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A/AN
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not, without
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amoral: neither moral nor immoral atheist: one who does not believe in God atypical: not typical anonymous: of unknown authorship or origin apathy: lack of interest or emotion atrophy: the wasting away of body tissue anomaly: an irregularity agnostic: one who questions the existence of God |
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AB/ABS
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from, away, apart, off, down
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abduct: taken by force abhor: to hate, detest abolish: to do away with, make void abstract: conceived apart from concrete realtities, specific objects, or actual instances abnormal: deviating from a standard abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a throne abstinence: forbearance from any indulgence of appetite abstruse: hard to understand, secret, hidden |
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ABLE/IBLE
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capable of, worthy of
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changeable, durable, indubitable, inevitable, infallible, irreducible, laudable, tolerable, variable |
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AC/ACR
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sharp, sour, bitter
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acid: something that is sharp, sour or ill natured acute: sharp at the end, ending in a point acerbic: sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper acrid: sharp or biting to the taste or smell acrimonious: caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature exacerbate: to increase in bitterness or violence; aggravate |
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ACOU
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hearing
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acoustic |
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AD/A/AL
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to, toward, near
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adapt: adjust or modify fittingly adjacent: near, close, or contiguous; adjoining addict: to give oneself over, as to a habit or pursuit admire: to regard with wonder, pleasure, and approval address: to direct a speech or written statement to adhere: to stick fast; cleave; cling adjoin: to be close or in contact with advocate: to plead in favor of |
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ACT/AG
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to do; to drive; to force; to lead
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agile: quick and well coordinated in movement; active, lively agitate: to move or force into violent, irregular action litigate: to make the subject of a lawsuit prodigal: prodigal: wastefully or recklessly extravagant pedagogue: a teacher synagogue: a gathering or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship |
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AMBI/AMPHI
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both, on both sides, around
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ambiguous: open to various interpretations amphibian: any cold blooded vertebrate, the larva of which is aquatic and the adult of which is terrestrial' a person or thing having a twofold nature ambidextrous: able to use both hands equally well |
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AL/ALI/ALTER
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other, another
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alternative: a possible choice alias: an assumed name; another name alibi: the defense by which an accused person that he or she was verifiably elsewhere at the time of the crime with which he or she is charged alian: one born in another counter; a foreigner alter ego: the second self; a substitute or deputy altruist: a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others allegory: figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another |
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AM
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love
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amateur: a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than financial or professional gain amatory: of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking amenity: agreeable ways or manners amorous: inclined to love, esp. sexual love enamored: inflamed with love; charmed; captivated amity: friendship; peaceful; harmony inamorata: a female lover amiable: having or showing agreeable personal qualities amicable: characterized by exhibiting good will |
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AMB/AMBL/AMBUL
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to go, to walk
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ambient: moving freely; circulating ambitious: desirous of achieving or obtaining power preamble: an introductory statement ambassador: an authorized messenger or representative ambulance: a wheeled vehicle equipped for carrying sick people, usually to a hospital ambulatory: of, pertaining to, or capable of walking ambush: the act of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise perambulator: one who makes a tour of inspection on foot |
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ANIM
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of the life, mind, soul, spirit
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unanimous: in complete accord animosity: a feeling of ill will or enmity animus: hostile feeling or attitude equanimity: mental or emotional stability, especially under tension magnanimous: generous in forgiving an insult or injury |
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ANNUI/ENNI
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year
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annual: of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly anniversary: the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event annuity: a specified income payable at stated intervals perennial: lasting for an indefinite amount of time annals: a record of events, esp a yearly record |
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ANT/ANTE
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before
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anterior: placed before antecedent: existing, being, or going before antedate: precede in time antebellum: before the war (especially the American Civil War) antediluvian:belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old fashioned |
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ANTHRO/ANDR
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man, human
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anthropology: the science that deals with the origins of humankind android: robot; mechanical man misanthrope: one who hates humans or humanity philanderer: one who carries on flirtations androgynous: being both male and female androgen: any substance that promotes masculing characteristics anthropocentric: regarding humanity as the central fact of the universe |
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ANT/ANTI
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against, opposite
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antibody: a protein naturally existing in blood serum that reacts to overcome the toxic effects of an antigen antidote: a remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc antiseptic: free from germs; particularly clean or neat antipathy: aversion antipodal: on the opposite side of the globe |
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APO
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away
