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04/27/2010
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Term
ami, amic
 Definition
love
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alter
 Definition
other
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amphi
 Definition
both ends or all sides
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ann, enni
 Definition
year
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anthrop
 Definition
human, man
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aqua, aque
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water
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arch
 Definition
chief, leader, ruler
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arthro
 Definition
joint
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aud
 Definition
sound
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bell
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war
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biblio
 Definition
book
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bio-
 Definition
life
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brev
 Definition
short
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cap
 Definition
take, seize
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carn
 Definition
meat
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ced
 Definition
yield, go
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chrom-
 Definition
color
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chron-
 Definition
time
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cogn
 Definition
know
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cord/chord
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cord
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corp
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body
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crac, crat
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rule, ruler
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cred
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believe
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cruc
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cross
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crusta
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shell
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crypt
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hidden
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culp
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guilt
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dei
 Definition
god
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demo-
 Definition
people
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dent
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tooth
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derm-
 Definition
skin
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dic
 Definition
speak, say
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dox
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belief, opinion
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duc, duct
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lead
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duo
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two
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dynam-
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power
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ego
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self
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equ
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equal
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fac
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make, do
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fil
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threadlike
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frater
 Definition
brother
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gam-
 Definition
marriage
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geo-
 Definition
earth
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glyph
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vertical groove
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grad, gress
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step
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graph-
 Definition
writing, printing
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gym
 Definition
naked
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gyn-
 Definition
woman
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hemo, hema, hem
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blood
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holo
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whole, entire
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hydro, hydr
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water
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iso
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equal, identical
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ject
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throw
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jud
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judge
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leg, lect
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read, choose
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liter
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letter
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loc
 Definition
place
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log
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word
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luc
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light
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magn
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large
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man
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hand
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mar
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sea
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mater
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mother
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mere
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part, segment
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meta, met
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behind, between
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metri, meter
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measure
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min
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small
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mit, miss
 Definition
send
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mob, mot, mov
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move
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mon
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warn
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mor, mort
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death
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morph
 Definition
form, structure
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mut
 Definition
change
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neuro
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nerve
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nomen /nomin
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name
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nov
 Definition
new
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nym, onym
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word, name
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odonto
 Definition
tooth
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ortho-
 Definition
straight, correct
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pac
 Definition
peace
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pater
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father
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path
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feeling, suffering
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ped, pod
 Definition
foot
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pel, puls
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push
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pend
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hang, weigh
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phon-, phono
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sound, voice
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plan
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flat
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pneum
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lung
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pod
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feet
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port
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carry
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pot
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power
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psych-
 Definition
soul, spirit, mind
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pugna
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fight
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quer, quis
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ask
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scent, scend
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climb
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schizo, schiz
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division, split
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sci
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know
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sciss
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cut
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scrib, script
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write
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sec, sect
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cut
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sed, sess
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sit
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sens, sent
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feel, be aware
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sequ, secu
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follow
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serv
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serve, protect
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simil
 Definition
same
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simil
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same
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siphon
 Definition
tube
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sol
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sun
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son
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sound
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soph
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wisdom, knowledge
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spec, spic
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look, see
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spir
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coil
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spir
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breathe
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spond, spons
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promise, answer for
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spont
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by one's own force
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stat
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stay, position
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tang, tact
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touch
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temp
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time
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ten, tent
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hold
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terr
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earth
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theo
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god, deity
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therm-
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heat
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trophy
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nutrition, food
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uro
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urine
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vac
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empty
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ven, vent
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come, go
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ver
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truth
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vert
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turn
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vit
 Definition
life
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voc
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call
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zoo
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animal
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a-, an-
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not, without
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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to, toward
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ambi-
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both
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ana-
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up, back, again
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anti-
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against
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apo-
 Definition
from, away from
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auto-
 Definition
self
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bene-
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good
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cata-, cat-
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down, against
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centro, centri-
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around, center
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circum-
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around
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com-
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with, together
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con-
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with, together
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contra-
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against
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de-
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down, away
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dia-, di-
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through, across
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dis-
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apart, not
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dys-
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ill, difficult, bad
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e-
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out of, from
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ecto-
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on the outside
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en-, em-
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in
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endo-
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within, inside
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epi-
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upon
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eso-
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inward, within
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eu-
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well, good
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ex-
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out of, from
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hetero-
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other, different
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homo-
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same
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hyper-
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over
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hypo-
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under
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il-
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not
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im-
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not
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im-
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into
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in-
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not
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in-
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into
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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ir-
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not
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macro-
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large
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mal, male-
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bad, evil
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meta-
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beyond
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micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-
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one, single
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neo-
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new, recent
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ob-
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against
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palin-, pali-
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back, again
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pan-
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all, every
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para-
 Definition
false
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per-
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through
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peri-
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around
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phil-, philo-
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like, lover of
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poly-
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many, several
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post-
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after
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pre-
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before
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pro-
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for, forward
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pros-
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toward, in front
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proto-
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first
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pseudo
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false
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re-
 Definition
again, back
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retro-
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back
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se-
 Definition
away from
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sub-
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under
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sur-, super-
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over, above
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syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-
 Definition
with, together
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tele-
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distant, far off
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trans-
 Definition
across
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-agog, -agogue
 Definition
leader
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cide
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kill(ing
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-ectomy
 Definition
cutting
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ia, -y
 Definition
act, state
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ic, -tic, -ical, -ac

-ic, -tic, -ical, -ac
 Definition
having to do with
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ics
 Definition
things having to do with
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isk, -iscus
 Definition
small
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ism
 Definition
the belief in
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ist
 Definition
one who believes in
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-ite
 Definition
one connected with
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-logy
 Definition
study field of
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oid
 Definition
resembling, like-shaped
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-or, -er
 Definition
one who takes part in
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phobia
 Definition
exaggerated fear
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-sis
 Definition
act, state, condition of
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