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Term
A
Definition
WITHOUT

AMORAL - ATHEIST - APATHY
Term
AB/ABS
Definition
OFF, AWAY FROM, APART, DOWN

ABDUCT - ABOLISH - ABSTINENCE
Term
AC/ACR
Definition
SHARP, BITTER

ACID - ACUTE - EXACERBATE
Term
ACT/AG
Definition
TO DO; TO DRIVE; TO FORCE; TO LEAD

AGITATE - LITIGATE - SYNAGOGUE
Term
AD/AL
Definition
TO, TOWARD, NEAR

ADAPT - ADDICT - ADJOIN
Term
AL/ALI/ALTER
Definition
OTHER, ANOTHER

ALTERNATIVE - ALIBI - ALIEN
Term
AM
Definition
LOVE

AMATEUR - AMOROUS - AMITY
Term
AMB
Definition
TO GO; TO WALK

AMBIENT - AMBULANCE - AMBUSH
Term
AMBI/AMPH
Definition
BOTH, MORE THAN ONE, AROUND

AMBIGUOUS - AMPHIBIAN - AMBIDEXTROUS
Term
ANIM
Definition
OF THE LIFE, MIND, SOUL, SPIRIT

ANIMOSITY - ANIMUS - MAGNANIMOUS
Term
ANNUI/ENNI
Definition
YEAR

ANNUAL - ANNIVERSARY - ANNUITY
Term
ANTE
Definition
BEFORE

ANTERIOR - ANTECEDENT - ANTEDATE
Term
ANTHRO/ANDR
Definition
MAN, HUMAN

ANTHROPOLOGY - ANDROID - ANDROGYNOUS
Term
ANTI
Definition
AGAINST

ANTIBODY - ANTIDOTE - ANTISEPTIC
Term
APO
Definition
AWAY

APOLOGY - APOCALYPSE - APOGEE
Term
APO
Definition
AWAY

APOLOGY - APOCALYPSE - APOGEE
Term
ARCH/ARCHI/ARCHY
Definition
CHIEF, PRINCIPLE, RULER

ARCHITECT - MONARCHY - ANARCHY
Term
AUTO
Definition
SELF

AUTOMATIC - AUTOCRAT - AUTONOMY
Term
BE
Definition
TO BE; TO HAVE A PARTICULAR QUALITY; TO EXIST

BELITTLE - BEMOAN - BEWILDER
Term
BEL/BELL
Definition
WAR

ANTEBELLUM - REBEL - BELLIGERENT
Term
BEN/BON
Definition
GOOD

BENEFIT - BENEDICTION - BONUS
Term
BI
Definition
TWICE, DOUBLE

BINOCULARS - BILINGUAL - BIPARTISAN
Term
BI
Definition
TWICE, DOUBLE

BINOCULARS - BILINGUAL - BIPARTISAN
Term
CAD/CID
Definition
TO FALL; TO HAPPEN BY CHANCE

ACCIDENT - COINCIDENCE - CASCADE
Term
CANT/CENT/CHANT
Definition
TO SING

ACCENT - CHANT - RECANT
Term
CAP/CIP/CEPT
Definition
TO TAKE;TO GET

CAPTURE - ANTICIPATE - PRECEPT
Term
CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT
Definition
HEAD, HEADLONG

CAPITAL - DISCIPLE - CAPTION
Term
CARD/CORD/COUR
Definition
HEART

CARDIAC - ENCOURAGE - CONCORDANCE
Term
CARN
Definition
FLESH

CARNIVOROUS - CARNAGE - REINCARNATION
Term
CAST/CHAST
Definition
CUT

CAST - CASTE - CHASTE
Term
CED/CEED/CESS
Definition
TO GO; TO YIELD; TO STOP

ANTECEDENT - PREDECESSOR - CESSATION
Term
CENTR
Definition
CENTER

CONCENTRATE - ECCENTRIC - CENTRIFUGE
Term
CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT
Definition
TO SEPARATE; TO JUDGE; TO DISTINGUISH; TO DECIDE

ASCERTAIN - HYPOCRITE - CRITERION
Term
CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT
Definition
TO SEPARATE; TO JUDGE; TO DISTINGUISH; TO DECIDE