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apology: an expression of one's regret or sorrow for having wronged another apostle: one of the 12 disciples sent forth by Jesus to preach the gospel apocalypse: revelation; discovery; disclosure apogee: the highest or most distant point apocryphal: of doubtful authorship or authenticity apostasy: a total desertion of one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc |
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ARCH/ARCHI/ARCHY
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chief, principal, ruler
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architect: the devisor, maker, or planner of anything archenemy: chief enemy monarchy: a government in which the supreme power is lodged in a sovereign anarchy: a state or society without government or law oligarchy: a state or society ruled by a select group |
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AQUA/AQUE
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water
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aquamarine, aquarium, aquatic, aquatint, aqueduct, subaqueous |
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ARD
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burn
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ardent, ardor, arson |
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BEL/BELL
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beautiful
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belle, embellish |
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AUTO/AUT
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self
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automatic: self moving or self acting autocrat: an absolute ruler autonomy: independence or freedom |
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BE
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to be; to have a particular quality; to exist
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belittle: to regard something as less impressive than it apparently is bemoan: to express pity for bewilder: to confuse or puzzle completely belie: to misrepresent; to contradict |
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BEL/BELL
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war
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antebellum: before the war rebel: a person who resists authority, control, or tradition belligerent: warlike, given to waging war |
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BEN/BON/BENE/BOUN
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well, good, generous
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benefit: anything advantageous to a person or thing benign: having a kindly diposition benediction: act of uttering a blessing benevolent: desiring to do good to others bonus: something given over and above what is due bona fide: in good faith; without fraud |
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BI/BIN
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two, twice
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binocular: involving two eyes biennial: happening every two years bilateral: pertaining to or affecting two or both sides bilingual: able to speak one's native language and another with equal facility bipartisan: representing two parties |
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CAD/CID
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to fall; to happen by chance
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accident: happening by chance; unexpected coincidence: a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time, apparently by chance decadent: decaying; deteriorating cascade: a waterfall descending over a steep surface recidivist: one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime |
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CANT/CENT/CHANT
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to sing
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accent: prominence of a syllable in terms of pronunciation chant: a song; singing enchant: to subject to magical influence; bewitch recant: to withdraw or disavow a statement incantation: the chanting of words purporting to have magical power incentive: that which incites action |
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CAP/CIP/CEPT
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to take; to get
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capture: to take by force or stratagem anticipate: to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee susceptible: capable of receiving, admitting, undergoing, or being affected by something emancipate: to free from restraint percipient: having perception; discerning; discriminating precept: a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct |
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CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT
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head, headlong
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capital: the city or town that is the official seat of government disciple: one who is a pupil of the doctrines of another precipitate: to hasten the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely precipice: a cliff with a vertical face capitulate: to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms caption: a heading or title |
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BREV/BRID
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short, small
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abbreviate, abridge, brevet, breviary, breviloquent, brevity, brief |
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BURS
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purse, money
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bursar, bursary, disburse, reimburse |
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CAUS/CAUT
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burn
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caustic, cauterize, cautery, encaustic, holocaust |
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CELER
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speed
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accelerate, celerity, decelerate |
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CENT
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hundred, hundredth
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bicentennial, cent, centennial, centigrade, centigram, centiliter, centimeter, centipede, century, percent |
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CHROM
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color
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chromatic, chrome, chromosome, monochromatic |
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CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER
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against
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contradict, contrary, controversy, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterfeit, countermand, counterpart, counterpoint, encounter |
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CARD/CORD/COUR
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heart
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cardiac: pertaining to the heart encourage: to inspire with spirit or confidence concord: agreement; peace, amity discord: lack of harmony between persons or things concordance: agreement, concord, harmony |
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CARN
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flesh
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carnivorous: eating flesh carnage: the slaughter of a great number of people carnival: a traveling amusement show reincarnation: rebirth of a soul in a new body incarnation: a being invested with a bodily form |
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CAST/CHAST
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cut
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cast: to throw or hurl; fling caste: a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank castigate: to punish in order to correct chastise: to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment chaste: free from obscenity; decent |
