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Without
amoral: neither moral nor immoral atheist: one who does not believe in God atypical: not typical anonymous: of unknown authorship or origin apathy: lack of interest or emotion atrophy: the wasting away of body tissue anomaly: an irregularity agnostic one who questions the existence of God |
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Ab/Abs
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Off, Away From, Apart, Down
abduct: to take by force abhor: to hate, detest abolish: to do away with, make void abstract: conceived apart from concrete realities, specific objects or actual instances abnormal: deviating from a standard abdicate: to renounce to relinquish a throne abstinence: forbearance from any indulgence of appetite abstruse: hard to understand; secret, hidden |
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Ac/Acr
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Sharp, Bitter
acid: something that is sharp, sour, or ill natural acute: sharp at the end; ending in a point acerbic: sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper acrid: sharp or biting to the taste or smell acrimonious:caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature exacerbate: to increase bitterness or violence; aggravate |
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Act/Ag
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To Do; To Drive; To Force; To Lead
agile: quick and well coordinated in movement; active, lively agitate: to move or force into violent, irregular action litigate: to make the subject of a lawsuit prodigal: wastefully or recklessly extravagant pedagogue: a teacher synagogue: a gathering or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship |
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Ad/AL
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To, Toward, Near
adapt: adjust or modify fittingly adjacent: near, close, or continuous; adjoining addict: to give oneself over, as to a habit of pursuit admire, to regard with wonder, pleasure, and approval address: to direct a speech or written statement to adhere: to stick fast; cleave; cling adjoin: to be close or in contact with advocate: to plead in favor of |
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Al/Ali/Alter
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Other, Another
alternative: a possible choice alias: an assumed name; another name alibi: the defense of an accused person that he was verifiably elsewhere at the time of the crime with which he is charged alien: one born in another country; a foreigner alter ego: the second self; a substitute or deputy altruist: a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others allegory: figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another |
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Am
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Love
amateur: a person who engages in an activity for pleausre rather than financial or professional gain amatory: of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking amenity: agreeable ways of manners amorous: inlcidng to love esp. sexual love enamored: inflamed with love; charmed; captivated amity: friendship; peaceful harmony inamorata: a female lover amiable: having or showing agreeable personal qualities amicable: characterized by exhibiting good will |
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Amb
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To Go; To Walk
ambient: moving freely; circulating ambitious: desirous of achieving or obtaining power preamble: an introductory statement ambassador: an authorized messenger or representative ambulance: a wheeled vehicle equipped for carrying sick people, usually to a hospital ambulatory: of, pertaining to, or capable of walking ambush: the act of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise perambulator: one who makes a tour of inspection on foot |
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Ambi/Amph
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Both, More Than One, Around
ambiguous: open to various interpretations amphibian: any cold-blooded vertebrate, the larva of which is aquatic, and the adult of which is terrestrial; a person of thing having a twofold nature ambidextrous: able to use both hands equally well |
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Anim
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Of the Life, Mind, Soul, Spirit
unanimous: in complete accord animosity: a feeling of ill will or enmity animus: hostile feeling or attitude equanimity: mental or emotional stability, especially under tension |
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Annui/Enni
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Year
annual: of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly anniversary: the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event annuity: a specified income payable at stated intervals perennial: lasting for an indefinite amount of time annals: a record of events, esp. a yearly record |
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Ante
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Before
anterior: placed before antecedent: existing, being, or going before antedate: precede in time antebellum: before the war antediluvian: belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old-fashioned |
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Anthro/Andr
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Man, Human
anthropology: the science that deals with the origins of mankind android: robot; mechanical man misanthrope: one who hates humans or mankind philanderer: one who carries on flirtations androgynous: being both male and female androgen: any substance that promotes masculine characteristics anthropocentric: regarding man as the central fact of the universe |
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Anti
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Against
antibody: a protein naturally existing in blood serum, that reacts to overcome the toxic effects of an antigen antidote: a remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, ecetera antiseptic: free from germs; particularly clean or neat antipathy: aversion antipodal: on the opposite side of the globe |
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Apo
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Away
apology: an expression of one's regret of sorrow for having wronged another apostle: one of the 12 diciples sent forth by Jewsus to preach the gospel apocalypse: revelation, discovery, disclosure apogee: the highest of most distant point apocryphal: of doubtful authorship or authenticity apostasy: a total desertion of one's religion, principles, party, cause, etcetera |
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Arch/Archi/Archy
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Chief, Principal, Ruler
architect: the devisor, maker of planner of anything archenemy: chief enemy monarchy: a government in which the supreme power is the lodge in a sovereign anarchy: a state or society without government or law oligarchy: a state of society ruled by a select group |
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Auto
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Self
automatic: self-moving or self-acting autocrat: an absolute ruler autonomy: independence or freedom |
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Be
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To Be
belittle: to regard something as less impressive that it apparently is bemoan: to express pity for bewilder: to confuse or puzzle completely belie: to misrepresent; to contradict |
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Bel
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War
antebellum: before the war rebel: a person who resists authority, control, or tradition belligerent: warlike, given to waging war |
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Ben/Bon
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Good
benefit: anything advantageous to a person or thing benign: having a kindly disposition benediction: act of uttering a blessing benevolent: desiring to do good to others bonus: something given over and above what is due bona fide: in good faith; without fraud |
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Bi
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Twice/Double
binoculars: involving two eyes biennial: happening every two years bilateral: pertaining to or affecting two or both sides bilingual: able to speak one's native language and another equally well bipartisan: representing two parties |
