Latin Roots 3

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vict-/vinc-

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conquer, show positively

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convict

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(v) to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial

(n) a person proved or declared guilty of an offense

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vict

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convince

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to persuade

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vince

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evict

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to expel

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vict

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evince

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to show clearly; prove

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vince

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invincible

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incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued

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vince

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vanquish

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to conquer or subdue by superior force

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van

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ten-/tin-/tent-

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hold, keep

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detention

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maintenance of a person in custody or confinment

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tent

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pertinent

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relating directly

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tin

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impertinent

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intrusive or presumptuous, rude

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tin

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pertinacious

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holding to a purpose

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tin

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retentive

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serving to keep something

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tent

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retinue

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a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person

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tin

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tenacity

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persistence

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ten

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cred-/credit-

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believe

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credit

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commendation or honor given for some action

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cred

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discredit

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injure the reputation of; defame

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credit

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accredit

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to ascribe or attribute to

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credit

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credence

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belief as to the truth of something

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cred

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credentials

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evidence of authority

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cred

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credulous

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willing to believe or trust too readily

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cred

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incredulity

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inability or unwillingness to believe

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cred

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incredible

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so extraordinary as to seem impossible

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cred

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creed

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any system or codification of belief or of opinion

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cred

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mand-/mandat-

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order

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mandate

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a command from a superior court or official to a lower one

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mandat

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mandatory

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obligatory

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mandat

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remand

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to send back

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mand

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countermand

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to revoke or cancel

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mand

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writ of mandamus

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originally a formal writ issued by the English crown commanding an official to perform a specific act within the duty of his office

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mand

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fid-

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truth, faith

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confident

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having strong belief or full assurance; sure

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fid

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confidential

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in strict privacy or secrecy

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fid

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diffident

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lacking confidence in one's own ability; shy

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fid

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fidelity

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loyalty

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fid

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infidelity

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unfaithfulness; disloyalty

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fid

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infidel

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a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever

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fid

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perfidious

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deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful

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fid

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perfidy

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deliberate breach of faith or trust

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fid

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fiduciary

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a person to whom property or power is entrusted

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fid

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affidavit

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a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official

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fid

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cur-/curr-/currs-

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run

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concur

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to agree

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cur

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concurrent

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acting in conjunction; cooperating

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curr

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current

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passing in time

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curr

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curriculum

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the regular or a particular course of study in a school

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curr

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cursive

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handwriting

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cur

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discursive

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rambling

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cur

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cursory

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at a glance

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cur

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incur

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to come into or acquire

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cur

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incursion

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a hostile entrance into or invasion

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cur

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precursor

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predecessor

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cur

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recur

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to occur again

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cur

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mort-

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death

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mortal

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subject to death

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mort

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mortify

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to humiliate or shame

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mort

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tenancy

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occupancy of land or house

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ten

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tenure

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the holding or possessing of anything

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ten

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untenable

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incapable of being defended