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A: Without
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amoral: neither moral nor immoral
atheist: one who does not believe in God atypical: not typical anonymous: of unknown authorship or origin apathy: lack of interest or emotion atrophy: the wasting away of body tissue anomaly: an irregularity agnostic: one who questions the existence of God |
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Ab/Abs: Off, away from, apart, down
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abduct: to take by force
abhor: to hate, detest abolish: to do away with, make void abstract: conceived apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances abnormal: deviating from a standard abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a throne abstinence: forbearance from any indulgence of appetite abstruse: hard to understand; secret, hidden |
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Ac/Acr: Sharp, bitter
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acid: something that is sharp, sour, or ill-natured
acute: sharp at the end; ending in a point acerbic: sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper acrid: sharp or biting to the taste or smell acrimonious: caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature exacerbate: to increase bitterness or violence; aggravate |
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Act/Ag: To do, to drive, to force, to lead
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agile: quick and well-coordinated, in movement; active, lively
agitate: to move or force into violent, irregular action litigate: to make the subject of a lawsuit prodigal: wastefully or recklessly extravagant pedagogue: a teacher synagogue: a gathering or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship |
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Ad/Al: To, Toward, Near
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adapt: adjust or modify fittingly
adjacent: near, close, or contagious; adjoining addict: to give oneself over, as to a habit or pursuit admire: to regard with wonder, pleasure, and approval address: to direct a speech or written statement to adhere: to stick fast; cleave; cling adjoin: to be close or in contact with advocate: to plead in favor of |
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Am: Love
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amateur: a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than financial or professional gain
amatory: of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking amenity: agreeable ways or manners amorous: inclined to love, esp. sexual love enamored: inflamed with love; charmed; captivated amity: friendship; peaceful harmony inamorata: a female lover amiable; having or showing agreeable personal qualities amicable: characterized by exhibiting good will |
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Amb: To go, to walk
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ambient: moving freely; circulating
ambitious: desirous of achieving or obtaining power preamble: an introductory statement ambassador: an authorized messenger or representative ambulance: a wheeled vehicle equipped for carrying sick people usually to a hospital ambulatory: of, pertaining to, or capable of walking ambush: the act of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise perambulator: one who makes a tour of inspection on foot |
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Ambi/Amph: Both, more than one, around
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ambiguous: open to various interpretations
amphibian: any cold-blooded vertebrate, the larva of which is aquatic and the adult of which is terrestrial; a person or thing having a twofold nature ambidextrous: able to use both hands equally well |
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Anim: Of the life, mind, soul, spirit
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unanimous: in complete accord
animosity: a feeling of ill will or enmity animus: hostile feeling or attitude equanimity: mental or emotional stability, especially under tension magnanimous: generous in forgiving an insult or injury |
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Annui/Enni: Year
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annual: of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly
anniversary: the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event annuity: a specified income payable at stated intervals perennial: lasting for an indefinite amount of time annals: a record of events, especially a yearly record |
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Al/Ali/Alter: Other, another
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alternative: a possible choice
alias: an assumed name; another name alibi: the defense by an accused person that he or she was verifiable elsewhere at the time of the crime with which he or she is charged alien: one born in another country; a foreigner alter ego: the second self; a substitue or deputy altruist: a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others allegory: figurative treatment of one under the guise of another |
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Ante: Before
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anterior: placed before
antecedent: existing, being, or going before antedate: precede in time antebellum: before the war (especially the American Civil War) antediluvian: belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old-fashioned |
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Anthro/Andr: Man, human
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anthropology; the science that deals with the origins of humankind
android: robot; mechanical man misanthrope: one who hates humans or humanity philanderer: one who carries on flirtations androgynous: being both male and female androgen: any substance that promotes masculine characteristics anthropocentric: regarding humanity as the central fact of the universe |
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Anit: Against
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antibody: a protein naturally existing in blood serum that reacts to overcome the toxic effects of an antigen
antidote: a remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc. antiseptic; free from germs; particularly clean or neat antipathy: aversion antipodal: on the opposite side of the globe |
