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A, AN - Not, Without

AB - From, Away, Apart

ABLE, IBLE - Capable Of, Worth Of

AC, ACR - Sharp, Sour

ACOU - Hearing

AD, A - To

AMBI, AMPHI - Both, On Both Sides, Around

AMBL, AMBUL - Walk

AMIN - Mind, Spirit, Breath

ANT, ANTE - Before

ANTI, ANT - Against, Opposite

AQUA, AQUE - Water

ARD - Burn

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AUTO, AUT - Self

BEL, BELL - Beautiful

BELL, BELLI - War

BEN - Well, Good

BI, BIN - Two

BON, BOUN - Good, Generous

BREW, BRID - Short, Small

BURS - Purse, Money

CARN - Flesh

CAUS, CAUT - Burn

CED, CESS - Yield, Go

CELER - Speed

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CENT - Hundred, Hundreth

CHROM - Color

CIRCUM - Around

CO, COM, CON - With, Together

CONTRA, CONTRO, COUNTER - Against

CORD, CARD - Heart

CORP, CORS - Body

COSM - Order, Universe, World

CRED - Trust, Believe

CRYPT - Hide

CULP - Fault, Blame

CUMB, CUB - Lie Down

CYN, CAN - Dog

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DE - Down, Out, Away From, Apart

DELE - Erase

DEXT - Right Hand, Right Side

DI - Day

DI, DIS - Away, Apart

DIA - Through, Across

DIC, DICT, DIT - Speak

DOL - Grieve

DORM - Sleep

DORS - Back

DUC, DUCT - Lead

DULC - Sweet

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DUR - Hard, Lasting

E, EX, EC - Out

EGO - Self

EQU - Equal

ERR - Wander

EU - Well, Good

FAL - Liable To Err To Deceive

FATU - Foolish

FERN - Boil

FID, FI - Faith

FLAGR, FULG, FULM - Burn, Shine

FLECT, FLEX - Bend, Turn

FUG - Flee

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FUM - Smoke

GEN - Birth, Class, Kin

GNO, GNI, COGN, CONN - Know

GRAM, GRAPH - Write, Draw

GREG - Flock

HAP - By Chance

HEMI - Half

HETERO - Other

HOL - Whole

HOMO - Same

HUM - Earth

ICON - Image, Idol

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IM, IN - Not

IN, IM, I - In, On

INTER - Between, Among

INTRA - Inside, Within

IT, ITER - Way, Journey

JOC - Joke

JOUR - Day

JUD - Judge

JUNCT, JUG - Join

JUR - Law

JUV - Young

LAUD - Praise

LAV, LAU, LU - Wash

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LAX, LAK, LEASE, LES - Loose

LEG, LEC, LEX - Read, Speak

LEV - Light

LIBER - Free

LIG, LI - Tie, Bind

LING, LANG - Tongue

LITH - Stone

LOG, LOQU - Speech, Thought

LUX, LUC - Light

MACRO - Great, Long

MAG, MAX, MAJ, MAS - Great

MAL - Bad

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MAN, MANU - Hand

MAND, MEND - Command, Order

MEDI - Middle

MEGA - Large, Great

MICRO - Very Small

MIS - Bad, Wrong Hate

MOLL - Soft

MON, MONO - One

MOR, MORT - Death

MOT, MOV, MOM, MOB - Move

MULT - Mant

MUT - Change

NASC, NAT, GNA - Birth

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NAU, NAV - Ship, Sailor

NEO - New

NIHIL - Nothing, None

NOCT, NOX - Night

NOM, NYM, NEC - Name

NON - Not

NOV - New

NOX, NOC - Harm

NULL - Nothing

OB - Against

OMNI - All

ONER - Burden

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OSS, OSTE - Bone

PALP - Fell

PAN, PANT - All

PATH - Suffer, Feel

PEC - Money

PED - Child, Education

PED, POD - Foot

PEL - Drive, Push

PENE, PEN - Almost

PERI - Around

PHIL - Love

PHOB - Fear

PHON - Sound

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PLAC - Please

PLEN, PLET, PLE - Fill, Full

POLY - Many

PORT - Carry

POST - Behind, After

POT - Drink

PRE - Before, In Front

PRIM, PRI - First

PRO - In Front, Before

PROP, PROX - Near

PROTO, PROT - First

PSUEDO, PSEUD - False

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PUG, PUN - Hit, Prick

PYR - Fire

QUAD, QUAR, QUAT - Four

QUIE, QUIT - Quiet, Test

QUINT, QUIN - Five

RADI, RACI, RAMI - Root, Branch

RECT - Straight, Right

REG - King, Rule

RETRO - Backward

RUB, RUD - Red

SACER, SACR, SANCT - Holy

SAG, SAP, SAV - Taste, Think

SAL - Salt

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SALU, SALV - Health, Save

SAN - Healthy

SANG - Blood

SAT - Enough

SCRIB, SCRIV, SCRIPT - Write

SE - Down, Out, Away, Apart

SED, SID - Sit

SEM - Seed, Sow

SEMI - Half

SEN - Old

SEQU, SECU, SUE, SUI - Follow

SINU, SIN - Bend, Fold

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SOL - Sun

SOMN - Sleep

SOPH - Wisdom

SPEC, SPIC - Look, See

SPIR - Breath

STRICT, STRING, STRAN - Tight

SUA - Please

SUB - Under

SUMM - Highest

SUPER, SUR - Above

SURG, SOURC, SURRECT - Rise

SYM, SYN - Together

TACIT - Silent

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TACT, TAG, TAM, TANG - Touch

TEST - Bear Witness

THERM - Heat

TIM - Fear

TORP - Stiff, Numb

TORQ, TORT, TOR - Twist

TOX - Poison

TRANS - Across, Beyond

ULT - Last, Beyond

UMBR - Shadow

UN - Not

UND - Wave

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UNI, UN - One

URB - City

VAL, VAIL - Strength, Use, Worth

VER - True

VERB - Word

VERD - Green

VIL - Base, Mean

VIRU - Poison

VIT, VIV - Life

VOC, VOU - Call, Word

VOL - Fly

VOLU, VOLV - Roll, Turn