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ANTI-
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AGAINST
antidote: remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etcetera antiseptic: free from germs |
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APO-
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AWAY
apology: an expression of one's regret or sorrow for having wronged another apocalypse: revelation; discovery; disclosure |
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ARCH/ARCHI/ARCHY-
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CHIEF, PRINCIPAL, RULER
architect: the devisor, maker, or planner of anything Anarchy: a state or society without government or law |
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AUTO-
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SELF
Automatic: self moving or self-acting Autocrat: an absolute ruler |
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BE-
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TO BE; TO HAVE A PARTICULAR QUALITY;TO EXIST
belitte: to regard something as less impressive than it apparently is bemoan: to express pity for |
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BEL-
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WAR
Antibellum: before the war Rebel: a person who resists authority, control or tradition |
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BEN/BON-
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GOOD
Benefit: anything advantageous to a person or thing Benign: having a kindly disposition |
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BI-
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TWICE, DOUBLE
Binoculars: involving two eyes Bilateral: pertaining to or affecting two or both sides |
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CAD/CID-
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TO FALL; TO HAPPEN BY CHANCE
Accident: happening by chance; unexpected Decadent: decaying; deteriorating |
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CANT/CENT/CHANT
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TO SING
Accent: prominence of a syllable in terms of pronounciation Enchant: to subject to magical influence |
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CAP/CIP/CEPT
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TO TAKE; TO GET
Capture: to take by force or stratagem Anticipate: to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee |
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CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT
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HEAD, HEADLONG
Capital: the city or town that is the official seat of government Precipice: a cliff with a vertical face |
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CARD/CORD/COUR
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HEART
Encourage: to inspire with spirit or confidence Concord: agreement; peace, amity |
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CARN
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FLESH
Reincarnation: rebirth of a soul in a new body Incarnation: a being invested with a bodily form |
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CAST/CHAST-
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CUT
Cast: to throw or hurl Castigate: to punish in order to correct |
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CED/CEED/CESS
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TO GO; TO YIELD, TO STOP
Antecedent: existing, being, or going before Cessation: a temporary or complete discontinuance |
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CENTR-
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CENTER
Concentrate: to bring to a common center; to converge, to direct toward one point Centrifuge: an apparatus that rotates at high that separates substances if different densities using force |
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CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT
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TO SEPARATE; TO JUDGE; TO DISTINGUISH; TO DECIDE
Discrete: detached from others, separate Hypocrite: a person who pretends to have beliefs that she does not |
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CHRON-
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TIME
Synchronize: to occur at the same time or agree in time Chronic: constant, habitual |
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CIRCU-
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AROUND, ON ALL SIDES
Circumference: the outer boundary of a circular area Circuit: the act of going or moving around |
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CIS
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TO CUT
Scissors: cutting instrument for paper Incisive:penetrating, cutting |
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CLA/CLO/CLU
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SHUT, CLOSE
Conclude: to bring to an end; finish; to terminate Disclose: to make known, reveal, uncover Preclude: to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of |
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CLAIM/CLAM
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TO SHOUT; TO CRY OUT
Exclaim: to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently Clamor: a loud uproar |
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CLI
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TO LEAN TOWARD
Decline: to cause to slope or incline downward Proclivity: inclination, bias |
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CO/COL/COM/CON
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WITH; TOGETHER
Connect: to bind or fasten together Coerce: to compel by force, intimidation, or authority |
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COUR/CUR
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Running; A Course
Recur: to happen again Cursive: handwriting in flowing strokes Incursion: a hostile entrance in to a place |
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CRE/CRESC/CRET
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TO GROW
Accrue: to be added as a matter of gain Accretion: an increase by natural growth |
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CRED
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To believe, To Trust
Credulity: willingness to believe or trust too readily Credit: trustworthiness |
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CRYP
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Hidden
Apocryphal: of doubtgul authorship or authenticity |
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CUB/ CUMB
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TO LIE DOWN
Succumb: to give away Incumbent: holding an indicated position |
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CULP
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BLAME
Culpable: deserving blame or censure Inculpate: to charge with fault |
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DAC/DOC
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TO TEACH
Indoctrinate: to imbue a person with learning Docile: easily managed or handled, tractable |
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DE
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AWAY, OFF, DOWN, COMPLETLY, REVERSAL
Defame: to attack a good name Deferential: respectful |
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DEM
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PEOPLE
Pandemic: general, universal Demographics: vital and social statistics of populations |
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DI/DIA
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APART/THROUGH
diagnose: identify something from the symptoms Dichotomy: division into two parts |
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DIC/ DICT/DIT
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TO SAY; TO TELL; TO USE WORDS
