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16 Cards in this Set
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1. merge/ mers |
dip; dive
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2. mis/mit |
to send
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3. vers/vert |
turn
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4. hosp/host |
host; guest
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1. immerse (v) |
to plinge, drop, or dip completely in (immerse something in something else- like liquid- or to be immersed in something)
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2. merge (v) |
combine; unite indistinguishably (used for groups of flowing things: companies, traffic, streams, etc.
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3. emerge (v) |
to rise; to come out of view
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4. noncommittal (adj) |
deliberately not revealing one's point of view
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5. transmit (v) |
to send (esp. across intervening space)
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6. emit (v) |
to give off; give out; send out
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7. aversion (n) |
intense or definite dislike; antipathy; repugnance (an~to)
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8. divert (v) |
to turn aside; to distract; to entertain (takes a direct object; divert something or be diverted)
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9. inadvertent (adj) |
due to an oversight; unintentional
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10. remittance (n) |
a sum of money sent in payment, or money sent a long distance
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11. hospice (n) |
a place or program to care for the terminally ill
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12. inhospitable (adj) |
unwelcoming; providing no food or shelter
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