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10/05/2007
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Term
aer
 Definition
air

aerate, aeroplane
Term
am
 Definition
love

amorous, amatuer, amiable
Term
ann
 Definition
year

annual, anniversary
Term
aud
 Definition
hear

auditorium, audit
Term
bio
 Definition
life

biography
Term
cap
 Definition
take or head

captive or capital, per capita, decapitate
Term
chron
 Definition
time

chronology, chronic
Term
cor
 Definition
heart

cordial
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corp
 Definition
body

corporation
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de
 Definition
god

deify, deity
Term
dic, dict
 Definition
say, speak

dictate
Term
duc
 Definition
lead

aqueduct, duke, ductile
Term
ego
 Definition
I

egotism
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equi
 Definition
equal

equidistant
Term
fac, fic
 Definition
make, do

manufacture, efficient
Term
frat
 Definition
brother

fraternity
Term
geo
 Definition
earth

geology
Term
graph
 Definition
write

calligraphy, graphology, telegraph
Term
loc
 Definition
place

location, local
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loqu, loc
 Definition
speak

eloquence, circumlocution
Term
luc
 Definition
light

elucidate
Term
man
 Definition
hand

manuscript, manipulate
Term
mit, miss
 Definition
send

admit, permission
Term
mort
 Definition
death

immortal
Term
omni
 Definition
all

omnipotent, omnibus
Term
pat
 Definition
father

paternal
Term
path
 Definition
suffering, feeling

sympathy, pathology
Term
ped
 Definition
foot

impede, millipede, pedal
Term
photo
 Definition
light

photography
Term
phobia, phobe
 Definition
fear

hydrophobe, xenophobia
Term
pneum
 Definition
air, breath, spirit

pneumonia
Term
pos, posit
 Definition
place

deposit, position
Term
pot, poss, poten
 Definition
be able

potential, possible
Term
quaerere
 Definition
as, question, seek

inquiry, query
Term
rog
 Definition
ask

interrogate
Term
scrib, scrip
 Definition
write

scribble, script, inscribe
Term
sent, sens
 Definition
feel

sensitive, sentient
Term
sol
 Definition
alone

soloist, isolate
Term
soph
 Definition
wise

philosopher
Term
spect
 Definition
look

introspective, inspect
Term
spir
 Definition
breathe

inspiration
Term
therm
 Definition
warm

thermometer
Term
ten
 Definition
stretch or hold

extend, tense or tenant
Term
utilis
 Definition
useful

utility
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ven, vent
 Definition
come, arrive

advent, convenient
Term
vert, vers
 Definition
turn

revert, adverse
Term
vid, vis
 Definition
see

supervisor, vision, provident
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