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Affixes and roots

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dis-   reverses the meaning of the verb   show
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over-   too much   show
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un-   reverses the meaning of the verb   show
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mis-   badly or wrongly   show
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show more or better than others   outperform, outbid  
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be-   make or cause   show
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co-   show co-exist, co-operate, co-own  
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show do the opposite of   devalue, deselect  
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fore-   earlier, before   show
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inter-   show interact, intermix, interface  
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pre-   before   show
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sub-   under/below   show
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trans-   show transform, transcribe, transplant  
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-ise   cause to be   show
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-ate   show differentiate, liquidate, pollinate, duplicate, fabricate  
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show cause to be   classify, exemplify, simplify, justify  
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show cause to be   awaken, fasten, shorten, moisten  
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anti-   show anticlimax, antidote, antithesis  
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bi-   two   show
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co-   joint   show
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counter-   show counter-argument, counter-example, counter-proposal  
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dis-   show discomfort, dislike  
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ex-   show ex-chairman, ex-hunter  
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hyper-   extreme   show
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show the converse of   inattention, incoherence, incompatibility  
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in-   show inpatient,  
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inter-   between   show
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kilo-   thousand   show
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mal-   show malfunction, maltreatment, malnutrition  
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show million   megabyte  
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show wrong   misconduct, misdeed, mismanagement  
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mini-   small   show
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mono-   show monosyllable, monograph, monogamy  
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neo-   new   show
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show separate   outbuilding,  
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poly-   many   show
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show FALSE   pseudo-expert  
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re-   show re-organisation, re-assessment, re-examination  
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semi-   half   show
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sub-   show subset, subdivision  
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super-   more than, above   show
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show distant   telecommunications,  
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tri-   show tripartism  
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ultra-   show ultrasound  
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show below, too little   underpayment, under-development, undergraduate  
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show deputy   vice-president  
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show action/instance of V-ing   alteration, demonstration  
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-sion   action/instance of V-ing   show
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-er   show advertiser, driver  
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-er   something used for V-ing   show
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show action/instance of V-ing   development, punishment, unemployment  
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-ant   person who V-s   show
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-ent   show student  
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-age   show breakage, wastage, package  
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-al   show denial, proposal, refusal, dismissal  
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-ence   show preference, dependence, interference  
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show action/result of V   attendance, acceptance, endurance  
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-ery/-ry   action/instance of V-ing   show
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show place of V-ing   refinery, bakery  
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-er   person concerned with N   show
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-ism   show Marxism, Maoism, Thatcherism  
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show state of being N   friendship, citizenship, leadership  
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show collection of N   baggage, plumage   
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-ity   state or quality of being A   show
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show state or quality of being A   darkness, preparedness, consciousness  
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-cy   state or quality of being A   show
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-al   show central, political, national, optional, professional  
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-ent   show different, dependent, excellent  
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-ive   make ajective   show
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show make ajective   continuous, dangerous, famous  
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-ful   make ajective   show
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show make ajective   endless, homeless, careless, thoughtless  
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-able   make ajective   show
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un-   show unfortunate, uncomfortable, unjust  
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im-/in-/ir-/il-   make negative ajective   show
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show make negative ajective   non-fiction, non-political, non-neutral  
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dis-   show disloyal, dissimilar, dishonest  
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Aqua   show Aquamarine  
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show tree   Arboreal  
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show sound or hearing   Audible  
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Bell   war   show
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Dict   say   show
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show earth   Geography  
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Graph   write   show
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show water   Hydrofoil  
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show hand   Manual  
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show small   Minimal  
