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30 Cards in this Set
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INCANTATION
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n- the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell
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AOIDE
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G- song
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RHAPSODY
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n- speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
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ARS, ARTIS
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L- art
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PARODY
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n- a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music
v- to imitate a style, plot, or idea for comic effect |
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EXCRESCENCE
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n- abnormal growth or outgrowth
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BENEFICENCE
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n-doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
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FETISH
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n- an object believed to possess magical power
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TEXO, TEXERE, TEXUI,TEXTUM
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L- to weave
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FACIO, FACERE, FECI, FACTUM
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L- to make
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EFFICACIOUS
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Adj- effective as a means or remedy
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FACILE
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Adj-acting, working, or preceeding with ease; fluent. (Sometimes, superficial, when something is too easily done)
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CRESCO,CRESCERE,CREVI,CRETUM
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L-to grow, to increase
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ARTISAN
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n- a skilled craftsperson
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DEPICT
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v- to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture
2. to describe; to picture in words |
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CRESCENDO
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n- a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music
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PINGO, PINGERE, PINXI, PICTUM
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L- to paint or to embroider
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RECANT
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v- to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known
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ODE
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n- a poem, usually addressed to a particular person, object, or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet
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CANTO, CANTARE, CANTAVI, CANTATUM
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L- to sing
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PRETEXT
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n-a false reason put forward to conceal the true one.
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FACSIMILE
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n- an exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc.
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ACCRUE
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v- to come as a natural increase or advantage
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PICTOGRAPH
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n- a picture or drawing representing words or ideas
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ARTLESS
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Adj- without deceit or cunning; natural; simple
2. crude;ignorant; uncultured |
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FACTION
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n- a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government
2. conflict within an organization or nation |
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MOLLIFY
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v- to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling
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ARTIFICE
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n- craftiness; trickery
2.cleverness, skill |
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ARTIFACT
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n- an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period
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CONTEXT
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n- the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
2. the circumstance surrounding an event or situation. |