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Apo: Away
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apology: an expression of one's regret or sorrow for having wronged another
apostle: one of the 12 disciples sent forth by Jesus to preach the gospel apocalypse: revelation; discovery; disclosure apogee: the highest or most distant point apocryphal: of doubtful authorship or authenticity apostasy: a total desertion of one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc. |
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Arch/Archi/Archy: Chief, principal, ruler
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architect: the divisor, maker, or planner of anything
archenemy: chief enemy monarchy: a government in which the supreme power is lodged in a sovereign anarchy: a state or society without government or law oligarchy: a state or society ruled by a select group |
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Auto: Self
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automatic: self-moving or self-acting
autocrat: an absolute ruler autonomy: independence or freedom |
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Be: To be, to have a particular quality, to exist
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belittle: to regard something as less impressive than it apparently is
bemoan: to express pity for bewilder: to confuse or puzzle completely belie: to misrepresent; to contradict |
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Bel: War
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antebellum: before the war
rebel: a person who resists authority, control, or tradition belligerent: warlike, given to waging war |
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Ben/Bon: Good
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benefit: anything advantageous to a person or thing
benign: having a kindly disposition benediction: act of uttering a blessing benevolent: desiring to do good to others bonus: something given over and above what is due bona fide: in good faith; without fraud |
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Bi: Twice, double
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binocular: involving two eyes
biennial: happening every two years bilateral: pertaining to or affecting two or both sides bilingual: able to speak one's native language and another with equal facility bipartisan: representing two parties |
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Cad/Cid: to fall, to happen by chance
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accident: happening by chance; unexpected
coincidence; a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time, apparently by chance decadent: decaying; deteriorating cascade: a waterfall descending over a steep surface recidivist: one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime |
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Cant/Cent/Chant: To sing
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accent: prominence of a syllable in terms of pronunciation
chant; a song; singing enchant: to subject to magical influence; bewitch recant: to withdraw or disavow a statement incantation: the chanting of words purporting to have magical power incentive: that which incites action |
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Cap/Capit/Cipit: Head, headlong
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capital: the city or town that is the official seat of government
disciple: one who is a pupil of the doctrines of another precipitate: to hasten the occurrence precipice: a cliff with a vertical face capitulate: to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms caption: a heading or title |
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Cap/Cip/Cept: To take, to get
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capture: to take by force or stratagem
anticipate: to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee susceptible: capable of receiving, admitting, undergoing, or being affected by something emancipate: to free from restraint percipient: having perception; discerning; discriminating precept: a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct |
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Card/Cord/Cour: Heart
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cardiac: pertaining to the heart
encourage: to inspire with spirit or confidence concord: agreement; peace, amity discord: lack of harmony between persons or things concordance: agreement, concord, harmony |
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Carn: flesh
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carnivorous: eating flesh
carnage: the slaughter of a great number of people carnival: a traveling amusement show reincarnation: rebirth of a soul in a new body incarnation: rebirth of a soul in a new body incarnation: a being invested with a bodily form |
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Cast/Chast: Cut
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cast: to throw or hurl; fling
caste: a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank castigate: to punish in order to correct chastise: to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment chaste: free from obscenity; decent |
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Ced/Ceed/Cess: To go, to yield, to stop
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antecedent: existing, being, or going before
concede: to acknowledge as ture, just or proper; admit predecessor: one who comes before another in an office, position, ect. cessation: a temporary or complete discontinuance incessant: without stop |
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Centr: Center
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concentrate: to bring to a common center; to converge, to direct toward one point
eccentric: off-center concentric: having a common center, as in circles or spheres centriuge: an apparatus that rotates at high speed that separates substances or different densities using centrifugal force centrist; of or pertaining to moderate poitical or social ideas |
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Cern/Cert/Cret/Crim/Crit: To separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide
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discrete: detached from others, separate
