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37 Cards in this Set
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To stop the flow of |
stanch |
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firm and steadfast |
staunch |
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still in existence; not destroyed |
extant |
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resisting authority; difficult to control |
restive |
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Latin root, meaning "stand, stay" |
STA, STI |
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With regard to |
apropos |
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To remove from office or power |
depose |
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Latin root, meaning "to put, place" |
POS |
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Having no motion or change |
static |
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Intense joy or delight |
ecstasy |
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Condition in which there is no change |
stasis |
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Greek root, meaning "standing" |
STAS, STAT |
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A being |
entity |
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The most important ingredient; the crucial element |
essence |
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The most typical, ideal, or important |
quintessential |
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syn: cease |
stanch |
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syn: strong |
staunch |
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syn: existing |
extant |
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syn: restless, fidgety |
restive |
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syn: proper |
apropos |
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syn: still |
static |
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syn: joy |
ecstasy |
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syn: crux |
essence |
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syn: equilibrium |
stasis |
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syn: essential |
quintessential |
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Latin root, meaning "to be" |
ENT, ESS |
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ant: fickle, wavering |
staunch |
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ant: extinct |
extant |
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ant: inappropriate |
apropos |
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ant: elect |
depose |
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ant: dynamic |
static |
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ant: misery |
ecstasy |
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Latin root, meaning "to make, do"
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FAC
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Latin root, meaning "work"
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OPUS, OPERIS
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Latin root, meaning "wealth, power, resource"
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OPS, OPIS
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Greek root, meaning "work"
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ERG
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Latin root, meaning "work"
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LABOR
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