Ecc Unit 2

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spurious (adj)

Back 1

facke; counterfeit

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guile (n)

Back 2

trickery; deceit

Front 3

beguile (v)

Back 3

to deceive with charm

Front 4

strategem (n)

Back 4

a deceitful scheme

Front 5

surreptitious (adj)

Back 5

deceptive; sneaky

Hint 5

sub + rapere

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duplicity (n)

Back 6

deceit; hypocritical deception

Hint 6

duplit

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secious

Back 7

false, but plausible

Hint 7

specere

Front 8

furtive (adj)

Back 8

secretive; sneaky

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fallacious (adj)

Back 9

deceptvie; false

Hint 9

fallacia + -ious

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rapacious (adj)

Back 10

greedy; ravenous

Hint 10

rapere + ious

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transient (adj)

Back 11

fleeting; short-lived

Hint 11

transire

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ephemeral (adj)

Back 12

short lived

Hint 12

hemera

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capricious (adj)

Back 13

whimsical; impulsive

Front 14

evanescent (adj)

Back 14

likely to vanish

Hint 14

vanescere

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extemporaneous (adj)

Back 15

done with little or no practice

Hint 15

ex tempore

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contemporaneous (adj0

Back 16

exsiting or occurring at about the same time

Hint 16

con + tempore

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intermineable (adj)

Back 17

never ending

Hint 17

in + term

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protacted (adj)

Back 18

prolonged; extended in time

Hint 18

pro + tract

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censure (n)

Back 19

official condemnation; harsh criticism

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calumny (n)

Back 20

slander; false accusation

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diatribe (n)

Back 21

malicious critisism or abuse

Hint 21

dia + tribein

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caustic (adj)

Back 22

corrosive; sarcastic

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repudiate (v)

Back 23

to cast off publicly

Hint 23

repudium

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admonish (v)

Back 24

to reprimand mildly

Hint 24

ad + monere

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disparage (v)

Back 25

to belittle; to demean

Hint 25

dis + parage

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impugn (v)

Back 26

to attack as untrue; to refute by argument

Hint 26

in + pugn

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malediction (n)

Back 27

a curse

Hint 27

mal + dictus

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denigrate (v)

Back 28

to attack the character of; to disparage

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harangue (n)

Back 29

a long, critical, and pompous speech

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pejorative (adj)

Back 30

tending to make worse

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pejor

Front 31

slander (n)

Back 31

comments that injure another's reputation

Hint 31

scandalum

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sanctimonious (adj)

Back 32

falsely pious or self-righteous

Hint 32

sanctus

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sacrosanct (adj)

Back 33

profoundly sacred

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sacer + sanctus

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sacrilegious (adj)

Back 34

grossly irreverent; disrespectful of somethign sacred

Hint 34

sacer

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revere (v)

Back 35

to regard with honor and devotion

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re + veveri

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deference (n)

Back 36

respect for the wishes of others

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de + fere

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sacrament (n)

Back 37

a formal religious act of oath

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sacer

Front 38

venerable (adj)

Back 38

worthy of respect

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venus

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venerate (v)

Back 39

to regard with reverence or respect

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venus

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consecrate (v)

Back 40

to declare to be holy

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sacer

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talismen (n)

Back 41

an object with magical powers

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telos

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lionize (v)

Back 42

to treat as a celebrity

Front 43

formidable (adj)

Back 43

awesome; hard to overcome; dreadful

Hint 43

formido

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bulwark (n)

Back 44

a strong defense

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redoubtable (adj)

Back 45

arousing fear; formidable; awesome

Hint 45

re + douter

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impervious (adj)

Back 46

incapable of being penetrated or affected

Hint 46

im + per + via

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efficacious (adj)

Back 47

capable of producing a desired effect

Hint 47

efficere

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stalwart (n)

Back 48

physically or morally strong person; strong supporter

Front 49

predominant (adj)

Back 49

most important

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pre + domit

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impregnable (adj)

Back 50

unable to be entered by force

Hint 50

im + prehendere

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brawn (n)

Back 51

muscular strength

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bastion (n)

Back 52

stronghold, fortress

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coalesce (v)

Back 53

to blend or fuse together

Hint 53

co

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eclectic (adj)

Back 54

made up of parts from many different sources

Hint 54

ec + legere

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yoke (v)

Back 55

to join different things

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amalgam (n)

Back 56

a combination of different substances into one mass

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amass (v)

Back 57

to pile up; to gather

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contemporary (adj)

Back 58

living or occurring during the same time period

Hint 58

con + tempore

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predilection (n)

Back 59

disposition in favor of something

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pre + legere

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ruthless (adj)

Back 60

cruel; merciless

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rue + less

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contempt (n)

Back 61

scorn; disrespect

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sadistic (adj)

Back 62

taking pleasure in the pain of others

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supercilious (adj)

Back 63

full of haughty arrogance

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super + cilium

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idiosyncrasy (n)

Back 64

a peculiar trait or habit

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idio

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anomaly (n)

Back 65

unusual event

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an + homos

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incongruous (adj)

Back 66

inappropriate; not in keeping with a pattern

Hint 66

in + congru

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fetter (v)

Back 67

to tie up; to chain

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decry (v)

Back 68

to speak out against

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de + crier

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vilify (v)

Back 69

to slander, to defame

Hint 69

vilis

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heinous (adj)

Back 70

cruel and unusual

Hint 70

haine

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revile (v)

Back 71

to denounce abusively

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vilis