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not, without
abyss – without bottom; achromatic – without color; anhydrous – without water |
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afire – on fire; ashore – on the shore; aside – on the side |
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from, away, off
abduct – carry away by force; abnormal – away from normal, not normal; absent – away, not present; aversion – the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten. |
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to, toward, near
accelerate – to increase the speed of; accessible – easily entered, approached, or obtained; admittance – allowing into; |
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top, height, tip, beginning
acrobat – a “high walker”; acronym – a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia – fear of height |
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do
activity – something that a person does; react – to do something in response; interaction – communication between two or more things |
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air
aerate – to let air reach something; aerial – relating to the air; aerospace – the air space |
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farming
agriculture – management of the land, agribusiness – making money by utilizing land; agrarian – relating to the management of land |
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pain
neuralgia – pain caused by a nerve; analgesic – a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia – aching for the familiar |
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both, on both sides, around
ambidextrous – able to use both hands equally; ambiguous – having more than one meaning; ambivalence – conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing |
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to walk, move
amble – to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant – walking or moving around; ambulance – a vehicle that moves a patient |
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love
amiable – friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity – friendly and peaceful relations; amorous – showing romantic love |
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up, back, against, again, throughout
analysis – a close examination of something; anatomy – the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism – not being in the right place in time |
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man, male
androgynous – being both male and female; android – resembling a human; misandry – hatred towards men |
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life, spirit
animal – a living organism; animate – to make alive; equanimity – of balanced spirit |
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year
anniversary – a date observed once a year; annual – happening once a year; millennium – 1,000 years |
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before, in front
antecede – to come before something in time; antemeridian – before noon; anteroom- a small room before the main room |
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flower
chrysanthemum and amaranth – names of flowers; anthology – a collection of treasured writings; anthozoan – half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals. |
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human
anthropology – the study of mankind; anthropomorphism – giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy – the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds) |
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against, opposite
antibody – a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic – preventing infection; antisocial – opposing social norm |
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away, off, separate
aphorism – a short expression of a general truth; apology – an explicit expression of regret, apostrophe – a small dash used in place of an omitted letter |
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water
aquarium – a water container for fish; aquatic- relating to water; aqueduct – a pipeline for water |
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tree
arborist – someone working with trees; arbor – a shady area formed by trees; arborous – having many trees |
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chief, most important, rule
archbishop – the highest ranking bishop; archenemy – chief or worst enemy; matriarch – a female who rules a group; monarch – a king or queen |
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primitive, ancient
archaeology – the study of ancient cultures; archaic – belonging to an earlier period; archive – a collection of historical materials |
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joint
arthroscope – a tool to see inside a joint; arthritis – inflammation of a joint; arthropod – invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects |
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skill
artifact – object made by a person’s skill; artisan – a person skilled in a craft; artist – a person who creates skillfully |
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star, stars, outer space
astronaut – a person traveling to the stars; astronomer – someone who studies the stars; asterisk – a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool |
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hear
audible – loud enough to be heard; audience – people who listen to a program; audiovisual – relating to sound and vision |
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self, same, one
autocrat – a person who governs with absolute power; autograph – a person’s own signature; automatic – moving by itself |
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bird
aviary – a large enclosure for birds; aviatrix – a female airplane pilot; aviation – the art of designing or operating aircraft |
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pressure, weight
baric – pertaining to pressure, esp. of the atmosphere; milliard – metric unit, equal to 1/1000th of a bar; baryon – heavy elementary particle |
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war
bellicose – warlike; belligerent – hostile, ready to fight; rebel – person who opposes and fights |
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good, well
benefactor – person who gives money to a cause; beneficial – producing a good effect; benevolent – showing kindness or goodwill |
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two, twice, once in every two
biannual – happening twice a year; binoculars – optical device with two lenses; bilateral – of or involving two sides |
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book
bibliography – a list of books used as sources; bibliomania – an extreme love of books; bibliophile – a person who loves books |
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life, living matter
biography- a life story written by another person; biology – the science of life; biosphere – Earth’s surface inhabited by living things |
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cell, primitive, immature cell
blastula – an early stage of embryonic development; fibroblast – a cell that forms connective tissue; blastoderm – the layer surrounding the inside of an egg |
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take, hold
intercept – to stop or interrupt;
