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what is assimilation?
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~merging of two constanants when you want to use the prefx ad. example: affluent
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anecdotage
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keep on rambiling about the past
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prefix ad- means?
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to, toward
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prefix a, an- mean...
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"not" or "without"
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arch (k) means
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government
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monarchy
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government with one sole ruler
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oligarchy
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a government which is entirely in the hands of small groups
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arch (tch)
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principle; of the highest rank
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archbishop
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bishop of the highest rank
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archduke
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a nobleman whose ceremonial or social status is the same as that of a reigning monarch
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archfiend
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chief "fiend" (name of the devil)
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voc, voke mean
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call
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Avocation
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a hobby
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revoke
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take back
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convoke
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assemble
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invoke
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to ask for
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vociferous
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to speak loudly
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evoke
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call forward; elicit
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arch as in arch smile
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english word which means sly
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ad libitum
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spontaneous (AD LIB?)
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ad hoc
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a commitee brought together for a specific reason
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ad nauseam
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to the point of nausea
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ad infinitum
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to infinity
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carte blanche
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full power to act as one sees fit
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fait accompli
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something that cannot be reversed
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savoir-faire
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knowing the right or proper thing to do
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chef-d'ouvere
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a masterpiece
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bete noir
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an obbject of strong dislike
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faux pas
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a social blunder
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hors d'oeuvres
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appatizers
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cul-de-sac
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dead end
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avouch
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to declare frankly the truth
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aver
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to declare with CONFIDENCE
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avow
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to admit
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expatiate
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to speak/write at great length
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declaim
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formal speech
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colliquium
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an academic conference between scholars and professors
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monologist
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jay leno
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clam up
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shut up
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gab
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talk idly
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allegory
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fictional moral stories without animals: sindbad
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quip
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clever or witty remark
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bon mot
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witty saying
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fabulous exploits
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incredible story
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retort
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a quick response in a retaliating sort of way
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