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ABOUND abound abundance abundant abundantly

ACCOMPLISH accomplish accomplishment accomplished

ACCURATE accuracy accurate accurately inaccurate

achiever, overachieve,
ACHIEVE achieve
achievement underachieve

ACQUIESCE acquiesce acquiescence acquiescent acquiescently

actor, action,
act active actively inactive
activity

inactivity inactive inactively

counteract counteraction counteractive

enact1 enactment enactive

ACT

re-enact2 re-enactment

interact interaction interactive interactively

react reaction, reactor reactive

overreact overreaction overreacting

adaptor, adaptation,
adaptive,
adapt adaptability, unadaptable
adaptable
ADAPT
adaptivity

maladapted,
maladapt maladaptation
maladaptive

addition, additional,
ADD add additionally
additives3 additive

ADEQUATE adequacy adequate adequately inadequate

adoption,
ADOPT adopt adoptability, adoptable
adoptee

AGGRESSIVE aggression aggressive aggressively non-aggressive

ALARM alarm alarm alarming, -ed alarmingly

ALTERNATE alternate alternation alternative alternatively

ANONYMOUS anonymity anonymous anonymously

APOLOGISE apologise apology apologetic apologetically unapologetic

appearance,
APPEAR appear apparent apparently disappear
apparition

1 enact – θεσπίζω, νομοθετώ || enactive – πραξιακός (ψυχ.)

2 re-enact - αναπαριστώ
3 additives – πρόσθετα στις τροφές

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appreciated, unappreciated,
APPRECIATE appreciate appreciation appreciable, inappreciative,
appreciative unappreciative

appropriation, inappropriate,
APPROPRIATE appropriate4 appropriate appropriately
appropriateness misappropriate

APT aptitude, aptness apt aptly inapt, unapt, inept5

ASSAIL assail assailer, assailment assailable unassailable

assertion, assertive, unassertive,

ASSERT assert assertively
assertiveness assertible self-assertive

AUSPICIOUS auspices6 auspicious auspiciously inauspicious

AUTHOR author author, authorship authorial coauthor

authority,
authoritative, unauthorised,
AUTHORITY authorise authoritarian, authoritatively
authoritarian non-authoritarian
authoritarianism

awesome, awestruck,
AWE awe awe awed
awestricken, overawed

backache, backdrop, background,

BACK back back backfire, backpack, backstabbing, backstage,
backup, feedback, flashback, setback

unbearable,
BEAR 7 bear bearing bearable bearably overbearing,
airborne8

BIAS bias bias biased unbiased

bitterness, bitter,
BITTER embitter bitterly
embitterment embittered

blowout, blowup, deathblow, mindblower,

BLOW blow blow
overblown, whistleblowing

BOUND bound bound, boundary boundless

BRIEF brief brevity brief briefly debrief9

BURDEN burden burden burdensome

BURY bury burial buried

4 appropriate – καταλαμβάνω, προσαρτώ || misappropriate (v) – ιδιοποιούμαι, καταχρώμαι

5 inapt – not suitable or appropriate || unapt – not likely or inclined || inept - incompetent
6 under the auspices – υπό την αιγίδα
7 bear – bore – borne
8 airborne – carried by air (e.g. pollen)
9 debrief – interview (e.g. a military) at the end of an assignment, to obtain intelligence or to provide instructions

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calculation, calculating, uncalculated,

CALCULATE calculate calculus, calculable, calculatedly miscalculate,
calculator calculational recalculate

CAPACITY capacitate capacity capacious incapacitated

concept,
conceive,
conception, conceptual conceptually
conceptualize
conceptualization

misconceive misconception

preconceive preconception preconceived

* CEIV -/*CEPT-
(take, hold) deception, deceit, deceptive,
deceive deceptively
deceitfulness deceitful

perceptive, perceptively, imperceptive,

perceive perception, percept
perceptible perceptually imperceptible

reception,
receptive,
receive receptionist, receipt, receptively
receivable
receiver, receptacle

change, changeless,
change changelessly unchangeable
changeability changeable

CHANGE exchange exchange exchangeable

interchange,
interchange interchangeable
interchangeability

character,
characteristic,
CHARACTER characterise characteristic, characteristically uncharacteristic
characterful
characterization

discharge,
CHARGE charge charge overcharge,
recharge

charming,
CHARM charm charm
charmless

cherished,
CHERISH cherish cherishingly
cherishable

circle,
encircle circular circularly
encirclement
CIRCLE

circulate circulation circulatory

CIVIL civilise civilisation, civilian civil, civilised uncivilised

CLEAN cleanse cleanliness clean cleanly

unclear
clear clearance, clarity clear clearly
clear-out
CLEAR
clarify clarification clarified unclarified

closeness, close, disclose,

CLOSE close closely
closure closed enclose

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conclude conclusion conclusive conclusively inconclusive

exclude exclusion exclusive exclusively

* CLUD- include inclusion inclusive inclusively

(close)
occlude10 occlusion occlusive occlusively

preclude11 preclusion preclusive preclusively

seclude12 seclusion secluded

CLUTTER clutter clutter cluttered uncluttered

COINCIDE coincide coincidence coincidental coincidentally

COLLIDE collide collision collisional collisionally

colony, colonist,
colonisation, decolonise,
COLONISE colonise colonial
colonialism, post-colonialism
colonialist

