selexicon
The Selfish Words
There is a Latin prefix that is intended to describe situations that are
reflexive or internal or directed away.
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causa sui (cause) (self)
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per se (for) (self)
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secede (self) (cut)
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seclude (self) (close)
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secret (self) (separate)
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secrete (self) (separate)
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secure (self) (care)
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sedition (self) (going)
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seduce (to self) (lead)
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sedulous (without/apart from) (deception)
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segregate (to self) (gather)
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select (to self) (choose)
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separate (apart from) (prepare)
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sever (apart from) (prepare) : Old French variant severer of separate
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sui generis (self) (born)
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suicide (self) (kill)
Last modified on 10 January 2009