Etymology 6/14/06

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in/clin/at/ion

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N. Tendency; preferred; a slope or slant.

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De/clin/e

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V. To turn away from doing or to refuse; to cause to bend or slope down.

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Pro/cliv/ity

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N. Tendency; inclination.

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Ac/cliv/ity

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An upward scale.

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Di/verg/ent

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Adj. Drawing apart; moving away from each other.

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Con/verg/e

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V. To come together.

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Ad/jace/nt

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Adj. Having a common border or not distant; nearby.

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Con/ject/ure

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N. A conclusion drawn from a prediction; a guess.

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Pro/ject/ile

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N. Adj. Capable of being thrust forward.

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De/ject/ed

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Adj. Depressed.

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Re/ject

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V. To refuse to accept.

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Tra/ject/ory

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N. The parth of something thrown or moving through space.

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Sub/ject/ive

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Adj. Rel. to personal opinion.

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Ob/ject/ive

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Adj. Unviased, factual or not influenced by personal opinion.

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Inter/ject

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V. To come between or interrupt.

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E/ject

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V. To throw out.

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E/miss/ary

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N. One sent one a mission as an agent of another,

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Miss/ile

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N. An object that's thrown.

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Manu/miss/ion

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N. The act of freeing from slavery.

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De/mise

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N. Death or end of existence.

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Re/miss

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Adj. Careless; negligent.

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Inter/mitt/ent

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Adj. Not continuous on and off.

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Re/mit

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V. to send (usu. $)

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Re/mitt/ance

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money sent in payment.

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Pre/mise

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N. A basis for a conclusion.

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Un/re/mitt/ing

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Adj. persistent; continuous; not yielding; not stopping.

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Sur/mise

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V. To conclude; to make a guess or conjecture.

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Com/miss/ion

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N. Fee or percentage allowed to a salesmen for his sales.

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Pend/ent

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Adj. Overhanging or suspended in the air.

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Pend/ant

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N. Hanging object on a necklace.

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Ap/pend/age

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N. Anything added on or attached (as a limb).

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De/pend

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V. To place trust in or rely on.

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Pend/ul/ous

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Adj. Hanging loosely.

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Pro/pens/ity

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N. A natural inclination or tendency.

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Im/pend

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V. To be about to happen.

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Im/pend/ing

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About to happen.

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Ap/pend/ix

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N. Something added at the end.

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Pens/ive

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Adj. Thinking deeply or seriously.

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Pond/er/ous

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Adj. Very heavy and builky; dull; burdensome.

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Pre/pond/er/ance

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N. Superiority in weight; power; importance.

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Com/pend/ium

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N. Summary; a collection of literary works.

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Dis/pens/at/ion

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N. The act of distributing in portions; the act of making an exception (as in rule, law).

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In/dis/pens/able

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Adj. Essential; incapable of being replaced.

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Com/pens/ate

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V. To be equivalent to counterbalance; restitution.

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Re/com/pens/e

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V. To repay or award payment to.

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Ex/pend

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V. To spend or use up.

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Ex/pend/able

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Subject to use, suitable for sacrifice.

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Pens/ion

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N. Sum of money regularly paid as a retirement benefit.

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Ex/pans/ive

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Adj. Tending to increase in size; spreading.

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Sur/pass

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V. To go beyond the limit of; exceed.

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En/com/pass

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V. to surround or enclose; encircle.

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Im/pass/ive

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Adj. Lacking emotion; apathetic.

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Com/pass/ion

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N. Sympathetic concern.

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Com/pati/ble

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Adj. Capable of living in harmony or agreemtn.

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De/pos/e

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V. to remove from a position.

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De/posit/ion

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Act of removing from position; testimony under oath.

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Op/pon/ent

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N. One who is in conflict with another.

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Com/pon/ent

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N. An ingredient or part of something.

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Pro/pon/ent

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N. One who argues in favor of something.

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Ex/pon/ent

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N. One that interprets a person or thing that's an example or symbol.

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juxta/posit/ion

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N. The act of placing 2 or more things side by side.

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Post/pon/e

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V. To delay or put off to a later date.

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Im/posit/ion

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N. The act of forcing oneself on others.

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Con/tent/ious

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Adj. Quarrelsome; argumentative.

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Dis/tend

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V. To stretch out.

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Dis/tend/ed

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V. to stretch out.

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Dis/tend/ed

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Stretched out.

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Ex/tens/ive

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Adj. Vast; broad; having great range.

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Tens/ile

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Adj. Capable of being stretched.

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Por/tent/ous

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Adj. Ominous; threatening; amazing.

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Por/tent

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A marvel; an omen.

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Pre/tent/ious

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Adj. Char. by acting impt. when you're not; claiming to be greater than u are.

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At/tent/ive

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Adj. Observant and considerate.

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Os/tent/at/ious

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Adj. Showing off (esp. wealth)

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Os/tens/ible

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Apparently true.

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Tenu/ous

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Adj. Thin and weak; flimsy.

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At/tenu/ate

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V. To make slender or thin.

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At/tenu/ated

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Tapering off to an end.

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Ex/tenu/at/ing

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Adj. Tending to lesson or decrease the severity; serving to excuse.

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Tent/at/ive

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Adj. Not fully worked out or developed; indefinite; experimental.

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Ten/ant

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N. One who holds or posseses real estate; an occupant.

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Ten/able

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Adj. Reasonable; valid; logical; defensible.

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Ten/ac/ious

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Adj. Not easily pulled apart; stubborn and persistent.

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Ten/et

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N. A principle, belief or doctrine; generally held to be true.

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Re/tent/ive

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Adj. Having the power to hold on to what one has. (usu. mind)

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Per/tin/ent

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Adj. Relative and to the point; appropriate; suitable.

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Per/tin/ac/ious

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Adj. Very persistant.

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Im/per/tin/ent

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Adj. Off the subject; irrelevant; rude and disrespectful.

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Sus/tain

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V. To support or maintain.

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Ten/or

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N. A general attitude.

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Ad/her/e

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To give support or to stick

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Ad/hes/ive

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Adj. Tending to hold fast or stick.

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Co/hes/ive

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Adj. Sticking together.

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Co/her/ent

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Adj. Flowing together logically.

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In/co/her/ent

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Adj. Loose; not flowing together.

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Hes/it/ate

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V. To hold back in doubt or decisiosn.

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In/her/ent

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Adj. Belonging by nature; existing naturally.

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Misc/ell/an/eous

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Adj. Having various traits.

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Misc/ible

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Adj. Capable of being mixed; mixable.

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Pro/misc/uous

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Adj. Not selective in choosing lovers; lacking standards in relationships.

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Clin, Cliv

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Lean; incline; slope

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Verg

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Tend toward; bend

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Jace

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Lie

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Jaci, ject, jacu

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Throw

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Mitt, miss, mise

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Send; let go.

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Pend, Pens

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Hang

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Pend, Pens, Pond

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Weigh

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Pend, Pens

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Pay

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Pand, Pans, Pass

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Spread; extend

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Pati, pass

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Suffer; feel; endure;permit

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Pon, Pos, Posit (Pound, post)

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Put; place

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Tend, Tens, Tent

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Stretch

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Tenu

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Thin

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Tempt, tent

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Try out; test

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Ten, tin, tent (tain)

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Hold

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Her, Hes

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Stick; cling