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67 Cards in this Set
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Accord
(Accordance) |
V- to agree
N- agreement agreement --> in accord with--> in agreement with. |
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Acknowledge
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to admit as true; to be grateful for
--> |
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Acquiesce
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to agree; to give in
--> ?? |
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Adapt
(Adaptation, Maladaptive) |
to adjust for a new situation
adjustment for a new situation unable to adjust properly -->? |
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Adhere
(Adherent, Adhesive) |
to stick firmly
N- one who follows a leader or cause V- sticking sticky --> Glue adhesive--> very sticky glue--> sticky. |
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Advocate
(Advocacy) |
V- to support
N- a supporter active support, arguing for something --> Advocate of a political party--> a supporter of it |
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Affirm
(Affirmation, Affirmative) |
to state; to support
formal declaration; confirmation Adj- approving; confirming N- agreement --> Firm--> a firm stance--> a firm stance of approval. |
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Agreeable
(Disagreeable) |
pleasant; willing
unpleasant -->to agree--> |
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Aide
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assistant; helper
--> Medical aid--> medical help. |
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Align
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to line up; to bring into agreement
-->?? |
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Altruism
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selfless concern for others; generosity
--> trui--> true--> if your true to someone it means u have concern for them--> generosity. |
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Ambition
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strong desire to succeed
-->?? |
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Ameliorate
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to improve
--> rate--> you rate something badly if it needs to improve. |
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Animate
(Animated) |
to give life to
alive; active --> Anime--> alive/ active cartoons. |
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Apt
(Aptitude) |
appropriate
quick to learn likely -talent; ability -->A Person That is quick to learn |
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Arbiter
(Arbitrate) |
one who settles an argument
- to settle arguments through a neutral third party -->?? |
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Ascertain
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to find out; to make sure
--> if your certain then it means your sure about something--> to make sure. |
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Aspire
(Aspiration, Aspirant) |
to have an ambition or ultimate goal
-desire; ambition - the act of breathing in a hopeful person --> Expire--> worn out--> opposite--> not worn out--> going after a dream. |
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Assent
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V- to agree
N- agreement --> An ass never agrees with someone they are an ass too. |
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Autonomous
(Autonomy) |
independent
freedom; independence --> Auto means automatic--> if you do things automatically it doesn't mean your doing it independently usually. |
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Bolster
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to support; to prop up
-->bol--> bowl--> a bowl supports liquids like cereal from spilling everywhere. |
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Buttress
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V- to support
N- structural support of a building --> a butt supports us when we sit. |
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Capitulate
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to give in; to agree
--> If your late you usually feel guilty and tend to give in easier. |
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Cede
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to give up; to hand over
--> Cede--> Succeed--> succeed is to have success or win--> oppposite--> to give up. |
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Clairvoyant
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Adj- extraordinarily perceptive
N- one who can perceive beyond natural senses --> Claire is amazing at the high jump some might think she has above normal senses for it |
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Coalesce
(Coalition) |
to unite
alliance; combined group --> In a coal mine the miners have to work together to get their job done. |
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Collude
(Collusion) |
to work together on a secret plan or illegal plan
-a secret or illegal partnership -->Collide--> to work against each other or to be opposite--> collude is to work together but secretly. |
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Communal
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shared; public
--> commun--> community--> public. |
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Comply
(Compliant) |
to obey; to go along with
obedient; giving in to others -->to comply with--> to go along with. |
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Comprise
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to include
--> comprises of--> in cooking usually used to describe what ingredients are in the bowl. |
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Concede
(Concession) |
to admit as true; to give in
the act of giving in --> cede--> to give in--> concede is to admit that. |
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Concerted
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cooperative; combined
--> Concert--> in a concert the band has to be cooperative to create music. |
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Conciliate
(Conciliatory) |
to reconcile; to make up with someone
- compromising; eager to agree -->?? |
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Concur
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to agree
to happen simultaneously - simultaneously; cooperating --> To concur with something--> to agree. --> concur--> occur--> happen simultaneously |
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Condone