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Cad/Cid
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To Fall; To Happen By Chance
accident: happening by chance; unexpected coincidence: a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time, apparently by chance decadent: decaying; deteriorating cascade: a waterfall descending over a steep surface recidivist: one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime |
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Centr
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Center
concentrate: to bring to a common center; to converge, to direct toward one point eccentric: off center concentric: having a common center, as in circles or spheres centrifuge: an apparatus that rotates at high speed that separates substances of different densities using centrifugal force centrist: of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas |
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Cant/Cent/Chant
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To Sing
accent: prominence of a syllable in terms of pronunciation chant: a song; singing enchant: to subject to magical influence; bewitch recant: to withdraw or disavow a statement incantation: the chanting of words purporting to have magical power incentive: that which incites action |
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Cap/Cip/Cept
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To Take; To Get
capture: to take by force or stratagem anticipate: to realize beforehand; foretaste of foresee susceptible: capable of receiving, admitting, undergoing, or being affected by something emancipate: to be free from restraint percipient: having perception; discerning; discriminating precept: a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct |
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Cern/Cert/Cret/Crim/Crit
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To Separate; To Judge; To Distinguish;
To Decide discrete: detached from others, separate ascertain: to make sure of; to determine certitude: freedom from doubt discreet: judicious in one's conduct of speech, esp. with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature hypocrite: a person who pretends to have beliefs that she does not criterion: a standard of judgment or criticism |
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Cap/Capit/Cipit
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Head, Headlong
capital: the city or town that is the official seat of government disciple: one who is a pupil of the doctrines of another precipitate, to hasten the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely precipice: a cliff with a vertical face capitulate: to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms caption: a heading or title |
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Card/Cord/Cour
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Heart
cardiac: pertaining to the heart encourage: to inspire with sprite of confidence concord: agreement; peace, amity discord: lack of harmony between persons or things concordance: agreement, concord, harmony |
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Carn
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Flesh
carnivorous: eating flesh carnage: the slaughter of a great number of people carnival: a traveling amusement show reincarnation: rebirth of a soul in a new body incarnation: a being invested with a bodily form |
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Chron
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Time
synchronize: to occur at the same time or agree in time chronology: the sequential order in which past events occurred anachronism: an obsolete or archaic form chronic: constant, habitual chronometer: a time piece with a mechanism to adjust for accuracy |
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Cast/Chast
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Cut
cast: to throw or hurl; fling caste: a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank castigate: to punish in order to current chastise: to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment chaste: free from obscenity; decent |
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Circu
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Around, On All Sides
circumference: the outer boundary of a circular area circumstances: the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an agent circuit: the act of going or moving around circumambulate: to walk about or around circuitous: roundabout, indirect |
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Ced/Ceed/Cess
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To Go; To Yield, To Stop
antecedent: existing, being or going before concede: to acknowledge as true, just or proper; admit predecessor: one who comes before another in an office, position, etcetera cessation: a temporary or complete discontinuance incessant: without stop |
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Cli
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To Lean Toward
decline: to cause to slope or incline downward recline: to lean back climax: the most intense point in the development of something proclivity: inclination, bias disinclination: aversion, distaste |
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Cli
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To Lean Toward
decline: to cause to slope or incline downward recline: to lean back climax: the most intense point in the development of something proclivity: inclination, bias disinclination: aversion, distast |
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Cis
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To Cut
scissors: cutting instrument for paper precise: definitely stated or defined exorcise: to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony incision: a cut, gash, or notch incisive: penetrating, cutting |
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Co/Col/Com/Con
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With, Together
connect: to bind or fasten together coerce: to compel by force, intimidation, or authority compatible: capable of existing together in harmony collide: to strike one another with a forceful impact collaborate: to work with another, cooperate conciliate: to placate, win over commensurate: suitable in measure, proportionate |
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Cla/Clo/Clu
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Shut, Close
conclude: to bring to an end; finish; to terminate claustrophobia: an abnormal fear of enclosed places disclose: to make known, reveal, or uncover exclusive: not admitting of something else; shutting out others cloister: a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution preclude: to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of |
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Cour/Cur
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Running; A Course
recur: to happen again curriculum: the regular course of study courier: a messenger traveling in haste who bears news excursion: a short journey or trip cursive: handwriting in flowing strokes with the letters joined together concur: to accord in opinion; agree incursion: a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly cursory: going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial |
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Cre/Cresc/Cret
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To Grow
accrue: to be added as a matter of periodic gain |
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Claim/Clam
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To Shout; To Cry Out
exclaim: to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently proclaim: to announce or declare in an official way clamor: a loud uproar disclaim: to deny interest in or connection with reclaim: to claim or demand the return of a right or possession |
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Cred
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To Believe; To Trust
incredible: unbelievable credentials: anything that provides the basis for belief credo: any formula of belief credulity: willingness to believe or trust too readily credit: trustworthiness |
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Cryp
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Hidden
