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130 Cards in this Set
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PLAC
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to please
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complacent
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to be satisfied with a situation that should be changed
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placebo
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something which has a possitive mental effect
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placid
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calm; undisturbed
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GRAT
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pleasing or thankful
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gratuitous
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unnecessary or unwanted
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ingratiate
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to earn one's favor by flattery or fake friendliness
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DOC/DOCT
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to teach
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docile
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easily taught
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indoctrinate
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to teach a certain point of view
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doctrine
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that which is taught; body of beliefs or ideas
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TEMPER
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to temper or make less severe
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temper
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to decrease the strength of something
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temperance
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restraint or moderation
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intemperate
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lacking moderation; severe or extreme
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TORT/TORQ
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to twist
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tortuous
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not direct or straight forward
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retort
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to respond critically or sarcastically
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extort
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to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
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VOLV/VOLU
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to turn
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voluble
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talkative
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convoluted
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having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
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evolve
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to unfold; to develope gradually
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FLEX/FLECT
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to bend
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inflexible
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too unchangable in character or purpose
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deflect
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to cause to turn aside or away
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inflection
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a change in pitch or tone of voice
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VERT/VERS
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to turn
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adverse
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not helpful; harmful
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revert
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to fall back into old condition
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subvert
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to undermine or corrupt
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CRIMIN
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crime
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decriminalize
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to do away with legal penalities
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incriminate
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to reveal guilt or make someone (appear) guilty
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recrimination
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an accusation made in replay; a counter-charge
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CULP
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to blame
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culpable
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deserving blame
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culprit
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one responsible for a crime
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mea culpa
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my fault
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ONUS/ONER
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burden
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onus
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burden or obligation
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onerous
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unpleasant and burdensome
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exonerate
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to prove not guilty
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PROB/PROV
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approve
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approbation
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praise or approval
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reprobate
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a dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
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reprove
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to scold or criticize
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FID
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to trust or believe
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diffident
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shy; not assertive
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fidelity
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faithfulness; loyalty
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confide
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to trust another with important information or a secret
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fidelity
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faithfulness; loyalty
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FALL
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to deceive
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fallacy
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a misleading or mistaken idea
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fallacious
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misleading or deceptive
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fallible
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capable of being mistaken; imperfect
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CRED
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to trust or believe
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credible
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able to be trusted in or believed
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credence
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trust or belief
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credulity
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tendency to believe things too easily or quickly
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incredulous
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unable to believe something or amazed
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DUB
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to doubt
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dubious
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uncertain or doubtful
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indubitable
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certain beyond doubt or question
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redoubtable
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worthy or fear or respect; mighty
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ULTIMA
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last
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ultimate
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surpassing all others; definitive
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penultimate
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just before the final; next to last
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ultimatum
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a demand or threat made that is final
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FIN
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end, border, or limit
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infinite
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without beginning or end
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definative
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defining for all others; standard
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infinitesimal
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extremely small
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NOV
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new
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novel
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new and different
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novice
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inexperienced person; beginner
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innovative
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showing creativity and originality
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PRIM
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first
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primal
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original; dating from before the beginning or existance
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primeval
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extremely ancient; of earliest time
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primacy
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condition of being first in time or importance
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ERR
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to wander
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aberrant
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deviating from a pattern or rule
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erroneous
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wrong or inaccurate
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errant
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wandering or straying
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GRAD/GRESS
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to go forth; proceed
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degrade
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to lower in dignity or esteem; insult
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congress
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a coming together
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egress
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act of going out; exit
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VEN/VENT
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to come
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convene
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to call together; assemble
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covenant
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a mutual or legal agreement
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circumvent
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to avoid by going around; bypass
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CUR/CURS
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to run
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cursury
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hasty and superficial
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precursor
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that which comes before; forerunner
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recourse
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help for a problem; solution
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incursion
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an attach on another's territory; a raid
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VIR
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man
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virile
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masculine; manly
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virtue
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right action; moral goodness
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virtuoso
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a person who is extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
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DEM
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people
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demagogue
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a leader who appeals to people's emotions to gain power
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demographic
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having certain characteristics in common
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pandemic
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having an effect on a large are or region
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POLIT
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city
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cosmopolitan
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worldly or sophisticated
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politicize
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to give a political character to something
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apolitical
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having no interest in politics
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CIVIS
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citizen
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civility
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politeness; courteousness
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civic
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having to do with the business of a town or community
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civilize
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to make more cultured or refined
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DIC/DICT
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to say/to order
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dictate
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to speak aloud in order that one's words might be taken down or recorded; to give an order/make necessary
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malediction
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a recital of words intended to harm; a curse
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benediction
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a blessing
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LOC/LOQU
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to speak
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locution
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style or action of speaking
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eloquent
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powerful and expressive
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colloquial
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of or related to informal speech
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VOCA
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to call
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evocative
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calling forth a vivid image or impression
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equivocate
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to use misleading or confusing language
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advocate
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1. to argue in favor of
2. someone who argues for |
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CLAM/CLAIM
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to shout or call
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exclamatory
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having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone
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declaim
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to speakk loudly and with feeling
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clamorous
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characterized by a loud noise or outcry
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