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to forgive; to overlook
-->?? |
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Conducive
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contributing; leading to
--> Conduc--> conductor on a train--> he leads the train--> he contributes to its functioning. |
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Congruent
(Congruity, Congruous, Incongruous) |
alike; agreeing
- agreement; harmony - corresponding; harmonious - strange; out of place --> Congruent in math is alike--> i.e they have the same angle measure. |
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Conjugate
(Conjugal) |
to join together; to pair
- relating to marriage --> Conj--> conjoin--> to bring together/ join. |
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Consensus
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agreement
-->?? |
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Consent
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V- to agree
N- agreement --> a father gives his consent to his daughter getting married--> his agreement. |
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Console
(Consolation, Disconsolate) |
to soothe; to lessen sorrow
- comfort from sadness - cheerless; gloomy --> Sole--> soul--> in a time of death someone's soul might need comfort or soothing. |
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Consolidate
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to combine
--> Solids in chemistry combine to make other compounds. |
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Conspire
(Conspiracy, Conspirator) |
to plan together secretly; to work together
- secret plan - one who plans secretly --> Con--> to con is to trick--> so to con someone sometimes people might make secret plans to dethrone someone. |
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Consummate
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V- to fulfill or complete
Adj- highly skilled; perfect -->the sum of numbers completes the equation in addition. |
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Convene
(Convention, Conventional, Unconventional) |
to come together
- tradition or custom meeting; assembly - traditional; customary - unusual --> A science convention is an assembly of science projects. |
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Converge
(Convergence) |
to come together
- the act of coming together -->on the verge means all your thoughts are about to come together but their not quite there yet. |
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Correlate
(Correlation) |
to compare; to connect
- a parallel relationship -->relate--> to compare/connect |
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Coterie
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clique; a small group of friends or associates
-->?? |
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Cultivate
(Cultivation, Culture) |
to grow; to prepare soil for growing
to develop or improve - making land suitable for growing crops refinement; culture - artistic and intellectual activity or improvement growth of organisms for scientific studies -->?? |
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Decisive
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conclusive; final
able to make up one's mind -->Decisive--> decide--> if you've already decided you've already made up your mind. |
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Decorous
(Decorum, Indecorous) |
properly behaved
proper behavior lacking good manners ---> Decor--> decorations--> party--> u want everyone to have proper behavior at a party. |
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Discreet
(Discretion, Discretionary) |
not obvious; subtle
very careful, especially in keeping secrets -good judgement or caution - left to one's own judgement -->?? |
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Discrete
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separate; distinct
--> crete--> a place in greece--> its a distinct and separate city for greece. |
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Docile
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Gentle; obedient
-->Do--> dog--> obedient |
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Dutiful
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obedient; responsible
--> Duti--> Dooty--> your responsible to clean up after your dog. |
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Effective
(Effectual, Efficacious) |
working; adequate; successful
producing a desired effect " " --> Effect--> producing a desired effect--> good effect--> successful |
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Empathy
(Empathize, Empathetic) |
sympathy; ability to understand another's feelings
to understand another's feelings showing sympathy --> ?? |
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Engender
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to produce
--> En Gender--> to put in gender--> to make a new gender--> new child--> produce. |
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Enlighten
(Enlightenment) |
to inform; to make clear
education; clarification -->light--> shed light on something--> to make clear |
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Ensure
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to make certain of
--> sure--> if your sure of something--> you already made certain it was true. |
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Enthrall
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to fascinate
--> thrall--> leader of horde in wow--> he's fascinating |
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Epiphany
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a sudden understanding
-->?? |
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Equanimity
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calmness
--> Equa + Animity--> equal energy--> calm. |
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Equitable
(Equity) |
fair equal
fairness --> Equ--> equal. |
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Espouse
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to support; to embrace(as an idea or a cause)
--> spouse is a wife--> you embrace and support your wife. |
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Ethic
(Ethical, Unethical, Ethos) |
moral code; principles of right and wrong
morally correct immoral a set of values -->Ethnicity--> description of different human features--> every diff type of person has different morals. |
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Euphony
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harmony; pleasant sound
-->Euphoric--> amazing--> pleasant. |