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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 FERV | to boil, to bubble |
| FID | faith, trust |
| FIN | end |
| FLAG | to burn |
| FLAM | to burn |
| FLECT | to bend |
| FLEX | to bend |
| FLU | to flow |
| FLUX | to flow |
| FORE | before |
| FORT | chance OR strength |
| FRA | to break |
| FRAC | to break |
| FRAG | to break |
| FRING | to break |
| FUS | to pour |
| GEN | birth, creation, race, kind |
| GN | know |
| GNO | know |
| GRAD | to step |
| GRESS | to step |
| GRAT | pleasing |
| HER | to stick |
| HES | to stick |
| HETERO | different |
| HOM | same |
| HYPER | over, excessive |
| HYPO | under, beneath, less than |
| IDIO | one's own |
| IM | in, into OR not, without |
| IN | in, into OR not, without |
| EM | in, into |
| EN | in, into |
| INTER | between, among |
| JECT | to throw, to throw down |
| JOIN | to meet, to join |
| JUNCT | to meet, to join |
| JUR | to swear |
| LAV | to wash |
| LUT | to wash |
| LUV | to wash |
| LECT | to select, to choose |
| LEG | to select, to choose |
| LEV | lift, light, rise |
| LOC | word, speech |
| LOG | word, speech |
| LOQU | word, speech |
| LUC | light |
| LUM | light |
| LUS | light |
| LUD | to play |
| LUS | to play |
| MAG | big |
| MAJ | big |
| MAX | big |
| MAL | bad, ill, evil, wrong |
| MALE | bad, ill, evil, wrong |
| MAN | hand |
| MIN | small |
| MIN | to project, to hang over |
| MIS | to send |
| MIT | to send |
| MISC | mixed |
| MON | to remind, to warn |
| MONIT | to remind, to warn |
| MORPH | shape |
| MORT | death |
| MUT | change |
| NAT | to be born |
| NAS | to be born |
| NAI | to be born |
| NIC | harm |
| NOC | harm |
| NOX | harm |
| NOM | rule, order OR name |
| NYM | name |
| NOUN | name |
| NOWN | name |
| NOUNC | to announce |
| NUNC | to announce |
| NOV | new |
| NEO | new |
| NOU | new |
| OB | toward, to, against, over |
| OC | toward, to, against, over |
| OF | toward, to, against, over |
| OP | toward, to, against, over |
| OMNI | all |
| PAC | peace |
| PEAC | peace |
| PAN | all, everyone |
| PAR | equal |
| PARA | next to, beside |
| PAS | feeling, suffering, disease |
| PAT | feeling, suffering, disease |
| PATH | feeling, suffering, disease |
| PAU | few, little, poor |
| PO | few, little, poor |
| POV | few, little, poor |
| PU | few, little, poor |
| PED | child, education OR foot |
| POD | foot |
| PEN | to pay, to compensate |
| PUN | to pay, to compensate |
| PEND | to hang, to weight, to pay |
| PENS | to hang, to weight, to pay |
| PER | completely |
| PERI | around |
| PET | to go, to seek, to strive |
| PIT | to go, to seek, to strive |
| PHIL | love |
| PLAC | to please |
| PLE | to fill |
| PLEX | to fold, twist, tangle, bend |
| PLIC | to fold, twist, tangle, bend |
| PLY | to fold, twist, tangle, bend |
| PON | to put, to place |
| POS | to put, to place |
| POUND | to put, to place |
| PORT | to carry |
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