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16 Cards in this Set
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scend (L)
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climb (ascend; descend)
Please don't condescend to me. |
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1. transcendent (adj)
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beyond human experience; of surpassing excellence
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2. condescend (v)
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to stoop to a level of lesser importance or dignity; to behave as if superior
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3. descendant (n)
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one that has come down from another
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scrib/scrip (L)
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to write (describe; script)
the young man was conscripted into the army; he did not volunteer. |
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4. circumscribe (v)
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to confine within bounds; to limit or constrain (circumscribed by= limited by)
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5. conscript (v)
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to draft; to force into service for government
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6. inscription (n)
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something permanently written, engraved, or printed, particularly on a building, coin, medal, or piece of currency
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fin (L)
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end; boundary (final; finish)
This definitive biography contains everything you need to know about Jane Addams. |
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7. definitive (adj)
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complete, authoritative, and final
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8. finite (adj)
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having definite limits
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9. infinitesimal (adj)
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extremely or immeasurably small
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sign (L)
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mark; signature; signal
Is our country a signatory to the treaty on fishing in international waters? |
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10. significant (adj)
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important; full of meaning
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11. signify (v)
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to be a sign or indication of
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12. signatory (n)
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a person or government that signs an agreement with others; a government that agrees with others to abide by a signed agreement
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