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97 Cards in this Set
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per
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through
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fero, ferre, tuli, latum
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to bring, to bear, to carry
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tendo, tendere, tetendi, tensum
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to stretch
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sub
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under
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torqueo, torquere, torsi, tortum
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to twist, to bend, to turn around
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verso, versare, versavi, versatum
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to turn, to turn around
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ex
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from, out of
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pono, ponere, posui, positum
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to place, to put
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extra
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on the outside
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medius
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middle
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sequor, sequi, sectum
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to follow
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cum
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with, together with
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teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum
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to hold, to keep
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apo, apere, epi, aptum
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to fasten, to attach
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jungo, jungere, junxi, junctum
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to join
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stringo, stringere, strinxi, strictum
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to draw together tightly, to tie
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ab
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away from
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cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum
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to seperate, to sift, to decide
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frango, frangere, fregi, gractum
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to break
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super
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above
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caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesum
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to cut
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luein, lutos
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<G to loosen, to untie
<g capable of being untied |
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solvo, solvere, solvi, solutum
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to loosen, to untie
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re
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back, again
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ostendo, ostendere, ostendi, ostensum
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to exhibit
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video, videre, vidi, visum
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to see
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vigilo, vigilare, vigilavi, givilatum
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to watch
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ad
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to, toward
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oleo, olere, olui
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to smell
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sono, sonere, sonui, sonitum
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to sound
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voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatum
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to call
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sentio, sentire, sensi, sensum
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to feel with the senses
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tango, tangere, tetigi, tactum
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to touch
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pro
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before, for
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jocus
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joke
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suavis
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delightful
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festus
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festive
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doleo, dolere, dolui, dolitum
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to grieve
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ira
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anger
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volo, velle, volui
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to wish
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zelos
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<G zeal
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circum
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around
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orbis
orbita |
circle, anything round
wheel |
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figura
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form, shape
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kuklos
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>G wheel, circle
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fingo, fingere, finxi, gictim
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to shape
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eidos
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<G shape, form
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rota
rotundus |
wheel
round |
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cavea
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a hollow
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abhor
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Tr.v--To detest Thoroughly
abhorence n abhorrent adj |
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discern
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tr.v--To perceive, to detect differences
discerning adj discernible adj discernment n |
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infringe
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intr. v--To go beyond set limits (used with on or upon)
infringement n |
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adversity
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n.--hardship, misfortune
adverse adj adversely adv |
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introvert
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n.--A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward.
introversion n introverted adj |
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perverse
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adj.--Stubbornly doing something other than qhat is reasonable or required.
perversely adv perverseness n perversity n |
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prose
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adj.--referring to speech or writing other than verse.
(what we all speak and write unless we are composing poetry) prosaic adj |
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subvert
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tr. v.--To upset, to overthrow, to ruin
subversion n subversive adj subervted adj |
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defer
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tr.v.--To postpone, to delaey
intr.v.--To yielt respectfully to the opinion or will of another |
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contend
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intr.v.--To engage in a quarrel, a struggle, or with rivarly
To assert, to pur forward in argument contender n contention n contentiuous adj contentiously adv |
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infer
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tr.v.--To use available evidence to form a conclusion
To guess inference n inferential adj inferentially adv |
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advocate
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Tr.v.--To speal in favor of something; to recommend
n.--A person who argues, supports, or defends a cause |
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analyze
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Tr.v.--To look at something carefully by attention to its parts
analysis (pl. analyses) n analytical adj |
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catalyst
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n.--A force or person causing action, especially without being invovled or changed by the consequences
catalysis n catakytic adj catalytically adv catalyze v |
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coherent
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adj.-- Showing an orderly relation of parts.
Sticking together. cohere v coherence n antonym. incoherent |
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colloquial
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adj.--Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
colloquialism n colloquially adv |
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concise
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adj.--Saying or writing much in few words.
concisely adv conciseness n |
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condone
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tr.v.--To forgive; to disregard an offense
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contrite
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ADJ.--Thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one's sins.
contrition n |
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evoke
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tr.v.-- To sumon or call forth; to inspire.
To produce a reaction or responce. evocation n evocative adj |
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exonerate
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tr.v.--To free from blame
To relieve of a task exonerated adj exoneration n |
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extrovert
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n.--A person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather than inward.
extroverted adj antonym: introvert |
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improvise
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tr.v.--To make up something without preparation.
To make or provide from materials on hand. improvisation n improvisational adj improvised adj improvisatory adj |
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introspection
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adj.--Examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
introspective adj introspectively adj |
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mediate
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tr.v.--To act as negotiator between oppising sides in a dispute
mediation n mediator n |
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mediocrity
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n.--The condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low; a very ordinary person
mediocre adj |
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dissent
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intr.v.--To have or express a different opinion.
n.--Disagreement dissention n dissenter ndissenting adj antonym: assent |
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non sequitur
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n.--A statement that doesn't follow logically from evidence
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obsequious
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adj.--Excessively willing to yield to others
obsequiously adv obsequiousness n |
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ostensible
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adj.--Pretended; given as an excuse, to conceal the real reason.
ostensily adv |
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ostentatious
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adj.--Showy; intended to impress people.
ostentation n ostentatiously adv |
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permeate
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tr.v.--To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout.
permeable adj permeation n Antonym: impermeable |
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persevere
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intr.v.--To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles.
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precise
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adj.--Clearly expressed; exact; accurate in every detail
precisely adv precision n antonym: imprecise |
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provocative
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adj.--Exciting, stimulating
provocation n provocative adj provocatively adv |
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refute
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tr.v.-- To prove a statement or person to be incorrect; to disprove
refutability n refutable adj refutable adv refuter n refutation n |
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reiterate
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tr.v.--To say over again.
reiteration n reiterative adj |
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resonate
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intr.v.--To produce or show sound vibrations; to echo or resound
resonance n resonant adj |
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retrospect
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n.--A survay of past times or events
retrospection n retrospection adj |
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sensuous
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adj.--Appealing to the sense, especially aesthetically.
sensuousness n |
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spectrum
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n. The distribution of characteristics of a physical system, especially bands of colors seen as a rainbow or bands of differing sound waves
A wide range of related qualities or ideas |
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superfluous
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adj.--Beyond what is required, extra.
superfluity n superfluously adv |
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superlative
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adj.--The highest; above the rest
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tangent
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adj.--Touching
Irrelevant; off of the subject n.--A straight line that touches the outside of a curve but doesnt cross it. A suddent change of direction: "to go off on a tangent." tangency n tangential adj tangentially adv |
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tangible
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adj.--Perceptible by sense of touch
Clear and definite;real; concrete tangibleness n tangibility n tangibly adv |
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tenacity
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n.--Hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly
tenacious adj tenactiously adv |
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vigilant
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adj.--Watchful; on the lookout for danger.
vigilance n vigilantly adv |
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vociferous
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adj. Making an outcry; characterized by loudness, especially in protest.
vociferate v vociferously adv vociferousness n |
