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a |
not, without
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abyss: without bottom
achromatic: without color anhydrous: without water |
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a
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on
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afire: on fire
ashore: on the shore aside: on the side |
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ab
abs a |
from, away, off
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absent: away, not present
aversion: turning away from abbreviate: to shorten |
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ac
ad |
to, toward, near
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accelerate: increase speed
accessible: easily approached admittance: allowing into |
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acro
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top, tip, height, beginning
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acrobat: high walker
acronym: word from 1st letters acrophobia: fear of height |
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act
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do
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activity: something done
react: response to what's done interaction: comm. between 2 |
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aer
aero |
air
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aerate: let air in
aerial: relating to air aerospace: air space |
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agr
agri agro |
farming, land
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agriculture: managing land
agribusiness: make $ by land agrarian:some1 managing land |
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alg
algo |
pain
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neuralgia: pain cuz of a nerve
analgesic: drug --> pain-free nostalgia: aching for familiar |
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ambi
amphi |
both, on both sides, around
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ambidextrous: use both hands
ambiguous: 1+ meaning ambivalence:conflicted feelings |
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ambul
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walk, move
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amble: walking slowly
ambulant: walk/move around ambulance: vehicle that moves |
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ami
amo |
love
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amiable: friendly, lovable
amity: friendly relations amorous: show romantic love |
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ana
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up, back, against, again, throughout
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analysis: close examination
anatomy: structure to analyze anachronism: not in right place in time |
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andr
andro |
man, male
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androgynous: male & female
android: resembling a human misandry: hatred towards men |
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anim
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life, spirit
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animal: living organism
animate: to make alive equanimity: of balanced spirit |
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ann
enn |
year
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anniversary: date once a year
annual: happens once a year millennium: 1,000 years |
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ante
|
before, in front
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antecede: to come before
something in time antemeridian: before noon anteroom: small room before main room |
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anth
antho |
flower
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chrysanthemum: flower
amaranth: flower anthology: collection of treasured writings anthozoan: half plant, half animal (Ex. corals) |
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anthrop
anthropo |
human
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anthropology: study of man
anthropomorphism: giving human form to non-human things philanthropy: love to mankind (expressed through good deeds) |
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anti
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against, opposite of
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antibody: substance the
destroys micro-org. antiseptic: prevents infection antisocial: opposing social norm |
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apo
apho |
away, off, separate
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aphorism: short expression of
general truth apology: expression of regret apostrophe: small dash used in place of omitted letter |
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aqu
aqua |
water
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aquarium: water container
aquatic: relating to water aqueduct: pipeline for water |
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arbor
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tree
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arborist: someone who works
with trees arbor: shady area arborous: having many trees |
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arch
archi arche archo archae |
chief, most important, rule
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archbishop: highest bishop
archenemy: worst enemy matriarch: female who rules monarch: king or queen |
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archa
archae archi |
primitive, ancient
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archaeology: study of ancient
cultures archaic: earlier period archive: historical materials |
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arthr
arthro |
joint
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arthroscope: tool to see inside
a joint arthritis: inflammation of joint arthropod: invertebrates w/ jointed legs |
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art
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skill
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artifact: object made by
person's skill artisan:person skilled in a craft artist: person creates skillfully |
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astro
aster |
star, stars, outer space
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astronaut
astronomer: someone who studies the stars asterisk: star-shaped sign used as a reference tool |
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aud
audi audio |
hear
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audible
audience audiovisual: relating to sound and vision |
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auto
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self, same, one
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autocrat: person who governs
with absolute power autograph: person's own signature automatic: moves by itself |
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avi
avia |
bird
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aviary: lg. enclosure for birds
aviatrix: female airplane pilot aviation: design/operate planes |
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bar
baro |
pressure, weight
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baric: pertaining to pressure
milliard: metric unit, 1/1000th of a bar baryon: heavy elem. particle |
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bell
belli |
war
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bellicose: warlike
belligerent: hostile rebel: person who opposes |
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bene
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good, well
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benefactor: person --> gives $
beneficial:produces good effect benevolent: showing kindness |
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bi
bin |
two, twice, once in every two
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biannual: twice a year
binoculars: device w/ 2 lenses bilateral: 2 sides |
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bibli
biblio |
book
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bibliography: list of books as
sources bibliomania: a love of books bibliophile: person who loves books |
