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  1. &: and
  2. -a: unfavourable
  3. -b: possibility (possible)
  4. -c: collection
  5. -d: passive voice (past participle)
  6. -e: augmentative
  7. -f: causative
  8. -g: general (an idea having a general relationship to the root)
  9. -i: association (after speedwords ending in a consonant)
  10. -k: quality
  11. -l: special (an idea having a special relationship to the root)
  12. -m: thing
  13. -o: contrary (after speedwords ending in a consonant)
  14. -p: place
  15. -r: person
  16. -s: complement (an idea having a complementary relationship to the root)
  17. -st: professional
  18. -t: diminutive
  19. -u: favourable
  20. -v: association (after speedwords ending in a vowel)
  21. -x: contrary (after speedwords ending in a vowel)
  22. -y: causative
  23. -z: plural
  24. a: at (to)
  25. ab: about (concerning, re, regarding)
  26. ac: buy (purchase)
  27. ad: add (addition)
  28. af: business (trade)
  29. ag: field
  30. ak: attack (aggression)
  31. al: all (whole)
  32. alk: alcohol
  33. am: affection (love)
  34. amu: amuse
  35. an: annum (year)
  36. ang: angle (corner)
  37. ap: open
  38. aq: water
  39. ar: friend
  40. are: area (district, region)
  41. arg: argue (discus)
  42. arm: arm
  43. art: art
  44. as: ascend (rise)
  45. at: anticipate (expect)
  46. au: hear
  47. aut: authority (official)
  48. av: fly
  49. ax: ask (enquire, inquire)
  50. az [al oz]: always (ever)
  51. b: but
  52. ba: back (behind, rear)
  53. bar: check (obstruct)
  54. be: before(time) (former, previous, prior)
  55. bed: layer (sheet, stratum)
  56. bel: beauty (beautiful)
  57. ber: bear (carry)
  58. bi: life (live)
  59. bib: drink
  60. bid: bid (command, order, tell)
  61. bil: account (bill)
  62. bit: bit (piece)
  63. ble: corn (grain)
  64. blu: blue
  65. bo: tree
  66. bod: body (trunk)
  67. bol: ballgame
  68. bor: border (edge)
  69. bra: brave (courage)
  70. bri: shine
  71. bru: brown
  72. bu: book
  73. by: by
  74. c: this (these)
  75. ca: room
  76. cav: hollow
  77. ce: receive
  78. cel: heaven
  79. cen: hundred
  80. cer: certain (positive, sure)
  81. ci: decide
  82. cir: circle (ring)
  83. co: collect (collection)
  84. con: cone
  85. d: from (of)
  86. D1: Sunday
  87. D2: Monday
  88. D3: Tuesday
  89. D4: Wednesday
  90. D5: Thursday
  91. D6: Friday
  92. D7: Saturday
  93. da: give
  94. de: day
  95. deb: debt (owe)
  96. def: define (distinguish)
  97. dek: right (hand)
  98. dem: nation (people)
  99. des: desire (want, wish)
  100. di: say (state)
  101. dig: finger
  102. dik: fat (thick)
  103. dio: God
  104. dip: deep
  105. dir: direction
  106. dis: disc
  107. do: dwell (live, reside)
  108. dok: document
  109. don: excuse (pardon)
  110. dor: sleep
  111. dos: two (2)
  112. dra: act (drama, play)
  113. du: continue (keep, last)
  114. dy: since
  115. e: am (are, is, be)
  116. eb: even
  117. ed: conclude (end, finish)
  118. ef: capable (competent, efficient)
  119. eg: equal
  120. eis: ice
  121. ek: church
  122. el: electric (electricity)
  123. ele: element
  124. em: emotion
  125. en: attend to (attention, mind)
  126. eng: narrow
  127. ent: enter
  128. ep: location (place, position, put, set)
  129. er: person
  130. ern: earnest
  131. es: assess (estimate, reckon)
  132. est: appreciate (esteem)
  133. et: little (small)
  134. f: for
  135. f(i)n: find)
  136. fa: act (commit, deed, do, make)
  137. fab: fabric (material)
  138. fas: easy (facile)
  139. fat: fat
  140. fe: cheerfulness (glad, happy, pleased)
  141. fem: woman
  142. fet: celebration (feast, festival)
  143. feu: burn (combustion, fire)
