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Latin words: FACERE, FACTUM |
to make, do |
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Roots: FAC, FIC, FECT |
to make, do |
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Facsimile |
a copy; an imitation |
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That edition of the U.S. Constitution was a poor _____ that looked like it was made on a cheap copier. |
facsimile |
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Deficient |
not having enough; lacking |
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Mom wouldn't let us buy the cereal because she said it was ___ in vitamins. |
deficient |
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Petrify |
to scare; to frighten |
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The vampire movie ____ everyone in the theater so much that they were afraid to leave their seats. |
petrified |
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Affection |
a feeling of love or liking; tender feeling |
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Because Mary had a great deal of ___ for Frank, she bought him a lovely farewell gift. |
affection |
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Suffice |
to be enough |
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Betty didn't need any more friends; she felt that the ones she had would ____. |
suffice |
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Latin words: AGERE, ACTUM |
to do, drive |
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Roots: ACT, AG |
to do, drive |
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Transact |
to carry out |
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The supermarket was closed, so Carrie couldn't ____ any business there today. |
transact |
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Agenda |
a list of things to do |
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Dimitri said that the meeting's ____ included a report on income and one on spending. |
agenda |
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Coagulate |
to solidify; to clump or clot |
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The snake kills its prey by injecting venom that makes its victim's blood ____. |
coagulate |
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Latin words: OPERARE, OPERATUM |
to work |
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Root: OPER |
to work |
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Inoperable |
not working not able to be fixed or cured |
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Cooperate |
to work with; to be helpful to |
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Operational |
In working order |
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Someone jammed something in the lock yesterday, making in ____. |
inoperable |
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The kitten's owner was relieved to learn that her pet's disease was not ___. |
inoperable |
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To win the final football game, all team members had to ____ with one another. |
cooperate |
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The scientists found one minor problem in the robot, but most of the parts were still ____. |
operational |
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Latin words: FUNGI, FUNCTUM |
to work, to perform |
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Root: FUNCT |
to work, to perform |
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Defunct |
no longer working; no longer active |
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The phone number I tried didn't work because the business was ____. |
defunct |
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Malfunction |
something that goes wrong; problem |
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Theresa was the one who discovered the _____ that made the computer stop. |
malfunction |