crypt: a subterranean chamber or vault apocryphal: of doubtful authorship or authenticity cryptology: the science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers, and the like cryptography: procedures of making and using secret writing |
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Cub/Cumb
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To Lie Down
cubicle: any small space or compartment that is partitioned off succumb: to give away to superior force; yield incubate: to sit upon for the purpose of hatching incumbent: holding an indicated position recumbent: lying down; reclining; leaning |
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Culp
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Blame
culprit: a person guilty for an offense culpable: deserving blame or censure inculpate: to charge with fault mea culpa: through my fault; my fault |
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Dac/Doc
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To Teach
doctor: someone licensed to practice medicine; a learned person doctrine: a particular principle advocated, as of a government or religion indoctrinate: to imbue a person with learning docile: easily managed or handled; tractable didactic: intended for instruction |
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De
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Away Off, Down, Completely, Reversal
descend: to move from a higher to a lower place decipher: to make out the meaning; to interpret defile: to make foul, dirty, or unclean defame: to attack the good name or reputation of deferential: respectful; to yield to judgment delineate: to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline |
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Dem
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People
democracy: government by the people epidemic: affecting at the same time a large number of people, and spreading from person to person endemic: peculiar to a particular people or locality pandemic: general, universal demographics: vital and social statistics of populations |
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Di/Dia
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Apart, Through
dialogue: conversation between two or more persons diagnose: to determine the identity of something from the symptoms dilate: to make wider or larger; to cause to expand dilatory: inclined to delay or procrastinate dichotomy: division into two parts, kinds, etcetera |
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Dic/Dict/Dit
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To Say; To Tell; To Use Words
dictionary: a book containing a selection of the words of a language predict: to tell in advance verdict: judgment, decree interdict: to forbid; prohibit |
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Dign
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Worth
dignity: nobility or elevation of character; worthiness dignitary: a person who holds a high rank or office deign: to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity condign: well deserved; fitting; adequate disdain: to look upon or treat with contempt |
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Dis/Dif
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Away From, Apart, Reversal, Not
disperse: to drive or send off in various directions disseminate: to scatter or spread widely; promulgate dissipate: to scatter wastefully dissuade: to deter by advice or persuasion diffuse: to pour out and spread, as in a fluid |
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Dog/Dox
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Opinion
orthodox: sound or correct in opinion or doctrine paradox: an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion dogma: a system of tenets, as of a church |
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Dol
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Puffer, Pain
condolence: expression of sympathy with one who is suffering indolence: a state of being lazy or slothful doleful: sorrowful, mournful dolorous: full of pain or sorrow, grievous |
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Don/Dot/Dow
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To Give
donate: to present as a gift or contribution pardon: kind indulgence, forgiveness antidote: something that prevents or counteracts ill effects anecdote: a short narrative about an interesting event endow: to provide with a permanent fund |
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Dub
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Doubt
dubious: doubtful dubiety: doubtfulness indubitable: unquestionable |
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Duc/Duct
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To Lead
abduct: to carry off or lead away conduct: personal behavior, way of acting conducive: contributive, helpful induce: to lead or move by influence induct: to install in a position with formal ceremonies produce: to bring into existence; give cause to |
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Dur
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Hard
endure: to hold out against; to sustain without yielding durable: able to resist decay duress: compulsion by threat, coercion dour: sullen, gloomy duration: the length of time something exists |
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Dys
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Faulty, Abnormal
dystrophy: faulty or inadequate nutrition or development dyspepsia: impaired digestion dyslexia: an impairment of the ability to read due to a brain defect dysfunctional: poorly functioning |
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E/Ef/Ex
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Out, Out Of, From, Former, Completely
evade: to escape from, avoid exclude: to shut out; to leave out extricate: to disentangle, release exonerate: to free or declare free from blame expire: to come to an end, cease to be valid efface: to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse |
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Epi
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Upon
epidemic: affecting at the same rime a large number of people, and spreading from person to person epilogue: a concluding part added to a literary work epidermis: the outer layer of the skin epigram: a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed epithet: a word or phrase, used invectively as a term of abuse |
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Equ
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Equal, Even
equation: the act of making equal adequate: equal to the requirement or occasion equidistant: equally distant iniquity: gross injustice; wickedness |
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Err
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To Wander
err: to go astray in thought or belief, to be mistaken error: a deviation from accuracy or correctness erratic: deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct arrant: downright, thorough, notorious |
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Esce
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Becoming
adolescent: between childhood and adulthood obsolescent: becoming obsolete incandescent: glowing with heat, shining convalescent: recovering from illness reminiscent: reminding or suggestive of |
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Eu
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Good, Well
euphemism: pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant eulogy: speech or writing in praise or commendation eugenics: improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics euthanasia: killing person painlessly, usually one who has an incurable, painful disease euphony: pleasantness of sound |
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Extra
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Outside, Beyond
extraordinary: beyond the ordinary extract: to take out, obtain against person's will extradite: to hand over (person accused of crime) to state where crime was committed extrasensory: derived by means other than known senses extrapolate: to estimate (unknown facts or values) from known data |
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Fab/Fam
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Speak
fable: fictional tale, esp. legendary affable: friendly, courteous ineffable: too great for description in words; that which must not be uttered famous: well known, celebrated defame: attack good name of |
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Fac/Fic/Fig/Fait/Feit/Fy
