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1. PHON
Soft
Smoke
Sound
Write - Draw

2. JUV
Sleep
One
Inside - Within
Young

3. LUX - LUC
Light
Taste - Think
Flee
Foot

4. AUTO - AUT
Tongue
Self
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Roll - Turn

5. UND
Sleep
Wave
Law
In Front - Before

6. HAP
Hide
By Chance
Write
Ship - Sailor

7. CORP - CORS
City
Tie - Bind
Fire
Body

8. BURS
All
Purse - Money
Inside - Within
First

9. SUPER - SUR
Above
Wisdom
Speed
Soft

10. PROP - PROX
Heat
Near
Smoke
Poison

11. URB
Almost
Bone
Call - Word
City

12. CRYPT
Red
Suffer - Feel
Hide
By Chance

13. CELER
Through - Across
Speed
Silent
Shadow

14. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Root - Branch
Fear
Light
Holy

15. NOCT - NOX
Around
Night
Fault - Blame
All

16. STRICT - STRING - STRAN
Quiet - Test
By Chance
Tight
Wander

17. RECT
Straight - Right
Nothing - None
Beautiful
True

18. UN
Money
Follow
Grieve
Not

19. ICON
Against
Around
Together
Image - Idol

20. BEL - BELL
Bend - Fold
Health - Save
Old
Beautiful

21. CUMB - CUB
Bad - Wrong Hate
Bend - Turn
Lie Down
Not

22. TACT - TAG - TAM - TANG
Together
Heat
Foolish
Touch

23. MUT
Change
Hundred - Hundreth
Body
Roll - Turn

24. NOX - NOC
Money
Large - Great
Harm
Roll - Turn

25. ABLE - IBLE
Great - Long
Bend - Turn
Capable Of - Worth Of
Dog

26. OMNI
Flock
Four
Inside - Within
All

27. SYM - SYN
Young
Together
Holy
Walk

28. VOLU - VOLV
New
Roll - Turn
Short - Small
Heart

29. HETERO
Fly
Equal
Other
Sound

30. JUR
Law
Salt
Judge
Last - Beyond

31. POT
Way - Journey
Walk
Drink
Look - See

32. ACOU
Hearing
Very Small
Not
Praise

33. SAG - SAP - SAV
Last - Beyond
Taste - Think
Poison
Across - Beyond

34. CIRCUM
Speech - Thought
Fear
Around
From - Away - Apart

35. DI
Sleep
Before
Sound
Day

36. GREG
Flock
Four
All
Back

37. TRANS
Against - Opposite
Bad - Wrong Hate
Across - Beyond
Hearing

38. DIC - DICT - DIT
Shadow
Well - Good
Great
Speak

39. GEN
Back
Through - Across
Birth - Class - Kin
Bear Witness

40. HUM
True
False
Command - Order
Earth

41. JUNCT - JUG
Law
Join
Great
Sound

42. FAL
Liable To Err To Deceive
Look - See
Touch
Stone

43. AD - A
To
Against
Rise
Equal

44. PYR
Word
Enough
Straight - Right
Fire

45. PRIM - PRI
Not
Stone
Wisdom
First

46. DUR
Between - Among
First
Hard - Lasting
Hit - Prick

47. PHIL
Silent
Foot
Behind - After
Love

48. VOC - VOU
Call - Word
Fear
Above
War

49. CULP
Fault - Blame
Behind - After
Free
Capable Of - Worth Of

50. LAV - LAU - LU
Not
Bad
Wash
Move

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