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25 Cards in this Set
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able, ible
portable legible |
able, ible = CAPABLE OF
portable = able to be carried legible = able to be read |
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ac, ic
cardiac aquatic |
ac, ic = LIKE, PERTAINING TO
cardiac = pertaining to the heart aquatic = pertaining to the water |
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acious, icious
audacious avaricious |
acious, icious = FULL OF
audacious = full of daring avaricious = full of greed |
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al
maniacal portal logical |
al = PERTAINING TO
maniacal = insance portal = doorway logical = pertaining to logic |
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ant, ent
eloquent suppliant verdant |
ant, ent = FULL OF
eloquent = pertaining to fluid, effective speech suppliant = pleader (one full of request) verdant = green |
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ary
dictionary honorary luminary |
ary = LIKE, CONNECTED TO
dictionary = book connected with words honorary = with honor luminary = celestial body |
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ate
consecrate enervate mitigate |
ate = TO MAKE
consecrate = to make holy enervate = to make weary mitigate = to make less severe |
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ation
exasperation irritation |
ation = THAT WHICH IS
exasperation = irritation irritation = annoyance |
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cy
democracy obstinancy |
cy = STATE OF BEING
democracy = governemt ruled by the people obstinancy = stubbornness |
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eer, er, or
mutineer lecher censor |
eer, er, or = PERSON WHO
mutineer = person who rebels lecher = person who lusts censor = person who deletes improper remarks |
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escent
evanescent pubescent |
escent = BECOMING
evanescent = tending to vanish pubescent = arriving at puberty |
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fic
terrific soporific |
fic = MAKING, DOING
terrific = arousing great fear soporific = causing sleep |
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fy
magnify petrify |
fy = TO MAKE
magnify = enlarge petrify = turn to stone |
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iferous
pestiferous vociferous |
iferous = PRODUCING, BEARING
pestiferous = carrying disease vociferous = bearing a loud voice |
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il, ile
puerile civil |
il, ile = PERTAINING TO, CAPABLE OF
puerile = pertaining to a boy or child civil = polite |
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ism
monotheism fanaticism |
ism = DOCTINE, BELIEF
monotheism = belief in one god fanaticism = extreme belief, excessive zeal |
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ist
realist artist |
ist = DEALER, DOER
realist = one who is realistic artist = one who deals with art |
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ity
credulity sagacity |
ity = STATE OF BEING
credulity = state of being unduly willing to believe sagacity = wisdom |
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ive
quantitative effusive |
ive = LIKE
quantitative - concerned with quantity effusive - gushing |
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ize, ise
harmonize enfranchise |
ize, ise = TO MAKE
harmonize = make harmonious enfranchise = make free or set free |
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old
ovoid anthropoid spheroid |
old = RESEMBLING, LIKE
ovoid = like an egg anthropoid - resembling a human being spheroid - resembling a sphere |
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ose
verbose |
ose = FULL OF
verbose - full of words |
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osis
psychosis hypnosis |
osis = CONDITION
psychosis - diseased mental condition hypnosis - condition of induced sleep |
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ous
nauseous ludicrous |
ous = FULL OF
nauseous - full of nausea ludicrous - foolish |
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tude
fortitude certitude |
tude = STATE OF
fortitude - state of strength certitude - state of sureness |