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To Do; To Make
factory: building for manufacture of goods faction: small dissenting group within larger one, esp. in politics deficient: incomplete or insufficient prolific: producing many offspring or much output configuration: manner of arrangement, shape ratify: to confirm or accept by formal consent effigy: sculpture or model of person |
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Fer
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To Bring; To Carry; To Bear
offer: to present for acceptance, refusal, or consideration confer: to grant, bestow referendum: to vote on political question open to the entire electorate proffer: to offer proliferate: to reproduce; produce rapidly |
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Ferv
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To Boil; To Bubble
fervor: passion, zeal fervid: ardent, intense effervescent: with the quality of giving off bubbles of gas |
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Fid
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Faith, Trust
confide: to entrust with a secret affidavit: written statement on oath fidelity: faithfulness, loyalty fiduciary: of a trust; held or given in trust infidel: disbeliever in the supposed true religion |
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Fin
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End
final: at the end; coming last confine: to keep or restrict within certain limits; imprison definitive: decisive, unconditional, final infinite: boundless; endless infinitesimal: infinitely or very small |
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Flag/Flam
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To Burn
flammable: easily set on fire flambeau: a lighted torch flagrant: blatant, scandalous conflagration: large destructive fire |
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Flect/Flex
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To Bend
deflect: to bend or turn aside from a purpose flexible: able to bend without breaking inflect: to change or vary pitch of reflect: to throw back genuflect: to bend knee, esp. in worship |
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Flu/Flux
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To Flow
fluid: substance, esp. gas or liquid, capable of flowing freely fluctuation: something that varies, rising and falling effluence: flowing out of (light, electricity, etcetera) confluence: merging into one mellifluous: pleasing, musical |
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Fore
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Before
foresight: care or provision for future foreshadow: be warning or indication of (future event) forestall: to prevent by advance action forthright: straightforward, outspoken, decisive |
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Fort
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Chance
fortune: chance or luck in human affairs fortunate: lucky, auspicious fortuitous: happening by luck |
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Fra/Frac/Frag/Fring
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To Break
fracture: breakage, esp. of a bone fragment: a part broken off fractious: irritable, peevish refractory: stubborn, unmanageable, rebellious infringe: to break or violate (law, etcetera) |
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Fus
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To Pour
profuse: lavish, extravagant, copious fusillade: continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism suffuse: to spread throughout or over from within diffuse: to spread widely or thinly infusion: infusing; liquid extract so obtained |
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Gen
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Birth, Creation, Race, Kind
generous: giving or given freely genetics: study of heredity and variation among animals and plants gender: classification roughly corresponding to the two sexes and sexlessness carcinogenic: producing cancer congenital: existing or as such from birth progeny: offspring, descendants miscegenation: interbreeding of races |
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Fort
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Strength
fortify: to provide with fortifications; strengthen fortissimo: very loud forte: strong point; something a person does well |
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Gn/Gno
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Know
agnostic: person who believes that existence of God is not provable ignore: to refuse to take notice of ignoramus: a person lacking knowledge, uninformed recognize: to identify as already known incognito: with one's name or identity concealed prognosis: to forecast, especially of disease diagnose: to make an identification of disease or fault from symptoms |
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Grad/Gress
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To Step
progress: forward movement aggressive: given to hostile act or feeling degrade: to humiliate, dishonor, reduce to lower rank digress: to depart from main subject egress: going out; way out regress: to move backward, revert to an earlier state |
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Grat
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Pleasing
grateful: thankful ingratiate: to bring oneself into favor gratuity: money given for good service gracious: kindly, esp. to inferiors; merciful |
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Her/Hes
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To Stick
coherent: logically consistent; having waves in phase and of one wavelength adhesive: tending to remain in memory; sticky; an adhesive substance inherent: involved in the constitution or essential character of something adherent: able to adhere; believer or advocate of a particular thing heredity: the qualities genetically derived from one's ancestors and the transmission of those qualities |
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(H)etero
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Same
homogeneous: of the same or a similar kind of nature; of uniform structure of composition throughout homonym: one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning homosexual: of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire toward a member of one's own sex anomaly: deviation from the common rule homeostasis: a relatively stable state of equilibrium |
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Hyper
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Over, Excessive
hyperactive: excessively active hyperbole: purposeful exaggeration for effect hyperglycemia: an abnormally high concentration of sugar in the blood |
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Hypo
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Under, Beneath, Less Than
hypodermic: relating to the parts beneath the skin hypochondriac: one affected by extreme depression of mind or spirits often centered on imaginary physical ailments hypocritical: affecting virtues or qualities one does not have hypothesis: assumption subject to proof |
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Idio
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One's Own
idiot: an utterly stupid person idiom: a language, dialect, or style of speaking particular to a people idiosyncrasy: peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity |
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Im/In/Em/En
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In, Into
embrace: to clasp in the arms; to include or contain enclose: to close in on all sides intrinsic: belonging to a thing by its very nature influx: the act of flowing in; inflow implicit: not expressly stated; implied incarnate: given a bodily, esp. a human, form indigenous: native; innate, natural |
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Im/In
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Not, Without
inactive: not active innocuous: not harmful or injurious indolence: showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful impartial: not partial or biased; just indigent: deficient in what is requisite |
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Inter
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Between, Among
interstate: connecting or jointly involving states interim: a temporary or provisional arrangement; meantime interloper: one who intrudes in the domain of others intermittent: stopping or ceasing for a time intersperse: to scatter here and there |
