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Kaplan's Root List
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01/13/2008
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cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
 Definition
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide
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centr
 Definition
center
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chron:
 Definition
time
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circu:
 Definition
around, on all sides
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cis:
 Definition
to cut
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claim/claim
 Definition
to should, to cry out
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cla/clo/clu
 Definition
shut close
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co/col/com/con
 Definition
with, together
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cli:
 Definition
to lean toward
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cour/cur
 Definition
running, a course
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cre/cres/cret:
 Definition
to grow
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cred:
 Definition
to believe
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cryp:
 Definition
hidden
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cub/cumb:
 Definition
to lie down
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culp:
 Definition
blame
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dac/doc:
 Definition
to teach
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de:
 Definition
away, off, down, completely, reversal
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dem:
 Definition
people
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di/dia:
 Definition
apart, through
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duic/dict/dit:
 Definition
to say, to tell, to use words
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dign:
 Definition
worth
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dol:
 Definition
suffer, pain
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dis/dif:
 Definition
away from, apart, reversal, not
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dog/dox
 Definition
opinion
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don/dot/dow
 Definition
to give
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duc/duct:
 Definition
to lead
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dur:
 Definition
hard
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e/ef/ex:
 Definition
out, out of, from, former, completely
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dub:
 Definition
doubt
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dys:
 Definition
faulty, abnormal
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a:
 Definition
without
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ab/abs:
 Definition
off, away from, apart, down
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ac/acr:
 Definition
sharp bitter
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act/ag:
 Definition
to drive, to force, to lead
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ad/al:
 Definition
toward, to, near
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al/ali/alter:
 Definition
other, another
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am:
 Definition
love
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amb:
 Definition
to go, to walk
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ambi/amph:
 Definition
both, more than one, around
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anim:
 Definition
of the life, mind, soul, spirit
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annui/enni:
 Definition
year
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ante:
 Definition
before
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anthro/andr:
 Definition
man, human
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anti:
 Definition
against
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apo:
 Definition
away
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arch/archi/archy
 Definition
chief, principal, ruler
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auto:
 Definition
self
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be:
 Definition
to be, to have a particular quality, to exist
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bel/bel:
 Definition
war
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ben/bon
 Definition
good
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bi:
 Definition
twice, double
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cad/cid
 Definition
to fall, to happen by chance
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cant/cent/chant:
 Definition
to sing
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cap/cip/cent
 Definition
to take, to get
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cap/capit/cipit:
 Definition
head, headlong
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card/cord/cour
 Definition
heart
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carn:
 Definition
flesh
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cast/chast:
 Definition
cut
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ced/ceed/cess
 Definition
to go, to yield, to stop
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epi:
 Definition
upon
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equ:
 Definition
equal, even
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err:
 Definition
to wander
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esce:
 Definition
becoming
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eu:
 Definition
good, well
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extra:
 Definition
outside, beyond
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fab/fam:
 Definition
speak
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fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy:
 Definition
to do, make
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fer:
 Definition
to bring, to carry, to bear
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ferv:
 Definition
to boil, to bubble
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fid: faith, trust
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fin:
 Definition
end
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flag/flem:
 Definition
to burn
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flect/flex:
 Definition
to bend
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flu/flux
 Definition
to flow
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fore:
 Definition
before
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fort:
 Definition
chance
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fort:
 Definition
strength
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fra/frac/frac/fring:
 Definition
to break
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fus:
 Definition
to pour
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gen:
 Definition
birth, creation, race, kind
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gn/gno
 Definition
know
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grad/gress:
 Definition
to step
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grat:
 Definition
pleasing
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her/hes:
 Definition
to stick
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(h)etero:
 Definition
different
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(h)om:
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same
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hyper:
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over, excessive
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hypo:
 Definition
under, beneath, less than
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idio:
 Definition
one's own
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im/in/em/en:
