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KINESIOLOGY, KINESIOLOGIST
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STUDY OF MOVEMENT
KINETIC KIN=MOVING |
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PILLORY,PILLORIED
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TO PUBLICALLY SHAME OR PUNISH
IN OLDEN DAYS, THEY LOCKED A PERSON'S HEAD AND HANDS IN A HORIZONTAL WOOD LOG AND DISPLAYED HIM IN PUBLIC SQUARE. THIS IS TO PILLORY |
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CYGNET
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BABY SWAN
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PRESCRIBE, PRESCRIPTION
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TO GUIDE OR RECOMMEND,
TO DIRECT AS A REMEDY A DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION |
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ATTENUATE
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TO MAKE THIN, TO WEAKEN
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SALUBRIOUS
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HEALTHY
SALUT= CHEERS TO YOUR HEALTH IN ITALIAN |
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PROWESS
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EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY
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EXCULPATE
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TO FREE FROM BLAME
CULP=BLAME CULPABLE= IS GUILTY, BLAMEFUL |
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PEDESTRIAN
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SOMEONE WHO WALKS
PED=FOOT IF USED AS AN ADJECTIVE: LOW LEVEL, COMMONPLACE HE HAS PEDESTRIAN TASTES IN RESTAURANTS, HE ALWAYS EATS AT THE COMMON, ORDINARY PLACES |
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BURGEONING
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INCREASING IN NUMBER OR INCREASING IN SIZE
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INCEPTION
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THE BEGINNING OF, INAUGURAL
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CONCEPTION
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TO CONCEIVE, TO CREATE, TO FERTILIZE AN EGG
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PUMMEL
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TO BEAT UP, TO FLAIL
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SENTIMENT, SENTIMENTAL
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A FEELING ABOUT SOMETHING, TO HAVE FEELINGS FOR
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QUOTIDIAN
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COMMONPLACE AND ORDINARY
SOMETHING THAT IS DONE DAILY |
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RIPARIAN
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RELATED TO RIVERS OR WATERWAYS
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CATHARTIC
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cleansing, PURGING, clean yourself out, get rid of bad things, PURGATION (NOUN)
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PROSCRIBE
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TO FORBID, TO PROHIBIT, TO OUTLAW, DECLARE ILLEGAL
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THE PREFIX
"PALEO" MEANS |
ANCIENT
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RHETORIC
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THE ART OF WRITING AND SPEAKING EFFECTIVELY, TO PURSUADE
THERE MAY BE SOME INSINCERITY, SUCH AS "CAMPAIGN RHETORIC" RHETORICAL-A RHETORICAL QUESTION IS ONE ASKED FOR "EFFECT", TO MAKE A POINT, AND DOES NOT EXPECT AN ANSWER |
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PROPOGANDA
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USING WORDS, RUMOR, IMAGES TO FOOL AND CONVINCE, EITHER FOR OR AGAINST SOMETHING
GERMANY USED PROPAGANDA TO TRY TO CHANGE OPINIONS AGAINST JEWS, AND TO GET PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THEY WERE WINNING THE WAR |
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COHESIVE
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THINGS THAT STICK TOGETHER
SIMILAR TO ADHESIVE=A GLUE |
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REPERTOIRE
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A GROUP OF SKILLS, SONGS, SKITS, ETC THAT YOU CAN DO WELL, YOUR BAG OF TRICKS
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INIMITABLE
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CANNOT BE IMITATED
SO GOOD OR BAD THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN DO IT |
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CREDO
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SET OF BELIEFS
CRED=BELIEF OR TRUST |
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FORBEARS
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ANCESTORS
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DEMUR
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TO OBJECT
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CLAD
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DRESSED IN
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PRECARIOUS
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DANGEROUS, PRECIPICE
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IMPASSIVE
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EMOTIONLESS, EXPRESSIONLESS, NOT PASSIONATE, DON'T CARE
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EDIFICE
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BIG BUILDING
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BUMPTIOUS
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ARROGANT
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MAVERICK
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WILD HORSE, ONE WHO DOESN'T FOLLOW THE CROWD, WHO BUCKS THE ESTABLISHMENT
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DOGMA
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A SET OF ESTABLISHED RULES, DOCTRINES, TENETS, SET OF LAWS TAUGHT
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BLIGHT
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BAD SITUATION
PLIGHT RHYMES WITH PLIGHT |
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SPECIOUS
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FALSE, NOT GENUINE
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GAMUT
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FULL RANGE, WHOLE SPECTRUM
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CONJECTURE
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SPECULATION
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LATENT
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NOT OBVIOUS, INCONSPICUOUS, HIDDEN
LATENT HOMOSEXUAL |
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ILLICIT
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ILLEGAL
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ELICIT
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TO DRAW OUT OF
ELICIT AN ANSWER |
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COMMENSURATE
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EQUAL TO, TANTAMOUNT TO
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BOON
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A BIG BENEFIT
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AFFINITY
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YOU LIKE IT
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DROLL
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WITTY
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BLANCH
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TO BLEACH OR WHITEN
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ICONOCLAST
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SOMEONE WHO DESTROYS CHERISHED BELIEFS AND INSTITUTIONS, NON BELIEVER,
ICON CLASH |
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RECANT
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TO RETRACT, TO SAY YOU DIDN'T MEAN WHAT YOU SAID
HE RECANTED HIS TESTIMONY |
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VISCERAL
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AUTOMATIC, INSTINCTIVE, WITHOUT THINKING OR WITHOUT INTENTIONAL, "GUT REACTION"
VISCERA- YOUR GUTS |
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DISCURSIVE
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RAMBLES ON, TALKS A LOT
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