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Ject
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To Throw; To Throw Down
inject: to place (quality, etc.) where needed in something dejected: sad, depressed eject: to throw out, expel conjecture: formation of opinion on incomplete information |
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Join/Junct
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To Meet; To Join
junction: the act of joining; combining adjoin: to be next to and joined with subjugate: to conquer rejoinder: to reply, retort junta: (usually military) clique taking power after a coup d'etat. |
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Jur
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To Swear
perjury: willful lying while on oath abjure: to renounce on oath adjure: to beg or command |
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Lav/Lut/Luv
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To Wash
lavatory: a room with equipment for washing hands and face dilute: to make thinner or weaker by the addition of water pollute: to make foul or unclean deluge: a great flood of water antediluvian: before the biblical flood; extremely old ablution: act of cleansing |
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Lect/Leg
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To Select, To Choose
collect: to gather together or assemble elect: to choose; to decide select: to choose with care eclectic: selecting ideas, etcetera from various sources predilection: preference, liking |
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Lev
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Lift, Light, Rise
relieve: to mitigate; to free from a burden alleviate: to make easier to endure, lessen relevant: bearing on or pertinent to information at hand levee: embankment against river flooding levitate: to rise in the air or cause to rise levity: humor, frivolity, gaiety |
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Loc/Log/Loqu
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Word, Speech
dialogue: conversation, esp. in a literary work elocution: art of clear and expressive speaking prologue: introduction to poem, play, etcetera eulogy: speech or writing in praise of someone colloquial: ordinary or familiar conversation grandiloquent: pompous or inflated in language loquacious: talkative |
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Luc/Lum/Lus
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Light
illustrate: to make intelligible with examples or analogies illuminate: to supply or brighten with light illustrious: highly distinguished translucent: permitting light to pass through lackluster: lacking brilliance or radiance lucid: easily understood, intelligible luminous: bright, brilliant, glowing |
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Lud/Lus
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To Play
allude: to refer casually or indirectly illusion: something that deceives by producing a false impression of reality ludicrous: ridiculous, laughable delude: to mislead the mind or judgment of, deceive elude: to avoid capture or escape defection by prelude: a preliminary to an action, event, etcetera |
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Mag/Maj/Max
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Big
magnify: to increase the apparent size of magnitude: greatness of size, extent, or dimensions maximum: the highest amount, value, or degree attained magnate: a powerful or influential person magnanimous: generous in forgiving an insult or injury maxim: an expression of general truth or principle |
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Mal/Male
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Bad, Ill, Evil, Wrong
malfunction: failure to function properly malicious: full of or showing malice malign: to speak harmful untruths about, to slander malady: a disorder or disease of the body maladroit: clumsy, tactless malapropism: humorous misuse of a word malfeasance: misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official malediction: a curse |
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Man
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Hand
manual: operated by hand manufacture: to make by hand or machinery emancipate: to free from bondage manifest: readily perceived by the eye or the understanding mandate: an authoritative order or command |
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Min
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Small
minute: a unit of time equal to one-sixtieth of an hour, or sixty seconds minutiae: small or trivial details miniature: a copy or model that represents something in greatly reduced size diminish: to lessen |
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Min
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To Project, To Hang Over
eminent: towering above others; projecting imminent: about to occur; impending prominent: projecting outward preeminent: superior to or notable above all others minatory: menacing, threatening |
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Mis/Mit
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To Send
transmit: to send from one person, thing, or place to another emissary: a messenger or agent sent to represent the interests of another intermittent: stopping and starting at intervals remit: to send money remission: a lessening of intensity or degree |
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Misc
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Mixed
miscellaneous: made up of a variety of parts or ingredients miscegenation: the interbreeding of races, esp. marriage between white and nonwhite persons promiscuous: consisting of diverse and unrelated parts or individuals |
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Mon/Monit
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To Remind; To Warn
monument: a structure, such as a building, tower, or sculpture, erected as a memorial monitor: one that admonishes, cautions, or reminds summon: to call together; convene admonish: to counsel against something; caution remonstrate: to say or plead in protect, objection, or reproof premonition: forewarning, presentiment |
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Morph
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Shape
amorphous: without definite form; lacking a specific shape metamorphosis: a transformation, as by magic or sorcery anthropomorphism: attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena |
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Mort
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Death
immortal: not subject to death morbid: susceptible to preoccupation with unwholesome matters moribund: dying, decaying |
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Mut
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Change
commute: to substitute; exchange; interchange mutation: the process of being changed transmutation: the act of changing from one form into another permutation: a complete change; transformation immutable: unchangeable, invariable |
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Nat/Nas/Nai
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To Be Born
natural: present due to nature, not to artificial or manmade means native: belonging to one by nature; inborn; innate naive: lacking worldliness and sophistication; artless cognate: related by blood; having a common ancestor renaissance: rebirth, esp. referring to culture nascent: starting to develop |
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Nic/Noc/Nox
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Harm
innocent: uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing noxious: injurious or harmful to health or morals obnoxious: highly disagreeable or offensive innocuous: having no adverse effect; harmless |
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Nom
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Rule, Order
astronomy: the scientific study of the universe beyond the earth economy: the careful or thrifty use of resources, as of income, materials, or labor gastronomy: the art or science of good eating taxonomy: the science, laws, or principles of classification autonomy: independence, self-governance |
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Nom/Nym/Noun/Nown
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Name
