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134 Cards in this Set
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ad, as
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to, toward
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dis
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away, apart
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e, ex
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out, from
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in, im
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in, into
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re
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back, again
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pel, pulse
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push, drive
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quire
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ask, seek
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solve, solut
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loosen
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spic, spect
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look at, see
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sume
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use up, take
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vene, vent
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come
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allomorphs
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a variant form; different spelling of a morpheme. EX: the prefix [con] has the form [com] before the sound /p/ and the form [col] before the sound /l/ as in “compel” and “colloquial”.
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analyze
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to break a word down into small parts. EX: commotion= [com] [mot] [ion]
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anglo-saxon
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(Also known as old English) the name of the English language in use between about A.D. 400 and A.D. 1100
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base
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the part of the word to which prefixes and/or suffixes may be added. EX: “convention” base=vent (meaning come)
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borrowings
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a word known to have been brought into English from another language.
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content word
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a word that carries the major part of the meaning of a phrase or a sentence. Most content words are nouns (father), verbs (seize), adjectives (rapid), adverbs (quickly).
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derivative
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a word known to have been introduced into English from another language. Also called borrowing. Majority of English words derived from latin or greek
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empty morpheme
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a morpheme without clear meaning
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etymology
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the study of the history of words and their development from earlier times
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full morpheme
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a morpheme in which meaning can be assigned
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function word
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A word like “a” “with” “but” which has semantic meaning and also indicates relationships between other words in a sentence or serves to link words in a sentence
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intensifying morpheme
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a morpheme that has no clear meaning but makes the base word stronger
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middle English
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The name of the English language used between about A.D. 1100 and A.D. 1500
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morpheme
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a minimum unit of meaning
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obsolete
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describing a definition that is no longer used
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old English
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(Also known as Anglo-Saxon) the name of the English language in use between about A.D. 400 and A.D. 1100
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prefix
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a morpheme added to the beginning of a base like [ad] in advent
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structure
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the systematic organization of significant contrasts in a language
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suffix
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a morpheme added to the end of a base like [ion] in “convention”
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word order
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the order in which words occur in a sentence. In English, word order determines function of each element in an actor-action-goal sentence.
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Access
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a means of approaching or entering a place:
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Account
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a report or description of an event
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Accumulate
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verb collect or gather; get or gather together
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Advent
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noun arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas; (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
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Annually
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adv. without missing a year; by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)
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Assent
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noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; verb to agree or express agreement
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Assume
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verb take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; take up someone's soul into heaven; occupy or take on; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; put clothing on one's body; make a pretence of; take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
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Cause
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noun a justification for something existing or happening; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; verb give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
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Certificate
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noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; verb authorize by certificate; present someone with a certificate
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Commotion
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noun the act of making a noisy disturbance; confused movement; a disorderly outburst or tumult
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Compel
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verb force or compel somebody to do something; make someone do something
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Con
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adv. on the negative side; noun an argument opposed to a proposal; a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property; a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison; verb commit to memory; learn by heart; deprive of by deceit
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Conductor
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noun a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.; the person who leads a musical group; the person who collects fares on a public conveyance; a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
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Conspicuous
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adj. obvious to the eye or mind; without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
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Consume
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verb engage fully; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; use up (resources or materials); spend extravagantly; destroy completely; eat immoderately
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Contradict
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verb deny the truth of; be in contradiction with; prove negative; show to be false; be resistant to
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Convene
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verb meet formally; call together
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Convention
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noun the act of convening; something regarded as a normative example; (diplomacy) an international agreement; a large formal assembly; orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
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Course
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adv. as might be expected; noun a mode of action; education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; (construction) a layer of masonry; part of a meal served at one time; a connected series of events or actions or developments; general line of orientation; a line or route along which something travels or moves; verb hunt with hounds; move swiftly through or over; move along, of liquids
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Creation
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noun (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence; the human act of creating; an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone; the event that occurred at the beginning of something; the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; everything that exists anywhere
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Creator
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noun a person who grows or makes or invents things; terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