  144. fi: filament (thread)
  145. fid: faithful (loyal)
  146. fil: son
  147. fir: firm
  148. fis: fish
  149. fix: fix (secure)
  150. fla: inflame (inflammation)
  151. fle: flesh
  152. flo: flower (bloom)
  153. flu: current (flow)
  154. fo: before (place) (fore, front)
  155. fol: leaf
  156. fon: origin (source)
  157. for: form (shape)
  158. fot: photograph
  159. fra: brother
  160. fru: fruit
  161. fu: few
  162. ful: fill (full)
  163. fun: five (5)
  164. fur: furnish (provide, supply)
  165. fy: cause (make, reason, render)
  166. F[femu]: Madam
  167. g: them (they)
  168. ga: complete (quite)
  169. gar: keep (retain)
  170. gas: gas
  171. ge: connect (join, together)
  172. gel: yellow
  173. gen: birth (generate, yield)
  174. gla: smooth
  175. gm: gram
  176. go: go
  177. gom: rubber
  178. gra: gratitude (thank, thanks)
  179. gre: degree (grade, stage)
  180. gro: grow
  181. gu: good
  182. gus: flavour (taste)
  183. h: has (have)
  184. ha: have (own, possess)
  185. hab: common (custom, habit, normal, ordinary, use, usual)
  186. han: hand
  187. har: hair
  188. haz: chance (hazard, luck)
  189. he: heat (hot)
  190. hem: half
  191. hi: conceal (hide)
  192. ho: high (tall)
  193. hom: honest (sincere)
  194. hor: hour (o'clock)
  195. hu: having
  196. hum: humble
  197. hy: had
  198. i: in (within)
  199. ib: possible
  200. id: identical (same)
  201. if: inform (tell)
  202. ig: general
  203. ik: property (quality)
  204. il: particular (special)
  205. ilu: influence
  206. im: idea (imagine, suppose)
  207. in: among (between)
  208. ind: indicate
  209. int: interest
  210. ip: self (selves)
  211. ir: here
  212. is: complement
  213. isk: insect
  214. ist: professional
  215. it: implement (instrument, tool)
  216. ite: journey (travel, voyage)
  217. iv: association (indefinate preposition)
  218. iz [ir ze]: herewith
  219. j: I (me)
  220. j(u)s: fair (just, right)
  221. ja: directly (presently, shortly, soon)
  222. je: each (every, per)
  223. jet: cast (throw)
  224. jm [je om]: everything
  225. jr [je er]: everybody (everyone)
  226. ju: deem (judge)
  227. jun: young (youth)
  228. jur: law (legal)
  229. jut: jut (project, projection)
  230. k: that (conj.)
  231. ka: chief (head)
  232. kal: alkaloid
  233. kan: sing (song)
  234. ke: credit (due)
  235. kem: chemical
  236. ken: acknowledge (admit)
  237. ki: motion (move)
  238. kin: kin (kindred, relateive, relation)
  239. kla: class (kind, sort)
  240. ko: come
  241. kok: cook
  242. kol: neck
  243. kom: accompany (company)
  244. kon: accord (agree)
  245. kos: world
  246. kot: cotton
  247. kre: believe (belief)
  248. kru: cross
  249. ku: contain (enclose, hold, include)
  250. kub: cube
  251. kup: culpable (fault, guilt)
  252. kur: curve
  253. kut: cut
  254. ky: eat
  255. K[koml]: company (firm)
  256. l: the
  257. L1: January
  258. L10: October
  259. L11: November
  260. L12: December
  261. L2: February
  262. L3: March
  263. L4: April
  264. L5: May
  265. L6: June
  266. L7: July
  267. L8: August
  268. L9: September
  269. la: big (great, large, size)
  270. las: allow (leave, let, permit)
  271. lat: side
  272. le: letter
  273. leg: leg
  274. lek: lecture
  275. len: gentle (mild)
  276. les: damage (harm, hurt, injure)
  277. li: liquid
  278. lib: deliver (discharge, free, liberate, release)
  279. lim: bound (limit, utter)
  280. lin: language
  281. lo: length (long)
  282. lob: praise
  283. log: logic (sense)
  284. lon: lend (loan)
  285. lot: allot (assign, deal)
  286. lt: litre
  287. lu: month
  288. lud: game (play)
  289. luf: air
  290. lum: illuminate (light)
  291. lut: contest (match)
