum expect perspective introspective aspect
Obsr
<spec>
specimen speculation specify <spic> conspicuous despicabl
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| inequity | L.aequs: equal
in+equ+ity
equal equinox equality adequate inadequate equitable equation equaninamity equivalent equilateral
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| determination | L.terminare: to finish
de+term+in(e)+at(e) +ion
term terminate terminal determined predetermined exterminate
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| democratic | Gk demos people Gk. kratos: to rule
dem+o+cracy
pandemic endemic epidemic demography
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| bravery | Gk. barbaros:not
Greek..wild savage originally then changing
brav(e)+ery
braveness bravely braver bravado
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| oppression | L. premere: to press
Op+press+ion
impress supress compress depress repress pressure acupressure express <print> printing
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| desperate | L. sperere: to hope
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| rebellion | de+ sper(e)+ate+ion
prosper prosperous desperately
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| harassment | O.Fr. harer
harass+ment
harassing harassed
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| intimidation | l. timere: to fear
in+tim(e)+id+at(e)+ion
timid
timidly
intimidate
timerity
timorous
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| invasion/evasive | L. vadere to go
in+vas(e)+ion
evasion
evasive
TWIN: vad(e)
invader
invading
evade
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| impulsive | Twin: <pel>
L. pellere: to push, to drive
im+puls(e)+ive
<pulse>
pulse
compulsion
repulsive
propulsion
TWIN <pel>
compel
repellant
propel
expel
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| perpetrate | L. patrare "carry out,
per+petr+ate
perpetrator
perpetrated
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| Conquered/ conquest |
TW <quer> <quest>
Obsr: quire
L. quaerere "to seek, acquire
con+quer+ed
con+quest
quer:
conqueror
conquering
querulous
querulously
queries
querying
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| dissident | Obsr. <sed>
L. sedere: to to sit, to settle
dis+sid(e)+ent
sid(e)
reside
preside
assiduous
insidious
insiduousness
subsidy
subside
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| persecution | Obsr. <seq>
L. sequi to follow
per+sec+ut(e)+ion
<sec>
second
persecuted
Other bases sharing the same root <sequ>
sequel
sequence
obsequious
consequence
subsequent
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| resistance | L. sistere: to stand
re+sist+ance
persist
insist
consist
desist
exist
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| malevolent | c.
L. malus: bad, ill
L. velle: to wish to want
mal(e)+vol(e)+ent
<mal(e)>
malice
malicious
malodorous
<vole>
benevolent
volition
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