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Prefix
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Meaning
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Example
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a,
an
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without,
not
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asexual,
amoral, anarchy, anhydrous, Anabaptist, anachronism
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ab,
abs, a
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apart,
away from
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abnormal,
abduct, abductor (muscle), abscission .See ad in Prefixes,
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ad
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toward
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adhere,
adductor (muscle) . See ab in Prefixes section),
adumbrate
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agere
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act
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agent,
agency, agenda
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amphi,
ambi
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round,
both sides
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amphitheater,
amphibian, ambidextrous, ambivalent
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ante
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before
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antedate,
anteroom, antecedent, anterior
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anthro
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man
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anthropology,
anthropomorphic
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anti
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against
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antipathy,
antitank, anticlimax
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aqua
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water
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aquarium,
aqueous
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archaios
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ancient
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archeology,
archetype, archaic, archeozoic
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archos
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leader,
first, chief
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monarchy,
oligarchy, anarchy, archetype, architect
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audio
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hear
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audiophile,
audiometer, auditory
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auto
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self
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automatic,
automaton, auto-immune
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bi
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two
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bi-partisan,
bisexual, biennial, binary, bicuspid, bivalve
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bene
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well,
favorable
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benefit,
benevolent, benefactor, beneficent
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bible
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book
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bibliography,
Bible, bibliophile
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bio
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life
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biology,
biography, bio-active
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caco
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Bad
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cacophony
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cide
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kill
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homicide,
parricide, germicidal, ecocide
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circum
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around
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circumference,
circumlocution, circumnavigate
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constitutus
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stand
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constitution,
statute
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corpus
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body
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corpse,
corporeal punishment, corpus callosum
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cracy
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rule
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democracy,
theocrat, technocracy
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credo
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belief
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credit,
(see also roots section)
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demos
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people
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democracy,
demographic
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di
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two,
double
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dimorphism,
dicotyledon, diatomic
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dia
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across,
through
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diagonal,
dialectic, dialogue, diagnosis
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dis
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not,
apart
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disperse,
disinherit, disenfranchise, distend
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dominus
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lord
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dominant,
dominion
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dynasthai
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be
able
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dynamic,
dynamo, dynasty, dynamite
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ego
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I,
self
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ego,
egomaniac, egocentric,
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epi
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upon,
over
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epidermis,
epidemic, epigram, epitaph, epithet, epiphyte, epistasis,
epinephrine, epiphysis
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ex
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out
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exotic,
exterior, extraneous, extemporaneous, exophalmic, exogenous,
exothermic, exoskeleton
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federis
(see also Roots section)
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league,
pact
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federation,
confederate
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frater
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brother
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fraternize,
fraternity, fraternal, fratricide
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geo
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earth
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geology,
geography, geocentric, geomancy
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graph
(see also Roots section)
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write,
record
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graphic,
graphite, graphology,
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hetero
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mixed,
unlike
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heterogeneous,
heterosexual, heterodox, heterodont, hetero atom, heterocyclic,
heterozygous,
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homo
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same,
alike
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homogeneous,
homogenized, homozygous, homolytic fission, Homo sapiens,
homonid, homeostasis
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idem
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the
same
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identity,
idiopathic, I, individual
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ideo
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idea
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ideology,
ideation, ideal
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idios
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one's
own
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idiom,
idiosyncrasy, idiopathic
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in
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in
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incarcerate,
incorporate, inculcate, induction, inductance, indigenous,
indicator, inspiration
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in,
im
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not
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incredible,
ignoble, inglorious, inhospitable, infinite, infinitesimal,
immoral
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inter
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between
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interact,
interstellar, interpret, interstitial
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legis
(lex)
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law
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legal,
legislature
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lexis
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word
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lexicon,
lexicography
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liber
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free,
book
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liberty,
library, liberal
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locus
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place
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locality,
local, circumlocution
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macro
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large
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macroeconomics,
macroscopic, macrophage
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mania
(see Roots section also)
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obsession
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maniac,
Beatlemania
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meter
(see Roots section also)
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measure
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metronome,
speedometer, odometer
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micro
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small
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microscope,
micron, micrometer, microorganism
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mittere,
mitto (see Roots section also)
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send
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mission,
transmit, remit
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mono
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one,
single
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monocle,
monopoly, monogamy, monovalent, monomania, monarchy
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mortis
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death
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mortician,
mortuary, moribund, morbid
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nomen
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name
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noble,
ignominy, nomenclature, nominal
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olig
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few
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oligarchy,
oligopoly
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pater
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father
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paternal,
paternity, patricide
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ped
(see Roots section also)
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foot
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pedestrian,
pedal, pedicure, podiatrist
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peri
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around
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peripatetic,
periscope, perineum, peritoneum
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phage
(see Roots section also)
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eat
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phagocyte,
phagocytosis
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philo
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love
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philosophy,
philanthropy
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phobos
(see Roots section)
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phon
(see Roots section)
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polein
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sell
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monopoly
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polis
(see Roots section also)
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city
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political,
metropolitan
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poly
(see Roots section also)
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many
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polygamy,
polyphonic, hoi polloi
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porto
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carry
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porter,
export
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post
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after
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post
script (p.s.), ex post facto, post hoc, post-mortem
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pre
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before
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premier,
preview, premium, prescient
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pro
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before,
in favor of
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project,
projectile,
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psyche
|
mind,
soul
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psychology
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publicus
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people
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public,
republic, pub, publican
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riparia
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river
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riparian
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scope
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examine
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microscope,
oscilloscope
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scribo
(see Roots section also)
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write
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transcribe,
scribe, script
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solus
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alone
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solo,
solitary
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subter
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under,
secret
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subterfuge,
subtle, subaltern, subterranean
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sin
(sys before b, p, or m)
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together,
with
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synchronize,
symphony, sympathy, syncretic, syncope
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tele
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distance
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telegraph,
telephone, teleology
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trans
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across
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transport,
transcend, transmogrify
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utilis
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useful
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utility,
utilitarian
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vide,
visibil, vis
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see
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video,
vision, visible
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Root
|
Meaning
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Examples
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acer,
acid, acri
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bitter,
sour, sharp
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acerbic,
acidity, acrid, acrimony
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acu
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sharp
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acute,
acupuncture, accurate
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ag,
agi, ig, act
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do,
move, go
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agent,
agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action
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ali,
allo, alter
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other
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alias,
alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism
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alt(us)
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high,
deep
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altimeter,
altitude
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am,
amor
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love,
liking
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amiable,
amorous, enamoured
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Anni,
annu, enni
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year
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anniversary,
annually, centennial
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anthrop
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man
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anthropology,
misanthrope, philanthropy
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anti(co)
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old
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antique,
antiquated, antiquity
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arch
|
chief,
first, rule
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archangel,
architect, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic
era
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