colour, colouration, colourful, discolouration,

COLOUR colour
colourisation colourless colourblind

COME come coming income, outcome, overcome, forthcoming

comment,
COMMENT comment commentator, commentate13
commentary

communicator,
communicatory,
COMMUNICATE communicate communication, intercommunication
communicative
communiqué14

company,
company companionable
companion
COMPANY
accompaniment,
accompany accompanying
accompanist

comparative,
COMPARE compare comparison comparatively incomparable
comparable

competition,
compete competitor, competitive competitively
COMPETE competitiveness

competence competent competently incompetence

CONFRONT confront confrontation confrontational non-confrontational

conjurer, -or,
CONJURE conjure
conjuration

10 occlude – cause to become closed; obstruct

11 preclude – make impossible, prevent
12 seclude – keep apart, isolate
13 commentate – serve as a commentator
14 communiqué - official announcement

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connection,
connective disconnect,
connect connector,
connectible reconnect
CONNECT
connectivity

interconnection
interconnect interconnectible
interconnectedness

conscience conscientious conscientiously unconscientious

CONSCIENCE
unconsciously,
consciousness conscious consciously
subconsciously

CONSIDER consider consideration considerate considerately inconsiderate

consultancy, consultant,
CONSULT consult
consultation consultative

continent continental intercontinental

CONTINENT
continence continent incontinent

self-contradictory
CONTRADICT contradict contradiction contradictory
non-contradictory

controlling,
uncontrolled,
CONTROL control control controlled,
uncontrollable
controllable

coordinates, coordinate, incoordination,

COORDINATE coordinate coordinately
coordination coordinated, uncoordinated

credulousness, credulous, incredulous,

credibility, credo credible incredible
* CRED-
credit credit, creditor creditable discredit
(believe)
accredited,
accredit accreditation unaccredited
accreditable

crime, criminal,
criminality, criminal,
criminalise decriminalise
criminology, criminological
criminalisation
CRIME discriminate discrimination discriminated indiscriminate

incriminate incriminaton incriminatory

recriminate recrimination recriminatory

crowd, overcrowded,
CROWD crowd crowded
crowdedness overcrowdedness

cultivate cultivation cultivated uncultivated

agriculture,
culture,
CULT - cultural bicultural,
cult
multicultural

acculturate acculturation acculturated unacculturated15

15 unacculturated – not assimilated culturally

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CURIOUS curiosity curious curiously incurious

currency current currently undercurrent16

concur17 concurrence concurrent concurrently

* CUR - incur18 incurrence incurrent

(run)
occur occurrence occurrent

recurrent,
recur recurrence recurrently
recurring

customised,
CUSTOM customise custom, customer customarily accustomed
customary

CYCLE cycle cycle, cycling recycle

predate, antedate, postdate,

DATE date date dated
backdate, outdate, update

DEEP deepen depth deep deeply

DEFY defy defiance defiant defiantly

denial,
DENY deny deniable undeniable
deniability

department,
DEPARTMENT departmentalize departmental interdepartmental
departmentalization

independent,
DEPEND depend dependence dependent dependently
interdependence

DEPLETE deplete depletion depletive

DERIVE derive derivation derivative

desire, desired, undesired,

DESIRE desire
desirability desirable undesirable

DESPISE despise despisal despicable despicably

despondently,
DESPOND despond despondency despondent
despondingly

DETRIMENTAL detriment detrimental

DIGIT digitize digit digital, digitized digitally

director, direction, indirect

directive, direct, bidirectional,
DIRECT direct directness, directional, directly codirector,
directorship, directive misdirection,
directory redirect

16 undercurrent – underlying current; underlying tendency or force

17 concur – εγκρίνω· συμπίπτω
18 incur – επιφέρω, προκαλώ

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DISASTER disaster disastrous disastrously

distinguished, indistinct,
DISTINGUISH distinguish distinction distinct, distinctly indistinctive,
distinctive contradistinction

disturbing,
DISTURB disturb disturbance disturbingly undisturbed
disturbed

lapdog, watchdog,
DOG dog doggedness dogged doggedly
underdog

doubtful, doubtfully,
DOUBT doubt doubt undoubtedly
doubtless doubtless

DREAD dread dread dreadful dreadfully

dream, dreamer, dreamy,

dreamlike,
DREAM dream dreaminess, dreamful, dreamily
dreamtime
dreamfulness dreamless

conducer,
conduce19 conducive
conduciveness

conductor,
conduct conductible
conduction

deductive,
deduce deduction deducible, non-deductible
deductible

educative,
educate educator, education
educational

* DUC- induce20 inducer inducible

(lead)
inductible,
induct induction
inductive

introduce introduction introductory

producer, produce, unproductive, counterproductive

produce product, production, productive co-production, reproduction, overproduction,
productivity byproduct

reduce reduction reducible

seductive,
seduce seduction
seductive

EAR ear, earring, earache within earshot

EAT eat eating edible inedible

EFFECT effect effect effective effectively ineffective

EMPHASIS emphasise emphasis emphatic emphatically

19 conduce – συμβάλλω, συντελώ

20 induce – επηρεάζω, επιφέρω, προκαλώ || induct - εισάγω, οδηγώ, εγκαθιστώ
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ENHANCE enhance enhancement enhancing

