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CHORE-
EX: chorus
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dance
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CANON
EX: canon
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rule
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ER(OT)-
EX: erotic
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love
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PEDIA-
EX: encyclopedia
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education
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[JOURN-]
EX: journal
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day
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PATRON-
EX: patronize
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protector
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PATRI-
EX: patriarch
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family, clan
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THERM-
EX: thermometer, thermodynamics
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heat
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PHYLL-
EX: chlorophyll, phyllophagus, oligophyllous
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leaf
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HEPAT-
EX: hepatomegaly, hepatization, hepatica
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liver
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PYR-
EX: pyromaniac, pyre
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fire
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POD-
EX: podium, tripod
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foot
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ODONT-
EX: orthodontia, mastodon
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tooth
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NAUT-
EX: nautical, Argonaut
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sailor
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ORA-
EX: panorama
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to see
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MIM-
EX: mimic
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to imitate
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STEN-
EX: stenography, stenothermic, stenopetalous
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narrow
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MNE-
EX: amnesia
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to remember
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DEM-
EX: democracy, demagogue
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people
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CLA-
EX: iconoclast
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to break
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CHROM(AT)-
EX: chromosome, chromatic
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color
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GAM-
EX: bigamy, polygamy
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marriage
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ERYTHR-
EX: erythrocyte, erythrophilous, hemoerythrin
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red
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EGO-
EX: egotism, egoism
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I
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AUT-
EX: automobile, automatic
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self
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SEN-
EX: senate, senior
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old
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SANCT-
EX: sanctify, sanctimonious
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holy
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QUADR(U)-
EX: quadrangle, quadruple
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four
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LOC-
EX: local, dislocate
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place
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MAGN-
EX: magnitude, magnify
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great
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CORPOR-, CORP(US)-
EX: incorporate, corpuscle, corpse
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body
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CRUC-
EX: crucify, crux
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cross
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DECI(M)-
EX: deciliter, decimal
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tenth
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PART-
EX: part, depart
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part
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VEST
EX: vest, vestment
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garment
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TRI-
EX: tricycle, triangle
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three
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NIHIL-
EX: annihilate, nihilism
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nothing
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SEXT-
EX: sextet
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six; sixth
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OMN-
EX: omnipresent, omnivorous
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all
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MAL(E)-
EX: maladjusted, malicious, malignant
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bad
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PHON-
EX: phonetic, telephone
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sound, voice
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STOM(AT)-
EX: amphistomous, stomatoplasty, exostome, enterostomy
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mouth, opening
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TOM-
EX: atom, anatomy
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to cut
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TROP-
EX: tropic, phototropic
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to turn
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PTER(YX)-
EX: helicopter, arthropterous, Lepidoptera, coleopterous, ichthyoptertgia
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wing, fin
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STA-
EX: static
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to stand, stop
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STERE-
EX: stereograph, stereopticon
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solid, three-dimensional
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MORPH-
EX: morphology, metamorphosis
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form, shape
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BAR-
EX: barometer, barograph
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weight, pressure
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LITH-, LITE-
EX: lithograph, phonolite
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stone
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IATR-
EX: psychiatric, pediatric
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physician, medicine
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LEUC-, LEUK-
EX: leukemia, leukoderma, leucoma
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white
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CYT-
EX: cytology, hemocytozoan, anisocytosis
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cell
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ANTHROP-
EX: anthropology, philanthropy
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human being
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OO-
EX: ootheca, oosphere, oophoritis
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egg
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OT-
EX: otoscope, otorrhea, dichotic
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ear
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NEPHR-
EX: nephritis, pronephros, nephrolith
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kidney
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AGOG(UE)-
EX: demagogic, synagogue
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to lead
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LINE-, [LIGN-]
EX: line, align
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line
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CUR-
EX: sinecure, secure
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cure, care
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FIRM-
EX: firmament, confirm
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firm, strong
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FORT-
EX: fort, forte, comfort
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strong