Predict: to tell in advance Verdict: judgement, decree Interdict: to forbid; prohibit |
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DIGN
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WORTH
Condign: well deserved, fitting, adequate |
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DIS/DIF
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AWAY FROM, APART, REVERSAL, NOT
Dissuade: to deter by advice or persuasion |
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DOG/DOX
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OPINION
Paradox: an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion |
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DOL
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SUFFER, PAIN
Condolence: expression of sympathy with one who is suffering Doleful: sorrowful, mournful |
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DON/DOT/DOWN
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TO GIVE
Donate: to present as a gift Anecdote: a short narrative about an event |
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DUB
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DOUBT
Dubiety: doubtfulness Indubitable: unquestionable |
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DUC/DUCT
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TO LEAD
Conductive: contributive Induct: to install in a position |
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DUR
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HARD
Duress: compulsion by threat, coercion Dour: sullen, gloomy |
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DYS
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FAULTY, ABNORMAL
Dyspepsia: impaired digestion Dyslexia: unability to read |
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E/EF/EX
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OUT OF, FROM, FORMER, COMPLETELY
Extricate: to release Efface: to rub or wipe out |
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EPI
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UPON
Epilogue: concluding part added to a work Epigram: witty or pointed saying |
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EQU
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EQUAL, EVEN
Adequate: equal to the requirement or occasion Equidistant: equally distant |
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ERR:
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TO WANDER
Erratic: deviating from the proper or usual course Arrant: notorious, downright |
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ESCE
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BECOMING
Obsolescent: becoming obsolete Convalescent: recovering from an illness |
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EU
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GOOD, WELL, HEALTHY
Euphemism: pleasant sounding term for something unpleasant Eugenics: improvement of qualities for a better race Euthnasia: killing person painlessly |
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EXTRA
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OUTSIDE, BEYOND
Extradite: to hand over to state where crime was committed Extrapolate: to estimate from known date |
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FAB/ FAM
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SPEAK
Affable: friendly, courteous Famous: well known, celebrated |
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FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/FY
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TO DO; TO MAKE
Profilic: producing many offspring Ratify: to confirm or accept by formal consent Counterfeit: imitation, forgery |
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FER
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TO BRING; TO CARRY; TO BEAR
Confer: to grant, bestow Referendum: to vote on political question open to the entire electorare |
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FERV
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TO BOIL, TO BUBBLE
Fervid: ardent, intense Effervescent: with the qualites of giving off bubbles or gas |
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FID
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FAITH, TRUST
Affidavit: written statement on oath Fiduciary: of a trust, held or given in trust |
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FIN
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END
Definitive: decisive, unconditional, final Infinitesimal: very small |
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FLAG/FLAM
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TO BURN
Flambeau: a lighted torch Flagrant: blatant, scandalous |
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FLECT/ FLEX
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TO BEND
Inflect: to change or vary pitch Reflect: to throw back |
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FLU/ FLUX
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TO FLOW
Fluid: substance capable of flowing freely Confluence: merging into one |
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FORE
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BEFORE
Foresight: care or provision for future Forestall: to prevent by advance action Forthright: outspoken, decisive |
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FORT:
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CHANCE
Fortunate: lucky, auspicious |
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FORT
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STRENGTH
Fortify: to provide with fortifications; strengthen Fortissimo; very loud |
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FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING
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TO BREAK
Fracture: breakage Fractious: irritable, peevish Infringe: to break or violate |
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FUS
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TO POUR
Fusillade: continous discharge, Suffuse: to spread throughtout |
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GEN
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BIRTH. CREATION, RACE, KIND
Generous: giving or given freely Progeny: offspring, descendents Miscegenation: interbreeding of races |
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GN/GNO
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KNOW
agnostic: existence of GOD is not proveable Ignoramous: a person lacking knowledge Incognito: with one's name or idenity concealed |
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GRAD/GRESS
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TO STEP
Aggressive: given to a hostile act or feeling Egress: going out, way out |
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GRAT
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PLEASING
Ingratiate: to bring oneself into favor |
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HER/HES
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TO STICK
Inherent: constitution or essential character of something Adherent: able to adhere to something |
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(H)ETERO
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DIFFERENT
Heterogenous: of other origin Heterodox: holding unorthodox opions |
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(H)OM
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SAME
Homonym: one or two word spelled the same Anomaly: deviation from a common rule |
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HYPER
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OVER; EXCESSIVE
Hyperactive: excessively active |
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HYPO
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UNDER
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IDIO
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OF ONE"S SELF