ASCERTAIN - HYPOCRITE - CRITERION
Term
CHRON
Definition
TIME

SYNCHRONIZE - CHRONOLOGY - CHRONIC
Term
CIRCU
Definition
AROUND, ON ALL SIDES

CIRCUMFERENCE - CIRCUMSTANCE - CIRCUIT
Term
CIS
Definition
TO CUT

SCISSORS - PRECISE - INCISION
Term
CLA/CLO/CLU
Definition
SHUT, CLOSE

CONCLUDE - DISCLOSE - PRECLUDE
Term
CLAIM/CLAM
Definition
TO SHOUT; TO CRY OUT

EXCLAIM - PROCLAIM - CLAMOR
Term
CLI
Definition
TO LEAN TOWARD

DECLINE - RECLINE - CLIMAX
Term
CO/COL/COM/CON
Definition
WITH, TOGETHER

CONNECT - COLLIDE - COMMENSURATE
Term
COUR/CUR
Definition
RUNNING; A COURSE

RECUR - COURIER - CONCUR
Term
CRE/CRESC/CRET
Definition
TO GROW

CREATION - INCREASE - ACCRETION
Term
CRED
Definition
TO BELIEVE; TO TRUST

CREDENTIALS - CREDO - CREDIT
Term
CRYP
Definition
HIDDEN

CRYPT - CRYPTOLOGY - ENCRYPT
Term
CRYP
Definition
HIDDEN

CRYPT - CRYPTOLOGY - ENCRYPT
Term
CUB/CUMB
Definition
TO LIE DOWN

CUBICLE - SUCCUMB - INCUMBENT
Term
CULP
Definition
BLAME

CULPRIT - CULPABLE - INCULPATE
Term
DAC/DOC
Definition
TO TEACH

DOCTOR - DOCTRINE - DOCILE
Term
DE
Definition
AWAY, OFF, DOWN, COMPLETELY, REVERSAL

DESCEND - DECIPHER - DEFERENTIAL
Term
DEM
Definition
PEOPLE

DEMOCRACY - EPIDEMIC - DEMOGRAPHICS
Term
DI/DIA
Definition
APART, THROUGH

DIALOGUE - DIAGNOSE - DICHOTOMY
Term
DIC/DICT/DIT
Definition
TO SAY; TO TELL; TO USE WORDS

DICTIONARY - PREDICT - VERDICT
Term
DIGN
Definition
WORTH

DIGNITY - DIGNITARY - DEIGN
Term
DIS/DIF
Definition
AWAY FROM, APART, REVERSAL, NOT

DISPERSE - DISSEMINATE - DIFFUSE
Term
DOG/DOX
Definition
OPINION

ORTHODOX - PARADOX - DOGMA
Term
DOL
Definition
SUFFER, PAIN

CONDOLENCE - DOLEFUL - DOLOROUS
Term
DON/DOT/DOW
Definition
TO GIVE

DONATE - ANECDOTE - ENDOW
Term
DUB
Definition
DOUBT

DUBIOUS - DUBIETY - INDUBITIABLE
Term
DUC/DUCT
Definition
TO LEAD

ABDUCT - CONDUCT - INDUCE
Term
DUR
Definition
HARD

ENDURE - DURABLE - DURATION
Term
DYS
Definition
FAULTY, ABNORMAL

DYSTROPHY - DYSLEXIA - DYSFUNCTIONAL
Term
E/EF/EX
Definition
OUT, OUT OF, FROM, FORMER, COMPLETELY

EVADE - EXCLUDE - EXONERATE
Term
EPI
Definition
UPON

EPIDEMIC - EPIDERMIS - EPITHET
Term
EQU
Definition
EQUAL, EVEN

EQUATION - ADEQUATE - INIQUITY
Term
ERR
Definition
TO WANDER

ERR - ERROR - ERRATIC
Term
ESCE
Definition
BECOMING

ADOLESCENT - INCANDESCENT - REMINISCENT
Term
EU
Definition
GOOD, WELL

EUPHEMISM - EULOGY - EUPHONY
Term
EXTRA
Definition
OUTSIDE, BEYOND

EXTRAORDINARY - EXTRACT - EXTRADITE
Term
EXTRA
Definition
OUTSIDE, BEYOND

EXTRAORDINARY - EXTRACT - EXTRADITE
Term
FAB/FAM
Definition
SPEAK

FABLE - FAMOUS - DEFAME
Term
FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/FY
Definition
TO DO; TO MAKE

