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• Ast(er star g asteroid astronomy
• Audi hear l audible audience
• Auto g automatic autopsy autopilot
• Bene good l benefit benign
• Bio life g biography biology
• Chrono time g chronic synchronize chronological
• Dict l dictate diction say
• Duc lead make l deduce produce
• Gen give birth l gene generate
• Geo earth g geography geology
• Graph write g autograph biography
• Jur-/-jus law l jury justice jurisprudence
• Log-/logue thought l logic obloquy logos
• Luc light l lucid translucent
• Man(u hand l manual manure
• Mand-/-mend order l demand recommend
• Mis-/-mit send l missile transmission
• Omni l omnivorous omnipotent omnipresent
• Path feel g empathy pathetic pathos
• Phil love g philosophy bibliophile
• Phon sound g phonics phoneme telephone
• Photo light g photograph photon
• Port carry l export portable
• Qui(t quiet rest l acquit tranquil
• Scrib-/-script write l ascribe script scribe
• Sens-/-sent-  feel l resent sensitive sentient
• Tele g telecast telephone telemarketer
• Terr earth l terrain territory
• Vac empty l evacuate vacate vacuum
• Vid-/-vis l visible video see
• Common l community commemorate composition
• Existence g ontology onto being
• Aer(o air g aerospace aerial
• Anim life spirit l animal animated
• Macro large great g macroevolution macroeconomics
• Micro small minute g microscope microchip
• Morph form metamorphosis amorphous ex
• Necr(o dead death g necrophilia necrology necrosis
• Neo recent  neosawatari neonatal new
• Retro backward back l retrospect retrogress retroactive
• Vor/vour eat l carnivorous voracious devour
• Xen(o foreign g xenophobic xenophilia
• Urb city l suburb urban
• Therm(o heat g thermal thermostat thermogram
• Tact/tang touch l contant tactile tangible intact
• Sol sun l solar parasol
• Psych(o mind mental g psyche psychcic psychology
• Pseud(o wrong false g pseudonym pseudoscience
• Ped(i)/(e foot feet l pedal pedestrian pedicure
• Pneum(o breathing lung air spirit g pneumonia dyspnea
• Soph wise g philosopher sophisticated sophism
• Agr(i)/(o farming l agriculture agrarian
• Am(i)/(o friend l amiable amorous amity
• Arbor tree l arborist arborous
• Bibl(i)/(o book g bibliography bibliophile bibliomania
• Cent hundred hundredth l centennial centimeter century
• Cerebr(o brain l cerebral cerebrate
• Chrom(o chromat(o chros color pigment g achromatic chromium
• Cogn(i l cognition incognito recognize
• Contr(a)/(o opposite l contradict contraflow contraception contrary controversy
• Crypto hidden secret g cryptic encrypt
• Dem(o people g democracy demographic epidemic
• Demi half l demigod less
• Derm(a skin g dermatologist dermatitis
• Domin master l dominate domineering
• Ego l egotistic egomania self
• Mania madness insanity excessive desire g maniac egomania
• Hem(o)/(a blood l/g hemorrhage hemoglobin hemorrhoids
• Homo/homeo alike l/g homogeneous homonym
• Nov l innovate novelty novice renovate
• Osteo bone g osteoarthritis osteology
• Oxi/oxy sharp g oxymoron oxidize
• Pyr(o fire heat g pyrotechnics pyretic
• Phyto plant g phytogenesis ex
• Lip(o fat g lipography liposuction
• Mal bad wrongful ill l malpractice malformation
• Meter/metr(i measure g metronome ex
• Magn(a)/(i great large l magnify magnificent
• Temp(or time l contemporary temporal temporary
• Term(ina end limit l terminate determine exterminate
• Mar(i sea l marina maritime submarine
• Memor(i remember l commemorate memorial memory
• Narr l narrate narrative narrator
• Nav ship l circumnavigate naval navigate
• Nom(in l misnomer nominal nominate
• Ocu eye l binoculars monocula oculist
• Pater/patr(i father l/g paternal paternity patriarchy
• Sol l desolate solitary solo
• Techno technique skill g technology technocracy technologically
• Anthrop(o human g anthropology anthropomorphism philanthropy
• Arch(a)/(i primitive ancient g archaeology archaic archive
• Avi(a bird l aviary aviatrix aviation
• Carn(i flesh meat l carnivorous carnal incarnate
• Cardi(o heart g cardiac cardiogenic cardiologist
• Cide/cise cut kill l homicide incisor insecticide
• Circum/circle l circumnavigate circumscribe circumspect
• Corp(o body l corporation corpse corporal
• Cosm(o universe g cosmos microcosm
• Cranio skull g craniology cranium cranial
• Cred l credence credulous incredible
• Dur harden lasting l durable duration enduring
• Endo inside g endotherm endocrine endogamy
• Gastr(o stomach g gastric gastronomy gastritis
• Ethno race people g ethnic ethnocentric ethnology
• Gyn(o)/(e woman female g gynecology gynephobia gynecoid
• Hetero g heterogeneous heteronyms heterodox
• Idio peculiar personal distinct g idiomatic idiosyncracy idiot
• Inter jointly l international intersection intercept
• Juven young l juvenile rejuvenate
• Lab work l collaborate elaborate laborious
• Lact(o milk l lactate lactose
• Liber free l liberate libertine liberty
• Lingu language tongue l linguist multilingual
• Lun(a)/(i moon l lunar lunatic
• Migr move l immigrant migrant migration
• Mob move l immobilize mobile mobility
• Erot sexual love g eroitc erogenous
• Mater/matr(i mother l maternal maternity matriarch
• Andr male masculine g androgen
• Carn flesh l ex:carnal carnival carnivore
• Corpor body l corporeal corpse
• Arachn spider g arachnid arachnophobia
• Mis/o bad wrong hate g misbehave misnomer misprint

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