ENIGMA enigma21 enigmatic enigmatically

ENSUE ensue ensuing

enthusiasm, unenthusiastic,
ENTHUSE enthuse enthusiastic enthusiastically
enthusiast over-enthusiastic

EQUIP equip equipment equipped ill-equipped

EQUIVOCAL equivocate22 equivocal equivocally unequivocal

eraser, erased,
ERASE erase
erasure, erasion erasable

erosion,
erode erosivity, erosive
ERODE
erosiveness

erosibility, erosible,
erodibility erodible

erring, erratic,
ERR err error erroneously
erroneous

esteem,
esteemed,
estimate estimate, inestimable23
estimable
estimation

ESTIMATE misestimate misestimation

overestimate overestimation overestimated

underestimate underestimation underestimated

evocation,
EVOKE evoke evocative evocatively
evocativeness

executor, execution,
EXECUTE execute executive co-executor
executive

inexhausted
exhausting, -ed,
EXHAUST exhaust exhaustion exhaustively inexhaustive
exhaustive
inexhaustible

EXPLAIN explain explanation explanatory

extract, extractable,
EXTRACT extract
extraction extractible

failure,
FAIL fail unfailing
failing

FAMOUS fame famous famously infamous24

21 enigma, pl. enigmata

22 equivocate – use ambiguous expressions, usu. to deceive or to avoid commitment
23 inestimable - invaluable
24 infamous – κακόφημος, αχρείος

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defend defence,25 defendant defensive defensively

*FEND -
(strike, push) inoffensive,
offend offence, offender offensive
counteroffensive

conference, teleconference
confer conferential
conferral video-conference

deference, deferential,
defer26 deferentially
deferral deferrable

different,
differ difference differently indifference
differential

infer inference inferential

*FER -
offer offer, offering
(bear, carry)
preferential,
prefer preference preferably
preferable

reference, referral,
refer referential mirsreference
referee, referendum

suffer suffering, sufferer sufferable insufferable

transference,
transfer transferable non-transferable
transferal

confession,
confess confessable confessedly
confessional

*FESS- profession,
(speak) professional,
professional, professionally, unprofessional,
profess professionalism
professorial professedly non-professsional
professor,
professorship

FIERCE fierceness fierce fiercely

FINANCE finance finances financial financially cofinance

finish finish finishing unfinished

finale, finality, infinite

finalise finalisation, finalist, final, finite finally infinitesimal
finiteness semi-finalist

*FINI- confinement, confined,

confine
(end) confines confinable

indefinite
definition, definite, misdefine
define definitely
definitiveness definitive predefine
redefine

refine refinement refined, refinable

25 defense / offense AmE

26 defer – αναβάλλω, καθυστερώ· υπακούω, υποτάσσομαι
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firm firmness firm firmly unfirm

affirmative,
affirm affirmation affirmatively reaffirm
affirmable
FIRM
confirmational,
confirm confirmation reconfirm
confirmable

infirmness,
infirm infirmly
infirmary

FLINCH flinch flincher flinching unflinchingly

focal,
FOCUS focus focus unfocused
focused

forceful, forcefully, reinforce,

force force
forced forcedly workforce
FORCE

enforce enforcement enforced

form, formation,
form formative, formal uniform
formality

formula,
formulate formulaic
formulation

conformity,
non-conformity,
conform conformance, conformist
non-conformist
conformism

deform deformity deformed

FORM
information, uninformative,
inform informative
informant misinform

performer,
perform performative outperform
performance

reform, reformer,
reform reformative counterreformation
reformation

transformer, transformative,
transform retransformation
transformation transformable

founded, unfounded
found founder, foundation
foundational cofound

profundity profound profoundly

FOUND
fundament,
fundamentality,
fundamental fundamentally unfundamental
fundamentalism,
fundamentalist

FRANK frankness frank frankly

FULFIL fulfil fulfilment fulfilling unfulfilled

fury furious furiously

FURY
infuriate infuriation infuriated

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FURTIVE furtiveness furtive furtively

FUZZ fuzz fuzz fuzzy fuzziness

GO forego, outgo, undergo

grade, graded, upgrade,

grade gradually
gradation gradual, gradable downgrade
GRADE
degraded,
degrade degradation degradingly bio-degradable
degradable

GRAVE gravity grave gravely

GROSS grossness gross grossly

grownup, ingrowth,
GROW grow growth grown
undergrowth

evenhanded, offhand, underhand, 27

hand,
handbook, handcraft, handheld,
hand handful, handy
handmade, handshake, handsome,
HAND handiwork
handwriting, secondhand, shorthand

handle handling, handler handled mishandle

adherence,
adherent, non-adhesive,
adhere adhesion,28
adhesive self-adhesive
adhesiveness
* HERE-
inhere inherence inherent inherently
(stick)
coherence,
coherent coherently, incoherent,
cohere cohesion,
cohesive cohesively incohesive
cohesiveness

unhesitating,
HESITATE hesitate hesitation hesitant hesitantly
unhesitatingly

humanity, human,
human, humane,
HUMAN humanise humanities, humanly, humanely inhuman, inhumane
humanitarian
humanitarianism