FACTORY - PROLIFIC - RATIFY - COUNTERFEIT
Term
FER
Definition
TO BRING; TO CARRY; TO BEAR

OFFER - REFERENDUM - PROLIFERATE
Term
FERV
Definition
TO BOIL; TO BUBBLE

FERVOR - FERVID - EFFERVESCENT
Term
FID
Definition
FAITH, TRUST

CONFIDE - FIDELITY - INFIDEL
Term
FIN
Definition
END

FINAL - CONFINE - INFINITE
Term
FLAG/FLAM
Definition
TO BURN

FLAMMABLE - FLAGRANT - CONFLAGRATION
Term
FLECT/FLEX
Definition
TO BLEND

DEFLECT - FLEXIBLE - REFLECT
Term
FLU/FLUX
Definition
TO FLOW

FLUID - CONFLUENCE - MELLIFLUOUS
Term
FORE
Definition
BEFORE

BEFORE - FORESIGHT - FORTHRIGHT
Term
FORT
Definition
CHANCE

FORTUNE - FORTUNATE - FORTUITOUS
Term
FORT
Definition
STRENGTH

FORTIFY - FORTISSIMO - FORTE
Term
FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING
Definition
TO BREAK

FRACTURE - FRAGMENT - REFRACTORY - INFRINGE
Term
FUS
Definition
TO POUR

PROFUSE - DIFFUSE - INFUSION
Term
GEN
Definition
BIRTH, CREATION, RACE, KIND

GENEROUS - GENETICS - GENDER
Term
GN/GNO
Definition
KNOW

AGNOSTIC - IGNORE - DIAGNOSE
Term
GRAD/GRESS
Definition
TO STEP

PROGRESS - DEGRADE - DIGRESS - GRADUATE
Term
GRAT
Definition
PLEASING

GRATEFUL - GRATUITY - GRACIOUS
Term
HER/HES
Definition
TO STICK

COHERENT - ADHESIVE - HEREDITY
Term
(H)ETERO
Definition
DIFFERENT

HETEROSEXUAL - HETEROGENEOUS - HETERODOX
Term
(H)OMO
Definition
SAME

HOMOGENEOUS - HOMOSEXUAL - HOMEOSTASIS
Term
HYPER
Definition
OVER, EXCESSIVE

HYPERACTIVITY - HYPERBOLE - HYPERGLYCEMIA
Term
HYPO
Definition
UNDER, BENEATH, LESS THAN

HYPODERMIC - HYPOCHONDRIAC - HYPOTHESIS
Term
IDIO
Definition
ONE'S OWN

IDIOT - IDIOM - IDIOSYNCRASY
Term
IM/IN/EM/EN
Definition
IN, INTO

EMBRACE - INTRINSIC - INDIGENOUS
Term
IM/IN
Definition
NOT, WITHOUT

INACTIVE - IMPARTIAL - INDIGENT
Term
INTER
Definition
BETWEEN, AMONG

INTERSTATE - INTERIM - INTERMITTENT
Term
JECT
Definition
TO THROW DOWN

INJECT - EJECT - ABJECT
Term
JOIN/JUNCT
Definition
TO MEET; TO JOIN

JUNCTION - ADJOIN - REJOINDER
Term
JUR
Definition
TO SWEAR

PERJURY - ADJURE
Term
LAV/LUT/LUV
Definition
TO WASH

LAVATORY - DILUTE - ANTEDILUVIAN
Term
LECT/LEG
Definition
TO SELECT, TO CHOOSE

COLLECT - ELECT - SELECT
Term
LEV
Definition
LIFT, LIGHT, RISE

RELIEVE - ALLEVIATE - LEVITATE
Term
LOC/LO/LOQU
Definition
WORD, SPEECH

DIALOGUE - EULOGY - LOQUACIOUS
Term
LUC/LUM/LUS
Definition
LIGHT

ILLUSTRATE - ILLUMINATE - LUCID
Term
LUD/LUS
Definition
TO PLAY

ALLUDE - ILLUSION - PRELUDE
Term
MAG/MAJ/MAX
Definition
BIG

MAGNIFY - MAJOR - MAXIM
Term
MAL/MALE
Definition
BAD, ILL, EVIL, WRONG

MALFUNCTION - MALIGN - MALEDICTION
Term
MAN
Definition
HAND

MANUAL - MANUFACTURE - MANDATE
Term
MIN
Definition
SMALL

MINUTE - MINIATURE - DIMINISH
Term
MIN
Definition
TO PROJECT, TO HANG OVER