synonym: a word having a meaning similar to that of another word of the same language anonymous: having an unknown or unacknowledged name nominal: existing in name only; negligible nominate: to propose by name as a candidate nomenclature: a system of names; systematic naming acronym: a word formed from the initial letters of a name |
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Nounc/Nunc
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To Announce
announce: to proclaim pronounce: to articulate renounce: to give up, especially by formal announcement |
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Nov/Neo/Nou
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New
novice: a person new to any field or activity renovate: to restore to an earlier condition innovate: to begin or introduce something new neologism: a newly coined word, phrase, or expression neophyte: a recent convert nouveau riche: one who has lately become rich |
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Ob/Oc/Of/Op
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Toward, To, Against, Over
obese: extremely fat, corpulent obstinate: stubbornly adhering to an idea, inflexible obstruct: to block or fill with obstacles oblique: having a slanting or sloping direction obstreperous: noisily defiant, unruly obtuse: not sharp, pointed, or acute in any form obfuscate: to render indistinct or dim; darken obsequious: overly submissive |
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Omni
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All
omnibus: an anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects omnipresent: everywhere at one time omnipotent: all powerful omniscient: having infinite knowledge |
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Pac/Peac
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Peace
appease: to bring peace to pacify: to ease the anger or agitation of pacifier: something or someone that eases the anger or agitation of pact: a formal agreement, as between nations |
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Pan
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All, Everyone
panorama: an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area panegyric: formal or elaborate praise at an assembly panoply: a wide-ranging and impressive array or display pantheon: a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation pandemic: widespread, general, universal |
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Par
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Equal
par: an equality in value or standing parity: equally, as in amount, status, or character apartheid: any system or caste that separates people according to race, etc. disparage: to belittle, speak disrespectfully about disparate: essentially different |
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Para
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Next To, Beside
parallel: extending in the same direction parasite: an organism that lives on or within a plant or animal of another species, from which it obtains nutrients parody: to imitate for purposes of satire parable: a short, allegorical story designed to illustrate a moral lesson or religious principle paragon: a model of excellence paranoid: suffering from a baseless distrust of others |
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Pas/Pat/Path
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Feeling, Suffering, Disease
sympathy: harmony or agreement in feeling empathy: the identification with the feelings or thoughts of others compassion: a feeling of deep sympathy for someone struck by misfortune, accompanied by a desire to alleviate suffering dispassionate: devoid of personal feeling or bias impassive: showing or feeling no emotion sociopath: a person whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility pathogenic: causing disease |
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Pau/Po/Pov/Pu
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Few, Little, Poor
poverty: the condition of being poor paucity: smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness pauper: a person without any personal means of support impoverish: to deplete pusillanimous: lacking courage or resolution puerile: childish, immature |
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Ped
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Child, Education
pedagogue: a teacher pediatrician: a doctor who primarily has children as patients pedant: one who displays learning ostentatiously encyclopedia: book or set of books containing articles on various topics, covering all branches of knowledge or of one particular subject |
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Ped/Pod
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Foot
pedal: a foot-operated lever or part used to control pedestrian: a person who travels on foot expedite: to speed the progress of impede: to retard progress by means of obstacles or hindrances podium: a small platform for an orchestra conductor, speaker, etcetera antipodes: places diametrically opposite each other on the globe |
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Pen/Pun
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To Pay; To Compensate
penal: of or pertaining to punishment, as for crimes penalty: a punishment imposed for a violation of law or rule punitive: serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment penance: a punishment undergone to express regret for a sin penitent: contrite |
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Pend/Pens
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To Hang; To Weight; To Pay
depend: to rely; to place trust in stipend: a periodic payment; fixed or regular pay compensate: to counterbalance, offset indispensable: absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite appendix: supplementary material at the end of a text appendage: a limb or other subsidiary part that diverges from the central structure |
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Per
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Completely
persistent: lasting or enduring tenaciously pedestrian: to make a way through or into something perplex: to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood peruse: to read with thoroughness or care perfunctory: performed merely as routine duty pertinacious: resolute |
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Peri
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Around
perimeter: the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure periscope: an optical instrument for seeing objects in an obstructed field of vision peripatetic: walking or traveling about; itinerant |
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Pet/Pit
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To Go; To Seek; To Strive
appetite: a desire for food or drink compete: to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment petition: a formally drawn request soliciting some benefit centripetal: moving toward -the center impetuous: characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion petulant: showing sudden irritation, esp. over some annoyance |
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Phil
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Love
philosophy: the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct philatelist: one who loves or collects postage stamps philology: the study of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determine their meaning bibliophile: one who loves or collects books |
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Plac
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To Please
placid: pleasantly calm or peaceful placebo: a substance with no pharmacological effect which acts to placate a patient who believes it to be a medicine implacable: unable to be pleased complacent: self-satisfied, unconcerned complaisant: inclined or disposed to please perspicacious: shrewd, astute |
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Ple
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To Fill
complete: having all parts or elements deplete: to decrease seriously or exhaust the supply of supplement: something added to supply a deficiency implement: an instrument, tool, or utensil for accomplishing work replete: abundantly supplied plethora: excess, overabundance |
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Plex/Plic/Ply
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To Fold, Twist, Tangle, Or Bend