HYDRATE hydrate hydration hydrated dehydration

hypocrite,
HYPOCRITICAL hypocritical hypocritically
hypocrisy

identity, identical,
identify identically unidentifiable
identification identifiable
IDENTIFY

misidentify misidentification misidentified

27 evenhanded - fair || offhand – without preparation or forethought || underhand – dishonest and sneaky
28 adherence – faithful attachment, devotion || adhesion – sticking or staying attached
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IMITATE imitate imitation, imitator imitative

impetus,
IMPETUOUS impetuous impetuously
impetuosity

IMPLEMENT implement implementation implemental

INCIDENT incident, incidence incidental incidentally

INDICATE indicate indication, indicator indicative indicatively

INDULGE indulge indulgence indulgent indulgingly

inhabitant, inhabitable, uninhabitable,

INHABIT inhabit
inhabitancy inhabited uninhabited

inheritance,
INHERIT inherit heritage, hereditary
heir, heiress

initiation, initiative,
INITIAL initiate initial, initiative initially
initials

integral,
integrity,
INTEGRATE integrate integrative, integrally
integration
integratable

interpretation, interpretive,
INTERPRET interpret misinterpret
interpreter interpretable

ejective,
eject ejection
ejectable

inject injection injectant

object, objection, objective,

object objectively non-objectionable
objectivity objectionable

* JECT- objectify objectification objectified

(throw)
project, projection,
projective,
project projector, counterproject
projected
projectile

rejection, rejector,
reject rejectingly
rejectee

subjected,
subject subject, subjection subjectively
subjective

JOIN join join joint jointly

journal, journalist,
JOURNAL journalistic
journalism

just, injustice,
justice,
justify justified, justifiably unjust,
justification
JUST justifiable unjustified

adjust adjustment adjusted readjust, maladjust

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KINDLE kindle kindler rekindle

acknowledge,
KNOW know knowledge knowledgeable unknowingly
foreknowledge

landmark, landlord, landowner, landscape,

land, landfill, landline,
LAND land landless
landing homeland, fatherland, motherland, wasteland,
inland, mainland

LAMENT lament lamentation lamentable

language,
LANGUAGE linguistic bilingual, multilingual
linguistics, linguist

unlawful,
LAW law, lawyer lawful, lawless lawfully lawbook,
lawmaking, lawsuit

lecture, lecturer,
lecture lecturing
lectureship

collector, collection,
collective,
collect collectables, collectively recollect
collectable
collectivity

dialect, dialectician, dialectic, subdialect,

dialectics, dialectal, dialectically bidialectal,
dialectology dialectical multidialectal

elector, electorate, electable,

elect
election elective, electoral
*LECT- / *LEG -
(choose, diligence diligent diligently predilection
gather)
intellect,
intellectual,
intellectual, intellectually,
intellectuality,
intellectualise intelligent, intelligently, counterintelligence
intellectualisation,
intelligible intelligibly
intelligence,
intelligentsia

negligent,
neglect negligence negligently
neglectful

selection, selective,
select selectively deselect, preselect
selectiveness selectable

likeness,
LIKE liken likely alike, unlike, dislike
likelihood

non-literary,
literature,
preliterary,
literati, literary literarily
subliterature,
literariness
transliterate
LITERARY
literacy literate illiterate

literalise literalisation literal literally

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locate, location, locale, local,

locally
localize localization located

allocate allocation allocationable

misallocate misallocation misallocated

LOCATE
collocate collocation collocational

dislocate dislocation dislocated

mislocate mislocation mislocated

relocate relocation relocatable

LOGIC logicise logic, logician logical logically unlogical

LUDICROUS ludicrousness ludicrous ludicrously

lyrics, lyricist,
LYRIC lyrical lyrically
lyricism

maintenance,
MAINTAIN maintain maintainable
maintainability

unmanageable,
manager, managerial,
MANAGE manage mismanagement,
management manageable
micromanagement

eminence, eminency eminent eminently pre-eminence

* MIN -
(project)
imminence imminent imminently

prominence prominent prominently

meaningful,
MEAN mean meaning meantime
meaningless

measure,
MEASURE measure measurable immeasurable
measurement

medical,
MEDICINE medicine medically
medicinal

MEDIOCRE mediocrity mediocre

memory,
immemorial,
memorisation,
memorise memorable memorably immemorable,
memorial,
MEMORY unmemorable
memorabilia

commemorate commemoration commemorated

MENACE menace menace menacing menacingly

merciful, mercifully,
MERCY mercy mercy unmerciful
merciless mercilessly

MISCHIEF mischief mischievous mischievously

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mission mission, missionary missional

admitted,
admission, unadmitted,
admit admissible, admittedly
admittance inadmissible
admissive