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bio
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life, living matter
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biography: life story written by
another person biology: science of life biosphere: Earth's surface inhabited by living things |
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blast
blasto |
cell, primitive, immature cell
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blastula: early stage of
embryonic development fibroblast: cells that forms connective tissue blastoderm: layer surrounding inside of egg |
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capt
cept |
take, hold
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intercept: to stop/interrupt
recapture:take something back captivating: taking hold of |
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cardi
cardio |
heart
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cardiac: relating to the heart
cardiogenic: resulting from heart disease cardiologist: heart doctor |
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carn
carni |
flesh, meat
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carnivorous: flesh-eating
carnal: pertaining to body/flesh incarnate: given bodily form |
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cata
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down, against completely, intensive, according to
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cataclysm: floor or disaster
catalog: compete listing catastrophe: turning for the worst, substancial disaster |
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caust
caut |
to burn
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cauterize: to burn w/ a hot
instrument caustic: capable of burning or eating away holocaust: total devastation |
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cede
ceed cess |
go, yield
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exceed: go beyond limits
recede: to go back accessible: easily entered |
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ceive
cept |
take
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accept: take what's offered
perceive: take notice of receive: take what's given |
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celer
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fast
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accelerate: increase speed
decelerate: reduce speed |
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cent
centi |
hundred, hundredth
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centennial: 100th anniversary
centimeter: 1/100 of a meter century: 100 years |
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centr
centro centri |
center
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egocentric: self-centered
eccentric: not common centrifugal: moving outward from a center |
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cephal
cephalo |
head
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encephalitis: inflammed brain
cephalic:pertaining to the head cephalopod: marine animals who have tentacles growing from their head |
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cerebr
cerebro |
brain
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cerebral: pertaining to brain
cerebrate: to use the brain cerebrospinal: brain & spinal cord |
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cert
|
sure
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ascertain: find out something
with certainty certain: being sure certify: state it's true |
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chrom
chromo chromat chromato chros |
color, pigment
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achromatic: without color
chromium: blue-white element chromatics: study of color |
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chron
chrono |
time
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chronic: lasts for a long time
chronological: events in order synchronize: at same time |
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chrys
chryso |
gold, yellow
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chrysanthemum: gold flower
helichrysum: gold flower chrysolite: yellow gem |
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cide
cise |
cut, kill
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homicide: murder
incisor: tooth for cutting food insecticide: chemical that kills insects |
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circum
circle |
around, about
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circumnavigate: to sail around
circumscribe: to draw around circumspect: looking around |
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claim
clam |
shout, speak out
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clamor: shout & make noise
exclaim: cry out loudly proclamation: announced |
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clar
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clear
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clarification: explanation
clarify: make something clear declare: state something clear |
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clud
clus |
close (of, off, out)
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conclusion: end/last part
exclusion: shutting out seclude: to keep away, isolate |
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cline
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lean
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inclination: leaning toward
incline: leaning surface recline: lean back and relax |
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co
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with, together, joint
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coauthor
coeducation cohousing: planning your neighborhood in intentional fashion |
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col
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together, jointly
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collaborate: work together
collision: smashing together colloquial: words formed by everyday interaction |
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com
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together, common
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commemorate: memorize
together composition: putting together parts commune: living together |
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cogn
cogni |
know
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cognition: acquiring knowledge
incognitio: disguised recognize: discover that one knows |
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con
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with, jointly
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concur: to agree
contemporary:of same time pd. convention: gathering of ppl with common interest |
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contra
contro |
against, opposite
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contraflow
contraception |
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corp
corpo |
body
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corporation: company as a
single body corpose corporal: pertaining to body |
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cosm
cosmo |
universe
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cosmonaut: Russian astronaut
cosmos: the universe microcosm: miniature universe |
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counter
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opposite, contrary, opposing
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counteract: to oppose effects
of an action countermand: to cancel a previous order counteroffensive: attack against an attack |
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cranio
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skull
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craniology: study of skulls
cranium: skull of vertebrates cranial: pertaining to skull |
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cred
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believe
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credence: belief that some-
thing's true/valid credulous: gullible incredible: unbelievable |
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crypto
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hidden, secret