 Definition
in, into
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im/in:
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not, without
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inter: between, among
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ject:
 Definition
to throw, to throw down
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join/junt:
 Definition
to meet, to join
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jur:
 Definition
to swear
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lav/lut/luv:
 Definition
to wash
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lect/leg:
 Definition
to select, to choose
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lev:
 Definition
lift, light, rise
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loc/log/loqu:
 Definition
word, speech
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luc/lum/lus:
 Definition
light
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lud/lus:
 Definition
to play
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mag/maj/max:
 Definition
big
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mal/male:
 Definition
bad, ill, evil, wrong
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man:
 Definition
hand
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min:
 Definition
small
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min:
 Definition
to project, to hang over
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mis/mit:
 Definition
to send
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misc:
 Definition
mixed
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mon/monit
 Definition
to remind, to warn
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morph:
 Definition
shape
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mort:
 Definition
death
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mut:
 Definition
change
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nat/nas/nai:
 Definition
to be born
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nic/noc/nox:
 Definition
harm
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nom:
 Definition
rule, order
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nom/nym/noun/nown:
 Definition
name
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nounc/nunc
 Definition
to annouce
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nov/neo/nou
 Definition
new
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ob/oc/of/op:
 Definition
toward, to, against, over
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omin:
 Definition
all
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pac/peac:
 Definition
peace
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pan
 Definition
all, everyone
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par:
 Definition
equal
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para:
 Definition
next to, beside
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pas/pat/path:
 Definition
feeling, suffering, disease
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pau, po, pov, pu:
 Definition
few, little, poor
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ped:
 Definition
child, education
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ped/pod:
 Definition
foot
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pen/pun:
 Definition
to pay, to compensate
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pend/pens:
 Definition
to hang, to weight, to pay
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per:
 Definition
completely
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peri:
 Definition
around
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pet/pit:
 Definition
to go, to seek, to strive
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phil:
 Definition
love
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plac:
 Definition
to place
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ple:
 Definition
to fill
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plex/plic/ply:
 Definition
to fold, twist, tangle or bend
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pon/pos/pound:
 Definition
to put, to place
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port:
 Definition
to carry
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post:
 Definition
after
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pre:
 Definition
before
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prehend/prise:
 Definition
to take, to get, to seize
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pro:
 Definition
much, for, a lot
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prob:
 Definition
to prove, to test
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pug:
 Definition
to fight:
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punc/pung/poign:
 Definition
to point, to prick
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que/quis:
 Definition
to seek
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qui:
 Definition
quiet
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rid/rid:
 Definition
to laugh
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rog:
 Definition
to ask
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sacr/sanct/secr:
 Definition
sacred
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sal/sil/sault/sult:
 Definition
to leap, to jump
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sci:
 Definition
to know
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scrib/scrip:
 Definition
to write
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se:
 Definition
apart
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sec/sequ:
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to follow
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sed/sess/sid:
 Definition
to sit, to be still, to plan, to plot
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sens/sent:
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to feel, to be aware
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sol:
 Definition
to loosen, to free
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spec/spic/spit:
 Definition
to look, to see
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sta/sti
 Definition
to stand/to be in place
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sua:
 Definition
smooth
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sub/sup:
 Definition
below
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super/sur:
 Definition
above
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tac/tic:
 Definition
to be silent
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tain/ten/tent/tin:
 Definition
to hold
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tend/tens/tent/tenu:
 Definition
to stretch, to thin
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theo:
 Definition
god
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tract:
 Definition
to drag, to pull, to draw
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trans:
 Definition
across
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us/ut:
 Definition
to use
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ven/vent:
 Definition
to come or to move toward
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ver:
 Definition
truth
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verd:
 Definition
green
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vers/vert:
 Definition
to turn
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vi:
 Definition
life
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vid/vis:
 Definition
to see
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vil:
 Definition
base, mean
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voc/vok:
 Definition
to call
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vol:
 Definition
to wish
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vor:
 Definition
to eat
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