EMINENT - IMMINENT - PROMINENT
Term
MIS/MIT
Definition
TO SEND

TRANSMIT - REMIT - REMISSION
Term
MISC
Definition
MIXED

MISCELLANEOUS - PROMISCUOUS
Term
MON/MONIT
Definition
TO REMIND; TO WARN

MONUMENT - MONITOR - ADMONISH
Term
MORPH
Definition
SHAPE

AMORPHOUS - METAMORPHOSIS - ANTHROPOMORPHISM
Term
MORT
Definition
DEATH

IMMORTAL - MORBID - MORIBUND
Term
MUT
Definition
CHANGE

COMMUTE - MUTATION - IMMUTABLE
Term
NAT/NAS/NAI
Definition
TO BE BORN

NATURAL - NATIVE - RENAISSANCE
Term
NIC/NOC/NOX
Definition
HARM

INNOCENT - NOXIOUS - OBNOXIOUS
Term
NOM
Definition
RULE, ORDER

ASTRONOMY - ECONOMY - AUTONOMY
Term
NOM/NYM/NOUN/NOWN
Definition
NAME

SYNONYM - ANONYMOUS - ACRONYM
Term
NOUNC/NUNC
Definition
TO ANNOUNCE

ANNOUNCE - PRONOUNCE - RENOUNCE
Term
NOV/NEO/NOU
Definition
NEW

NOVICE - NEOPHYTE - NOUVEAU
Term
OB/OC/OF/OP
Definition
TOWARD, TO, AGAINST, OVER

OBESE - OBTUSE - OBSEQUIOUS
Term
OMNI
Definition
ALL

OMNIBUS - OMNIPRESENT - OMNISCIENT
Term
PAC/PEAC
Definition
PEACE

APPEASE - PACIFY - PACIFIER - PACT
Term
PAN
Definition
ALL, EVERYONE

PANORAMA - PANTHEON - PANDEMIC
Term
PAR
Definition
EQUAL

PAR - APARTHEID - DISPARATE
Term
PARA
Definition
NEXT TO, BESIDE

PARALLEL - PARASITE - PARODY
Term
PAS/PAT/PATH
Definition
FEELING, SUFFERING, DISEASE

SYMPATHY - EMPATHY - COMPASSION - PATHOGENIC
Term
PAU/PO/POV/PU
Definition
FEW, LITTLE, POOR

POVERTY - PAUPER - IMPOVERISH - PUERILE
Term
PED
Definition
CHILD, EDUCATION

PEDIATRICIAN - ENCYCLOPEDIA
Term
PED/POD
Definition
FOOT

PEDAL - EXPEDITE - PODIUM
Term
PEN/PUN
Definition
TO PAY; TO COMPENSATE

PENAL - PENALTY - PUNITIVE
Term
PEND/PENS
Definition
TO HANG; TO WEIGHT; TO PAY

DEPEND - STIPEND - APPENDIX
Term
PER
Definition
COMPLETELY

PERSISTENT - PERPLEX - PERFUNCTORY
Term
PERI
Definition
AROUND

PERIMETER - PERISCOPE - PERIPATETIC
Term
PET/PIT
Definition
TO GO; TO SEEK; TO STRIVE

APPETITE - COMPETE - PETITION
Term
PHIL
Definition
LOVE

PHILOSOPHY - PHILATELIST - BIBLIOPHILE
Term
PLAC
Definition
TO PLEASE

PLACID - PLACEBO - COMPLACENT
Term
PLE
Definition
TO FILL

COMPLETE - DEPLETE - PLETHORA
Term
PLEX/PLIC/PLY
Definition
TO FOLD, TWIST, TANGLE, OR BEND

COMPLEX - REPLICA - DUPLICITY
Term
PON/POS/POUND
Definition
TO PUT; TO PLACE

COMPONENT - EXPOSE - JUXTAPOSE
Term
PORT
Definition
TO CARRY

IMPORT - EXPORT - PORTABLE
Term
POST
Definition
AFTER

POSTHUMOUS - POSTERIOR - POSTERITY
Term
PRE
Definition
BEFORE

PRECAUTION - PRECEPT - PRECEDENT
Term
PREHEND/PRISE
Definition
TO TAKE; TO GET; TO SEIZE

SURPRISE - COMPRISE - COMPREHEND
Term
PRO
Definition
MUCH, FOR, A LOT

PROLIFIC - PRODIGAL - PROVIDENT
Term
PROB
Definition
TO PROVE; TO TEST

PROBE - REPROBATE - PROBLEMATIC
Term
PRO
Definition
