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30 Cards in this Set
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monograph
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earned treaise on a particular subject; scholarly article
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monorail
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railway whose cars are supported on or under a single rail
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monotonous
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tiresome because of lack of variety
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multifaceted
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having many aspects
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polygamist
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person married to 2 or more mates at the same time
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polyglot
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person who speaks or writes different languages
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polymath
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person of great and diversified learning
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polytechnic
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providing instruction in many technical arts and applied sciences
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unicameral
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consisting of or having one legislative chamber
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bagatelle
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trifle; somethings of little value or importance
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exacerbate
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make more severe or violent; aggravate
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forbearance
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self-control, patience
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garrulous
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alking too much about unimportant things; loquacious; talkative
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moment
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importance; consequence
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penchant
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strong leaning; fondness; liking
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reconcile
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1- to make friendly
2- settle; adjust |
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refractory
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hard to control; resisting authority; unruly; obstinate
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slatternly
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dirty, untidy
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transitory
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lasting a short time only; temporary; short-lived
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venial
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forgivable; excusable
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veracity
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truthfulness; honesty
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MONO
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Greek
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Uni
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Latin
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super
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latin
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hyper
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greek
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hypo
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greek
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sub
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latin, under or below
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Poly
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greek
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multi
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latin
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poly
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greek
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