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cryptic: hidden meaning
cryptography: science of secret codes encrypt: encode in secret code |
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cumul
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mass, heap
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accumulate: to gather
cumulative: gradually build up |
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cycl
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circle, ring
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bicycle: vehicle w/ 2 wheels
cycle: repeated sequence cyclone: storm w/ circling winds |
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de
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reduce, away, down, remove
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decelerate: to slow down
dethrone:to remove from power debug: to remove bugs |
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dec
deca deka |
ten
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decade: 10 years
decathlon: content w/ 10 disciplines December |
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deci
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one tenth (1/10th)
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deciliter: tenth of a liter
decimate: reduce dramatically decibel: 1/10th of sound vol. |
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dem
demo |
people
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democracy: gov't of the people
demographic: study of people epidemic: spreading among people in a region |
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demi
|
half, less than
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demitasse: small cup of coffee
demimonde: someone of little respected life style |
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dendr
dendro dendri |
tree
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philodendron: climbing plant
that grows on trees dendrochronology: dating events by studying growth rings in trees dendriform: in the shape of a tree dendrite |
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dent
dont |
tooth
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dental: relating to teeth
dentist dentures |
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derm
derma |
skin
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dermatologist
pachyderm: class of animals w/ very thick skin dermatitis: skin inflammation |
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di
diplo |
two, twice
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dichromatic: 2 colors
diploma: certificate, a letter folded double dilemma:situation that requires choice between 2 alter.'s |
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di
dis |
apart, away, not, to the opposite
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digression: departure from
main issue disappear: move out of sight dissect: to cut apart |
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dia
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through, between, apart, across
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diagnosis
dialog: conversation between 2 |
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dict
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speak
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contradict: express opposition
prediction: foretell the future dictate: to speak out loud |
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domin
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master
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dominate: be the master of
domineering: controlling predominate: more power than others |
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don
donat |
give
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donation: contribution
donor pardon: give forgiveness |
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duc
duct |
lead
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conduct: to lead
educate: to lead to knowledge deduction: subtraction |
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du
duo |
two, twice
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duo: a pair
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dur
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harden, to last, lasting
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durable
duration enduring: able to last |
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dyn
dyna dynam |
power, energy, strength
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dynamo: generator of energy
dynamic: having phys. energy dynamite: powerful explosive |
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dys
|
abnormal, bad
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dyspepsia: abnormal indigest.
dystopia: imaginary place of total misery dyslexia: impaired reading |
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e-
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out, away
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eloquent: speaking beautifully
emissary: rep. of a country eject: throw out forcefully |
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ego
|
self
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egoistic
egomania:obsessed w/ oneself |
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em
en |
into, cover with, cause
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empathy
empower: put into power engorge: make larger |
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endo
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within, inside
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endotherm: creature that
keeps its inside temp. constant endocrine: glands inside endogamy: marry w/in tribe |
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enn
enni anni |
years
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bicentennial: 200 years
centennial: 100 years perennial: lasting many years |
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en
in |
inside, inwards
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envision: picture in mind
enclose: lock inside inwards |
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ep
epi |
on, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside
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epidemic: spread of something
epilogue:sm. speech after play epicenter: center of earthquake |
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equ
equi |
equal, equally
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equidistant
equanimity: even temper equation |
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erg
ergo |
work
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ergonomics: study of working
environment energy: power to do work energetics |
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esth
aesth |
feeling, sensation, beauty
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esthetician
aesthetic: sense of beauty kinesthesia: senation of bodily movement |
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ethno
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race, people
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ethnic: pertaining to a group
ethnocentric ethnology: science of ppl/races |
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eu
|
good, well
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euphemism: replacing an
offensive word w/ an inoffensive one euphonious: pleasant sound euphoria: feeling of well-being |
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ex
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from, out
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excavate: to dig out
exhale: to breathe out extract: to pull out |
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extra
extro |
outside, beyond
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extraordinary: beyond ordinary
extraterrestrial extrovert: outgoing person |
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fac
fact |
make, do
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artifact: object made by a
person factory: place where things are made malefact: person who does wrong |
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fer
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bear, bring, carry
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confer: bring honor to some1
