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200 Cards in this Set
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retro
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backward
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retroactive
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effective from a past date
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cap(it)
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head, leader
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per capita
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for each person
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pop
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people
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depopulate
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reduce population of
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circum
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around
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circumspect
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cautious, wary, watchful
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medi
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middle
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medieval
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of the middle ages
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a
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not
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apathetic
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lacking interest or concern
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agogos
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lead, leader
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pedagogue
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teacher, schoolmaster
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alter
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other
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altruism
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devotion to the welfare of others
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ambi
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both
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ambidextrous
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using both hands with equal ease
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anima
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soul, breath, life
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magnanimous
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showing a lofty and courageous spirit
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vict, vinc
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conquer
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invincible
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unconquerable
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phil
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love
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anglophile
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lover of all things english
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jud, judic
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law
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judicious
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thoughtful, considered
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oper, opus
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work
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opus
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musical composition numbered as one of a composer's work
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un, in
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not, in
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inconsequential
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unimportant, irrelevant
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port
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carry
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deport
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remove an unwanted person from a country
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dict
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say
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malediction
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curse
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epi
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up, upon
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epitaph
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a brief statement commemorating the deceased
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fratr
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brother
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fraternize
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to associate on close terms w/ hostile group
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genos
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people, race
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genocide
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destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
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mob, mot, mov
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move
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immobile
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unable to move
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loc, loqu
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speak
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soliloquy
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speech in which an actor speaks aloud to himself
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mitt, miss
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send
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emissary
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ambassador, messenger
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hum
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earth, man
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exhumane
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to dig up something buried
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humane
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compassionate, merciful
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de
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away, from
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delude
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deceive, trick
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ad
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to, toward
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advocate
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to favor, encourage
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icon
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image
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iconography
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the imagery of symbolism of a work of art
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levis
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light
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alleviate
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relieve, lessen
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monit, mon
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to warn
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admonish
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to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to
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ortho
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straighten
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orthodox
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conventional, conforming to established beliefs
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spec, spect
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look at
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spectacle
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public display
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meter
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measure
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barometer
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instr which measures atmospheric pressure
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eu
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good, well
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euphoria
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feeling of well-being, joy
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ante
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before
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antebellum
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before the war
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uni
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one
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unison
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together, in agreement
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clam, claim
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cry out, declare
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proclamation
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public announcement
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plac, pac
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soothe, please
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implacable
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not capable of being appeased
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pod, ped
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foot
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pedestrian
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going or performed on foot
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scrib, scrip
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write
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ascribe
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attribute, credit
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sequi
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follow
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subsequent
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following in time or order
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rog
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ask, beg
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gest
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carry, bear
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gesticulate
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expressive movements of hands or face
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logy
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study of
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psychology
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study of the mind or personality
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corp
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body
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corporeal
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tangible, physical
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jus, jur
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law
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jurisprudence
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study of law
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mors, mort
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death
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immortal
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deathless
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somnos
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sleep
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insomnia
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inability to sleep
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taceo
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silent
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taciturn
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reserved, uncommunicative
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theos
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god
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theology
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the study of religious faith
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tors, tort
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to twist
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distort
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to twist out of the true meaning
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poly
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many
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polygamy
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marriage to many
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tract, trah
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draw, pull
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protract
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to prolong, draw out
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greg
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flock, herd
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gregarious
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talkative, fond of company
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monstr
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show
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remonstrate
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to protest
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sat, satis
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enough
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insatiable
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unable to be satisfied
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soph
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wise
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sophomore
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wise fool, second-year student
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vac
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move
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vacillate
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to hesitate in choice of opinions
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verbum
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word
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verbose
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wordiness
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via
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road
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deviate
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to stray from the norm
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vit, vivre
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life
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revitalize
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to give new life to
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laud
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praise
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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nov
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new
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novice
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beginner
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val
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strength, worth
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valiant
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brave, courageous
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lic
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permitted, proper
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illicit
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unlawful, shameful
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lucr
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gain, profit
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lucrative
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profitable
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cred
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believe
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credulity
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believing things readily
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chron
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time
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chronic
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long duration or frequent recurrence
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bibre
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drink
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inebriate
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to make drunk, intoxicate
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volent
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wish
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volition
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the power of choosing or dertermining
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fin
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end
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finite
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having limits
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(co)gnosci
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know
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agnostic
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one who is unsure of god's existence
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juxt
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near, next
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juxtapose
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put things side by side
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post
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after, behind, later
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post mortem
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examination to determine cause of death
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pneum
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breath
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pneumatic
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air-powered
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ami(ic)
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friend, love
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amicable
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friendly
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syn
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with, together
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synthesis
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combining parts to form a whole
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inter
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between
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interlude
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a musical insertion between parts of longer composition
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intra
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within
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intravenous
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entering by way of a vein
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deus
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god
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deity
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a god or goddess
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dox
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belief
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paradox
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a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true
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acer, acri
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bitter, sour, sharp
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acrimonious
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bitter, harsh
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test
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bear witness
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attest
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declare true or genuine
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trib
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pay, bestow
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retribution
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a deserved punishment
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dia
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through
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dialectic
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investigation of philosophical truths
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tele
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far, distant, end, purpose
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teleology
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the study of meaning in nature
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cand
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white, glowing
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candor
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honesty, fairness
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phobia
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fear
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agoraphobia
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fear of public places
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phon
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sound
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cacophony
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harsh sound
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clast
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break
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iconoclast
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one who destroys religious images
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lith
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stone
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monolith
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a single great stone in form of column
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hyper
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over, excessive
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hyperbole
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exaggerated statement
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hypo
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under, less
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hypothesis
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a supposition put forward
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dyn
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power
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dynasty
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a line of herditary rulers
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pre
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before
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precaution
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something done in advance to avoid risk
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cid, cis
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cut, kill
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regicide
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killing a king
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cosm
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world, order
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cosmos
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order, the universe
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zeno
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strange
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xenophobia
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fear of anything foreign
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caval
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horse
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cavalier
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gallant, mounted soldier
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vorare
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to devour
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voracious
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having a huge appetite
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nasc, nat
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birth
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innate
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present from birth, inborn
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