commission, commissional,
commission
commissioning commissionable

committal,
commit committed committedly
commitment

emission,
emit29 emissive
emissary

intermission,
intermit intermittent intermittently
intermittence
* MIT
omissive,
omit omission
omissible

permit,
permissive, non-permissive,
permit permission,
permissible impermissible
permissiveness

promise promise promising promisingly

submittal,
submit submission, submissive submissively
submissiveness

transmittal,
transmissive,
transmit transmission,
transmissible
transmitter

mix mixture mixable

MIX
intermix intermixture intermixable intermixedly

MODEST modesty modest modestly immodest

MOLECULE molecule molecular

morality, morals, immoral,

moral, morale, moral, amoral,
MORAL moralise morally
moralisation, moralistic amoralism,
moralism demoralise

immortal,
MORTAL mortality mortal mortally
immortalise

music, musician,
MUSIC musicality, musical musically
musicianship

29 emit – εκπέμπω > emission / αποστέλλω επισήμως > emissary

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narrator, narration,
narrative,
NARRATE narrate narrative,
narratological
narratology

NEGATIVE negate negation negative

need need, neediness needy, needful needfully

NEED
necessitate necessity necessary necessarily unnecessary

nerve, neurotic,
nervy,
nerviness nervously neurology,
nervous
NERVOUS nervousness neurological

unnerve unnervingness unnerving unnervingly

new newness, news new newly anew

NEW
renew renewal renewable non-renewable

overnight,
NIGHT night nightly nightly night-time, nightfall,
nightmare

nobility,
NOBLE ennoble noble nobly ignoble, ignobility
ennoblement

endnote, footnote,
note, notate, note, notation, notable, notably, notedly,
banknote, notebook,
notice notice noticeable noticeably
notepad, notepaper

notification,
notify notifiable
NOTE notifier

connotational,
connote connotation
connotative

denote denotation denotative

undernourished,
NOURISH nourish nourishment nourishing
malnourished

numerous, outnumber,
number,
numberless, numeracy,
NUMBER number numerals,
numerable, numerology,
numerics
innumerable supernumeracy

obligatory,
OBLIGE oblige obligation obligingly
obliged

obscureness,
OBSCURE obscure obscure obscurely
obscurity

operator, operative, inoperative,

operate
operation operational inoperable
OPERATE
cooperation
cooperate cooperative cooperatively uncooperative
cooperativeness

ORIENTATE orientate orientation orientated disorientated

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origin, originality, unoriginal,

ORIGIN originate original originally
origination aboriginal

PAIR pair pair, pairing pairing, -ed par, parity, imparity

despairing, despairingly,
despair desperation
desperate desperately

impair impairment impaired

repairable,
repair repair, reparation reparable, irreparable
reparative

PARASITE parasitise parasite, parasitism parasitic parasitically

pass, passing,
PASS pass passing passingly
passer (-by)

passionate,
passion, passionately,
passive,
passivity passively
passionless
PASSION
compassion compassionate compassionately uncompassionate

impassion, impassionate,
impassive unimpassionate
impassivity impassively

peace, peacefulness,
PEACE pacify peaceful peacefully
pacifist, pacifism

compulsory, compulsorily,
compel compulsion compulsive, compulsively,
compelling compellingly

dispel dispeller dispellable

*PEL - expel expulsion expulsive

(push, urge)
impulse,
impel impulsion, impulsive impulsively
impulsiveness

repulsion, repulsive,
repel repulsively
repulsiveness repellant

PERMANENT permanence permanent permanently impermanent

PLAUSIBLE plausible plausibility implausible

downplay, overplay, playwright, playhouse,

play, playful,
PLAY play playback, playground, playroom, roleplay,
playfulness playable
wordplay

pictorial,
PICTURE picture picture
picturesque

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applicant, applied, inapplicable,

apply
application applicable misapply

complication,
complicated, uncomplicated,
complexity,
complicate complex, overcomplicate,
complex,
complicitous accomplice
complicity30

incompliant,
comply compliance compliant compliantly
noncompliant

duplicate,
duplicate duplication, duplicitous reduplicate
duplicity

explicative,
explicatory,
explicate explication explicitly inexplicable
explicable,
*PLI - / *PLY- explicit
(fold)
implicate implicative implicatively
implication
imply implicit implicitly

multiplier,
multiply multiple multiply
multiplication

replicative,
replicate replica, replication
replicable

reply reply replying

supplication,
supplicate31 supplicatory
suppliant

supplies, oversupply,
supply
supplier undersupply

POLLEN pollinate pollen, pollination pollinic

comport comportment

deportation,
deport deportable
deportee

exported,
export export, exportation
exportable
*PORT -
imported,
(bear, carry) import import, importation
importable

importance important importantly unimportant

purport purport purportedly

report, reporter, reporting,

report reportedly misreport
reportage reportorial

30 complicity - involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime

31 supplicate – ικετεύω
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support,
support supporter, supportive unsupportive
*PORT - supportiveness
(bear, carry)
transport,
transport transportable
transportation

pose, position,
pose posited
poser, poseur32

composer,
compositional,
compose composition,
composed
composure33

depose34 deposition deposable

well-disposed, ill-disposed,
dispose disposal, disposition disposable
indisposed, predisposed

