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WITHOUT
amoral: neither moral nor immoral atheist: one who dose 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
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OFF, AWAY FROM, APART, DOWN
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 abtruse: hard to understand; secret, hidden |
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AC/ACR
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SHARP, BITTER
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
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TO DO; TO DRIVE; TO FORCE; TO LEAD
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
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TO, TOWARD, NEAR
adapt: adjust or modify fittingly adjacent: near, close, or contigious; 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 conctact with advocate: to plead in favor of |
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AL/ALI/ALTER
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OTHER, ANOTHER
alternative: a possible choice alias: an assumed name; another name alibi: the defense by an accused person that he was verifiably elsewhere at the time of the crime which he is charged alien: one born in another country; a foreigner alter ego: the second self; a substitute or deputy altruist: a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others allegory: figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another |
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AM
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LOVE
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
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TO GO; TO WALK
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
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BOTH, MORE THAN ONE, AROUND
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
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OF THE LIFE, MIND, SOUL, SPIRIT
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
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YEAR
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, esp. a yearly record |
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ANTE
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BEFORE
anterior: placed before antecedent: existing, being, or going before antedate: precede in time antebellum: before the war (esp. the American Civil War) antediluvian: belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old-fashioned |
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ANTHRO/ANDR
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MAN, HUMAN
anthropology: the science that deals with the origins of mankind android: robot; mechanical man misanthrope: one who hates humans or mankind philanderer: one who carries on flirtations androgynous: being both male and female androgen: any substance that promotes masculine characteristics anthropocentric: regarding man as the central fact of the universe |
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ANTI
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AGAINST
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, etcetera antiseptic: free from germs; particularly clean or neat antipathy: aversion antipodal: on the opposite side of the globe |
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APO
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AWAY
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: revalation; 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, etcetera |
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ARCH/ARCHI/ARCHY
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CHIEF, PRINCIPAL, RULER
architect: the devisor, 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
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SELF
automatic: self-moving or self-acting autocrat: an absolute ruler autonomy: independence or freedom |
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BE
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TO BE; TO HAVE A PARTICULAR QUALITY; TO EXIST
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/BELL
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WAR
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
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GOOD
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
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TWICE, DOUBLE
binoculars: 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
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TO FALL; TO HAPPEN BY CHANCE
accident: happening by chance; unexpected coincidence: a striking occurence 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
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TO SING
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/CIP/CEPT
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TO TAKE; TO GET
capture: to take by force or strategem anticipate: to realize beforehand; fortaste 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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CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT
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HEAD, HEADLONG
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 occurence of; to bring about prematurely precipice: a cliff with a vertical face capitulate: to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms caption: a heading or title |
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CARD/CORD/COUR
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HEART
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
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FLESH
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: a being invested with a bodily form |
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CAST/CHAST
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CUT
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
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TO GO; TO YIELD; TO STOP
antecedent: existing, being, or going before concede: to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit predecessor: one who comes before another in an office, position, etcetera cessation: a temporary or complete discontinuance incessant: without stop |
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CENTR
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CENTER
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 centrifuge: an apparatus that rotates at high speed that separates substances or different densities using centrifugal force centrist: of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas |
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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 ascertain: to make sure of; to determine certitude: freedom from doubt discreet: judicious in one's conduct of speech, esp. with regard to maintaining silence 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
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TIME
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
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AROUND, ON ALL SIDES
circumference: the outer boundary of a circular area circumstances: the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding 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
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TO CUT
scissors: cutting instrument for paper precise: definitely 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
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SHUT,CLOSE
conclude: to bring to an end; finish; to terminate claustrophobia: an abnormal fear of enclosed places disclose: to make known, reveal, or uncover exclusive: not admitting of something else; shutting out others cloister: a courtyard bordered with cover walks, esp. in a religious institution 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 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
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TO LEAN TOWARD
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
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WITH, TOGETHER
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
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RUNNING; A COURSE
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
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TO GROW
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
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TO BELIEVE; TO TRUST
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
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HIDDEN
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 and using secret writing |
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CUB/CUMB
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TO LIE DOWN
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; relining; leaning |
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CULP
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BLAME
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
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TO TEACH
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
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AWAY, OFF, DOWN, COMPLETELY, REVERSAL
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
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PEOPLE
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 |
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DI/DIA
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APART, THROUGH
dialogue: conversation between two or more persons diagnose: to determine the identity of something from the symptoms dilate: to make wider or larger; to cause to expand dilatory: inclined to delay or procrastinate dichotomy: division into two parts, kinds, etcetera |
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DIC/DICT/DIT
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TO SAY; TO TELL; TO USE WORDS
dictionary: a book containing a selection of the words of a language predict: to tell in advance verdict: judgment, decree interdict: to forbid; prohibit |
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DIGN
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WORTH
