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CRED- believe, trust

accredited, supplied with credentials or authority; approved as meeting a prescribed standard
credence, acceptance as true or valid; belief
credential, evidence which entitles one to credit or authority
credit, confidence in the truth of something; a reputation for sound character or quality
creditor, one to whom money or its equivalent is owed
credulity, gullibility
creed, a formal statement of religious belief
discredit, to damage in reputation; to cause to be doubted or distrusted
credible, capable of being believed; plausible; worthy of confidence; reliable
incredible, unbelievable, fantastic
credulous, disposed to believe too readily; gullible
incredulous, skeptical; disbelieving

DOC-, DOCT- teach

docent, lecturer, tour guide
docile, easy to discipline
doctor, person who has earned the highest academic degree awarded by a college
doctrinaire, characteristic of a person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory
doctrine, a set of teachings/principles presented for acceptance or belief
document, something that can be used to furnish evidence or information
documentary, presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film
indoctrinate, imbue/instruct with a partisan or ideological point of view

FA(B)-, FAT- speak
FESS-, FAM-

affable, easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable
confess, to admit
defame, slander
fame, great renown, reputation
fatal, deadly (linked to unfavorable destiny or doom)
fate, the supposed force or power that predetermines events; the inevitable events predestined by this force
fatuous, unconsciously foolish
ineffable, inexpressible, too sacred to be spoken
infant, baby
infatuate, to inspire with unreasoning love or attachment
preface, an introductory section
profane, marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred; non-religious in subject matter; secular
profanity, abusive, vulgar, or irreverent language
profess, to declare or claim
profession, an occupation requiring considerable training and specialized study; job

FALL-, FALS- deceive
[FAIL], [FAULT]

default, to fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one
failure, condition of not achieving the desired end or result
fallacious, erroneous, misleading
fallacy, a false notion
fallible, capable of making mistakes
false, incorrect, untrue
falsetto, male singing voice marked by artificially produced tones in an upper register beyond the normal range
falsify, to make false by altering or adding to; counterfeit; forge; to declare or prove to be false
infallible, incapable of making mistakes

MOD- measure

accommodate, to do a favor for, have space for, adapt to
commode, chest, washstand
commodious, spacious
commodity, any useful thing that is bought or sold
moderate, restrained, under control
immoderate, w/o restraint, excessive
mode, manner or way, customary
model, thing regarded as std to be imitated
modem, < modulator & demodulator
modern, < modo, "just now"
modest, not vain or boastful
modicum, a small, moderate, or token amount
modify, to alter, make changes
modulate, regulate, adjust
module, a detachable unit
modus operandi, operating style
modus vivendi, way of life

MUT- change

commute, to change punishment to a less severe one, to travel regularly
immutable, unchangeable
mutable, subject to change
mutant, an individual or a new genetic character resulting from genetic change
mutation, alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality
mutual, in common; ** friend, ** feeling
permutations, possible groupings
transmute, change from one substance to another
NOT-- mutilate, to disfigure by damaging irreparably
NOT-- mutiny, open rebellion against constituted authority

TANG-, (TING-), touch
(TIG-), TACT-

contact, connection or interaction; communication
contiguous, sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring; adjacent
contingent, Dependent on conditions or occurrences not yet established; conditional "x is contingent on y; x depends on y"
intact, whole, in one piece
intangible, incapable of being perceived by the senses; incapable of being realized or defined
tact, acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others
tactful, possessing acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others
tactile, pertaining to the sense of touch
tangent, making contact at a single point or along a line; touching but not intersecting
tangible, able to be grasped; possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete

(not tactics, <Gk. arrange)

TRACT- drag

abstract, theoretical
attract, draw toward
contract, agreement; to get incur (illness)
detract, lessen, diminish
detract, to take away from, lessen
distract, take attention from
extract, remove; a part taken from a whole
intractable, difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; difficult to remedy
portrait, a likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer
portray, to depict or represent pictorially, or in words, or dramatically
protract, draw out, prolong
subtract, remove, lessen
trace, a visible mark made or left by the passage of a person, an animal, or a thing
tract, plot of land, system of organs
traction, gripping power
tractor, a vehicle used to pull (heavy) things
trait, a distinguishing feature, as of a person's character