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Nov   new   show
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Path   show Pathetic and Apathy  
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Sol   show Solar  
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Therm   heat   show
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show empty   Vacuum  
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show opening to let air in   Ventilate  
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show life   Vitamin  
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show bitter   Acrimony  
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Carn   flesh   show
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Corp   show Corporal punishment  
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Deca   ten   show
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show work   Energy  
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Gen   birth   show
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show light   Luminary  
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show old   Senior  
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Tele   show Telephone  
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Vor   show Devour  
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show to move or do   Action, activity and transaction  
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Ambul   move or walk   show
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Auto   self or same   show
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Cardio   show Cardiovascular, cardiology  
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Cede   go   show
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Counter   show Counteract, counterpoint and counterargument  
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Demo   show Democracy, democrat and demographic  
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Derma   skin   show
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show equal   Equity, equilateral and equidistant  
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show out or away   Exit, extract and explosion  
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show outside   Extraordinary, extraterrestrial  
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show sleep   Hypnosis, hypnotic  
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In and im   not   show
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Intra   within or into   show
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Ject   show Reject, eject and inject  
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Mal   show Malignant, malfunction and malice  
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Mangi   show Magnificent, magnify  
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Multi   show Multiple, multifaceted and multilingual  
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show all   Omnipotent, omnipresent and omnivore  
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Poly   many   show
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Script   show Manuscript, postscript  
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show cut   Intersect, dissect and section  
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Semi   show Semicircle and semifinalist  
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show not   Unfinished, uncooked and unreadable  
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Vis, vid   see   show
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show not, without   atheist, anarchy, anonymous apathy, aphasia, anemia, atypical, anesthesia  
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ab   show absent, abduction, aberrant, abstemious, abnormal, abstract, absorb  
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acro   high, tip, top   show
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act   do, move   show
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ad   show admit, addition, advertisement, adherent, admonish, address, adhesive, adept, adjust  
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alt   show altitude, altimeter, alto, contralto, altocumulus, exalt  
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ambul   show ambulatory, amble, ambulance, somnambulist, perambulate, preamble  
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anima   show animation, inanimate, animal, anime, equanimity, animism, animus  
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ante   show anteroom, antebellum, antedate antecedent, antediluvian  
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show against, opposite   antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody, antichrist, antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy, antigen, antibiotic, antidote, antifungal, antidepressant  
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show weapon   army, armament, disarm, rearm, armistice, armor, armory, arms  
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show to hear   audience, auditory, audible, auditorium, audiovisual, audition, audiobook  
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auto   show automobile, automatic, autograph, autonomous, autoimmune, autopilot, autobiography  
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be   thoroughly   show
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show war   belligerent, antebellum, bellicose, rebel  
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bene   show benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction, beneficiary, benefit  
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bi   show bicycle, bifocals, biceps, billion, binary, bivalve, bimonthly, bigamy, bimetal, biathlete, bicarbonate  
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bio   life, living   show
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cede, ceed, cess   to go, to yield   show
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chron   show chronology, chronic, chronicle, chronometer, anachronism  
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circum   around   show
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clud, clus claus   to close   show
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con, com   show convene, compress, contemporary, converge, compact, confluence, concatenate, conjoin, combine, convert, compatible, consequence, contract  
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contra, counter   show contradict, counteract, contravene, contrary, counterspy, contrapuntal, contraband, contraception, contrast, controversy, counterfeit, counterclaim, counterargument, counterclaim, counterpoint, counterrevolution  
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show to believe   credo, credible, credence, credit, credential, credulity, incredulous, creed, incredible  
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commun   to share   show
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show circle, wheel   bicycle, cyclical, cycle, encliclical, motorcycle, tricycle, cyclone  
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show from, down, away   detach, deploy, derange, deodorize, devoid, deflate, degenerate, deice, descend, derail, depress, depart, decompose, destruction  
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dei, div   God, god   show
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show people   democracy, demagogue, epidemic, demographic, endemic  
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dia   show diameter, diagonal, dialogue, dialect, dialectic, diagnosis, diachronic, diagram, diaphragm, dialysis, diarrhea  
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dict   show predict, verdict, malediction, dictionary, dictate, dictum, diction, indict, contradict   