Idiom: language or dialect of a particular culture |
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IM/IN/EM/EN
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INTO
implicit: not expressively stated Incarnate: given a bodily form |
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IM/IN
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NOT/WITHOUT
Innocuous: not harmful or injurious |
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INTER
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BETWEEN, AMONG
Interim: provisional arrangement Interloper: one who intrudes in the domain of others |
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JECT
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TO THROW, TO THROW DOWN
Eject: to throw out, expel Abject: utterly hopeless |
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JOIN/ JUNCT
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TO MEET/ TO JOIN
Abjoin: to be next and joined with Subjugate: to conquer |
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JUR
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TO SWEAR
Perjury: willful lying while on oath Abjure: to renounce on oath |
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LAV/LUT/LUV
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TO WASH
dilute: to make thinner by adding water Antediluvian: before the biblical flood, extremely old |
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LECT/LEG
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TO SELECT, TO CHOOSE
Eclectic: selecting ideas, etcetera from various scenes |
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LEV
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LIFT, LIGHT, RISE
Alleviate: to make easier, endure Levee: embankment against flooding |
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LOC/LOG/ LOQU
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WORD SPEECH
colloquail: ordinary of familiar conversation Loquacious: talkative |
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LUC/LUM/LUS
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LIGHT
illustrious: highly distinguished |
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LUD/LUS
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TO PLAY
Allude: to refer to casually ludicrous: laughable |
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MAG/MAJ/MAX
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BIG
Magnate: powerful or influnential person |
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MAL/MALE
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BAD, ILL, EVIL, WRONG
Malign: to speak untruths Malaroit: clumsy |
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MAN
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HARD
manual: operated by hand |
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MIN
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SMALL
diminuition: the act or process of diminishing |
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MIN
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TO PROJECT, TO HANG OVER
Minatory: menacing, threatening |
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MIS/MIT
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TO SEND
Emissary: person sent to represent interests of others |
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MISC
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MIXED
Miscegnation: made up of many parts |
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MON/MONIT
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TO REMIND, TO WARN
Admonish: to caution Remonstrate: plead in protect |
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MORPH
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SHAPE
anthropomorphism: attribution of human characteristics to inhumane objects |
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MORT
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DEATH
moribound: dying, decaying |
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MUT
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CHANGE
permutation: a complete change |
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NAT/NAS/NAI
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TO BE BORN
Cognate: related by blood Nascent; starting to develop |
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NIC/NOC/NOX
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HARM
obnoxious: highly offensive |
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NOM
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RULE, ORDER
Economy: careful or thrift use or resources taxonomy: science, laws and principles |
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NOM/NYM/NOUN/NOWN/
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NAME
Nominal: existing in name only nomenclature: system of names |
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NOUNC/ NUNC
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TO ANNOUNCE
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NOV/NEO/NOU
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NEW
neologism: newly coined word |
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OB/OC/OF/OP
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TOWARD, TO AGAINST, OVER
Obstinate: stubbornly adhering to an idea Obstreperous: unruly |
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OMNI
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ALL
omnibus: anthology of works |
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PAC/PEAC
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PEACE
appease: to bring peace |
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PAN
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ALL, EVERYONE
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PAR
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EQUAL
disparage: to belittle disparate, essentially different |
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PARA
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NEXT TO, BESIDE
parallel: extending in same direction parody: to imitate for purposes of satire paragon: model of excellance |
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PAS/PAT/PATH
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FEELING, SUFFERING, DISEASE
empathy: feeling the feelings of others compassion: feeling of deep sympathy |
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PAU/PO/POV/PU
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FEW, LITTLE, POOR
paucity: smallness of quanity, scarcity |
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PED
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CHILD, EDUCATION
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PED/POD
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FOOT
expedite: to speed up progress |
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PEN/PUN
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TO COMPENSATE
Penal: pertaining to punishment |
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PEND/PENS
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TO HANG, TO WEIGHT, TO PAY
compensate: to counterbalance |
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PER
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COMPLETELY
perforate: to make a way through pertinacious: resolute |
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PERI
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AROUND
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PET/PIT
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TO GO, TO SEEK, TO STRIVE
compete appetite |
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PHIL
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LOVE
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PLAC
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TO PLEASE
implacable: unable to be pleased |
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PLE