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Cumulate
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verb collect or gather
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Cumulus
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noun a globular cloud; a collection of objects laid on top of each other
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Dismiss
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verb bar from attention or consideration; cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; stop associating with; declare void; terminate the employment of
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Dispel
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verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; to cause to separate and go in different directions
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Dissolve
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noun (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out; verb declare void; come to an end; bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; become or cause to become soft or liquid; pass into a solution; cause to go into a solution; become weaker; cause to fade away; lose control emotionally; cause to lose control emotionally; stop functioning or cohering as a unit
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Emerge
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verb come out into view, as from concealment; become known or apparent; come up to the surface of or rise; come out of; happen or occur as a result of something
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Emphasis
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noun special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.; special importance or significance; intensity or forcefulness of expression; the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
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Event
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noun something that happens at a given place and time; a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory; a special set of circumstances; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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Evict
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verb expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; expel or eject without recourse to legal process
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Expel
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verb put out or expel from a place; force to leave or move out; eliminate (substances) from the body; cause to flee; remove from a position or office
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Family
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noun primary social group; parents and children; people descended from a common ancestor; a social unit living together; (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; a collection of things sharing a common attribute; a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities; a person having kinship with another or others
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Federal
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adj. national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; of or relating to the central government of a federation; being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; noun any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
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Financial
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adj. involving financial matters
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Government
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noun the act of governing; exercising authority; (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; the study of government of states and other political units
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High
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adj. happy and excited and energetic; slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana); (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency; (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted; standing above others in quality or position; adv. at a great altitude; far up toward the source; in or to a high position, amount, or degree; in a rich manner; noun a lofty level or position or degree; a high place; a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; a state of sustained elation; an air mass of higher than normal pressure; a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed; a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
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Human
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adj. having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; characteristic of humanity; relating to a person; noun any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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Immigrate
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verb come into a new country and change residency; introduce or send as immigrants; migrate to a new environment
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Impel
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verb urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate; cause to move forward with force
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Important
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adj. of great significance or value; having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; having authority or ascendancy or influence; important in effect or meaning
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Impulse
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noun the act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength; the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); a sudden desire; an instinctive motive
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Inject
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verb give an injection to; to introduce (a new aspect or element); feed intravenously; take by injection; force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; to insert between other elements
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Inquire
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verb have a wish or desire to know something; inquire about; conduct an inquiry or investigation of
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Inspect
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verb look over carefully; examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; come to see in an official or professional capacity
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Interest
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noun the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); a reason for wanting something done; verb excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of; be on the mind of; be of importance or consequence
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Introduction
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noun the act of beginning something new; the first section of a communication; a basic or elementary instructional text; a new proposal; the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; the act of putting one thing into another; formally making a person known to another or to the public
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Introspective
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adj. given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
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Invent
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verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; make up something artificial or untrue
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Inventor
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noun someone who is the first to think of or make something
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Investment
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noun the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank; the act of putting on robes or vestments; outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism; money that is invested with an expectation of profit; the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
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Medical
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adj. requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; relating to the study or practice of medicine; of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art; noun a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
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Motion
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noun the act of changing location from one place to another; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; a state of change; the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals; a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something; an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; verb show, express or direct through movement
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Nature
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noun the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; a particular type of thing; the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
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Opinion
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noun the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself); a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
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Overlooking
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adj. used of a height or viewpoint
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Overturn
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noun an improbable and unexpected victory; the act of upsetting something; verb turn from an upright or normal position; cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; change radically; rule against; annul by recalling or rescinding; cause the downfall of; of rulers
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People
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noun (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; members of a family line; the body of citizens of a state or country; the common people generally; verb fill with people or supply with inhabitants; furnish with people
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Per annum
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for each year (used in financial contexts):
