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48 Cards in this Set
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spurious (a)
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not real
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guile (n)
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deceit, trickery
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surreptitious (a)
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deceptive
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sub-under
rapere-seize |
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clandestine (a)
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secret
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furtive (a)
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secretive
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pseudonym (n)
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fake name
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pseudo
nym |
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transient (a)
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brief
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transire-to go across
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ephemeral (a)
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brief
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hemera-day
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capricious (a)
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impulsive-not thinking before you act
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evenescent (a)
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likely to disappear
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vanascere
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extemporaneous (a)
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done quickly
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tempore |
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anachronism (a)
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out of place
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ana
chronos |
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transitory (a)
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brief
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transitis-across
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exepdite (v)
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speed up
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ex
pedis |
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influx (n)
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a flowing in
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in
fluere |
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contemporaneous (a)
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at the same time
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con
tempore |
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interminable (a)
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not ending
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in
terminare |
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protracted (a)
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extended
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pro
tract |
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Censure (n)
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harsh criticism
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censor- morals
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Calumny (n)
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Falsely accused
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Caustic (adj)
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sarcastic
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Repudiate (v)
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publicly known
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repudium - divorce
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Admonish (v)
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Mild reprimand
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ad- to
monere- to warn |
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Disparage (v)
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to attack
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dis- apart
parage- peer |
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Malediction (n)
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a curse
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mal - bad
dictus - declared |
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Denigrate (v)
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to attack
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pejorative (adj)
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tending to make worse
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sacrilegious (adj)
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disrespectful of something sacred
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sacer = sacred
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pious (adj)
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showing religious reverance
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deference (n)
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respect for the wishes of others
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de = away
ferre = carry |
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consecrate (v)
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declare as holy
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telos = result
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talisman (n)
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object with magical powers
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lionize (v)
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treat as a celebrity
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formidable (adj)
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awesome
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formido = fear
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bulwark (n)
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a strong defense
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redoubtable (adj)
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arousing fear
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re = intensive
douter = doubt |
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stalwart (n)
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physically or morally strong person
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impregnable (adj)
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unable to be entered by force
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im = not
prehendere = grasp |
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bastion (n)
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fortress
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coalesce (v)
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to fuse together
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convoke (v)
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to call together
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yoke (v)
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to join different things
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contempt (n)
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scorn
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callons (adj)
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insensitive; hard
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idiosyncrasy (n)
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a peculiar trait
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incongruous (adj)
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out of pattern
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in = not
congru = agree |
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fetter (v)
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to tie up
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revile (v)
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to denounce
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vilis = worthless
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