perceive – to take notice of something; captivating – taking hold of |
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heart
cardiac – relating to the heart; cardiogenic – resulting from heart disease; cardiologist – a heart doctor |
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flesh, meat
carnivorous – flesh-eating; carnal – pertaining to the body or flesh; incarnate – given bodily form |
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down, against completely, intensive, according to
cataclysm – a flood or other disaster, catalog – a complete listing; catastrophe – turning for the worst, a substantial disaster |
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to burn
cauterize – to burn with a hot instrument; caustic – capable of burning or eating away; holocaust – total devastation, especially by fire |
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go, yield
exceed – to go beyond the limits; recede – to go back; accessible – easily entered, approached, or obtained; |
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fast
accelerate – to increase the speed of; decelerate – to reduce the speed of |
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hundred, hundredth
centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter – 1/100 of a meter; century – 100 years |
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center
egocentric – self-centered; eccentric – not having a common center, not according to norm; centrifugal – moving outward from a center |
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head
encephalitis – inflammation of the brain; cephalic – pertaining to the head; cephalopod – marine mollusks like octopus and squid who have tentacles growing from their head |
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brain
cerebral – pertaining to the brain; cerebrate – to use the brain; cerebrospinal – pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord |
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sure
ascertain- to find out something with certainty; certain – being absolutely sure; certify – to state that something is true |
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color, pigment
achromatic – without color; chromium – a blue-white metallic chemical element, chromatics – the study of color |
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time
chronic – lasting for a long time; chronological – arranging events in time order, synchronize – happening at the same time |
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gold, yellow
chrysanthemum and helichrysum – golden/yellow flowers; chrysolite – a yellowish gem |
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cut, kill
homicide – murder; incisor – a sharp tooth for cutting food; insecticide – a chemical used to kill insects |
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around, about
circumnavigate – to sail around; circumscribe – to draw around; circumspect – looking around |
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shout, speak out
clamor – to shout and make noise; exclaim – to cry out loudly and suddenly; proclamation – something announced officially in public |
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clear
clarification – an explanation; clarify – to make something clear; declare – to state something clearly |
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close
conclusion – the end or last part; exclusion – shutting out, rejecting; seclude – to keep away from; to isolate |
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lean
inclination – a leaning toward; incline – a surface that slopes or leans; recline – to lean back and relax |
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with, together, joint
coauthor – writer who collaborates with another author; coeducation – educating males and females together; cohousing – planning your neighborhood in an intentional neighborly fashion |
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together, jointly
Collaborate – to work together; collision – smashing together; colloquial – words formed by everday interaction |
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together, common
commemorate – to memorize together; composition – an arrangement or putting together of parts; commune – living together while owning things in common |
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know
cognition – process of acquiring knowledge; incognito – disguised so no one knows you; recognize – to discover that one knows |
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with, jointly
concur – to agree with someone; contemporary – of the same time period as others; convention – a gathering of people with a common interest |
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against, opposite
contradict to argue against, Contraflow, contraception, contrary not in agreement, controversy disagreement |
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body
corporation – a company recognized by law as a single body; corpse – a dead body; corporal – pertaining to the body |
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universe
cosmonaut – a Russian astronaut; cosmos – the universe; microcosm – a miniature universe |
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opposite, contrary, opposing
counteract – to oppose the effects of an action; countermand – to cancel a previous order; counteroffensive – attack against an attack |
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skull
craniology – the study of skull characteristics; cranium – skull of vertebrates; cranial – pertaining to the skull |
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believe
credence – belief that something is true or valid; credulous – believing things too easily, gullible; incredible – unbelievable |
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hidden, secret
cryptic – of hidden meaning; cryptography – science of secret codes; encrypt – encode into secret code |
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mass, heap
accumulate – to gather or pile up; cumulative – gradually building up |
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circle, ring
bicycle – a vehicle with two wheels; cycle – a sequence that is repeated; cyclone – a storm with circling winds |
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reduce, away, down, remove
decelerate – to slow down, reduce speed; dethrone – to remove from power; debug – to remove bugs |
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ten
decade – 10 years; decathlon – athletic contest that includes 10 disciplines in which each participant competes; December – formerly the 10th month of the Roman calendar |
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one tenth
deciliter – a tenth of a liter; decimate – reduce dramatically; decibel – one tenth of the sound volume unit bel |
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people
democracy – government of the people; demographic – the study of people; epidemic – spreading among people in a region |
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half, less than
demitasse – a small cup of coffee; demimonde – someone of little respected life style |
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tree
philodendron – a climbing plant that grows on trees; dendrochronology – dating events by studying growth rings in trees; dendriform – in the shape of a tree |
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