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Percent
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noun a proportion multiplied by 100
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Political
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adj. involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; of or relating to the profession of governing
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Pregame
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an event that occurs before another
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Presuppose
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verb require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
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Prevent
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verb prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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Pro
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adj. in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); adv. favoring a proposition, opinion, etc.; noun an argument in favor of a proposal; an athlete who plays for pay
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Propel
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verb cause to move forward with force; give an incentive for action
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Pro-revolutionary
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engaged in or promoting political revolution:
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Quarter
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noun clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp; a district of a city having some distinguishing character; an unspecified person; a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds); a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds); one of the four major division of the compass; a fourth part of a year; three months; one of four periods into which the school year is divided; a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; the rear part of a ship; one of four equal parts; verb divide by four; divide into quarters; divide into quarters; provide housing for (military personnel); pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
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Rate
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noun amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; the relative speed of progress or change; verb assign a rank or rating to; estimate the value of; be worthy of or have a certain rating
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Recent
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adj. near to or not long before the present; being new in a time not long past; of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; noun approximately the last 10,000 years
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Re-create
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verb form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind; create anew; make a replica of
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Reject
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noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb refuse to accept or acknowledge; reject with contempt; refuse entrance or membership; dismiss from consideration or a contest; deem wrong or inappropriate; refuse to accept; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
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Repel
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verb force or drive back; cause to move back by force or influence; be repellent to; cause aversion in; reject outright and bluntly; fill with distaste
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Replacement
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noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another; an event in which one thing is substituted for another; a person who follows next in order; someone who takes the place of another person; filling again by supplying what has been used up
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Require
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verb make someone do something; consider obligatory; request and expect; have need of; require as useful, just, or proper
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Requirement
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noun required activity; something that is required in advance; anything indispensable
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Respect
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noun (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; an attitude of admiration or esteem; behavior intended to please your parents; a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; courteous regard for people's feelings; a feeling of friendship and esteem; the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); verb regard highly; think much of; show respect towards
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Resume
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noun a summary of your academic and work history; short descriptive summary (of events); verb take up or begin anew; return to a previous location or condition; assume anew; give a summary (of)
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Retroactive
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adj. descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously; affecting things past
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Retrospect
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noun contemplation of things past; verb look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
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Return
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noun a coming to or returning home; the act of going back to a prior location; (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble; a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; a reciprocal group action; the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction; the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; the act of someone appearing again; getting something back again; the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed; document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); happening again (especially at regular intervals); verb submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; make a return; come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity; return to a previous position; in mathematics; bring back to the point of departure; return in kind; go back to a previous state; be restored; answer back; go back to something earlier; pass down; give or supply; be inherited by; pay back; give back; elect again
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Separation
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noun the act of dividing or disconnecting; the social act of separating or parting company; sorting one thing from others; the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal); coming apart; the space where a division or parting occurs; the state of lacking unity; (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order); the distance between things
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Station
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noun a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty; the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; proper or designated social situation; verb assign to a station
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Upturn
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noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity
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nas
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nose
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Turt
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twist
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Skia
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shadow
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Oura
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tail
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Scrupus
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sharp stone
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Ulus
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small
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Villanus
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servant working on a farm
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Uku
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flea
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Lele
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jump
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Sanguine
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adj. confidently optimistic and cheerful; inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; noun a blood-red color
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Sanguinary
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adj. marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; accompanied by bloodshed
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Desiccated
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adj. thoroughly dried out; lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; preserved by removing natural moisture
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Dissected
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adj. having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
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Disinterested
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adj. unaffected by self-interest
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Uninterested
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adj. having no care or interest in knowing; not having or showing interest
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Sine die
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with no appointed date for resumption:
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Per diem
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for each day (used in financial contexts):
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Post meridium
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mid-day
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Tabula rasa
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clean slate
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Ad nauseam
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something done or repeated so often that it becomes annoying or tiresome
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