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12th Grade
08/28/2012

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a, an
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without, not
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ab, abs, a
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apart, away from,
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able, ible
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able, capable
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acer, acid, acri
Definition
bitter, sour, sharp
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acu
Definition
sharp
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ad
Definition
toward
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ade
Definition
result of action
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ag, agi, ig, act
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do, move, go
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age
Definition
act of, state of, result of
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agere
Definition
act
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al
Definition
relating to
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algia
Definition
pain
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ali, allo, alter
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other
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am, amor
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love, liking
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amphi, ambi
Definition
round, both sides
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anni, annu, enni
Definition
year
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anthrop
Definition
man
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an, ian
Definition
native of, relating to
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ance, ancy
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action, process, state
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ante
Definition
before
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anthro
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man
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anti
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against
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anti
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old
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aqua
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water
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arch
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chief, first, rule
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archaios
Definition
ancient
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archos
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leader, chief, first
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ary, ery, ory
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relating to, quality, place where
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aster, astr
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star
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aud, aus
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hear, listen
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aug, auc
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increase
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auto
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self
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belli
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war
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bene
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well, favorable, good
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bibl
Definition
book
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bi
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two
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bio
Definition
life
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brev
Definition
short
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caco
Definition
bad
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cad, cas
Definition
to fall
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calor
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heat
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cap, cip, cept
Definition
take
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capit, capt
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head
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carn
Definition
flesh
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caus, caut
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burn, heat
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cause, cuse, cus
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cause, motive
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ced, ceed, cede, cess
Definition
move, yield, go, surrender
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cenetri
Definition
center
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chrom
Definition
color
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chron
Definition
time
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cian
Definition
possessing a specific skill or art
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cide, cise
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cut down, kill
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circum
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around
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cit
Definition
call, start
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civ
Definition
citizen
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clam, claim
Definition
cry out
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clud, clus, claus
Definition
shut
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constitutus
Definition
stand
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cognoac, gnosi
Definition
know
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cord, cor, cardi
Definition
heart
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corp
Definition
body
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cosm
Definition
universe, world
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crat, cracy
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rule
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crea
Definition
create
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cred
Definition
believe
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cresc, cret, crease, cru
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rise, grow
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crit
Definition
separate, choose
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cur, curs
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run
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cule, ling
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very small
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cura
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care
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cy
Definition
action, function
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cycl, cyclo
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wheel, circular
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deca
Definition
ten
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dem
Definition
people
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dent, don’t
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tooth
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derm
Definition
skin
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di
Definition
two, double
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dia
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across, through
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dict
Definition
say, speak
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dis
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not, apart
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doc, dokein
Definition
teach
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dom
Definition
quality, realm
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domin
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master, lord
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don
Definition
give
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dorm
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sleep
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dox
Definition
opinion, praise, belief
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drome
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run, step
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duc, duct
Definition
lead
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dura
Definition
hard, lasting
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dynam
Definition
power
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dynasthai
Definition
be able
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ee
Definition
one who receives the action
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ego
Definition
I, self
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en
Definition
made of, to make
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ence, ency
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action, state of, quality
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endo
Definition
within
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epi
Definition
upon, over
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equi
Definition
equal
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er, or
Definition
one who, that which
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erg
Definition
work
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escent
Definition
in the process of
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ese
Definition
a native of, the language of
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esis, osis
Definition
action, process, condition
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ess
Definition
female
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et, ette
Definition
small one, group
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ex
Definition
out
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fac, fact, fic, fect
Definition
do, make
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fall, fals
Definition
deceive
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fer
Definition
bear, carry
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fic
Definition
making, causing
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fid, fide, feder(is)
Definition
faith, trust, league, pact
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fila, fili
Definition
thread
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fin
Definition
end, ended, finished
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fix
Definition
attach
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flex, flect
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bend
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flu, fluc, fluv
Definition
flowing
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form
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form, shape
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fort, forc
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strong
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fract, frag
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break
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frater
Definition
brother
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ful
Definition
full of
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fy
Definition
make
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gam
Definition
marriage
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gastr (o)
Definition
stomach
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gen
Definition
birth, race, produce
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geo
Definition
earth
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germ
Definition
vital part
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gest
Definition
carry, bear
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gloss, glot
Definition
tongue
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glu, glo
Definition
lump, bond, glue
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grad, gress
Definition
step, go
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graph, gram
Definition
write, written, record
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grat
Definition
pleasing
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grav
Definition
heavy, weighty
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greg
Definition
herd
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hypn
Definition
sleep
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helio
Definition
sun
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hema, hemo
Definition
blood
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here, hes
Definition
stick
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hetero
Definition
different, mixed, unlike
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homo
Definition
same, alike
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hood
Definition
order, condition, quality
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hum, human
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earth, ground, man
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hydr, hydra, hydro
Definition
water
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ic
Definition
nature of, like
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ice
Definition
condition, state, quality
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id, ide
Definition
a thing connected with or belonging to
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idem
Definition
the same
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ideo
Definition
idea
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idios
Definition
one’s own
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ignis
Definition
fire
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ile
Definition
relating to, suited for, capable of
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in
Definition
in
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ine
Definition
nature of