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show away, not, negative   dismiss, differ, disallow, disperse, dissuade, disconnect, dysfunction, disproportion, disrespect, distemper, distaste, disarray, dyslexia  
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show to lead, pull   produce, abduct, product, transducer, viaduct, aqueduct, induct, deduct, reduce, induce  
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dyn, dyna   power   show
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show outside, external   ectomorph, ectoderm, ectoplasm, ectopic, ectothermal  
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endo   inside, within   show
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equi   equal   show
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show out, away, from   emit, expulsion, exhale, exit, express, exclusive, enervate, exceed, explosion, eject, exude  
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eu   good, pleasant   show
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exter, extra   show external, extrinsic, exterior, extraordinary, extrabiblical, extracurricular, extrapolate, extraneous, exterminator, extract, extradite, extraterrestrial, extrasensory, extravagant, extreme  
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show flow   effluence, influence, effluvium, fluctuate, confluence, reflux, influx  
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show to bend   flexible, reflection, deflect, circumflex, inflection, reflex  
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show to write   polygraph, grammar, biography, graphite, telegram, autograph, lithograph, historiography, graphic, electrocardiogram, monogram  
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show other   heterodox, heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodyne  
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homo   show homogenized, homosexual, homonym, homophone  
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show over, above   hyperactive, hypertensive, hyperbolic, hypersensitive, hyperventilate, hyperkinetic, hyperlink, hypertext, hypersonic, hypertrophy  
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show below, less than   hypotension, hypodermic, hypoglycemia, hypoallergenic, hypothermia, hypothesis  
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in, im   show inviolate, innocuous, intractable, innocent, impregnable, impossible, incapable, incoherent, impassible, impotent  
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show beneath   infrared, infrastructure, infrasonic  
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inter, intro   between   show
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intra   show intranet, intracranial, intravenous, intramural, intramuscular, intraocular  
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show to throw   reject, eject, project, trajectory, interject, dejected, inject, ejaculate  
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log, logo, loc. loq   word, speech, speak   show
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show bad, badly   malformation, maladjusted, dismal, malady, malcontent, malfeasance, maleficent, malevolent, malice, malaria, malfunction, malignant  
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mega   great, million   show
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meso   middle   show
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meta   beyond, change   show
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show measure   perimeter, micrometer, ammeter, multimeter, altimeter, geometry, kilometer  
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micro   small   show
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mis   show misinform, misinterpret, mispronounce, misnomer, mistake, misogynist, mistrial, misadventure, misanthrope, misread  
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mit, miss   to send   show
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show shape   polymorphic, morpheme, amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology, morphing  
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multi   many   show
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neo   new   show
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show not   nonferrous, nonabrasive, nondescript, nonfat, nonfiction, nonprofit, nonsense, nonentity  
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show all   omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient, omnibus, omnirange, omnipresent  
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pan   all, whole, general, completely   show
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para   show paraprofessional, paramedic, paraphrase, parachute, paralegal, parallel, comparison  
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per   show permit, perspire, perforate, persuade, perceive, perfect, permit, perform, pervasive  
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peri   show periscope, perimeter, perigee, periodontal, pericope  
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show sound   telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic, homophone, microphone  
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show light   photograph, photosynthesis, photon  
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poly   show polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous  
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show to carry   porter, portable, report, transportation, deport, import, export  
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show back, again   report, realign, retract, revise, regain, reflect, rename, restate, recombine, recalculate, redo  
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show backwards   retrorocket, retrospect, retrogression, retroactive  
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show holy   sanctify, sanctuary, sanction, sanctimonious, sacrosanct  
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scrib, script   show inscription, prescribe, proscribe, manuscript, conscript, scribble, scribe  
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sect, sec   show intersect, transect, dissect, secant, section  
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semi   show semifinal, semiconscious, semiannual, semimonthly, semicircle  
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spect   show inspect, spectator, circumspect, retrospect, prospect, spectacle  
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sub   show submerge, submarine, substandard, subnormal, subvert, subdivision, submersible, submit  
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super, supra   above   show
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syn   show synthesis, synchronous, syndicate, synergy, snyopsis, syncretism  
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show distance, from afar   television, telephone, telegraph, telemetry, telepathy  
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theo, the   show theology, theist, polytheist, pantheism, atheist, monotheist, theophany  
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therm, thermo   heat   show
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tract   show attract, tractor, traction, extract, retract, protract, detract, subtract, contract, intractable  
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show across   transoceanic, transmit, transport, transducer, transit, intransitive  
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un   show uncooked, unharmed, unintended, unhappy, unenlightened, unremarkable  
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veh, vect, vey   to carry   show
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vert, vers   to turn   show
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show to come   convention, prevent, intervention, convent, Advent, invent, inventory  
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show worm   vermin, vermicelli, vermiculite, vermicide, vermiform, vermilion  
