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incipient
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
cap/cip/ceipt/cept/ceive/ceit (take)
precept
a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
cap/cip/ceipt/cept/ceive/ceit (take)
congenial
having the same nature, disposition, or tastes
gen (birth, race, kind)
ingenue
a naive girl or young woman
gen (birth, race, kind)
congenital
existing at or dating from birth; constituting an essential characteristic
gen (birth, race, kind)
benediction
the invocation of a blessing
dic/dict/dit (tell, sa, word)
dictum
a noteworthy statement
dic/dict/dit (tell, say, word)
supercilious
coolly and patronizingly haughty
super/sur/sum (above)
attenuate
reduced especially in thickness, density, or force
tent/tens/tend/tenu (stretch/thin)
conducive
tending to promote or assist
doc/duc/dac (teach, lead)
traduce
to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
doc/duc/dac (teach, lead)
conjugal
of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations
co/con/com (with, together)
convivial
relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
co/con/com (with, together)
coalesce
to grow together
co/con/com (with, together)
commensurate
equal in measure or extent
co/con/com (with, together)
conclave
a private meeting or secret assembly
co/con/com (with, together)
conciliate
to gain (as goodwill) by pleasing acts; to make compatible
co/con/com (with, together)
subvert
to overturn or overthrow from the foundation
vers/vert (turn)
ignominy
deep personal humiliation and disgrace
nom/noun/known/nam/nym (name, order, rule)
vocation
a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action
vo/voc/vok/vow (call)
convoke
to call together to a meeting
vo/voc/vok/vow (call)
vociferous
marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
vo/voc/vok/vow (call)
refractory
resisting control or authority
fra/frac/frag (break)
fractious
tending to be troublesome
fra/frac/frag (break)
oblique
neither perpendicular nor parallel
ob (against)
obfuscate
darken; make obscure
ob (against)
subversion
the act of overthrowing
sub (under)
absolve
to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
ab (from, away)
abstemious
marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol
ab (from, away)
abstruse
difficult to comprehend
ab (from, away)
abrogate
to abolish by authoritative action
ab (from, away)
querulous
habitually complaining
que/quis (ask, seek)
propitious
favorably disposed; being a good omen; tending to favor
pro (much, for, a lot)
profligate
completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness; wildly extravagant
pro (much, for, a lot)
proscribe
to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state; to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful
scrib/scrip (write)
ascribe
to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author
scrib/scrip (write)
diffident
hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
dis/dif (not)
disparage
to lower in rank or reputation
dis/dif (not)