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23 Cards in this Set
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antecedents
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noun
ancestors; forebears |
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antedate
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verb
1.assign a date before the true date 2.come before in date; predate |
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postdate
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assign a date after the true date
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ante maridiem
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adjective
before noon |
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post meridiem
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adjective
after noon |
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anteroom
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noun
room place before and forming an entrance to another; waiting room |
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postgraduate
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adjective
having to do with study after graduation; especially after greaduation from collage |
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postmortem
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noun
1.through examination of a body after death;autopsy |
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postscript
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noun
note added to a letter after it has been written |
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bicameral
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adjective
consisting of two chambers or legislative houses |
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bicentennial
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noun
two-hundreth anniversary |
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biennial
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adjective
occurring every two years |
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semiannual
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adjective
occuring every half year, or twice a year; semiyearly |
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bimonthly
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adjective
occuring every two months |
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semimonthly
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adjective
occuring every half month, or twice a month |
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bilateral
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adjective
having two sides |
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billingual
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adjective
speaking two languages equally well |
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bipartisan
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adjective
representing two political parties |
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bisect
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verb
divide into two equal parts |
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semicircle
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noun
half of a cirlce |
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semiconscious
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adjective
half conscious; not fully conscious |
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semidetached
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adjective
partly detached; sharing a wall with an adjoining building on one side, but detached on the other |
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semiskilled
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adjective
partly skilled |