ascertain: to make sure of; to determine certitude: freedom from doubt discreet: judicious in one's conduct of speech, esp. with regard to maintaining silience about something of a delicate nature hypocrite: a person, who pretends to have beliefs that she does not criterion: a standard of judgment or criticism |
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Chron: Time
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synchronize: to occur at the same time or agree in time
chronology: the sequential order in which past events occurred anachronism: an obsolete or archaic form chronic: constant, habitual chronometer: a time piece with a mechanism to adjust for accuracy |
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Circu: Around, on all sides
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circumference; the outer boundary of a circular area
circumstances; the existing conditions or state of affairs surroundign and affecting an agent circuit: the act of going or moving around circumambulate: to walk about or around circuitous; roundabout, indirect |
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Cis: To cut
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scissors: cutting instrument for paper
precise: difintely stated or defined exorcise: to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony incision: a cut, gash, or notch incisive: penetrating, cutting |
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Cla/Clo/Clu: shut, close
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conclude: to bring to an end, finish, to terminate
claustrophobia: an abnormal fear of enclosed places disclose; to make known, reveal, to uncover exclusive: not admitting of something else; shutting out others cloister: a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution preclude: to prevent the presence, existence, or occurence of |
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Claim/Clam: To shout, to cry out
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exclaim: to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently
proclaim: to announce or declare in an official way clamor: a loud uproar disclaim: to deny interest in or connection with reclaim: to claim or demand the return of a right or possession |
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Cli: To lean toward
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decline: to cause to slope or incline downward
recline: to lean back climax: the most intense point in the development of something proclivity: inclination, bias disinclination: aversion, distaste |
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Co/Col/Com/Con: With, together
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connect: to bind or fasten together
coerce: to compel by force, intimidation, or authority compatible: capable of existing together in harmony collide: to strike one another with a forceful impact collaborate: to work with another, cooperate conciliate: to placate, win over commensurate: suitable in measure, proportionate |
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Cour/Cur: Running; a course
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recur: to happen again
curriculum: the regular course of study courier: a messenger traveling in haste who bears news excursion: a short journey or trip cursive: handwriting in flowing strokes with the letters joined together concur: to accord in opinion; agree incursion: a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly cursory: going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial |
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Cre/Cresc/Cret: To grow
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accrue: to be added as a matter of periodic gain
creation: the act of producing or causing to exist increase: to make greater in any respect increment; something added or gained; an addition or increase accretion: an increase by natural growth |
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Cred: To believe; to trust
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incredible: unbelievable
credentials: anything that provides the basis for belief credo: any formula of belief credulity: willingness to believe or trust too readily credit: trustworthiness |
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Cryp: Hidden
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crypt:a subterranean chamber or vault
apocryphal: of doubtful authorship or authenticity cryptology: the science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers, and the like cryptography: procedures of making an using secret writing |
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Cub/Cumb: To lie down
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cubicle: any small space or compartment that is partitioned off
succumb: to give away to superior force; yield incubate: to sit upon for the purpose of hatching incumbent: holding an indicated position recumbent: lying down; reclining; leaning |
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Culp: Blame
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culprit: a person guilty for an offense
culpable: deserving blame or censure inculpate: to charge with fault mea culpa: through my fault; my fault |
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Dac/Doc: To teach
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doctor: someone licensed to practice medicine; a learned person
doctrine: a particular principle advocated, as of government or religion indoctrinate: to imbue a person with learning docile: easily managed or handled; tractable didactic: intended for instruction |
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De: Away, off, down, completely, reversal
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descend: to move from a higher to a lower place
decipher: to make out the meaning; to interpret defile: to make foul, dirty, or unclean defame: to attack the good name or reputation of deferential: respectful; to yield to judgement delineate: to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline |
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Dem: People
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democracy: government by the people
epidemic: affecting at the same time a large number of people, and spreading from person to person endemic; peculiar to a particular people or locality pandemic: general, universal demographics: vital and social statistics of populations |
