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16 Cards in this Set
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Incipio, Incipere, Incepi, Inceptum
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Latin root:
To begin |
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Inception
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(noun form)
The beginning of something. |
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Incipient
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(adjective form)
Describing something's early stages or its beginning. |
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Nihil
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Latin root:
Nothing |
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Annihilate
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an = to
nihil = nothing ate = (process suffix) To destroy completely. (to make into nothing) |
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Nihilism
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The total rejection of religious or moral beliefs.
(belief in nothing) |
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Nego, Negare, Negavi, Negatum
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Latin root:
To deny |
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Negate
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To disprove; to cancel; to repeal.
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Renegade
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One who deserts a group or cause; traitor; outlaw.
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Vanus, Vacuus
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Latin root:
Empty |
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Vacuous
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Empty of meaning, purpose, or intelligence.
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Vanity
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Conceit about one's appearance.
A dressing table, where one would apply make-up. Something worthless or useless. |
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Vaunt
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To boast or brag about.
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Aperio, Aperire, Aperui, Apertum
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Latin root:
to open |
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Aperture
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An opening that admits light, such as in a camera.
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Overt
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Done or shown openly.
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