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CED/CEED/CESS
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to go; to yield; to stop
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antecedent: existing, being, or going before concede: to acknowledge as true, just or proper; admit predecessor: one who comes before another in an office, position, etc cessation: a temporary or complete discontinuance incessant: without stop |
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CENTR
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center
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concentrate: to bring to a common center; to converge, to direct toward one point eccentric: off center concentric: having a common center, as in circles or spheres centrifuge: an apparatus that rotates at high speed that separates substances of different densities using centrifugal force centrist: of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas |
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CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT
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to separate; to judge; to distinguish; to decide
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discrete: detached from others, separate ascertain: to make sure of; to determine certitude: freedom from doubt discreet: judicious in one's conduct of speech, esp. with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature hypocrite: a person who pretends to have beliefs that she does not criterion: a standard of judgment or criticism |
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CHRON
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time
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synchronize: to occur at the same time or agree in time chronology: the sequential order in which past events occurred anachronism: an obsolete or archaic form chronic: constant, habitual chronometer: a time piece with a mechanism to adjust for accuracy |
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CIRCU/CIRCUM
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around, on all sides
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circumference: the outer boundary of a circular area circumstances: the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an agent circuit: the act of going or moving around circumambulate: to walk about or around circuitous: roundabout, indirect |
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CIS
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to cut
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scissors: cutting instrument for paper precise: definitely stated or defined exorcise: to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony incision: a cut, gash, or notch incisive: penetrating, cutting |
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CLA/CLO/CLU
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shut, close
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conclude: to bring to an end; finish; to terminate claustrophobia: an abnormal fear of enclosed places disclose: to make known, reveal, or uncover exclusive: not admitting of something else; shutting out others cloister: a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp in a religious institution preclude: to prevent the presence, existence or occurrence of |
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CORP/CORS
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body
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corporate, corps, corpse, corpulent, corpus, corpuscle, corset, incorporation |
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COSM
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order, universe, world
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cosmetic, cosmic, cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmopolitan, cosmos, microcosm |
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CYN/CAN
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dog
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canine, cynic |
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DELE
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erase
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dele, delete, indelible |
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DEXT
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right hand, right side
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ambidextrous, dexterity, dexterous |
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DI
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day
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dial, diary, dismal, diurnal, meridian, quotidian |
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CLAIM/CLAM
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to shout; to cry out
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exclaim: to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently proclaim: to announce or declare in an official way clamor: a loud uproar disclaim: to deny interest in or connection with reclaim: to claim or demand the return of a right or possession |
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CLI
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to lean toward
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decline: to cause to slope or incline downward recline: to lean back climax: the most intense point in the development of something proclivity: inclination, bias disinclination: aversion, distaste |
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CO/COL/COM/CON
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with, together
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connect: to bind or fasten together coerce: to compel by force, intimidation, or authority compatible: capable of existing together in harmony collide: to strike one another with a forceful impact collaborate: to work with another, cooperate conciliate: to placate, win over commensurate: suitable in measure, proportionate |
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COUR/CUR
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running; a course
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recur: to happen again curriculum: the regular course of study courier: a messenger traveling in haste who bears news excursion: a short journey or trip cursive: handwriting in flowing strokes with the letters joined together concur: to accord in opinion; agree incursion: a hostile entrance into a place, esp suddenly cursory: going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial |
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CRE/CRESC/CRET
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to grow
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accrue: to be added as a matter of periodic gain creation: the act of producing or causing to exist increase: to make greater in any respect increment: something added or gained; an addition or increase accretion: an increase by natural growth |
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CRED
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to believe; to trust
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incredible: unbelievable credentials: anything that provides the basis for belief credo: any formula of belief credulity: willingness to believe or trust too readily credit: trustworthiness |
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CRYP
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hidden
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crypt: a subterranean chamber or vault apocryphal: of doubtful authorship or authenticity cryptology: the science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers, and the like cryptography: procedures of making and using secret writing |
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DORM
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sleep
