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Ambidextrous Use both hands
well
Ambi
Both
Aqua
Water
Art
Skill
Auto
Self
Bi
Two, Twice
year
Bigamy Being married twice
Bio
Life
Cardio
Heart
Hundred
Anniversary
Centenarian Person who is
hundred or more years old
Certificate Document attesting a
Cert
Sure
Chrono
Time
Counter
Contrary
intuition
Counter-productive Having the
opposite effect as intended
Detoxify Remove the poisonous
De
Remove
substances
Dethrone Remove from the
throne
Democracy System of
Dem
People
Derm
Skin
Flor
Flower
Gastro
Stomach
Gastroenterologist Doctor
specialized in the study of stomach
and intestinal disorders
Gratify Delight or please
Grat
Pleasing
someone
Gratuity Tip, token of
appreciation
Hepatitis Inflammation of the
Hepa
Liver
liver
Hepatic Relating to the liver
Seven
sides
Heptathlon Athletic event having
seven events
Hexagon Figure with six sides
Hex
Six
Inter
Between
other
Interdepend Depend on each
other
Isosceles Triangle having two
equal sides
Iso
Equal
Jud
Law
Kilo
Thousand
Lacto
Milk
Bad
on others
Malice Intention to do evil
Mortuary Place where dead
Mort
Death
Narr
Tell
Nov
New
Oct
Eight
Ocu
Eye
Omni
All
Omnipresent Present
everywhere at the same time
Omnivorous Eating all kinds of
foods
Orthodontics Dealing with
Ortho
Straight
straightening of teeth
Orthopaedics Dealing with the
straightening of bones
Panorama An all-around view
Pan
All
Ped
Foot
Poly
Many
Psych
Mind
diseases
Psych Prepare oneself mentally
for a task
Quadruple Increase four times
Quad
Four
Quin
Five
Half
Sept
Seven
Trans
Across
Ocean
Transnational Across national
boundaries
Triangle Figure with three sides
Tri
Three
Uni
One
Vince
Conquer
conquered
Convince Persuade a person
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