ferry: boat, carries passengers transfer: move to another place |
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fid
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faith
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confide: place trust in some1
fidelity: faithfullness fiduciary: a trustee |
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equ
equi |
equal, equally
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equidistant
equanimity: even temper equation |
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erg
ergo |
work
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ergonomics: study of working
environment energy: power to do work energetics |
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esth
aesth |
feeling, sensation, beauty
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esthetician
aesthetic: sense of beauty kinesthesia: senation of bodily movement |
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ethno
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race, people
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ethnic: pertaining to a group
ethnocentric ethnology: science of ppl/races |
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eu
|
good, well
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euphemism: replacing an
offensive word w/ an inoffensive one euphonious: pleasant sound euphoria: feeling of well-being |
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ex
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from, out
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excavate: to dig out
exhale: to breathe out extract: to pull out |
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extra
extro |
outside, beyond
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extraordinary: beyond ordinary
extraterrestrial extrovert: outgoing person |
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fac
fact |
make, do
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artifact: object made by a
person factory: place where things are made malefact: person who does wrong |
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fer
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bear, bring, carry
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confer: bring honor to some1
ferry: boat, carries passengers transfer: move to another place |
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fid
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faith
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confide: place trust in some1
fidelity: faithfullness fiduciary: a trustee |
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flect
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bend
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deflect: bend course
inflection: bending of voice's tone or pitch flexible: easily bending |
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flor
flora fleur |
flower
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florist
floral flora: plant life of an area |
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for
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completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word)
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forsaken/forfeited: completely
lost forgiven: completely given |
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fore
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in front of, previous, earlier
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forebear: ancestor
forebode: give advance warning of something bad forecast: preview of events |
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fract, frag
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break
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fracture: a break
fragile: breakable fragment fraction |
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fug
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flee, run away, escape
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fugitive
refuge: place to flee to refugee: person seeking prote. |
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funct
|
perform, work
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defunct: no longer working/alive
function: to work/perofmr malfunction: to fail to work correctly |
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fus
|
pour
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confusion: flooded w/ info. to
make sense of it fuse: to melt by heating infuse: to put into |
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gastr
gastro |
stomach
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gastric
gastronomy: serving stomach by providing food gastritis:stomach inflammation |
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gen
geno gene genesis |
birth, production, formation, kind
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genealogy: study of fam. hist.
generation genetic |
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geo
|
earth, soil, global
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geography: study of earth's
surface geology: study of earth's structure geoponics: soil based agric. |
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ger
|
old age
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geriatrics: med. pertainint to
elderly gerontocracy: rule of elders gerontology: science of aging |
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giga
|
a billion
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gigabyte
gigahertz gigawatt |
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gon
|
angle
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decagon: polygon w/ 10 angles
diagonal octagon |
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gram
|
letter, written
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diagram: simple drawing
grammar: rules of writing telegram |
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graph
graphy |
writing, recording, written
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Graphology: study of
handwritings autograph seismograph |
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grat
|
pleasing
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gratify: to please someone
grateful: feeling thankful gratuity: tip of appreciation |
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gyn
gyno gyne |
woman, female
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gynecology
gynephobia: fear of women gynecoid: resembling a woman |
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gress
grad grade gradi |
to step, to go
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digression
progress gradual |
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hect
hecto hecat |
hundred
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hectoliter
hectare hectometer |
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helic
helico |
spiral, circular
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helicopter
helix: spiral form helicon: circular tuba |
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heli
helio |
sun
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heliotropism: movement or
growth in relation to sun heliograph: used to send messages w/ help of sun helianthus: genus of plants (sunflowers) |
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hemi
|
half, partial
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hemicycle: semicircular
structure hemisphere: half of earth hemistich: half a line of poetry |
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hem
hemo hema |
blood
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hemorrhage: blood clotting
hemorrhoids: swelling blood vessels hemoglobin: red blood particle |
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hepa
|
liver
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hepatitis: liver inflammation
hepatoma: liver tumor hepatotoxic: toxic to liver |
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hept
hepta |
seven
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heptagon
heptameter: line of verse |
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herbi
|
grass, plant
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herbicide
herbivorous: plant-eating herbal |
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hetero
|
different, other
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heterogeneous
heteronyms: words w/ same spelling, different meaning heterodox: not conforming to traditional beliefs |