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dormant, dormitory |
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DORS
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back
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dorsal, endorse |
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DULC
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sweet
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dulcet, dulcified, dulcimer |
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EGO
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self
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ego, egocentric, egoism, egotist |
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FAL
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liable to err, to deceive
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default, fail, fallacy, false, fauc pas, infallible |
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FATU
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foolish
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fatuity, fatuous, infatuate |
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FERN
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boil
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effervescent, fervent, fervid, fervor |
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FUG
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flee
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centrifuge, fugitive, fugue, refuge, refugee, subterfuge |
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FUM
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smoke
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fume, fumigate, perfume |
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CULP
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blame
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culprit: a person guilty for an offense culpable: deserving blame or censure inculpate: to charge with fault mea culpa: through my fault; my fault |
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DAC/DOC
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to teach
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doctor: someone license to practice medicine; a learned person doctrine: a particular principle advocated, as of a government or religion indoctrinate: to imbue a person with learning docile: easily managed or handled; tractable didactic: intended for instruction |
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DE
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away, off, down, completely, reversal
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descend: to move from a higher to a lower place decipher: to make out the meaning; to interpret defile: to make foul, dirty, or unclean defame: to attack the good name or reputation of deferential: respectful; to yield to judgment delineate: to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline |
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DEM
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people
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democracy: government by the people epidemic: affecting at the same tie a large number of people, and spreading from person to person endemic: peculiar to a particular people or locality pandemic: general, universal demographics: vital and social statistics of populations |
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DI/DIA
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apart, through, across
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dialogue: conversation between two or more persons diagnose: to determine the identity of something from the symptoms dilate: to make wider or larger; to cause to expand dilatory: inclined to delay or procrastinate dichotomy: division into two parts, kinds, etc |
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DIC/DICT/DIT
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to say; to tell; to use words
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dictionary: a book containing a selection of the words of a language predict: to tell in advance verdict: judgement, decree interdict: to forbid; prohibit |
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DIGN
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worth
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dignity: nobility or elevation of character; worthiness dignitary: a person who holds a high rank or office deign: to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity condign: well deserved; fitting; adequate disdain: to look upon or treat with contempt |
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DIS/DIF
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away from, apart, reversal, not
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disperse: to drive or send off in various directions disseminate: to scatter or spread widely; promulgate dissipate: to scatter wastefully dissuade: to deter by advice or persuasion diffuse: to pour out and spread, as in a fluid |
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DOG/DOX
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opinion
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orthodox: sound or correct in opinion or doctrine paradox: an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion dogma: a system of tenets, as of a church |
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DOL
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suffer, pain, grieve
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condolence: expression of sympathy with one who is suffering indolence: a state of being lazy or slothful doleful: sorrowful, mournful dolorous: full of pain or sorrow, grievous |
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DON/DOT/DOW
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to gibe
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donate: to present as a gift or contribution pardon: kind indulgence, forgiveness antidote: something that prevents or counteracts ill effects anecdote: a short narrative about an interesting event endow: to provide with a permanent fund |
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DUB
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doubt
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dubious: doubtful dubiety: doubtfulness indubitable: unquestionable |
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DUC/DUCT
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to lead
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abduct: to carry off or lead away conduct: personal behavior, way of acting conducive: contributive, helpful induce: to lead or move by influence induct: to install in a position with formal ceremonies produce: to bring into existence; give cause to |
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DUR
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hard, lasting
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endure: to hold out against; to sustain without yielding durable: able to resist decay duress: compulsion by threat, coercion dour: sullen, gloomy duration: the length of time something exists |
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DYS
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faulty, abnormal
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dystrophy: faulty or inadequate nutrition or development dyspepsia: impaired digestion dyslexia: an impairment of the ability to read due to a brain defect dysfunctional: poor functioning |
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E/EF/EX/EC
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out, out of, from, former, completely
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evade: to escape from, avoid exclude: to shut out; to leave out extricate: to disentangle, release exonerate: to free or declare free from blame expire: to come to an end, cease to be valid |
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EPI
