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Education
6th Grade
11/28/2012

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acri-, acer-

 

acrid, acute, acid

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sharp, bitter
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act-

 

action, react, enact

Definition
do
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ami-, amic-

 

amicable, amiable

Definition
friend
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aud-

 

audible, audience, auditorium

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hear
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bas-

 

basement, basic, baste

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low
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ben-, bene-, bon-

 

benefit, benefactor, bonus

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good, well
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bio-

 

antibiotic, biology, biography

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life
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cap-, capt-

 

captivate, captive, captain

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to take, seize
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cede-, ceed-, cess-

 

exceed, precede, recess

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go, yield
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chrom-

 

chromosome, polychromatic, chrome

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color
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chron-

 

chronological, syncronize, chronicle

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time
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cred-

 

credit, discredit, incredible

Definition
believe
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dict-, dic-

 

dictionary, dictate, predict

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to say, to speak in words
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duc-, duct-

 

conduct, induce, duct

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lead
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dyna-

 

dynasty, dynamite, dynamo

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to be strong
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fac-, fact-

 

artifact, facsimile, facility, factory

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make, do
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fid-

 

confidential, fidelity, diffident

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trust, have faith
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flect-, flex-

 

genuflect, reflect, reflex

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bend
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flu-

 

fluent, superfluous, affluent, fluid

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to flow
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frail, fract-, frag-

 

fractals, fraction, fragile

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break, shatter
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