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FOLI-, [FOIL-]
EX: folio, defoliant, tinfoil
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leaf
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STRING-, STRICT-, [STRAIN-]
EX: veritable, aver, very
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true
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TERR-
EX: terrestrial, territory
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land, earth
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SCI-
EX: science, conscientious
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to know
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NEG-
EX: negative, renegade
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to deny
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PATR-, PATERN-
EX: patrimony, paternity
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father
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ROG-
EX: arrogant, derogatory
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to ask
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AM-
EX: amorous, amatory
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to love
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IDI-
EX: idiot, idiosyncracy
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one's own, peculiar
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DI-, DIPL-
EX: dioxide, diploma
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twice, double
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ERG-, URG-
EX: erg, energy, metallurgy
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work
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ETHN-
EX: ethnology, ethnogrophy
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race, cultural group
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HOM(E)-
homogenized, homosexual, homeopathy
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same, similar, regular
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PHAG-
EX: sarcophagus, geophagy, glossophagine
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to eat
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AC(O)U-
EX: acoustics, paracusia, acoumetry
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to hear
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DIC-, DICT-
EX: diction, contradiction, edict
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to say
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SCRIB-, SCRIPT-
EX: describe, inscribe, scribble, conscription, subscription
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to write
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STRU-, STRUCT-
EX: instrument, structure, instruct
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to build
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SIMIL-, SIMUL-
EX: simulate, simile
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like, similar
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PORT-
EX: portable, deport, report
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to carry
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FRANG-, (FRING-), FRACT-
EX: frangible, fraction
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to break
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DUC-, DUCT-
EX: induce. transducer, conduct, reduction
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to lead
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AUD-
EX: audience, audit, auditorium
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to hear
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GNO-, NO-, NOT-
recognize, ignore, noble, note
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to know
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HER-, HES-
EX: adhere, adhesive
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to stick
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ANIM-
EX: animal, animated
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mind, feeling, life
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STOL-, STAL-, STLE-
EX: epistolary, peristalsis, epistle
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to send, draw
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DENDR-
EX: dendrolatry, dendron, philodendron
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tree, tree-like structure
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GEN(E)-, GON-
EX: hydrogen, genesis, gene, theogeny
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to produce, originate
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GER(ONT)-
EX: geriatric, gerontocracy
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old age, old people
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RAP-, RAPT-, (REPT-)
EX: rapid, rape, rapture
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to seize
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PROB-, [PROV-]
EX: probe, probity, approve
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good; to test
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CUR(R)-, CURS-, [COURS-], [COR(S)-]
EX: recur, current, excurstion, concourse, succor
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to run, go
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VID-, VIS-, [VIEW-]
EX: evident, provide, visual, provision, review
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to see
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SERV-
EX: servant, service, preserve, conservation
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to serve, save
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CID-, CIS-
EX: insecticide, fratricide, incision, precise
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to kill, cut
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MON-
EX: admonish, monument, monitor, premonition
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to warn, advise
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MOV-, MOT-
EX: movement, remove, motion, remote
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to move
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DROM-
EX: hippodrome, dromomania, homodromy
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a running, a course
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NEUR-
EX: neuralgia, neurosis, neuropsychiatry, neurosurgery
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nerve, the nervous system
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TELE-
EX: telephone, telegraph
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afar, operating at a distance
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LEV-
EX: levity, elevate
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light (in weight); to lift
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PUG(N)-
EX: repugnant, impugn, pugilist
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to fight; a fist
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GEN-, GENER-
EX: general, genus, generous
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race, kind, origin
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PLE-, PLET-, PLEN-
EX: implement, complete, deplete, plenary
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to fill; full
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PREC-
EX: imprecate, precarious
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to request, beg; prayer
NOTE: Pray and Prayer also come from this verb, through French.
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PAR-
EX: prepare, separate
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to ready, bring forth, provide
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NOC-, NOX-, NIC-, NEC-
EX: innocent, obnoxious, pernicious, internecine
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to harm, kill
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FAC-, (FIC-), FACT-, (FECT-)
EX: faculty, efficient, manufacture, effective
NOTE: Also connected with this base are defeat and feasible, which came in through French.
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to do, make
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SED-, (SID-), SESS-
EX: sediment, insidious, session
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to sit, settle
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BLAST-
EX: blastomere, blastula, myoblast
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bud, formative substance, embryonic cell
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AL-, ALT-
EX: alumnus, alimony, altitude
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to nourish, grow tall
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LEG-, (LIG-), LECT-
EX: legible, legend, eligible, elect, selective
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to choose, pick out, read
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