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show life   vital, vitality, vitamins, revitalize  
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show to will   benevolent, volition, voluntary, malevolent  
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mono, uni   show monopoly, monotype, monologue, mononucleosis, monorail, monotheist, unilateral, universal, unity, unanimous, uniform  
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bi, di   two   show
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tri   three   show
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quat, quad   show quadrangle, quadruplets, quaternary, quarter, quadrillion  
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quint, penta   show quintet, quintuplets, pentagon, pentane, pentameter, quintillion  
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show six   hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets, sextillion  
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sept   seven   show
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oct   eight   show
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show nine   nonagon, nonagenarian, nonillion  
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dec   ten   show
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show hundred   centennial, century, centipede, centillion  
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mill, kilo   show millennium, kilobyte, kiloton  
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mega   show megabyte, megaton, megaflop, megawatt  
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giga   show gigabyte, gigaflop, gigahertz, gigawatt  
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show trillion (10^12)   terabyte, teraflop, terawatt  
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peta   show petabyte  
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exa   show exabyte  
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zetta   sextillion (10^21)   show
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yotta   show yottabyte  
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milli   show millisecond, milligram, millivolt, milliwatt, millimeter, millipede  
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micro   show microgram, microvolt, microwave, microsecond  
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nano   billionth (10^-9)   show
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pico   trillionth (10^-12)   show
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show quadrillionth (10^-15)   femtosecond  
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atto   quintillionth (10^-18)   show
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zepto   sextillionth (10^-21)   show
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show septillionth (10^-24)   yoctosecond  
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able, ible   able to be, capable of being   show
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ance, ancy   state of, process of   show
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show one who does [the verb]   terminator, culminator, agitator, instigator, generator, incubator, accelerator, invigorator, elevator  
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dom   show kingdom, freedom, wisdom, sheikdom, fiefdom, sheikdom  
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show one who receives   payee, mortgagee, employee, appointee, abductee, examinee, referee, refugee  
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er, or   one who does [the verb]   show
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ful   show frightful, delightful, wonderful, cupful, wakeful, bashful, bountiful, beautiful, cheerful, colorful, dreadful, fateful  
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ify   to make into   show
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show process of making into   purification, deification, simplifiction, clarification, petrification  
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ish   show Cornish, Irish, bookish, freakish, foolish, boorish, selfish, sluggish, priggish  
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show doctrine, system, characteristic quality   capitalism, heroism, optimism, skepticism, realism, patriotism, communism, idealism, conservatism  
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show one who performs; an adherent of an ism   tympanist, cellist, idealist, communist, realist, moralist, pharamacist, pragmatist  
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ize   to make into   show
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show the process of making into   rationalization, normalization, realization, capitalization, dramatization  
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show without, lacking   loveless, fearless, worthless, nameless, baseless, bottomless, effortless, friendless, noiseless, harmless  
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agon   to struggle   show
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alg   pain   show
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show other   alternative, alternator, alteration, altercation,  alternate,  
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am   show amiable, amorous, amity, enamored, paramour, amicable  
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ambi   both   show
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anim   show animated, animal, inanimate, animator, anime, animation, reanimate  
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show mankind   anthropology, anthropomorphic,  philanthrophy, misanthranthropology, anthropomorphic,  philanthrophy, misanthropy  
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show good, well   euphoria, eulogy, euphemism, eugenics, eucalyptus, eukaryote, eurythmics, euthanasia  
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fore   show forecast, forefather, foretaste, forehead, foreman, foreboding, forecastle, forearm, forebear, foreclose, foredoom, forego, forefoot, foreground, forehand, foreknowledge, foremost, foreordain, forerunner, foresee, foreshoren, foretell  
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ortho   show orthodontics, orthodox, orthopedic, orthoscopic, orthostatic  
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post   after   show
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show before, in front of   prefix, predict, prelude, predetermined, preamplifier, predestination, prebiotic, preclude, predate, predisposed, preempt, preference, prefigure, prefrontal, preheat, prehistory, presell, presumptuous, prevent, previous, pretext, pretentious, pretend  
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pro   show propel, proceed, produce, promote, project, proclaim, procession, profess, proffer, professor, proficient, profile, profound, profuse, progenitor, progress, prolapse, prolegomenon, prolific, prologue, prolong, pronation, pronounce  
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show first, earliest   prototype, protoplasm, protohistory, protocol, protogalaxy, proton, prototypical, protozoa  
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show approximately, resembling, to some degree   quasiperiodical, quasiparticle, quasi-governmental, quasi-scientific, quasi-judicial, quasi-stellar, quasi-public  
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ultra   show ultraviolet, ultrasonic, ultramarine, ultrafine, ultrasensitive, ultrawide, ultrapure, ultraquiet  
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show beneath, below, too little   undercoat, underwear, underestimate, underbid, underexpose, undercut, underclassmen, undernourished  
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re   show restructure, revisit, reappear, rebuild, refinance  
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