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. The "Democracy" Family

The Person: DEMo-crat
The System: De-MOCra-cy
The Adjective: Dem-o-CRATic

2. The "Celebrity" Family

The Action: CELe-brate
The Person: Ce-LEBri-ty
The Event: Cel-e-BRAtion

3. The "Diplomat" Family

The Person: DIPlo-mat
The Concept: Di-PLOMa-cy
The Adjective: Dip-lo-MATic

4. The "Economy" Family

The System: E-CONo-my
The Adjective: Ec-o-NOMic
The Person: E-CONo-mist

5. The "Mechanism" Family

The Thing: MECHa-nism
The Person: Me-CHANic
The Adjective: Me-CHANi-cal

6. The "Analysis" Family

The Action: ANa-lyze
The Noun: A-NALy-sis
The Adjective: An-a-LYTic

7. The "Origin" Family

The Source: ORi-gin
The Adjective: O-RIGi-nal
The Concept: O-rig-i-NALi-ty

8. The "Curiosity" Family

The Adjective: CUri-ous
The Noun: Cu-ri-OSi-ty
British Tip: Keep the 'u' in "Curious" pure (like "cure"), don't let it become "chur".

9. The "Industry" Family

The Noun: INdus-try
The Adjective: In-DUStri-al
The Person: In-DUStri-al-ist

10. The "Biology" Family

The Subject: Bi-OLo-gy
The Adjective: Bi-o-LOGi-cal
The Person: Bi-OLo-gist

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