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not, without
abyss - without bottom; achromatic - without color; anhydrous - without water |
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afire - on fire; ashore - on the shore; aside - on the side |
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from, away, off
abduct - carry away by force; abnormal - away from normal, not normal; absent - away, not present; aversion - the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten. |
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to, toward, near
accelerate - to increase the speed of; accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained; admittance - allowing into; |
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top, height, tip, beginning
acrobat - a "high walker"; acronym - a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia - fear of height |
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do
activity - something that a person does; react - to do something in response; interaction - communication between two or more things |
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air
aerate - to let air reach something; aerial - relating to the air; aerospace - the air space |
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farming
agriculture - management of the land, agribusiness - making money by utilizing land; agrarian - relating to the management of land |
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pain
neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; analgesic - a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia - aching for the familiar |
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both, on both sides, around
ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally; ambiguous - having more than one meaning; ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing |
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walk, move
amble - to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant - walking or moving around; ambulance - a vehicle that moves a patient |
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love
amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity - friendly and peaceful relations; amorous - showing romantic love |
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up, back, against,
again, throughout
analysis - a close examination of something; anatomy - the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism - not being in the right place in time |
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man, male
androgynous - being both male and female; android - resembling a human; misandry - hatred towards men |
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life, spirit
animal - a living organism; animate - to make alive; equanimity - of balanced spirit |
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year
anniversary - a date observed once a year; annual - happening once a year; millennium - 1,000 years |
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before, in front
antecede - to come before something in time; antemeridian - before noon; anteroom- a small room before the main room |
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flower
chrysanthemum and amaranth - names of flowers; anthology - a collection of treasured writings; anthozoan - half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals. |
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human
anthropology - the study of mankind; anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds) |
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against, opposite of
antibody - a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic - preventing infection; antisocial - opposing social norm |
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away, off, separate
aphorism - a short expression of a general truth; apology - an explicit expression of regret, apostrophe - a small dash used in place of an omitted letter |
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water
aquarium - a water container for fish; aquatic- relating to water; aqueduct - a pipeline for water |
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tree
arborist - someone working with trees; arbor - a shady area formed by trees; arborous - having many trees |
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chief, most important, rule
archbishop - the highest ranking bishop; archenemy - chief or worst enemy; matriarch - a female who rules a group; monarch - a king or queen |
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primitive, ancient
archaeology - the study of ancient cultures; archaic - belonging to an earlier period; archive - a collection of historical materials |
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joint
arthroscope - a tool to see inside a joint; arthritis - inflammation of a joint; arthropod - invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects |
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skill
artifact - object made by a person's skill; artisan - a person skilled in a craft; artist - a person who creates skillfully |
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star, stars, outer space
astronaut - a person traveling to the stars; astronomer - someone who studies the stars; asterisk - a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool |
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hear
audible - loud enough to be heard; audience - people who listen to a program; audiovisual - relating to sound and vision |
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self, same, one
autocrat - a person who governs with absolute power; autograph - a person's own signature; automatic - moving by itself |
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bird
aviary - a large enclosure for birds; aviatrix - a female airplane pilot; aviation - the art of designing or operating aircraft |
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pressure, weight
baric - pertaining to pressure, esp. of the atmosphere; milliard - metric unit, equal to 1/1000th of a bar; baryon - heavy elementary particle |
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war
bellicose - warlike; belligerent - hostile, ready to fight; rebel - person who opposes and fights |
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good, well
benefactor - person who gives money to a cause; beneficial - producing a good effect; benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill |
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two, twice, once in every two
biannual - happening twice a year; binoculars - optical device with two lenses; bilateral - of or involving two sides |
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book
bibliography - a list of books used as sources; bibliomania - an extreme love of books; bibliophile - a person who loves books |
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life, living matter
biography- a life story written by another person; biology - the science of life; biosphere - Earth's surface inhabited by living things |
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cell, primitive, immature cell
blastula - an early stage of embryonic development; fibroblast - a cell that forms connective tissue; blastoderm - the layer surrounding the inside of an egg |
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take, hold
intercept - to stop or interrupt; recapture - taking something back; captivating - taking hold of |
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heart
cardiac - relating to the heart; cardiogenic - resulting from heart disease; cardiologist - a heart doctor |
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flesh, meat
carnivorous - flesh-eating; carnal - pertaining to the body or flesh; incarnate - given bodily form |