complex: composed of many interconnected parts replica: any close copy or reproduction implicit: not expressly stated, implied implicate: to show to be involved, usually in an incriminating manner duplicity: deceitfulness in speech or conduct, double-dealing supplicate: to make humble and earnest entreaty |
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Pon/Pos/Pound
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To Put; To Place
component: a constituent part, elemental ingredient expose: to lay open to danger, attack, or harm expound: to set forth in detail juxtapose: to place close together or side by side, esp. for contract repository: a receptacle or place where things are deposited |
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Port
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To Carry
import: to bring in from a foreign country export: to transmit abroad portable: easily carried deportment: conduct, behavior disport: to divert or amuse oneself importune: to urge or press with excessive persistence |
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Post
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After
posthumous: after death posterior: situated at the rear posterity: succeeding in future generations collectively post facto: after the fact |
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Pre
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Before
precarious: dependent on circumstances beyond one's control precocious: unusually advanced or mature in mental development or talent premonition: a feeling of anticipation over a future event presentiment: foreboding precedent: an act that serves as an example for subsequent situations precept: a commandment given as a rule of action or conduct |
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Prehend/Prise
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To Take; To Get; To Seize
surprise: to strike with an unexpected feeling of wonder or astonishment enterprise: a project undertaken reprehensible: deserving rebuke or censure comprise: to include or contain reprisals: retaliation against an enemy apprehend: to take into custody |
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Pro
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Much, For, A Lot
prolific: highly fruitful profuse: spending or giving freely prodigal: wastefully or recklessly extravagant prodigious: extraordinary in size, amount, or extent proselytize: to convert or attempt to recruit propound: to set forth for consideration provident: having or showing foresight |
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Prob
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To Prove; To Test
probe: to search or examine thoroughly approbation: praise, consideration opprobrium: the disgrace incurred by shameful conduct reprobate: a depraved or wicked person problematic: questionable probity: honesty, high-mindedness |
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Pug
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To Fight
pugnacious: to quarrel or fight readily impugn: to challenge as false repugnant: objectionable or offensive pugilist: a fighter or boxer |
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Punc/Pung/Poign
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To Point; To Prick
point: a sharp or tapering end puncture: the act of piercing pungent: caustic or sharply expressive compunction: a feeling of uneasiness for doing wrong punctilious: strict or exact in the observance of formalities expunge: to erase, eliminate completely |
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Que/Quis
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To Seem
acquire: to come into possession of exquisite: of special beauty or charm conquest: vanquishment inquisitive: given to research, eager for knowledge query: a question, inquiry querulous: full of complaints perquisite: a gratuity, tip |
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Qui
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Quiet
quiet: making little or no sound disquiet: lack of calm or peace tranquil: free from commotion or tumult acquiesce: to comply, give in quiescence: the condition of being at rest, still, inactive |
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Rid/Ris
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To Laugh
riddle: a conundrum derision: the act of mockery risible: causing laughter |
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Rog
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To Ask
interrogate: to ask questions of, esp. formally arrogant: making claims to superior importance or rights abrogate: to abolish by formal means surrogate: a person appointed to act for another derogatory: belittling, disparaging arrogate: to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously |
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Sacr/Sanct/Secr
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Sacred
sacred: devoted or dedicated to a deity or religious purpose sacrifice: the offering of some living or inanimate thing to a deity in homage sanctify: to make holy sanction: authoritative permission or approval execrable: abominable sacrament: something regarded as possessing sacred character sacrilege: the violation of anything sacred |
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Sal/Sil/Sault/Sult
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To Leap, To Jump
insult: to treat with contemptuous rudeness assault: a sudden or violent attack somersault: to roll the body end over end, making a complete revolution salient: prominent or conspicuous resilient: able to spring back to an original form after compression insolent: boldly rude or disrespectful exult: to show or feel triumphant joy desultory: at random, unmethodical |
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Sci
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To Know
conscious: aware of one's own existence conscience: the inner sense of what is right or wrong, impelling one toward right action unconscionable: unscrupulous omniscient: knowing everything prescient: having knowledge of things before they happen |
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Scribe/Scrip
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To Write
scribble: to write hastily or carelessly describe: to tell or depict in words script: handwriting postscript: any addition or supplement proscribe: to condemn as harmful or odious ascribe: to credit or assign, as to a cause or course conscription: draft transcript: a written or typed copy circumscribe: to draw a line around |
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Se
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Apart
select: to choose in preference to another separate: to keep apart, divide seduce: to lead astray segregate: to separate or set apart from others secede: to withdraw formally from an association sequester: to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement sedition: incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government |
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Sec/Sequ
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To Follow
second: next after the first prosecute: to seek to enforce by legal process sequence: the following of one thing after another obsequious: fawning non sequitur: an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises |
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Sed/Sess/Sid
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To Sit; To Be Still; To Plan; To Plot
preside: to exercise management or control resident: a person who lives in a place sediment: the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid dissident: disagreeing, as in opinion or attitude residual: remaining, leftover subsidiary: serving to assist or supplement insidious: intended to entrap or beguile assiduous: diligent, persistent, hardworking |
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Sens/Sent
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To Feel; To Be Aware
sense: any of the faculties by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating outside the body sensory: of or pertaining to the senses or sensation sentiment: an attitude or feeling toward something presentiment: a feeling that something is about to happen dissent: to differ in opinion, esp. from the majority resent: to feel or show displeasure sentinel: a person or thing that stands watch insensate: without feeling or sensitivity |
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Sol
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To Loosen; To Free
