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17 Cards in this Set
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Pes pedis |
Foot |
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Expedient |
adj. Appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal. Mary Ann Evans found it _____ to publish her novels under the name George Eliot. n. A means to an end Limiting consumption of sugar and fatty foods is one _____ to physical fitness. |
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Expedite |
tr. v. 1. To help or hurry the progress of something. International cooperation can _____ a country's recovery after a serious earthquake or flood. 2. Of business, to preform business quickly. Mobile phones allow busy executives to _____ transactions. |
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Impede |
tr. v. To hinder; block the way of. Rival claims to territory have _____ a permanent peace in the Middle East. impediment, n. |
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Pedigree |
n. 1. A line or list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kind. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage is a publication listing the _____ of titles British citizens. 2. A recorded line of descent showing pure breeding of animals. Living up to his distinguished _____, the bay colt Citation was the first horse to win the Triple Crown of American racing. |
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Pedometer |
n. A device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps taken. The _____ attached to the hiker's belt recorded a walk of ten miles. |
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Pous. Podus |
Greek foot |
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Antipodes |
n. 1. Any two places on opposite sides of the earth. China is the _____ for most of the United States. 2. Something that is the exact opposite of or contrary to something else. Charles Lamb observed that a beggar is always the _____ to a king. |
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Podiatry |
n. The study and treatment of foot ailments. _____ includes the treatment of corns and bunions. |
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Podium |
n. An elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais. (In biology, any foot-like structure) In 1976, Sarah Caldwell became the first woman to mount the _____ and conduct at the Metropolitan Opera House. |
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GRADIOR, GRADI, GRESSUM |
To step or to walk |
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Aggression |
n. 1. The act or habit of launching attacks; invasion. Italy's _____ against Ethiopia began in 1936. 2. Hostile action or behavior. Psychologists have set up _____-prevention programs in many schools. |
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Degradation |
n. 1. Reduction in rank or status, especially of office or dignity. During the Cultural Revolution in China from 1966 to 1976, many thousands of professional people suffered _____ at the hands of the Red Guard. 2. Lowering of moral or intellectual character. While Dorian Gray remains beautiful despite his moral _____, his mysterious portrait grows increasingly hideous. 3. Disgrace, dishonor. Because she failed to produce a male heir for Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon suffered the _____ of divorce. |
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Digress |
. v. To stray from the main topic in writing or speaking; to turn aside. Careful writers do not _____ from the assigned topic on an exam. digression, n.; digressive, adj. |
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Gradation |
n. A systematic progression through a series of stages. The _____ of colors in the spectrum moves from red to violet. |
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Gradient |
n. An incline or slope; the rate of incline. The ______ of some streets in San Francisco is so steep that drivers must take special precautions when they park their cars. |
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Regress |
intr. v. To go back; to return to a former or less developed condition. A new baby in the family sometimes causes older siblings to _____ to babyish behaviors. |