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TO FILL
deplete: to decrease seriously or exhaust the supply of |
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PLEX/PLIC/PLY
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TO FOLD, TWIST, TANGLE OR BEND
implicate: to show to be involved in an incriminating manner |
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PON/POS/POUND
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TO PUT, TO PLACE
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PORT
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TO CARRY
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POST
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AFTER
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PRE
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BEFORE
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PREHEND/PRISE
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TO TAKE, TO GET, TO SEIZE
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PRO
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MUCH, FOR A LOT
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PROB
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TO PROVE, TO TEST
approbation: prasise, consideration |
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PUG
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TO FIGHT
pugnacious: to quarrel or fight readily |
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PUNC/PUNG/POIGN
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TO POINT, TO PRICK
Compunction: a feeling of uneasiness of doing wrong |
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QUE/ QUIS
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TO SEEK
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QUI
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QUIET
Tranquil: acquiscence: to comply with, give in |
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RID/RIS
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TO LAUGH
derision: the act of mockery |
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ROG
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TO ASK
interrogate: to ask questions of, especially formmally abrogate: to abolish by formal means |
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SACR/SANCT/SECR
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SACRED
sanctify: to make holy sacrament: something that is regarded as possessing sacred character |
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SAL/SIL/SAULT/SULT
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TO LEAP, TO JUMP
somersault: to roll the body over exult: to show or feel joy |
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SCI
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TO KNOW
unconscionable: unscrupulous |
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SCRIBE/SCRIP
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TO WRITE
proscribe: to condemn as harmful or odious circumscribe: to draw a line around |
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SE
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APART
sequester: to remove or withdraw into solitude |
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SEC/SEQU
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TO FOLLOW
prosecute: to seek to enforce by legal process |
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SED/SESS/SID
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TO SIT, TO BE STILL, TO PLAN, TO PLOT
sediment: the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid subsidiary: serving to assist or supplement |
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SENS/SENT
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TO FEEL; TO BE AWARE
presentiment: a feeling that something is about to happen sentinel: a person or thing that stands watch |
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SOL
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TO LOOSEN, TO FREE
dissolution: the act or process of dissolving into parts or elements |
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SPEC/SPIC/SPIT
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TO LOOK; TO SEE
circumspect: watchful and discrete, cautious perspicacious: having a keen mental perception and understanding |
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STA/STI
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TO STAND, TO BE IN PLACE
destitute: without means of substinence apostasy: renunciation of an object of one's previous loyalty |
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SUA
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SMOOTH
assuage: to make less severe, ease, relieve |
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SUB/SUP
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BELOW
subterfuge: an articfice or expedient used to evade a rule |
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SUPER/SUR
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ABOVE
supercilious: arrogant, haughty |
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TAC/TIC
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BE SILENT
reticent: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely |
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TAIN/TEN/TENT/TIN
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TO HOLD
tenacious: holding fast |
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TEND/TENS/TENT/TENU
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TO STRETCH; TO THIN
tendentious: having a predisposition towards a point of view attenuate: to weaken or reduce in force |
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THEO
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GOD
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TRACT
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TO DRAG; TO PULL; TO DRAW
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TRANS
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ACROSS
transgress: to violate a law, command or moral code |
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US/UT
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TO USE
usage: customary way of doing something |
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VEN/VENT
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TO COME OR TO MOVE TOWARD
contravene: to come into conflict with |
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VER
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TRUTH
verdict: any judgment or decision verisimilitude: the appearance or semblance of truth |
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VERD
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GREEN
verdure: fresh, rich vegetation |
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VERS/VERT
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TO TURN
diverse: of a different kind, from, character inadvertent: unintentional |
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VI
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LIFE
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VID/VIS
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TO SEE
survey: to view in a general or comprehensive way |
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VIL
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BASE, MEAN
vilify: to slander or defame revile: to criticize with harsh language |
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VOC/VOK
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TO CALL
equivocate: to use ambigous or unclear expressions |
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VOL
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TO WISH
malevolent: characterized by or expressing bad will |
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VOR
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TO EAT
voracious: having a great appetite |