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2. loc/log (L)
word, speech (logic)
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3. lud/lus (L)
play (delude)
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4. hab/hib (L)
hold (habit; inhibition)
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1. colloquial
conversational or informal in style (for speech or writing)
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2. circumlocution (n)
a long or roundabout way of expressing something
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3. elude (v)
to avoid or escape from; evade (~capture;~the police)
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4. interlude (n)
an intervening period; anything that fills time between two events
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5. ludicrous (adj)
ridiculous; laughable; foolish; absurd
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6. delusion (n)
a fixed but false belief, often arising from mental illness
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7. habitat (n)
native environment (used for animals, not people)
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8. habitual (adj)
customary; usual; done or caused by habit
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9. inhibit (v)
to hold in check or restrain; to prevent or slow down an activity
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10. inhibition (n)
internal control that keeps one from doing or saying something embarrassing or hurtful
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11. exhibitionist (n)
someone who acts to attract attention
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12. prohibition (n)
an order, law, or decree that forbids something