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AGON struggle, contest

agonist, one involved in a struggle or competition
agonize, to suffer extreme pain or great anguish
agony, the suffering of intense physical or mental pain
antagonize, to incur the dislike of
antagonist, one who opposes and contends against another; an adversary
protagonist, the main character in a drama or other literary work

ANGEL messenger

angel, an immortal, spiritual being attendant upon God; a guardian spirit or guiding influence; a kind or loving person
angelic, like an angel
angelica, any of various herbs of the genus Angelica in the parsley family
archangel, a high-ranking angel
evangelical, of, relating to, or in accordance with the Christian gospel
evangelist, any one of the authors of the four New Testament gospel books; one who practices evangelism, especially a Protestant preacher or missionary

CENTR center

centralize, consolidate; to bring under a single, central authority; concentrate
centrifugal, moving or directed away from a center or axis
concentric, having a common center
eccentric, departing from a conventional or established norm or pattern
epicenter, the point of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
ethnocentric, belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
geocentric, having the earth as a center

DEM people

democracy, government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives
demagogue, a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace
demographics, the characteristics of human populations and population segments
endemic, prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people; native to or confined to a certain region
epidemic, spreading rapidly and extensively through a population at the same time
pandemic,

GAM marriage

monogamy, the practice of being married to only one person at a time
bigamy, the criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another
polygamy (cf. polyandry) the practice of having more than one spouse at one time
gamete, a reproductive cell having the haploid number of chromosomes

HEM(AT), EM, blood

anemia, pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of the blood
hematoma, a localized swelling filled with blood resulting from a break in a blood vessel
hemoglobin, the iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells
hemophilia, any of several hereditary blood-coagulation disorders
hemorrhage, excessive discharge of blood from the blood vessels; profuse bleeding
hemostat, an instrument or an agent, such as a chemical, that stops bleeding
leukemia, any of various acute or chronic neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs
septicemia, a systemic disease caused by pathogenic organisms or their toxins in the bloodstream. Also called blood poisoning

HEMER day

ephemeral, lasting for a markedly brief time; living only for a day
Decameron, a poem, the setting of which is during the course of 10 days

HOD, OD way, road

anode, a positively charged electrode
cathode, a negatively charged electrode
electrode, a solid electric conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolytic cell or other medium
episode, an incident or event that is part of a progression or a larger sequence
exodus, a departure of a large number of people
method, a means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something
odometer, an instrument that indicates distance traveled by a vehicle
period, an interval of time characterized by the occurrence of a certain condition, event, or phenomenon
synod, a council or an assembly of church officials or churches

STOL, STAL, send
STLE

apostle, "from, away" + "send"; one of the 12 disciples chosen by Jesus to preach the gospel
apostolic, "from, away" + "send"; of or relating to the faith, teaching, or practice of the 12 Apostles
epistle, "on" + "send"; a letter, especially a formal one
epistolary, "on" + "send"; contained in letters, carried on in letters
diastole, "through" + "send"; the relaxation and dilatation of the heart chambers, especially the ventricles, during which they fill with blood
systole, "with, together" + "send"; the rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles

TAPH tomb

cenotaph, a monument erected in honor of a dead person whose remains lie elsewhere
epitaph, an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there; a brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person

THANAT, death
THANAS

thanatopsis, a meditation on death
euthanasia, practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment; mercy killing
euthanize, to perform the act of euthanasia on a person