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59 Cards in this Set
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co-, con- |
Together, with |
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cis |
Cut |
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Brief |
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Cur |
Run, course |
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Laconic |
(Latin) using few words |
Taciturn |
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Brusque |
Rudely abrupt |
Curt |
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Abridge |
Abbreviate |
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Congenital |
Existing at birth (con together + gen born) |
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Schism |
Division into political or religious factions (cis cut) |
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Incisive |
Having keen insight (in in, cis cut) |
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Jud |
Judge |
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Jur |
Oath or law |
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Leg |
Law |
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Scrut |
To examine |
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Judicious |
Sensible (jud judge, ious full of) |
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Pragmatic |
Concerned with practical outcomes |
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Jurisprudence |
The science or philosophy of law |
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Acumen |
Keeness of judgement (acus sharp) |
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Inscrutable |
Beyond comprehension or examination (in not, scrut examine) |
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Locu, loqu |
Talk |
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Verb |
Word |
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Circum |
Around |
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E, ex |
Out |
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Loquacious |
Very talkative |
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Grandiloquent |
Speaking in a pompous manner (grand great, loqu talk, ent adjective) |
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Elocution |
Expressive delivery of speech (e out, locu talk) |
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Garrulous |
Talkative |
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Pontificate |
Speak pompously (pontifex high priest) |
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Ineffable |
Unable to express on words (in not, effari utter) |
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Tangential |
Only superficially relavant; off topic |
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Tout |
To promote or praise energetically |
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Discursive |
Straying from the topic (dis away, curs course) |
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Ben, bene, bon |
Good |
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Grat |
To please, thank |
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Eu |
Good |
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Vole |
Wish |
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Benediction |
An expression of good wishes (bene good, dictus declaration) |
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Ingratiate |
To put oneself in good favor with another (in in, grat to please) |
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Rupt |
Break |
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Mut |
Change |
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Morph |
Form, shape |
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Meta |
Change, beyond |
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Mercurial |
Erratic, subject to wild changes in character (from the speedy god Mercury) |
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Vac |
Empty |
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Mund |
World |
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Uni |
One |
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Anima |
Spirit, mind |
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Vacuous |
Lacking substance (vac empty) |
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Prosaic |
Unimaginative, ordinary |
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Equanimity |
The quality of being even tempered (equa same, anima mind) |
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Sanguis |
Blood |
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Choler |
Bile |
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Melan |
Black |
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Anima |
Spirit, mind |
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Sanguine |
Cheerfully optimistic (sanguis blood) |
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Phlegmatic |
Sluggish |
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Choleric |
Easily angered (choler bile, ic char by) |
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Dolorous |
Marked by pain or sorrow (dolor pain) |
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Pusillanimous |
Cowardly (pusillus weak, amima spirit) |
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