  292. M: Mr.
  293. m: with
  294. m(u)s: must (have to)
  295. ma: construct (make, produce)
  296. mar: marry
  297. mat: concrete (material, matter, physical, stuff)
  298. mau: mouth
  299. me: greater (increase, more)
  300. me-: comparative
  301. mek: machine (mechanical)
  302. mel: sweet (sweetness)
  303. mem: memory (recollect, recall, remember)
  304. men: mental (mind, intellect)
  305. mer: mother
  306. mes: measure
  307. met: metal
  308. mi: midday (noon)
  309. mid: medial (middle)
  310. mik: microbe
  311. mil: million
  312. min: mineral
  313. mir: wonder (wonderful)
  314. miu: minute (time)
  315. mol: soft
  316. mot: word
  317. mr: metre
  318. Ms: Mrs.
  319. mu: great (abs.) (much, many)
  320. muz: music
  321. my: most
  322. my-: superlative
  323. n: no (not)
  324. n(o)m: nothing
  325. na: nature (of course)
  326. nam: call (name)
  327. nar: account (narrate, story, tale)
  328. nat: native
  329. nav: ship
  330. ne: take
  331. ner: nerve
  332. nes: necessary (necessity, need, require, want)
  333. no: look (at) (note, notice, observe)
  334. nob: celebrated (honour, note, repute)
  335. nor: north
  336. nov: new
  337. nu: now (present)
  338. num: count (number, several)
  339. nur: food
  340. ny: about (almost, near, nearly, nigh)
  341. nyn: nine (9)
  342. o: on
  343. O: sir
  344. ob: acquire (get, obtain, procure, secure)
  345. od: manner (method, mode, way)
  346. odo: odour (smell)
  347. of: offer
  348. og: eye
  349. oil: oil
  350. ok: accurate (correct, right)
  351. ol: receptacle (vessel)
  352. om: article (object, thing)
  353. on: man
  354. op: against (contrary, oppose)
  355. or: or
  356. ord: arrange (order)
  357. org: organ
  358. orn: decorate (ornament)
  359. os: bone
  360. ost: east
  361. ot: other
  362. otto: eight (8)
  363. ov: above (over)
  364. oz: happen (occasion, occur, time)
  365. p: able (can)
  366. pa: pay
  367. pad: pad
  368. pap: paper
  369. par: part (instalment, portion)
  370. pas: ago (past)
  371. pat: paste
  372. pe: period (while (n.))
  373. ped: foot
  374. pel: clear (plain)
  375. pen: hang
  376. per: father
  377. pes: weight
  378. pi(r): soul (spirit)
  379. pin: point
  380. pit: mercy (pity)
  381. pl(e): please (ure)
  382. pla: flat (horizontal, level)
  383. pli: fold
  384. po: after (afterwards)
  385. poe: poem
  386. pol: polite
  387. por: important (matter)
  388. pos: post
  389. pot: earthenware (pot)
  390. pov: poor (poverty)
  391. pre: prepare
  392. pri: cost (price)
  393. pro: promise
  394. pru: prove
  395. pu: guess (think, thought)
  396. pul: powder
  397. pur: clean
  398. q: do (questioning) (question, query)
  399. q(i)d: what
  400. qa: how
  401. qar: four (4)
  402. qe: when
  403. qi: who (whom)
  404. qo: where
  405. qu: that (rel.) (which)
  406. qy: why
  407. r: shall (will)
  408. ra: labour (work)
  409. rad: root
  410. rag: anger (rage, temper)
  411. rap: fast (quick, rapid, speed)
  412. re: again (repeat)
  413. reg: control (direct, govern, handle, rule)
  414. rek: direct (straight)
  415. rel: religion
  416. ren: meet (meeting)
  417. rep: reptile
  418. rev: revolve (rotate)
  419. rex: king (monarch)
  420. ri: write
  421. rit: rhythm
  422. ro: list (schedule)
  423. ron: (a)round (rotund)