TO PROVE; TO TEST

PROBE - REPROBATE - PROBLEMATIC
Term
PUG
Definition
TO FIGHT

PUGNACIOUS - IMPUGN - PUGILIST
Term
PUNC/PUNG/POIGN
Definition
TO POINT; TO PRICK

POINT - PUNCTURE - EXPUNGE
Term
QUE/QUIS
Definition
TO SEEK

ACQUIRE - CONQUEST - QUERY
Term
QUI
Definition
QUIET

QUIET - TRANQUIL - QUIESCENCE
Term
RID/RIS
Definition
TO LAUGH

RIDDLE - RIDICULOUS - RISIBLE
Term
ROG
Definition
TO ASK

INTERROGATE - SURROGATE - DEROGATORY
Term
SACR/SANCT/SECR
Definition
SACRED

SACRED - SACRIFICE - SACRILEGE
Term
SAL/SIL/SAULT/SULT
Definition
TO LEAP, TO JUMP

INSULT - ASSAULT - SOMERSAULT
Term
SCI
Definition
TO KNOW

CONSCIOUS - CONSCIENCE - OMNISCIENT
Term
SCRIBE/SCIP
Definition
TO WRITE

SCRIBBLE - DESCRIBE - TRANSCRIPT
Term
SE
Definition
APART

SELECT - SEDUCE - SEQUESTER
Term
SEC/SEQU
Definition
TO FOLLOW

SECOND - SEQUENCE - PROSECUTE
Term
SED/SESS/SID
Definition
TO SIT; TO BE STILL; TO PLAN; TO PLOT

RESIDENT - PRESIDE - SUBSIDIARY
Term
SENS/SENT
Definition
TO FEEL; TO BE AWARE OF

SENSE - SENSORY - RESENT
Term
SOL
Definition
TO LOOSEN; TO FREE

DISSOLVE - SOLUBLE - ABSOLUTION
Term
SPEC/SPIC/SPIT
Definition
TO LOOK; TO SEE

PERSPECTIVE - RETROSPECTIVE - SUSPICIOUS
Term
STA/STI
Definition
TO STAND; TO BE IN PLACE

STATIC - STASIS - APOSTASY
Term
SUA
Definition
SMOOTH

SUAVE - PERSUADE - ASSUAGE
Term
SUB/SUP
Definition
BELOW

SUBMISSIVE - SUBTLE - SUPPOSITION
Term
SUPER/SUR
Definition
ABOVE

SURPASS - SUPERSEDE - SUPERFLUOUS
Term
TAC/TIC
Definition
TO BE SILENT

RETICENT - TACIT - TACITURN
Term
TAIN/TEN/TENT/TIN
Definition
TO HOLD
TO HOLD

DETAIN - TENURE - SUSTENANCE
Term
TAIN/TEN/TENT/TIN
Definition

TO HOLD

 

DETAIN - TENURE - SUSTENANCE

Term
TEND/TENS/TENT/TENU
Definition
TO STRETCH; TO THIN

TENSION - DISTEND - CONTENTIOUS
Term
THEO
Definition
GOD

ATHEIST - THEOLOGY - APOTHEOSIS
Term
TRACT
Definition
TO DRAG; TO PULL; TO DRAW

TRACTOR - ATTRACT - DISTRACT
Term
TRANS
Definition
ACROSS

TRANSACTION - TRANSGENDERED - TRANSPARENT
Term
US/UT
Definition
TO USE

ABUSE - USAGE - UTILITARIAN
Term
VEN/VENT
Definition
TO COME OR TO MOVE TOWARD

CONVENE - INTERVENE - ADVENTITIOUS
Term
VER
Definition
TRUTH

VERDICT - VERACIOUS - AVER
Term
VERD
Definition
GREEN

VERDANT - VERDURE
Term
VERS/VERT
Definition
TO TURN

CONTROVERSY - REVERT - AVERT
Term
VI
Definition
LIFE

VIVID - VICARIOUS - CONVIVIAL
Term
VID/VIS
Definition
TO SEE

EVIDENT - VIDEO - VISTA
Term
VIL
Definition
BASE, MEAN

VILIFY - REVILE - VILE
Term
VOC/VOK
Definition
TO CALL

VOCABULARY - ADVOCATE - INVOKE - CONVOKE
Term
VOL
Definition
TO WISH

VOLUNTARY - BENEVOLENT - VOLITION
Term
VOR
Definition
TO EAT

CARNIVOROUS - OMNIVOROUS - VORACIOUS
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