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27 Cards in this Set
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Clemency |
NounMercy in the exercise of authority and power; leniency toward and offender or enemy.Synonyms: mitigation, relief, easement, beneficence, magnanimity Antonyms: vengeance, severity, strictness, rigidity, harshness |
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Contumely |
NounInsulting or offensively contemptuous treatment which tends to inflict dishonor and humiliation upon someone; a humiliating insult.Synonyms: contempt, scorn, derision, obloquy, vituperation Antonyms: compliment, adulation, commendation, honor, applause |
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Dirge |
A funeral song or lament; any song or poem expressing mourningSynonyms: elegy, requiem, threnody |
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Frugality |
The quality of being thrifty; not spending or using unnecessarilySynonyms: thrift, moderation, economy, self-denialAntonyms: wastefulness, extravagance, prodigality, lavishness |
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Hiatus |
A break or interruption in something; a gap; a pauseSynonyms: recess, respite, intermission, lacuna, intervalAntonyms: continuity, uninterruption |
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Lapidary |
One who works at cutting, polishing, or engraving gems; pertaining to the art of cutting or engraving precious stones |
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Mendicant |
A beggarSynonyms: almsman, alms-hunter, beggarman |
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Penury |
Extreme povertySynonyms: indigence, want, destitution, privationAntonyms: luxury, opulence, affluence, wealth |
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Plagiarism |
The act of stealing and using the ideas or writings of another as one's ownSynonyms: theft, appropriation, arrogation |
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Precursor |
A person or thing that goes before and heralds the coming of another person or thing; one who precedes another in a course or officeSynonyms: harbinger, herald, messenger; forerunner, predecessor |
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Sanction |
Authoritative permission for an actionSynonyms: ratification, authorization, endorsement, approvalAntonyms: disapproval, disapprobation, condemnation |
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Sinecure |
A well-paid position with little or no responsibility Synonyms: soft job, child's play |
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PREFIX di- |
Two |
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PREFIX non- |
Not |
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PREFIX pre- |
Before |
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PREFIX se- |
Apart, aside |
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ROOT BIO |
Life |
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ROOT CARN |
Flesh |
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ROOT CUR(R), CURSE, COURSE |
To run, to go |
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ROOT JUCT, JUG, JOIN |
To join, to marry |
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ROOT PET, PETIT |
To seek, to assail |
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ROOT PSYCH |
Mind, soul |
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ROOT TOM |
To cut, a section |
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ROOT VIV |
To live |
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SUFFIXES -ism |
State, quality, act of |
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SUFFIXES -ly |
Like, having the quality of; in the manner of |
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SUFFIXES -or |
One who,that which; state, quality of |