dissolve: to make a solution of, as by mixing in a liquid soluble: capable of being dissolved or liquefied resolution: a formal expression of opinion or intention made dissolution: the act or process of dissolving into parts or elements dissolute: indifferent to moral restraints absolution: forgiveness for wrongdoing |
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Spec/Spic/Spit
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To Look; To See
perspective: one's mental view of facts, ideas, and their interrelationships speculation: the contemplation or consideration of some subject suspicious: inclined to suspect spectrum: a broad range of related things that form a continuous series retrospective: contemplative of past situations circumspect: watchful and discreet, cautious perspicacious: having keen mental perception and understanding conspicuous: easily seen or noticed; readily observable specious: deceptively attractive |
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Sta/Sti
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To Stand; To Be In Place
static: of bodies or forces at rest or in equilibrium destitute: without means of subsistence obstinate: stubbornly adhering to a purpose, opinion, or course of action constitute: to make up stasis: the state of equilibrium of inactivity caused by opposing equal forces apostasy: renunciation of an object of one's previous loyalty |
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Sua
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Smooth
suave: smoothly agreeable or polite persuade: to encourage; to convince dissuade: to deter assuage: to make less severe, ease, relieve |
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Sub/Sup
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Below
submissive: inclined or ready to submit subsidiary: serving to assist or supplement subliminal: existing or operating below the threshold of confidence subtle: thin, tenuous, or rarefied subterfuge: an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule supposition: the act of assuming |
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Super/Sur
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Above
surpass: to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree superlative: the highest kind or order supersede: to replace in power, as by another person or thing supercilious: arrogant, haughty, condescending superfluous: extra, more than necessary surmount: to get over or across, to prevail surveillance: a watch kept over someone or something |
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Tac/Tic
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To Be Silent
reticent: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely tacit: unspoken understanding taciturn: uncommunicative |
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Tain/Ten/Tent/Tin
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To Hold
detain: to keep from proceeding pertain: to have reference or relation tenacious: holding fast abstention: the act of refraining voluntarily tenure: the holding or possessing of anything tenable: capable of being held, maintained, or defended sustenance: nourishment, means of livelihood pertinacious: persistent, stubborn |
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Tend/Tens/Tent/Tenu
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To Stretch; To Thin
tension: the act of stretching or straining tentative: of the nature of, or done as a trial, attempt tendentious: having a predisposition towards a point of view distend: to expand by stretching attenuate: to weaken or reduce in force extenuating: making less serious by offering excuses contentious: quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent |
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Theo
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God
atheist: one who does not believe in a deity or divine system theocracy: a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler theology: the study of divine things and the divine faith apotheosis: glorification, glorified ideal |
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Tract
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To Drag; To Pull; To Draw
tractor: a powerful vehicle used to pull farm machinery attract: to draw either by physical force or by an appeal to emotions or senses contract: a legally binding document detract: to take away from, esp. a positive thing abstract: to draw or pull away, remove tractable: easily managed or controlled protract: to prolong, draw out, extend |
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Trans
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Across
transaction: the act of carrying on or conduct to a conclusion or settlement transparent: easily seen through, recognized, or detected transition: change from one way of being to another transgress: to violate a law, command, or moral code transcendent: going beyond ordinary limits intransigent: refusing to agree or compromise |
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Us/Ut
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To Use
abuse: to use wrongly or improperly usage: a customary way of doing something usurp: to seize and hold utilitarian: efficient, functional, useful |
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Ven/Vent
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To Come Or To Move Toward
convene: to assemble for some public purpose venturesome: showing a disposition to undertake risks intervene: to come between disputing factions, mediate contravene: to come into conflict with adventitious: accidental |
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Ver
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Truth
verdict: any judgment or decision veracious: habitually truthful verity: truthfulness verisimilitude: the appearance or semblance of truth aver: to affirm, to declare to be true |
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Verd
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Green
verdant: green with vegetation; inexperienced verdure: fresh, rich vegetation |
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Vers/Vert
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To Turn
controversy: a public dispute involving a matter of opinion revert: to return to a former habit diverse: of a different kind, form, character aversion: dislike introvert: a person concerned primarily with inner thoughts and feelings extrovert: an outgoing person inadvertent: unintentional covert: hidden, clandestine avert: to turn away from |
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Vi
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Life
vivid: strikingly bright or intense vicarious: performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another viable: capable of living vivacity: the quality of being lively, animated, spirited joie de vivre: joy of life (French expression) convivial: sociable |
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Vid/Vis
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To See
evident: plain or clear to the sight or understanding video: the elements of television pertaining to the transmission or reception of the image adviser: one who gives counsel survey: to view in a general or comprehensive way vista: a view or prospect |
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Vil
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Base, Mean
vilify: to slander, to defame revile: to criticize with harsh language vile: loathsome, unpleasant |
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Voc/Vok
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To Call
vocabulary: the stock of words used by or known to a particular person or group advocate: to support or urge by argument equivocate: to use ambiguous or unclear expressions vocation: a particular occupation avocation: something one does in addition to a principle occupation vociferous: crying out noisily convoke: to call together invoke: to call on a deity |
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Vol
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To Wish
voluntary: undertaken of one's own accord or by free choice malevolent: characterized by or expressing bad will benevolent: characterized by or expressing goodwill volition: free choice, free will; act of choosing |
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Vor
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To Eat
voracious: having a great appetite carnivorous: meat-eating omnivorous: eating or absorbing everything |