Semester Review 1 - 8 Vocab

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per is latin for

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latin for
through

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percussion

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1 ) the sharp striking of one thing against another

2 ) instruments that make a sound when struck

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perennial

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lasting for an indefinitely long time
continuing regularly
living longer than two years said especially of plants

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permeate

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to penetrate through spaces to spread throughout

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persevere

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to hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles

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fero, ferre, tuli, latum

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latin for
to bring
to bear
to carry

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defer

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to postpone to delay
to yield respectfully to opinion or will of another

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dilatory

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tending to delay or to postpone

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elation

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excited feelings of pride triumph or happiness

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infer

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to use available evidence to forma conclusion

to guess

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tendo, tendere, tetendi, tensum

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latin for to stretch

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contend

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to engage ina quarrel a struggle or rivalry

to assert to put forward in argument

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intent

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purpose

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sub

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latin for under

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subvert

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to upset to overthrow to ruin

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subservient

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excessively willing to yield submissive

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torque, torquere, torsi,tortum

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latin for to twist
to bend
to turn around

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contort

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to twist or bend out of shape

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distort

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to change something to make it false

to twist something out of its natural shape

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retort

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to reply quickly and sharply often as if in reply to an accusations

a quick witty sometimes biting reply

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tortuous

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having many twists and turns
deceitfully roundabout tricky

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verso versare versavi versatum

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Latin for
to turn
to turn around

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adversity

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hardship misfortune

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advert

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to turn away ( one
s eyes_

to prevent

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introvert

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a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward

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perverse

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stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required

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prose

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ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter that is without verse

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ex

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latin for
from
out of

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excerpt

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a passage selected from a book play piece of music ect

to take a passage from a book ect to quote

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exhilarate

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to cheer to stimulate to enliven

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exonerate

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to free from blame
to relieve of a task

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exorbitant

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excessive

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pono ponereposui positum

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latin
to place
to put

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compound

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to mix together
to combine two or more parts or elements
having two or more parts or elements
a combination of elements parts or substances

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exposition

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a precise statement or explanation
a public exhibit or show

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expound

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to set forth an explanation or view of something in detail

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impose

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to set up or to force something ( or oneself) on others

to take unfair advantage of someone

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impostor

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one who deceives by u sing false identity

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proponent

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one who argues in support of something

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extra

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latin for
on the outside

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extraneous

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coming form outside foreign
not essential or vital

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extraterrestrial

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outside or originating outside the limits of the earth's atomosphere

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extrovert

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a person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather than inward

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medius

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latin formiddle

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mediate

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t act as negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute

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mediocrity

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the condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low: an ordinary person

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medium

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a substance or element through which something is transmitted

a person thought to have communtications with spirits of the dead

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sequor, sequi, secutum

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latin to follow

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non sequitur

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a statement that does not follow logically form evidence

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obsequious

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excessively willing to yield to tohers

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subsequent

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coming agter or later

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sequester

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to go into hiding to seek solitude
to isolate

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cum

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latin for
with
together with

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coherent

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showing an orderly relation of parts
sticking together

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colloquial

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characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing

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commiserate

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to feel or express sorrow or ptiy

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condone

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to forgive : to disregard and offense

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commodious

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spacious roomy as in a house

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contrite

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thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one's sins

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teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum

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latin for
to hold
to keep

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abstain

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to refrain from something by one's choice

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impertinent

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impudent: rude

irrelevant

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pertinacious

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holding firmlyk, even stubbornly , to a belief

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tenacity

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hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly

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apo, apere, epi, aptum

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latin
to fasten
to attach

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aptitude

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a natural talent or ability

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inept

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without skill

inappropriate or out of place: foolish or absurd

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jungo, jungere, junxi, junctum

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latin for
to join

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adjunct

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an added part not essential to the whole

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conjugate

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to give forms of verbs in a fixed order

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injunction

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an authoritative command or order

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juncture

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a serious state of affairs

the condition or point of being joined

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subjugate

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to conquer : to dominate completely

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stringo, stringere, strinxi, strictum

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latine for
to draw together tightly
to tie

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astringent

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harsh; severe

a substance that tightens tissues

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strait

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a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

usually plural a difficulty or bad situation

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stringent

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severe constricted ; tight

pertaining to a scarcity of money

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ab

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latin for
away from
abrasive
harsh; rough

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abound

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to exist in great quantities or numbers

to be fully supplied or filled

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abscond

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to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself

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abhor

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to detest thoroughly

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abstemious

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sparing or moderate especially in eating and drinking

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cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum

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latin for
to separate
to sift
to decide

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discreet

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showing tact, respect and restraint in speech or behavior

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ascertain

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to find out something for certain

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discern

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to perceive; to detect the differences

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frango, frangere, frefi, fractum

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latin
to break

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infraction

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a violation, especially of a law

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infringe

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to go beyond set limits ( use with on or upon)

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suffrage

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the right to vote or a vote itself

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super (latin)

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latin for
above

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superlative

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the highest; above the rest

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superfluous

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beyond what is required; extra

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caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesum

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latin for
to cut

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concise

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sayng or writing much in few words

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herbicide

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a substance for killing poloants, especiallyweeds

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precise

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clearly expressed; exact. accurate in every detail

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luein

lutos greek

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greek for

to loosen to untie

capable of being untied

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analyze

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to look at something carefully by attention to its parts

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catalyst

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a force or person causing action expecially without being involved or changed by the consequences.

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solvo, solvere, solvi, solutum latin

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latin for
to loosen
to untie

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absolve

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to relieve of blame or obligation to pardon a sin

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resolute

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determined : unshakeable

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resolve

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to make a firm decision about
to find a solution