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Prefixes and Suffixes
| Prefix
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Meaning
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Examples
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| a
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in, on, of, up, to
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abed, afoot
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| a
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without, lacking
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atheist, agnostic
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| ab
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from, away, off
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abdicate, abjure
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| ad
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to, toward
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advance
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| am
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friend, love
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amicable, amatory
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| ante
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before, previous
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antecedent, antedate
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| anti
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against, opposing
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antipathy, antidote
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| auto
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self
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autonomy, autobiography
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| belli
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war, warlike
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bellicose
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| bene
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well, good
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benefit, benefactor
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| bi
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two
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bisect, biennial
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| bio
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life
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biology, biosphere
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| cata
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down, away, thoroughly
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catastrophe, cataclysm
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| chron
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time
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chronometer, synchronize
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| circum
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around
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circumspect, circumference
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| com
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with, together, very
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commotion, complicate
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| contra
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against, opposing
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contradict, contravene
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| cred
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belief, trust
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credible, credit
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| de
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from
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depart
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| dem
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people
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demographics, democracy
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| dia
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through, across, apart
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diameter, diagnose
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| dis
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away, off, down, not
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dissent, disappear
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| epi
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upon
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epilogue
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| equi
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equal, equally
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equivalent
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| ex
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out
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extract
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| for
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away, off, from
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forget, forswear
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| fore
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before, previous
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foretell, forefathers
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| homo
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same, equal
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homogenized
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| hyper
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excessive, over
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hypercritical, hypertension
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| hypo
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under, beneath
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hypodermic, hypothesis
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| in
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in, into
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intrude, invade
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| in
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not, opposing
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incapable, ineligible
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| inter
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among, between
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intercede, interrupt
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| intra
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within
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intramural, intrastate
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| magn
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large
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magnitude, magnify
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| mal
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bad, poorly, not
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malfunction
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| micr
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small
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microbe, microscope
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| mis
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bad, poorly, not
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misspell, misfire
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| mono
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one, single
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monogomy, monologue
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| mor
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die, death
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mortality, mortuary
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| neo
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new
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neolithic, neoconservative
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| non
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not
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nonentity, nonsense
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| ob
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against, opposing
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objection
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| omni
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all, everywhere
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omniscient
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| ortho
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right, straight
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orthogonal, orthodox
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| over
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above
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overbearing
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| pan
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all, entire
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panorama, pandemonium
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| para
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beside, beyond
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parallel, paradox
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| per
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through
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perceive, permit
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| peri
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around
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periscope, perimeter
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| phil
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love, like
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philosophy, philanthropic
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| poly
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many
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polymorphous, polygamous
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| post
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after, following
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postpone, postscript
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| pre
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before, previous
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prevent, preclude
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| prim
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first, early
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primitive, primary
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| pro
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forward, in place of
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propel, pronoun
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| re
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back, backward, again
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revoke, recur
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| retro
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back, backward
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retrospect, retrograde
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| semi
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half, partly
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semicircle, semicolon
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| sub
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under, beneath
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subjugate, substitute
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| super
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above, extra
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supersede, supernumerary
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| sym
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with, together
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sympathy, symphony
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| trans
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across, beyond, over
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transact, transport
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| ultra
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beyond, excessively
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ultramodern, ultrasonic, ultraviolet
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| un
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not, reverse of
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unhappy, unlock
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| uni
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one
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uniform, unity
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| vis
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to see
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visage, visable
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| Suffix
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Meaning
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Examples
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| able
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able to, likely
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capable, tolerable
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| age
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process, state, rank
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passage, bondage
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| ance
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act, condition, fact
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acceptance, vigilance
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| arch
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to rule
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monarch
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| ard
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one that does excessively
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drunkard, wizard
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| ate
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having, showing
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separate, desolate
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| ation
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action, state, result
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occupation, starvation
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| cy
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state, condition
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accuracy, captaincy
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| dom
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state, rank, condition
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serfdom, wisdom
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| en
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cause to be, become
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deepen, strengthen
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| er
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one who does
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teacher
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| esce
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become, grow, continue
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convalesce, acquiesce
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| esque
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in the style of, like
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picturesque, grotesque
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| ess
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feminine
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waitress, lioness
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| fic
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making, causing
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terrific, beatific
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| ful
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full of, marked by
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thankful, zestful
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| fy
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make, cause, cause to have
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glorify, fortify
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| hood
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state, condition
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manhood, statehood
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| ible
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able, likely, fit
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edible, possible, divisible
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| ion
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action, result, state
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union, fusion
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| ish
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suggesting, like
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churlish, childish
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| ism
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act, manner, doctrine
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barbarism, socialism
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| ist
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doer, believer
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monopolist, socialist
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| ition
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action, state, result
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sedition, expedition
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| ity
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state, quality, condition
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acidity, civility
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| ize
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make, cause to be, treat with
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sterilize, mechanize, criticize
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| less
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lacking, without
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hopeless, countless
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| like
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like, similar
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childlike, dreamlike
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| logue
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type of speaking or writing
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prologue
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| ly
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like, of the nature of
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friendly, positively
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| ment
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means, result, action
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refreshment, disappointment
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| ness
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quality, state
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greatness, tallness
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| or
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doer, office, action
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juror, elevator, honor
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| ous
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marked by, given to
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religious, riotous
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| ship
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the art or skill of
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statesmanship
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| some
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apt to, showing
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tiresome, lonesome
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| th
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act, state, quality
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warmth, width
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| tude
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quality, state, result
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magnitude, fortitude
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| ty
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quality, state
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enmity, activity
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| ward
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in the direction of
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backward, homeward
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