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hex
hexa |
six
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hexagon
hexameter hexapod |
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histo
|
tissue
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histology
histochemistry |
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homo
homeo |
like, alike, same
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homogeneous
homonym: sounding alike homeopath: therapy based on treating "same with same" |
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hydr
hydro |
liquid, water
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hydrate
hydrophobia: fear of water hydroponics: growing plants in liquid nut. solution hydraulic |
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hygr
hygro |
moisture, humidity
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hygrometer:measures humidity
hygrograph |
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hyper
|
too much, over, excessive, beyond
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hyperactive
hypercritical hypertension |
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hyp
hypo |
under
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hypoglycemia: low blood sugar
hypothermia hypothesis |
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iatr
iatro |
medical care
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geriatrics
pediatrician podiatry |
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icon
icono |
image
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icon
iconology: science of symbols iconoclast: someone who destroys religious images |
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idio
|
peculiar, personal, distinct
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idiomatic: peculiar to a
particular lang. idiosyncracy: phys./mental characteristic typical to a person idiot |
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il
in |
in, into
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illuminate: to give light to
innovation: new idea inspection: examining |
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ig
il im in ir |
not, without
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illegal
impossible inappropriate irresponsible |
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imag
|
likeness
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image
imaginative imagine |
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infra
|
beneath, below
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infrastructure: underlying
structure infrared: below reg. light |
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inter
|
between, among, jointly
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internatinoal
intersection intercept |
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intra
intro |
within, inside
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intrastate: existing in 1 state
intravenous: inside a vein introvert: keeps w/in self |
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ir
|
not
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irredeemable
irreformable irrational |
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iso
|
equal
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isobar: line on map connecting
points of = bar. press. isometric: equal measure isothermal: equal temperature |
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ject
|
throw
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eject
interject: throw a remark project |
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jud
|
law
|
judgment
judicial judiciary |
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junct
|
join
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conjunction
disjunciton: disconnection junction |
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juven
|
young
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juvenile: childish
rejuvenate: bring back to youthful appearance |
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kilo
|
thousand
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kilobyte
kilometer kilograms |
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kine
kinet kinemat |
motion, division
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kinetics: study of force of
motion psychokinesis/telekinesis cinematography |
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lab
|
work
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collaborate
elaborate: work out details laborious: requires lots of work |
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lact
lacto |
milk
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lactate: to give milk
lactose: sugar in milk |
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later
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side
|
bilateral
unilateral |
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leuk
leuko leuc leuco |
white, colorless
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leukemia: increased white
blood cells in blood leukocyte: mature WBC leucine: white amino acid |
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lex
|
word, law, reading
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lexicology: study of words
alexia: loss of ability to read illegal |
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liber
|
free
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liberate
libertine:person w/ free lifestyle liberty |
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lingu
|
language, tongue
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linguist
multilingual linguine:"tongue-shaped" pasta |
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lip
lipo |
fat
|
liposuction
lipase: enzyme, breaks down fat lipoid: resembling fat |
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lite
ite lith litho |
mineral, rock, fossil
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appatite: group of minerals
granite monolith: unique stone |
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loc
|
place
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dislocate
location relocate |
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log
logo |
word, doctrine, discourse
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logic: correct reasoning
monologue: long speech by 1 analogy: similarity |
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loqu
locu |
speak
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eloquent: speaking beautifully
loquacious: very talkative elocution:art of public speaking |
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luc
|
light
|
elucidate: to explain
lucid: easily understood translucent |
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lud
lus |
to play
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prelude
illusion delude: to mislead, deceive |
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lumin
|
light
|
illuminate
lumen: unit, measures light |
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lun
luna luni |
moon
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lunar
lunarscape: surface of moon lunatic: insane |
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macro
|
large, great
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macroevolution
macromolecule macroeconomics |
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magn
magna magni |
great, large
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magnify
magnificent magnate: powerful person |
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mal
male |
bad, ill, wrong
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malcontent
malaria malicious |
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man
mani manu |
hand
|
maneuver
manual: done w/ hands manuscript: book written by hand |
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mand
|
to order
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command
demand mandate |
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mania
|
madness, insanity, excessive desire
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bibliomania
egomania |
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mar
mari |
sea
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marina
maritime: relating to the sea submarine aquamarine |
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mater
matr matri |
mother
