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Latin Roots
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act |
act, do |
actual |
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ami |
like, love |
amiable |
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cad |
fall |
cadence |
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cap
capt
cept
cip |
take, seize, hold |
capacity
capture
intercept
incipient |
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ced |
go |
intercede |
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cid |
kill, cut |
genocide |
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clud |
shut, close |
occlude |
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cred |
believe |
incredulous |
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cur |
run |
incur |
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dict |
tell |
edict |
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duc
duct |
lead |
introduce
induct |
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fac
fact
fect
fic |
do, make |
facile
benefactor
perfect
suffice |
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fer
lat |
bear, carry |
confer
prelate |
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flect |
flex, bend |
genuflect |
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gress |
step, go forward |
egress |
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here |
stick, adhere |
inherent |
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ject |
throw |
eject |
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junct |
join |
conjunction |
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leg |
read, choose |
illegible |
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loqu |
talk, speak |
loquacity |
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miss
mit
mitt |
send |
dismiss
transmit
admittance |
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mov |
move |
immovable |
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ped |
foot |
centipede |
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pel |
drive |
impel |
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pend |
hang |
pendulum |
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plex |
fold |
plexus |
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pon |
put |
respond |
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port |
carry |
transport |
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posit |
place, put |
position |
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press |
press, hold |
impress |
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rupt |
break |
disrupt |
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scrib |
write |
describe |
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sect |
cut |
intersect |
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sent |
feel |
sentient |
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sequ |
follow |
sequence |
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spec
speci
spect
spic |
observe, see, look |
specimen
specious
introspection
despicable |
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sta |
stand |
station |
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tact |
touch |
tactile |
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tend
tent |
stretch |
contend
intent |
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tene
tent |
have, hold |
tenement
content |
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termin |
end |
determine |
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tract |
draw, pull |
tractor |
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vent |
come |
invent |
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vert |
turn |
convert |
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vict |
conquer |
evict |
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vid |
see |
video |
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voc |
call |
vocalize |
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volv |
roll, turn |
evolve |
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