English Word Root: cide

cut, strike, beat, kill,a person or something that kills
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1 accident   Speak  
n. event that takes place without expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
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2 accidental   Speak  
a. unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally  
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3 accidentally   Speak  
ad. inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
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4 coincide   Speak  
v. occur at the same time as; correspond
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5 coincidence   Speak  
n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
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6 coincident   Speak  
a. happening at the same time; simultaneous
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7 incidence   Speak  
n. rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
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8 incident   Speak  
n. usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
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9 incidental   Speak  
a. happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design
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10 incidentally   Speak  
ad. by chance; as a chance occurrence; accidentally
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11 pesticide   Speak  
n. a chemical used to kill pests
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