  424. ru: remain (rest, stay, stop)
  425. rub: friction (rub)
  426. rud: red
  427. ruk: crease (wrinkle)
  428. rup: break
  429. ry: building (establishment)
  430. s: he (him)
  431. sa: know (ledge)
  432. saf: safe (secure)
  433. sak: holy (sacred)
  434. sal: jump (leap, spring)
  435. san: health
  436. sau: condiment (sauce)
  437. se: week
  438. sed: sit
  439. sek: course (follow, sequence)
  440. sem: seed
  441. sen: feel (sense, senseibility)
  442. sep: seven (7)
  443. ser: look (for) (search (for), seek)
  444. sev: divide
  445. sh: her (she)
  446. sha: sharp
  447. sho: demonstrate (exhibit, show)
  448. shu: shoot
  449. sig: mean (ing, sense, signify, icance)
  450. sil: silk
  451. sip: simple
  452. sis: sister
  453. sit: position (situation)
  454. sla: blow (hit, strike)
  455. so: so (such)
  456. sok: social (society)
  457. sol: alone (only, single, sole)
  458. son: sound
  459. spa: space (volume)
  460. spe: speak (speech, talk)
  461. spi: breath (breathe)
  462. sq: square
  463. sta: stand
  464. ste: encompass (extend, range, scope)
  465. sti: condition (stipulation)
  466. sto: stone
  467. stu: learn (study)
  468. su: better (improve)
  469. sub: substance
  470. sud: sudden
  471. suk: succeed (success)
  472. sup: exceed (excess, surplus)
  473. sur: surface
  474. sut: maintain (support, sustain)
  475. sy: science
  476. t: it
  477. ta: late
  478. tab: table
  479. tat: condition (state)
  480. te: time (n.)
  481. teg: cover
  482. ten: grasp (hold)
  483. ter: earth (land, terrain)
  484. tes: experiment (test)
  485. tin: colour
  486. tir: draw (pull)
  487. to: amount (quantity)
  488. top: top
  489. tra: transfer (transport)
  490. tri: three (3)
  491. tru: through
  492. try: attempt (endeavour, try)
  493. tu: touch
  494. tub: pipe (tube)
  495. tuf: tough
  496. tur: turn
  497. ty: ten (10)
  498. u: a (an, one)
  499. u-: present participle (present continuous)
  500. ub: favour (able, well)
  501. ud: many (numerous)
  502. ue: being
  503. ui: musical instrument
  504. uk: deal (transact, undertake)
  505. ul: any (some)
  506. um [ul om]: anything (something)
  507. un: negative
  508. uo [u ot]: another
  509. up: up
  510. ur: return (revert)
  511. urb: town (urban)
  512. urg: drive (urge)
  513. us: use (utilise)
  514. ut: item (unit)
  515. uz [u oz]: once
  516. v: you
  517. va: war
  518. vag: deviate (wander)
  519. val: value (worth)
  520. van: disappear (vanish)
  521. ve: car (vehicle)
  522. veg: vegetable
  523. ven: blow (wind)
  524. ver: green
  525. ves: dress (garment, to dress)
  526. via: road (route, way)
  527. vib: oscillate (shake, vibrate)
  528. vig: hard (strong, vigour)
  529. vik: instead (substitute)
  530. vis: force (power)
  531. viz: face
  532. vo: will (willing)
  533. vok: cry (voice)
  534. vot: choose (pick, select)
  535. vu: see (sight, vision)
  536. vy: advise (advice)
  537. w: us (we)
  538. we: aim (intend, object, mean, purpose)
  539. wi: our (ourss)
  540. wo: wool
  541. wy: white
  542. x: if (whether)
  543. y: was (were)
  544. y-: past tense
  545. ye: yes
  546. yp: could
  547. yr: should (would)
  548. z: as (then)
  549. za: dear (endearment, intimate)
  550. ze: dispatch (send)
  551. zo: animal
  552. zu: condition
  553. zy: disease