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upon
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epidemic: affecting a large number of people at the same time and spreading from person to person epilogue: a concluding part added to a literary work epidermis: the outer layer of the skin epigram: a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed epithet: a word or phrase, used invectively as a term of abuse |
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EQU
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equal, even
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equation: the act of making equal adequate: equal to the requirement or occasion equidistant: equally distant iniquity: gross injustice; wickedness |
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ERR
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to wander
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err: to go astray in thought or belief, to be mistaken error: a deviation from accuracy or correctness erratic: deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct arrant: downright, thorough, notorious |
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ESCE
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becoming
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adolescent: between childhood and adulthood obsolescent: becoming obsolete incandescent: glowing with heat, shining convalescent: recovering from illness reminiscent: reminding or suggestive of |
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EU
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good, well
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euphemism: pleasant sounding term for something unpleasant eulogy: speech or writing in praise or commendation eugenics: improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics euthanasia: killing a person painlessly, usually one who has an incurable, painful disease euphony: pleasantness of sound |
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ERR
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wander
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aberration, errant, erratic, erroneous, error |
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EXTRA
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outside, beyond
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extraordinary: beyond the ordinary extract: to take out, obtain against a person's will extradite: to hand over (person accused of crime) to state where crime was committed extrasensory: derived by means other than known senses extrapolate: to estimate (unknown facts or values) from known data) |
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FAB/FAM
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speak
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fable: fictional tale, esp legendary affable: friendly, courteous ineffable; too great for description in words; that which must not bet uttered famous: well known, celebrated defame: attack good name of |
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FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/FY
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to do; to make
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factory: building for manufacture of goods faction: small dissenting group within larger one, esp in politics deficient: incomplete or insufficient prolific: producing many offspring or much output configuration: manner of arrangement, shape ratify: to confirm or accept by formal consent effigy: sculpture or model of person counterfeit: imitation, forgery |
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FER
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to bring; to carry; to bear
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offer: to present for acceptance, refusal, or consideration confer: to grant, bestow referendum: to vote on political question open to the entire electorate proffer: to offer proliferate: to reproduce; produce rapidly |
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FERV
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to boil, to bubble
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fervor: passion, zeal fervid: ardent, intense effervescent: with the quality of giving off bubbles of gas |
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FI/FID
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faith
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confide: to entrust with a secret affidavit: written statement on oath fidelity: faithfulness, loyalty fiduciary: of a trust; held or given in trust infidel: disbeliever in the supposed true religion |
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FIN
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end
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final: at the end; coming last confine: to keep or restrict with certain limits; imprison definitive: decisive, unconditional, final infinite: boundless; endless infinitesimal: infinitely or very small |
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FLAG/FLAM/FLAGR/FULG/FULM
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to burn
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flammable: easily set on fire flambeau: a lighted torch flagrant: blatant, scandalous conflagration: a large destructive fire |
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FLECT/FLEX
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to bend, turn
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deflect: to bend or turn aside from a purpose flexible: able to bend without breaking inflect: to change or vary pitch of reflect: to throw back genuflect: to bend knee, esp in worship |
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FLU/FLUX
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to flow
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fluid: substance, esp gas or liquid, capable of flowing freely fluctuation: something that varies, rising and falling effluence: flowing out of (light, electricity, etc) confluence: merging into one mellifluous: pleasing, musical |
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FORE
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before
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foresight: care or provision for future foreshadow: be warning or indication of (future event) forestall: to prevent by advance action forthright: straightforward, outspoken, decisive |
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FORT
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chance
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fortune: chance or luck in human affairs fortunate: lucky, auspicious fortuitous: happening by luck |
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FORT
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strength
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fortify: to provide with fortifications; strengthen fortissimo: very loud forte: strong point; something a person does well |
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FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING
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to break
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fracture: breakage, esp of a bone fragment: a part broken off fractious: irritable, peevish refractory: stubborn, unmanageable, rebellious infringe: to break or violate (a law etc) |
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FUS
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to pour
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profuse: lavish, extravagant, copious fusillade: continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism suffuse: to spread throughout or over from within diffuse: to spread widely or thinly infusion: infusing; liquid extract so obtained |
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GRAM/GRAPH
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write, draw