exposure, exposed, overexposed,

POSE expose
exposition expositional underexposed

impose imposition imposing imposingly superimpose

juxtapose juxtaposition juxtaposed

opposition, opposing,
oppose
opponent oppositional

proposal,
propose propositional counterproposal
proposition

suppose supposition supposed supposedly presuppose

possessor, possessive,
possess possession, possessionless, possessively
POSSESS possessiveness possessed

dispossess dispossession dispossessed

brainpower,
powerful, powerfully, overpower,
POWER empower power
powerless powerlessly superpower,
manpower

precedence,
PRECEDE precede preceding unprecedented
precedent

apprehensive
apprehend apprehension apprehensively misapprehension
apprehensible

*PREHEND - comprehensive, incomprehensive,

comprehend comprehension comprehensively
(grasp) comprehensible35 incomprehensible

reprehensive
reprehend reprehension reprehensively
reprehensible

32 poseur - One who affects a particular attribute, attitude, or identity to impress or influence others
33 composure – calm or tranquil state of mind
34 depose – remove from office or power; dethrone
35 comprehensive – περιεκτικός || comprehensible – αντιληπτός

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COMPOUNDS

presence, present,
presentable,
present presenter, presently
presentational
presentation

representable,
representative,
PRESENT represent representative, unrepresentative
representation
representational,

misrepresent misrepresentation

omnipresence omnipresent

PRESTIGE prestige prestigious

PREVAIL prevail prevalence prevalent

price price pricey misprice, overprice, underprice

PRICE
preciousness precious precious

PRIORITY prioritise priority prior prior

process, procession, processible,

PROCEED proceed procedure processional, unprocessed
processor procedural

PROPORTION proportion proportionate proportionately disproportionate

prosperous,
PROSPER prosper prosperity
prospering

airproof, bulletproof, fireproof, proofread,

prove proof provable waterproof, foolproof, soundproof, heatproof,
windproof

approving,
approve approval approvingly
approvable
PROVE
disapprove disapproval disapproving disapprovingly

improvement, improving,
improve
improvability improvable

disprove disproval disprovable

PUGNACIOUS pugnacity pugnacious pugnaciously

quest quest request, inquest36

QUEST
question, unquestionable,
question questionable
questionnaire counterquestion

36 inquest – ανάκριση, δικαστική έρευνα

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COMPOUNDS

acquisitional,
acquire acquisition
acquisitive

enquire37 enquiry enquirable

*QUIR -
(seek, ask)
prerequire prerequisite

requirement,
require required
requisite

realise reality, realisation real really unreal

REAL
realism realistic realistically unrealistic

surreal,
surrealism surrealistically
surrealistic

REGARD regard regard regardful regardless disregard

relation,
relationship, relative,
relate relatively unrelated
relative, relativity, relativistic
relativism
RELATE
correlate correlation correlative correlatively

interrelate interrelation interrelated

RELEVANCE relevance relevant relevantly irrelevant

REMINISCE reminisce reminiscence reminiscent

repetition, repeated, repeatedly,

REPEAT repeat
repetitiveness repetitive repetitively

rest, unrest restful,

restfully,
REST rest restlessness, restless, footrest, headrest
restlessly
restiveness restive38

revealing,
REVEAL reveal revelation
revelatory

reverent,
REVERENT reverence reverently irreverent
reverential

RICH enrich richness rich richly

RIVAL rival rival, rivalry rival, rivalrous unrivalled outrival

RULE rule ruler, ruling overrule

37 inquire AmE
38 restive = restless
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COMPOUNDS

rupture rupture ruptured

abruptness abrupt abruptly

bankrupt bankruptcy bankrupt

corrupt,
*RUPT- corruption,
corrupt corruptivrese, corruptly
(break) corruptibility
corruptible

disrupt disruption disruptive disruptively

eruptive,
erupt eruption
eruptible

interrupt interruption interruptive

unsatisfactory,
SATISFY satisfy satisfaction satisfactory satisfactorily unsatisfied,
dissatisfied

section sectional
SECTION
intersect intersection intersectional

see sight, sighting

foresee, oversee, sightsee
SEE insight insightful
sightseeing, hindsight, foresight, shortsighted,
eyesight, farsighted
oversee oversight

sense, sensory,
sensation, sensational, sensationally,
insensitive,
SENSE sense senselessness, senseless, senselessly,
insensible
sensitivity, sensitive, sensitively, sensibly
sensibility sensible

sequence,
sequence sequential
sequencer

SEQUENCE consequence, consequent, inconsequential,

consequently
consequentiality consequential inconsequentiality

subsequence subsequent subsequently

settler, unsettled,
SETTLE settle settled
settlement unsettling

shadowless,
foreshadow,
SHADOW shadow shadow shadowy,
overshadow
shadowlike

besiege,
SIEGE siege siege
besiegement

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COMPOUNDS

sign, signature, signpost,

sign signed
signal undersigned

signify significance significant significantly insignificant

assigner,
SIGN assign assignable reassign
assignment

design, designer,
design, designate designated
designation

resign resignation resigned resignedly

simplicity,
SIMPLE simplify simple simply oversimplify
simplification

assist assistance, assistant assisting unassisted

consistence, inconsistence,
consist consistent consistently
consistency inconsistency

desist39 desistence desisting, -ed

* SIST-
(stand)
insist insistence insistent insistently overinsistence

persist persistence persistent persistently non-persistent

resistant,
resist resistance, resistor irresistible
resistible

subsist40 subsistence subsistent

skirtlike,
SKIRT skirt skirt, skirting skirted
outskirts

SNEAK sneak sneakiness sneaky

SOBER sober sobriety sober soberly unsober

society, unsocial,
social, sociable,
SOCIAL socialize socialism, socially unsociable,
socialistic
socialist antisocial

