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20 Cards in this Set
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Disingenuous (adjective) |
Prefix "dis"=not Root gen= to bring into being lacking frankness, candor, or sincerity |
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Contravene (verb) |
Prefix "Contra"= against Root "venire"= to come to come or be in conflict with |
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malediction(noun) |
Prefix "mal"=bad Root "diction"= word a curse |
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neophyte (noun) |
Prefix "neo"= new Root "phyte"= plant a beginner or novice |
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Pugnacious (adjective) |
Root "pugnax"= combative Eager or quick to argue |
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Translucent (adjective) |
Prefix: Trans: across/ through Root: Lucent: Light permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not visible |
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Hiatus (noun) |
Root "to hia" = to gape, open a break or interruption in the continuity of work, series, action, etc. |
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Culpable (adjective) |
Root Culpa=blame deserving blame or censure; blameworthy |
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Abjure (verb) |
Prefix "ab"= away from Root "jure"= jury to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant |
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Docile (adjective) |
Root doc= to teach easily managed or handled; tractable |
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Laudable (adjective) |
Root Laud= to praise deserving praise; commendable |
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Actuate (verb) |
Root "actu"= to act to incite or move to action; motivate; impel |
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caveat (noun) |
Root cavere= to take care a warning or caution; admonition |
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discordant (adjective) |
Prefix dis= not Root cord= agreement being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous |
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Annihilate (verb) |
Root nihil= nothing to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly |
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disdain (verb used with object) |
Prefix dis= apart root deign= to think fit or in accordance to look upon or treat with contempt to think unworthy notice, response, etc. |
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ephemeral (adjective) |
prefix =epi=occurring in loanwords from greek, where it meant "upon","on",and "over" Root: hemer: day lasting a very short time; short lived; transitory: lasting but one day |
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exemplary (adjective) |
root: exem= a pattern, model, copy worthy of imitation; commendable: serving as a warning |
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fortitude (noun) |
Root= forti= strong mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously |
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Frugal (adjective) |
Root: frux= to produce, fruit Economical in use or expenditure; prudently diving or sparing; not wasteful entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager |