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15 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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Roots: liter-letter, literature
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word |
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verdict
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Roots: ver- true/ dict- to say
a decision in a case |
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tripartite
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Roots: tri- three/ part-part, share
Consisting of three parts |
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travesty
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Roots: vest- garment
False, absurd, or distorted representation of something |
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suicide
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Roots: sui-self/ cid- to cut, to kill
To kill yourself |
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obliteration
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Synonym: annilhilation
Antonym: love |
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precarious
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Synonym: not secure, uncertian
Antonym: certian |
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luminous
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Synonym: bright
Antonym: dull |
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definitive
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Synonym: conclusion, agreement
Antonym: argument |
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diffident
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Synonym: shy
Anyonym:gregarious |
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luminous
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Sentence: The luminous stars lit up the sky because they were so bright.
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verify
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Sentence: I had to verify to the person that my friend and I were not sisters.
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difinitive
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Sentence: I was very sure about my definitive answer for the math problem.
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precarious
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Sentence: The precarious girl walked through the hallways with her head down and shoulders slumped.
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travesty
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Sentence: The remake of the movie was a travesty because it was much worse than the first one.
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