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anagram, diagram, epigram, epigraph, grammar, grammarian, gramophone, graph, graphic, graphite, phonograph, photograph, program, telegram |
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GREG
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flock
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aggregate, congregate, egregious, gregarious, segregate |
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HAP
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by chance
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haphazard, hapless, happen, happily, happy, mayhap, mishap |
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HEMI
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half
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hemiptera, hemisphere, hemistich |
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HOL
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whole
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catholic, holocaust, hologram, holograph, holistic |
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HUM
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earth
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exhume, humble, humility, posthumous |
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ICON
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image, idol
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icon, iconic, iconoclast, iconography, iconology |
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INTRA
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inside, within
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intramural, intrastate, intravenous |
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IT/ITER
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way, journey
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ambition, circuit, initial, itinerant, itinerary, reiterate, transit |
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JOC
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joke
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jocose, jocular, jocularity, jocund, joke |
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JOUR
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day
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adjourn, journal, journey |
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JUD
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judge
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abjudicate, judiciary, judicious, prejudice |
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JUG/JUNCT
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join
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abjunct, conjugal, conjunction, injunction, junction, junta, subjugate, subjunctive |
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JUV
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young
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juvenile, juvenilia, rejuvenate |
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LANG/LING
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tongue
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bilingual, language, linguistics |
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LAUD
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praise
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applaud, cum laude, laud, laudable, laudatory, plaudits |
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LAX/LAK/LEAS/LES
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loose
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lax, laxative, laxity, lease, leash, lessee, lessor, relax, release |
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LI/LIG
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tie, bind
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ally, league, liable, liaison, lien, ligament, ligature, oblique, religion, rely |
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GEN
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birth, creation, race, kind
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generous: giving or given freely genetics: study of heredity and variation among animals and plants gender: classification roughly corresponding to the two sexes and sexlessness carcinogenic: producing cancer congenital: existing or as such from birth progeny: offspring, descendants miscegenation: inbreeding of races |
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GN/GNO/GNI/COGN/CONN
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to know
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agnostic: person who believes that the existence of God is not provable ignore: to refuse to take notice of ignoramus: a person lacking knowledge, uninformed recognize: to identify as already known incognito: with one's name or identity concealed prognosis: to forecast, especially of disease diagnose: to make an identification of disease or fault from symptoms |
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GRAD/GRESS
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to step
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progress: forward movement aggressive: given to hostile act or feeling degrade: to humiliate, dishonor, reduce to lower rank digress: to depart from main subject egress: going out; way out regress: to move backward, revert to an earlier state |
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GRAT
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pleasing
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grateful: thankful ingratiate: to bring oneself into favor gratuity: money given for good service gracious: kind, esp to inferiors; merciful |
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HER/HES
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to stick
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coherent: logically consistent; having waves in phase and of one wavelength adhesive: tending to remain in memory; sticky; an adhesive substance inherent: involved in the constitution or essential character of something adherent: able to adhere; believer or advocate of a particular thing heredity: the qualities genetically derived from one's ancestors and the transmission of those qualities |
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(H)ETERO
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different
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heterosexual: of or pertaining to sexual orientation toward members of the opposite sex; relating to different sexes heterogeneous: of other origin; not originating in the body heterodox: different from acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines |
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(H)OM
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same
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homogeneous: of the same or a similar kind of nature; of uniform structure of composition throughout homonym: one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning homosexual: of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire toward a member of one's own sex anomaly: deviation from the common rule homeostasis: a relatively stable state of equilibrium |
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HYPER
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over, excessive
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hyperactive: excessively active hyperbole: purposeful exaggeration for effect hyperglycemia: an abnormally high concentration of sugar in the blood |
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HYPO
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under, beneath, less than
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hypodermic: relating to the parts beneath the skin hypochondriac: one affected by extreme depression of mind or spirits often centered on imaginary physical ailments hypocritical: affecting virtues or qualities one does not have hypothesis: assumption subject to proof |
