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a
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Not
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agri
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Field, farming
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alt
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High
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ann / enn
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Year
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aqua
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Water
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arbor
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Tree
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aud
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Hear
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bell
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War
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bene
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Good, well
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bi
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Two
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brev
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Short
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cad / cas / cid
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Fall
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cand
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Shine, white
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cant / chant
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Sing
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cap / cept / cip
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Take, seize
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capit / cipit
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Head
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card / cord / cour
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Heart
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carn
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Flesh
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caus / cus
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Reason, cause
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cede / ceed / cess
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Go, yield
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cent
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Hundred
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cing / cinct
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Bind, gird
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circum
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Around
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clar
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Clear, bright
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clud / clus / claus
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Close, shut
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cogn / gnos
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Know
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corp
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Body
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cred
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Believe
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cur
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Care
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curr / curs / cours
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Run
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dent
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Tooth
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dict
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Say, speak
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doc / doct
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Teach
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dom
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House, master
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dorm
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Sleep
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duc / duct
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Lead
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equ
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Equal
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err
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Wander, stray
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fac / fact / fect / fic
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Make, do
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fall / fals
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Deceive
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fer
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Carry, bear
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fid
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Faith, trust
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fig / figur
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Shape, form
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fin
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End, limit
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fix
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Attach, fasten
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flam / flagr
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Burn, flame
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flor
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Flower, bloom
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flu / flux
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Flow
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forc / fort
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Strong
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form
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Shape
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fract / frag
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Break
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frater
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Brother
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fug / fugit
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Flee
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grad / gress
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Step, go
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graph
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Write, draw
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grav
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Heavy
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hab / hib
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Have, hold
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hosp / host
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Guest, host
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inter
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Between, among
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ject
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Throw
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jud / jur / jus
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Law, judge, swear
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junct / join
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Join
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juven
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Young
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labor
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Work
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lact
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Milk
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leg / lex
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Law
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liber
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Free
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lingu
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Tongue, language
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loc
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Place
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long
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Long
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lum / luc
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Light
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luna
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Moon
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magn
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Great, large
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mal
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Bad
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man / manu
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Hand
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mar
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Sea
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mater / matr
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Mother
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med / medi
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Middle
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mem
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Remember
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merc
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Trade
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migr
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Wander, move
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mill
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Thousand
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min
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Small
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mir
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Wonder
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mit / miss
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Send
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mob / mot / mov
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Move
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mon / monit
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Warn, advise
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mort
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Death
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multi
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Many
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nav
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Ship
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nomen / nomin
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Name
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nov
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New
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numer
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Number
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ocul
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Eye
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omni
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All
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oper
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Work
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pac / peace
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Peace
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pater / patr
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Father
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ped / pod
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Foot
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pel / puls
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Drive, push
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pend / pens
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Hang, weigh
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plen
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Full
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port
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Carry
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post
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After
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pot
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Power
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pre
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Before
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prim
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First
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quer / quir / quis / quisit
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Seek, ask
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reg / rect
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Rule, straight
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rupt
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Break
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sacr / secr / sanc
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Holy, sacred
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sci
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Know
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scrib / script
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Write
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sect / seg
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Cut
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semi
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Half, partly
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sens / sent
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Feel, perceive
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serv
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Save, serve
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sign
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Mark, sign
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simil / simul
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Like, same
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sol
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Sun
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son
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Sound
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spec / spect / spic
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Look, see
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spect
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Look, watch
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spir
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Breathe
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sta / stat / sist
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Stand
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string / strict
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Draw tight
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sub
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Under, below
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tang / tact / tag / tig
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Touch
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temp
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Time
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ten / tain / tin
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Hold
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terr
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Earth
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terra
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Earth
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test
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Witness
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tract
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Pull, drag
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trans
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Across, beyond
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uni
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One
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urb
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City
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vac
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Empty
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ven / vent
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Come
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ver
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True
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verb
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Word
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vers / vert
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Turn
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vest
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Clothe
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via
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Way, road
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vid / vis
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See
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vinc / vict
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Conquer
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viv / vit
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Life
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voc / vok
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Call, voice
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volv / volut
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Roll, turn

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