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in, im
Definition
not
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inter
Definition
between
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ion, sion, tion
Definition
act, result, or state of
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ish
Definition
origin, nature, resembling
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ism
Definition
system, manner, condition, characteristic
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ist
Definition
one who, that which
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ite
Definition
nature of, quality of, mineral product
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ity, ty
Definition
state of, quality
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ive
Definition
causing, making
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ize, ise
Definition
make
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ject
Definition
throw
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join, junct
Definition
join
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juven
Definition
young
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lau, lav, lot, lut
Definition
wash
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leg
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law
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levi
Definition
light
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lexis
Definition
word
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liber, liver
Definition
free, book
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liter
Definition
letters
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loc, loco, locus
Definition
place
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log, logo, ology
Definition
word, study, speech
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logy
Definition
study, science, theory
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loqu, locut
Definition
talk, speak
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luc, lum, lus, lun
Definition
light
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ly
Definition
like, manner of
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macro
Definition
large
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macr-, macer
Definition
lean
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magn
Definition
great
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man
Definition
hand
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mand
Definition
command
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mania
Definition
madness, obsession
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mar, mari, mer
Definition
sea, pool
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matri
Definition
mother
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medi
Definition
half, middle, between, halfway
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mega
Definition
great
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mem
Definition
remember
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ment
Definition
act of, state or, result
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meter
Definition
measure
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micro
Definition
small
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migra
Definition
wander
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mit, mittere, mito, miss
Definition
send
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mob, mot, mov
Definition
move
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mon
Definition
warn, remind
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mono
Definition
one, single
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mor, mort, mortis
Definition
mortal, death
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morph
Definition
form
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multi
Definition
many, much
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nat, nasc
Definition
to be from, to spring forth
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neo
Definition
new
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ness
Definition
state of
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neur
Definition
nerve
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nom
Definition
law, order
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nomen, nomin
Definition
name
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nomy
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law, rule
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nov
Definition
new
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nox, noc
Definition
night
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numer
Definition
number
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oid
Definition
resembling
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oligo, olig
Definition
few, little
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omni
Definition
all, every
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onym
Definition
name
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oper
Definition
work
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ortho
Definition
straight, correct
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ous
Definition
full of, having
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pac
Definition
peace
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paleo
Definition
old
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pan
Definition
all
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pater, patr
Definition
father
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path, pathy
Definition
feeling, suffering
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ped, pod
Definition
foot
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pedo
Definition
child
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pel, puls
Definition
drive, urge
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pend, pens, pond
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hang, weigh
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peri
Definition
around
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phage
Definition
eat
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phil, philo
Definition
love
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phlegma
Definition
inflammation
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phobia, phobos
Definition
fear
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phon
Definition
sound
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photo
Definition
light
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plac, plais
Definition
please
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plu, plur, plus
Definition
more
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pneuma, pneumon
Definition
breath
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poli
Definition
city
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poly
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many
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pon, pos, pound
Definition
place, put
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pop
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people
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port, porto
Definition
carry
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portion
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part, share
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post
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after
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pot
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power
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pre
Definition
before
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prehendere
Definition
seize, grasp
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prim, prime
Definition
first
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pro
Definition
before, in favor of, in front
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proto
Definition
first
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psych
Definition
mind, soul
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publicus
Definition
people
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punct
Definition
point, dot
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reg, recti
Definition
straighten
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ri, ridi, risi
Definition
laughter
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rog, roga
Definition
ask
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rupt
Definition
break
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sacr, sanc, secr
Definition
sacred
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salv, salu
Definition
safe, healthy
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sat, satis
Definition
enough
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sci, scientia
Definition
know
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scope
Definition
see, watch, examine
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scrib, script
Definition
write
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sed, sess, sid
Definition
sit
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sen
Definition
old
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senescere
Definition
to grow old
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sent, sens
Definition
feel
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sequ, secu, sue
Definition
follow
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serv
Definition
save, serve
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ship
Definition
state of, office, quality
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sin (sys before b, p, or m)
Definition
together, with
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sign, signi
Definition
sign, mark, seal
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simil, simul
Definition
like, resembling
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sist, sta, stit
Definition
stand
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solus
Definition
alone
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solv, solu
Definition
loosen
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some
Definition
like, apt, tending to
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somnus
Definition
sleep
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soph
Definition
wise
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spec, spect, spic
Definition
look
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sphere
Definition
ball, sphere
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spir
Definition
breath
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string, strict
Definition
draw tight
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stru, struct
Definition
build
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subter
Definition
under, underground, secret
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sume, sump
Definition
take, use, waste
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sin (sys before b, p, or m)
Definition
together, with
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tact, tang, tag, tig, ting
Definition
touch
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tele
Definition
far, distance
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tempo
Definition
time
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ten, tin, tain
Definition
hold
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tend, tent, tens
Definition
stretch, strain
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terra
Definition
earth
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test
Definition
to bear witness
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the, theo
Definition
God, a god
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therm
Definition
heat
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thesis, thet
Definition
place, put
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tom
Definition
cut
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tort, tors
Definition
twist
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tox
Definition
poison
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tract, tra
Definition
draw, pull
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trans
Definition
across
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trib
Definition
pay, bestow
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tude
Definition
state of, condition of
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turbo
Definition
disturb
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typ
Definition
print
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utilis
Definition
useful
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ultima
Definition
last
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umber, umbraticum
Definition
shadow
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uni
Definition
one
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ure
Definition
state of, act, process, rank
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vac
Definition
empty
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vale, vali, valu
Definition
strength, worth
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ven, vent
Definition
come
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ver, veri
Definition
1
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vert, vers
Definition
turn
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vic, vicis
Definition
change, substitute
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vict, vinc
Definition
conquer
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vid, vis
Definition
see
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viv, vita, vivi
Definition
alive, life
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voc
Definition
call
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vol
Definition
will
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volcan
Definition
fire
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volvo
Definition
turn about, roll
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vor
Definition
eat greedily
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ward
Definition
in the direction of
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y
Definition
inclined to, tend to
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zo
Definition
animal
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