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down, against
completely, intensive,
according to
cataclysm - a flood or other disaster, catalog - a complete listing; catastrophe - turning for the worst, a substantial disaster |
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to burn
cauterize - to burn with a hot instrument; caustic - capable of burning or eating away; holocaust - total devastation, especially by fire |
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go, yield
exceed - to go beyond the limits; recede - to go back; accessible - easily entered, approached,
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take
accept - to take a thing that is offered; perceive - to take notice of something; receive - to take something given |
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fast
accelerate - to increase the speed of; decelerate - to reduce the speed of |
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hundred, hundredth
centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter - 1/100 of a meter; century - 100 years |
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center
egocentric - self-centered; eccentric - not having a common center, not according to norm; centrifugal - moving outward from a center |
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head
encephalitis - inflammation of the brain; cephalic - pertaining to the head; cephalopod - marine mollusks like octopus and squid who have tentacles growing from their head |
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brain
cerebral - pertaining to the brain; cerebrate - to use the brain; cerebrospinal - pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord |
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sure
ascertain- to find out something with certainty; certain - being absolutely sure; certify - to state that something is true |
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color, pigment
achromatic - without color; chromium - a blue-white metallic chemical element, chromatics - the study of color |
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time
chronic - lasting for a long time; chronological - arranging events in time order, synchronize - happening at the same time |
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gold, yellow
chrysanthenum and helichrysum - golden/yellow flowers; chrysolite - a yellowish gem |
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cut, kill
homicide - murder; incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food; insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects |
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around, about
circumnavigate - to sail around; circumscribe - to draw around; circumspect - looking around |
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shout, speak out
clamor - to shout and make noise; exclaim - to cry out loudly and suddenly; proclamation - something announced officially in public |
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clear
clarification - an explanation; clarify - to make something clear; declare - to state something clearly |
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close
conclusion - the end or last part; exclusion - shutting out, rejecting; seclude - to keep away from; to isolate |
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lean
inclination - a leaning toward; incline - a surface that slopes or leans; recline - to lean back and relax |
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with, together, joint
coauthor - writer who collaborates with another author; coeducation - educating males and females together; cohousing - planning your neighborhood in an intentional neighborly fashion |
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together, jointly
Collaborate - to work together; collision - smashing together; colloquial - words formed by everday interaction |
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together, common
commemorate - to memorize together; composition - an arrangement or putting together of parts; commune - living together while owning things in common |
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know
cognition - process of acquiring knowledge; incognito - disguised so no one knows you; recognize - to discover that one knows |
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with, jointly
concur - to agree with someone; contemporary - of the same time period as others; convention - a gathering of people with a common interest |
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against, opposite
contradict to argue against, Contraflow, contraception, contrary not in agreement, controversy disagreement |
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body
corporation - a company recognized by law as a single body; corpse - a dead body; corporal - pertaining to the body |
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universe
cosmonaut - a Russian astronaut; cosmos - the universe; microcosm - a miniature universe |
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believe
credence - belief that something is true or valid; credulous - believing things too easily, gullible; incredible - unbelievable |
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hidden, secret
cryptic - of hidden meaning; cryptography - science of secret codes; encrypt - encode into secret code |
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circle, ring
bicycle - a vehicle with two wheels; cycle - a sequence that is repeated; cyclone - a storm with circling winds |
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reduce, away, down, remove
decelerate - to slow down, reduce speed; dethrone - to remove from power; debug - to remove bugs |
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people
democracy - government of the people; demographic - the study of people; epidemic - spreading among people in a region |
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tree
philodendron - a climbing plant that grows on trees; dendrochronology - dating events by studying growth rings in trees; dendriform - in the shape of a tree |
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two, twice
dichromatic - displaying two colors; diploma - a certificate, literally "a letter folded double"; dilemma - a situation that requires a choice between two alternatives. |
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apart, away,
not, to the opposite
digression - a departure from the main issue, subject; disappear - to move out of sight; dissect - to cut apart piece by piece. |
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through, between,
apart, across
diabetes - disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine; diagnosis - understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms; dialog - conversation between two people. |
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speak
contradict - to express the opposite of; prediction - a statement foretelling the future; dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down |
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master
dominate - to be the master of; domineering - excessively controlling; predominate - to have more power than others |
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give
donation - a contribution or gift; donor - someone who gives something; pardon - to give forgiveness for an offense |
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lead
conduct - to lead musicians in playing music; educate - to lead to knowledge; deduction - a subtraction of an amount |
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out, away
eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully; emissary - a representative of a country or group sent on a mission; eject - throw out forcefully |
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