dignity: nobility or elevation of character; worthiness dignitary: a person who holds a high rank or office deign: to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity condign: well deserved; fitting; adequate disdain: to look upon or treat with contempt |
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DIS/DIF
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AWAY FROM, APART, REVERSAL, NOT
disperse: to drive or send off in various directions disseminate: to scatter or spread widely; promulgate dissapate: to scatter wastefully dissuade: to deter by advice or persuasion diffuse: to pour out and spread, as in a fluid |
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DOG/DOX
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OPINION
orthodox: sound or correct in opinion or doctrine paradox: an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion dogma: a system of tenets, as of a church |
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DOL
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SUFFER, PAIN
condolence: expression of sympathy with one who is suffering indolence: a state of being lazy or slothful doleful: sorrowful, mournful dolorous: full of pain or sorrow, grievous |
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DON/DOT/DOW
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TO GIVE
donate: to present as a gift or contribution pardon: kind indulgence, forgiveness antidote: something that prevents or conteracts ill effects anecdote: a short narrative about an interesting event endow: to provide with a permanent frund |
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DUB
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DOUBT
dubious: doubtful dubiety: doubtfulness indubitable: unquestionable |
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DUC/DUCT
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TO LEAD
abduct: to carry off or lead away conduct: personal behavior, way of actig conducive: contributive, helpful induce: to lead or move by influence induct: to install in a position with formal ceremonies produce: to bring into existence; give cause to |
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DUR
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HARD
endure: to hold out against; to sustain without yielding durable: able to resist decay duress: compulsion by threat, coercion dour: sullen, gloomy duraton: the length of time something exists |
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DYS
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FAULTY, ABNORMAL
dystrophy: faulty or inadequate nutrition or development dyspepsia: impaired digestion dyslexia: an impairment of the ability to read due to a brain defect dysfunctional: poorly functioning |
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E/EF/EX
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OUT, OUT OF, FROM, FORMER, COMPLETELY
evade: to escape from exclude: to shut out; to leave out extricate: to disentangle, release exonerate: to free or declare free from blame expire: to come to an end, cease to be valid efface: to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse |
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EPI
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UPON
epidemic: affecting at the same tie a large number of people, and spreading from person to person epilogue: a concluding part added to a literary work epidermis: the outer layer of the skin epigram: a witty or pointed saying tersely express epithet: a word or phrase, used invectively as a term of abuse |
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EQU
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EQUAL, EVEN
equation:the act of making equal adequate: equal to the requirement or occasion equidistant: equally distant iniquity: gross injustice; wickedness |
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ERR
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TO WANDER
err: to go astray in thought or belief, to be mistaken error: a deviation from accuracy or correctness erratic: deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct arrant: downright, thorough, notorious |
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ESCE
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BECOMING
adolescent: between childhood and adulthood obsolescent: becoming obsolete incandescent: glowing with heat, shining reminiscent: reminding or suggestive of |
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EU
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GOOD, WELL
euphemism: pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant eulogy: speech or writing in praise or commendation eugenics: improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics euthanasia: killing person painlessly, usually one who has an incurable, painful disease euphony: pleasantness of sound |
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EXTRA
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OUTSIDE, BEYOND
extraordinary: beyond the ordinary extract: to take out, obtain against person's will extradite: to hand over (person accused of a crime) to state where crime was committed extrasensory: derived by means other than known senses extrapolate: to estimate(unknown facts or values) from known data |
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FAB/FAM
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SPEAK
fable: fictional tale, esp. lengendary affable: friendly, courteous ineffable: to great for description in words; that which must not be uttered famous: well known, celebrated defame: attack good name of |
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FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/FY
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TO DO; TO MAKE
factory: building for manufacture of goods faction: small dissenting group within larger one, esp. in politics deficient: incomplete or insufficient prolific: producing many offspring or much output configuration: manner of arrangement, shape ratify: to confirm or accept by formal consent effigy: sculpture or model of a person counterfeit: imitation, forgery |
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FER
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TO BRING; TO CARRY; TO BEAR
offer: to present for acceptance, refusal, or consideration confer: to grant, bestow referendum: to vote on political question open to the entire electorate proffer: to offer proliferate: to reproduce; produce rapidly |
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FERV
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TO BOIL; TO BUBBLE
fervor: passion, zeal fervid: ardent, intense effervescent: with the quality of giving off bubbles of gas |
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FID
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FAITH, TRUST
confide: to entrust with a secret affidavit: written statement on oath fidelity: faithfulness, loyalty fiduciary: of a trust; held or given in trust infidel: disbeliever in the supposed true religion |
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FIN
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END
final: at the end; coming last confine: to keep or restrict within certain limits; imprison definitive: decisive, unconditional, final infinite: boundless; endless infinitesimal; infinitely or very small |
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FLAG/FLAM
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TO BURN
flammable: easily set on fire flambeau: a lighted torch flagrant: blatant, scandalous conflagration: large destructive fire |
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FLECT/FLEX
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TO BEND
deflect: to bend or turn aside from a purpose flexible: able to bend without breaking inflect: to change or vary pitch reflect: to throw back genuflect: to bend knee, esp. in worship |
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FLU/FLUX
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TO FLOW
fluid: substance, esp. gas or liquid, capable of flowing freely fluctuation: someting that varies, rising and falling effluence: flowing out of (light, electricity, etc.) confluence: merging into one mellifluous: pleasing, musical |
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FORE
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BEFORE
foresight: care of provision for future foreshadow: be warning or indication of (future event) forestall: to prevent by advance action forthright: straightforward, outspoken, decisive |
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FORT
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CHANCE
fortune: chance or luck in human affairs fortunate: lucky, auspicious fortuitous: happening by luck |
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FORT
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STRENGTH
fortify: to provide with fortifications; strengthen fortissimo: very loud forte: strong point; something a person does well |
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FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING
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TO BREAK
fracture: breakage, esp. of a bone fragment: a part broken off fractious: irritable, peevish refractory: stubborn, unmanageable, rebelious infringe: to break or violate (law, etcetera) |
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FUS
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TO POUR
profuse: lavish, extravagant, copious fusillade: continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism suffuse: to spread throughout or over from within diffuse: to spread widely or thinly infusion: infusing; liquid extract so obtained |
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GEN
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BIRTH, CREATION, RACE, KIND
generous: giving or given freely genetics: study of heredity and variation among animals and plants gender: classification roughly corresponding to the two sexes and sexlessness carcinogenic: producing cancer congenital: existing or as such from birth progeny: offspring, descendants miscengenation: interbreeding of races |
