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vivacious (vihve shes) adj
from L vivax vivac lively vigorous +ious |
full of life and spirit; animated
the horse was vivacious |
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vivify (vI vE fai) verb
ME from Fr. vivifier from late L vivicare from L vivus living from vivere to live |
to endue with life to make alive to animate
the puppeteer vivify the puppet |
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tortuous ( tor chu es) adj
from latin tortuouses from tortus a twisting from the past participle of torquere "to twist" |
marked by repeated turns and bends
the road was tortuous |
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extort (ihk stort) verb
latin extortus past participle of extorquere to remove by twistin obtin by force from ex out + torquere to twist |
obtain by force, threats, or other
the mafia extorted like no one ever know how. |
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satiety (sE tai E ti) noun
from latin satiates from satis enough |
the condition of being completely full or
satisfied, often to excess; glut the pasta made me satiety |
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syncretism (SIN kruh tiz um) noun
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the combination of different forms of belief or practice.
the syncretism didn't help the man chose on what he believed in. |
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choler (KOll ur) noun
choler is from latin cholera a bilious disease from greek |
irritation of the passions; anger; wrath.
i felt choler while making these vocab cards...no i didn't feel eric! |
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coax (koaks) verb
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to influence or gently urge by caressing or flatter
No i was not coaxing eric while making these cards!!! |
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expeditious )ek-spuh dish uhs) adj
expeditious is derived from latin expeditus unshackled unimpeded ready for action from expedire to free one's feet from a snare |
characterized by or acting with speed and efficiency.
i made this cards with expeditious time. |
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undulate (un-juh-layt) verb
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to form or move in waves
the school undulate out of the church. |