SPARK spark spark sparky sparkily

outspoken,
SPEAK speak speech, speaker speechless unspoken (of),
spokesperson

spectacle, spectacles spectacular spectacularly

circumspection circumspect circumspectly

* SPECT- expectation,
(look, see) expectable,
expect expectancy, expectantly unexpectedly
expectant
unexpectedness

inspector,
inspect inspective
inspection

39 desist – απέχω, παραιτούμαι

40 subsist – exist; maintain life, live, συντηρούμαι; be logically conceived
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COMPOUNDS

introspect introspection introspective introspectively

prospect, prospectless,
prospect prospectively
prospectus prospective

respected
respect, respectfully,
respectable unrespectful,
respect respectability, respectably,
respectful, irrespective
* SPECT- respectfulness respectively
respective
(look, see)
disrespect, disrespected,
disrespect disrespectfully
disrespectfulness disrespectful

retrospect,
retrospect retrospective retrospectively
retrospection

suspect, suspicion,
suspect suspicious suspiciously
suspiciousness

SPECULATE speculate speculation speculative

aspiring,
aspire aspirer, aspiration aspirant, aspiringly
aspirational

conspiracy,
conspire conspiratorial conspiratorially counterconspiracy
conspirator
* SPIRE
expire expiry, expiration expiratory
(spirit)
inspirational,
inspire inspiration uninspiring
inspiring

perspire41 perspiration perspiratory perspiringly antiperspirant

transpire42 transpiration transpirational transpirationally

SPOIL spoil spoils spoilt

SPRING spring spring, springiness springy springily offspring

instability,
stability, instable,
STABLE stabilise stabilisation, stable stably unstable,
stableness destabilise,
establish

STAGE stage stage, staging backstage

stand stance standing outstanding

circumstanciate43 circumstance circumstantial circumstantially

STANCE
constancy constant constantly inconstant

distance, distant, equidistant,

distance distantly
distantness distanced outdistance

41 perspire - ιδρώνω
42 transpire – συμβαίνω· διαρρέω· αποπνέω
43 circumstantiate – support by giving details or particulars

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COMPOUNDS

instant, instantiate45
instance44 instance, instant instantly
instantaneous counterinstance
STANCE
substantial,
substantiate46 substance substantially unsubstantiated
substantiated

statement, overstate,
STATE state stately
statesman understate

STEEL steel, steeliness steely

stimulus,
hyperstimulation,
STIMULUS stimulate stimulation, stimulating, -ed
overstimulation
stimulant

stirring, stirrup,
STIR stir stir stirringly
stirrable upstir

STRATEGY strategy strategic strategically

strike, stroke, airstrike,

STRIKE strike striking strikingly
striker counterstrike

construct, constructive,
reconstruct
construct construction, constructible, constructively
deconstruct
constructor constructional

* STRUCT- destructive, indestructible,

destroy destruction destructively
(build) destructible self-destruct

unstructured, restructure,
structure, structured,
structure microstructure, macrostructure,
structuralism structural
infra-structure

study,
STUDY study student, studious studiously understudy
studiousness

style, stylishness, stylistic, stylish,

STYLE style stylistically lifestyle
stylisation stylised

SUBTLE subtlety subtle subtly unsubtle

success, successor successful, successfully,

SUCCEED succeed unsuccessful
succession successive successively

assumptive,
assume assumption assumingly unassuming
assuming47

* SUME- consumption consumer,

consume consumerism, consumeristic, consumeristically overconsume
(take, use)
consumerist consumptive

presumptive,
presumption,
presume presumable, presumptuously
presumptuousness48
presumptuous

44 instance (v) - exemplify

45 instantiate – represent by an instance
46 substantiate – support with proof or evidence || unsubstantiated - αβάσιμος
47 assumptive – taken for granted; arrogant || assuming – arrogant || unassuming - modest
48 presumption – a belief based on reasonable evidence; arrogance || presumptuousness – audacious behaviour that you

have no right to; aggressive boldness

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COMPOUNDS

ensure sureness sure surely unsure

assure assurance assured assuredly

SURE
reassure reassurance reassured reassuringly

insured,
insure insurance
insurable

SURREPTITIOUS surreptitiousness surreptitious surreptitiously

sustainment,
SUSTAIN sustain sustainable unsustainable
sustenance

sympathy,
SYMPATHY sympathise sympathetic sympathetically unsympathetic
sympathiser

