Common Roots and Stems (#6)

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therm

heat

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thermostat

instrument that regulates heat

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diathermy

sending heat through body tissues

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tors, tort

twist

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distort

twist out of true shape or meaning

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torsion

act of twisting

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tortuous

twisting

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tract

drag, pull

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distract

pull (one’s attention) away

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intractable

stubborn, unable to bedragged

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attraction

pull, drawing quality

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trud, trus

push, shove

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intrude

push one’s way in

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protrusion

something sticking out

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urb

city

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urban

pertaining to a city

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urbane

polished, sophisticated (pertaining to a city dweller)

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suburban

outside of a city

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vac

empty

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vacuous

lacking content, empty-headed

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evacuate

compel to empty an area

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vad, vas

go

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invade

enter in a hostile fashion

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evasive

not frank; eluding