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maternal
maternity matriarch |
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max
|
greatest
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maximal: greatest possible
maximize maximum |
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medi
|
middle
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medieval
medium mediocre |
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mega
|
great, large, million
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megalopolis
megaphone megastructure |
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melan
melano |
black
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melancholy
melanoma: dark tumor of skin melodrama: dark drama |
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memor
memori |
remember
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commemorate
memory |
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merge
mers |
dip, dive
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immerge/immerse
submerge |
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meso
|
middle
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meson: elem. particle w/ a
mass between an electron & a proton |
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meta
|
change, after, beyond, between
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metaphysics
metamorphosis:change of form metastasis |
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meter
metr metry |
measure
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audiometer
chronometer metric |
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micro
|
very small, short, minute
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microbe: sm. living thing
microchip microscope |
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mid
|
middle
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midriff: area between chest
& waist midterm midway |
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migr
|
move
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immigrant
migrant migration |
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milli
|
one thousandth
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millimeter
millibar milliliter |
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min
mini |
small, less
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mini
minuscule: extremely tiny minutiae: sm. details |
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mis
miso |
bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate
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misbehave
misprint misnomer: error in naming |
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miss
mit |
send, let go
|
dismiss
missile emit: sent something out admittance: entry |
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mob
|
move
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immobilize
mobile mobility |
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mon
mono |
one, single, alone
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monochromat
monologue monotheism |
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mot
mov |
move
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motion
motivate removable |
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morph
morpho |
form
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metamorphosis
endorphins amorphous: w/out distinct shape |
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mort
|
death
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immortal
mortal mortician |
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multi
|
many, more than one or two
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multicolored
multimedia multitasking |
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mut
|
change
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immutable: not changing
mutant mutate |
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my
myo |
muscle
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myocardium
myasthenia: muscle fatigue myosin: protein in muscle tiss |
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narr
|
tell
|
narrate
narrative narrator |
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nat
|
born
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innate: included since birth
natal: relating to birth natural |
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nav
|
ship
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circumnavigate
naval navigate |
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necr
necro |
dead, death
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necrophil: loving death
necrosis: death of tissue necrology: list of diseased |
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neg
|
no
|
negate
negative renege: go back on a promise |
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neo
|
new, recent
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neoclassic
neocolonialism neonatal: newborn child |
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nephr
nephro |
kidney
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nephritis: kidney inflammation
nephrotomy: surgical incision of a kidney nephron: unit in a kidney |
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neur
neuro |
nerve
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neuralgia: pain along a nerve
neurologist neurotic: mental disorder |
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nom
nomin |
name
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misnomer: error in naming
nominal nominate |
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non
|
no, not, without
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nondescript
nonfiction nonsense |
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not
|
mark
|
notable
notarize annotate: to add remarks |
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noun, nunc
|
declare
|
announce
denounce enunciate |
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nov
|
new
|
innovate
novelty: something new novice: someone new renovate: to make new |
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numer
|
number
|
enumerate
numerology numerous |
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ob
op |
in the way, against
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object
obscure: hard to understand opposition |
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oct
octa octo |
eight
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octagon
octogenarian: person in 80s octopus |
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ocu
|
eye
|
binoculars
monocula oculist: eye doctor |
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omni
|
all
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omnipotent: with all power
omniscient: knowing all omnivorous: eats all foods |
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op
opt ops |
eye, visual condition, sight
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optic
optician: person who fits eyeglasses autopsy |
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opt
|
best
|
optimal: the best
optimize: make the best of optimum |
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ortho
|
straight
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orthodontist: dentist
orthopedic: bone doctor orthography: correct way of writing |
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osteo
|
bone
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osteoarthritis
osteopathy osteology: study of bones |
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out
|
goes beyond, surpasses, exceeds
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outgoing
outdoing outdoor |
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over
|
excessive
|
overconfident
overstock overexcited |
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oxy
|
sharp
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oxymoron: 2 ideas that
contradict each other oxydize: corrod a surface |
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pale
paleo |
ancient
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paleontology: study of
ancient fossils paelography: study of ancient forms of writing Paleolithic |
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pan
|
all, any, everyone
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panacea: cure for all diseases
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