tact,
tactful, tactfully,
TACT tactfulness,
tactless tactlessly
tactlessness

taker, overtake, partake, undertake

take taken
taking takeaway, takeover, takedown, takeout
TAKE

mistake mistake mistaken mistakenly

tangle,
tangle, tangled, disentangle,
TANGLE tanglement,
entangle entangled untangle
entanglement

tend49 tendency

attention,
attendance,
attend attentive attentively co-attend
attendant,
attentiveness

extensive,
extend extension extensively co-extensive
extensible

intent,
intent, unintended,
TEND intend intentness, intently, intentionally
intentional unintentional
intention

intenseness, intense, intensely,

intensify
intensification intensive intensively

pretence,
pretend pretension, pretentious50 pretentiously
pretender

superintendence,
superintend superintendent
superintendent

TENTATIVE tentativeness tentative tentatively

THERAPY therapy therapeutic

49 tend to – be inclined to || tend for – take care of, attend

50 pretentious - claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case; ostentatious
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COMPOUNDS

thought, forethought,
thoughtful, thoughtfully,
THINK think thoughtfulness, afterthought,
thoughtless thoughtlessly
thoughtlessness unthought of (adj.)

timidity timid timidly

TIMID
unintimidated,
intimidate intimidation intimidating intimidatingly
non-intimidating

titled, entitled,
TITLE title, entitle title
titular

TOLERANT tolerate tolerance tolerant intolerant

trauma, traumatic,
TRAUMA traumatise traumatically post-traumatic
traumatisation traumatised

treasure,
TREASURE treasure treasured
treasury

true, truly, untrue,

TRUE truth
truthful truthfully untruthful

tutor, tutorial
TUTOR tutor tutorial
tutorship

untypical,
type,
typography,
TYPE type typist, typical typically
typology, archetype,
typo
stereotype

ultimate,
ULTIMATE ultimate ultimately penultimate
ultimatum51

unusual,
use use, user usual usually
misuse, abuse
USE

peruse52 peruser, perusal perusable

evade evasion, evader evasive, evadable evasively

*VADE invasive,
invade invasion, invader invasively
(go) invadable

pervade pervasion, pervader pervasive pervasively

VAGUE vagueness vague vaguely

valuable,
VALUE value value valuably
invaluable

variety,
varied,
variable, variedly,
vary, various,
VARY variability, variously,
variate variable,
variation, invariably
invariable
variance

51 ultimate – the greatest extreme || ultimatum - τελεσίγραφο

52 peruse – read with great care
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COMPOUNDS

VEHEMENT vehemence vehement vehemently

convention,
convene,
conventionality, conventional conventionally unconventional
conventionalise
convener, convent

interventional,
intervene intervention
*VEN - interventionary
(come)
inventive,
invent invention uninventive
inventional

preventive,
prevent prevention preventative,
preventable

advert53 advertence advertent advertently inadvertently

averse,
avert aversion aversely
aversive

controvert controversy controversial uncontroversial

converse conversation conversational

converse,
convert conversion, convert conversely
convertible

diversion, diversity
divert diverse, divertive diversely undiverted
diverseness
*VERT -/* VERS-
(turn, change) diversify diversification undiversified

inverse,
invert inversion inversely
invertible

obvert54 obversion obverse obversely

pervert, perversion, perverted,

pervert perversely
perverseness perverse

reversal,
revert55 reversible reversibly irreversible
reversibility

subversion,
subvert56 subversive subversively
subversiveness

review, preview
VIEW view view, viewer viewable
overview

virtue, virtuousness,
VIRTUE virtuous, virtual virtuously, virtually
virtuosity, virtuoso

53 advert – turn attention to || inadvertently – carelessly; unintentionally

54 obvert – turn sth so as to show another side or aspect
55 revert – επανέρχομαι, επιστρέφω
56 subvert – ανατρέπω, υπονομεύω

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COMPOUNDS

advice,
advise advisable inadvisable
adviser, advisor

devise device devisable

divide division, dividend57 divisive, divisible indivisible

visionary, provision, revision,

envision vision, visionary58
visionless supervision

individual,
individual,
individualise individuality, individually
individualistic
*VID -/* VIS - individualism
(see)
improvise improvisation improvisational

provisional,
provision,
provide provident,
providence
providential

revise revision, reviser revisable

supervised,
supervise supervision
supervisory

non-visual,
visualise visualisation visual visually
revisualisation

vitality,
VITAL vitalise vital vitally revitalise
vitalisation

non-violent,
violence violent violently
counterviolence
VIOLENCE
violation, inviolate (adj),
violate violable
violability inviolable

VIVID vividness vivid vividly

WEAK weaken weakness weak weakly

WHOLE wholeness whole wholly wholesome59

WIDE widen width wide widely

WILD wilderness wild, bewildered wildly

work, worker, workforce,

workman, workable, workout,
WORK work
workmanship, workmanlike workshop,
workout workaholic

worldwide,
WORLD world worldly worldview,
otherworldly

57 dividend – the interest paid on shares, μέρισμα || pay dividends (fig.) – bring advantages
58 visionary - οραματιστής
59 wholesome – conducive to or indicative of health and well-being

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