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FACSIMILE
(fak sim’ ǝ lē) n. |
A copy; an imitation
L. facere + similis, “like” = made like syn: duplicate |
That edition of the U.S. Constitution was a poor facsimile that looked like it was made on a cheap copier.
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DEFICIENT
(dē fish’ ǝnt) adj. |
Not having enough; lacking
L. de, “down” + facere = made down, made less syn: skimpy |
Mom wouldn’t let us buy the cereal because she said it was deficient in vitamins
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PETRIFY
(pet’ rǝ fī) v. |
To scare; to frighten
L. petra, “stone” + facere = to make stone syn: terrify ant: comfort |
The vampire movie petrified everyone in the theater so much that they were afraid to leave their seats.
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AFFECTION
(a fek’ shǝn) n. |
A feeling of love or liking; Tender feeling
L. ad, “towards” + facere = to do towards syn: tenderness ant: disgust |
Because Mary had a great deal of affection for Frank, she bought him a lovely farewell gift.
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SUFFICE
(sǝ fīs') v. |
To be enough
L. sub, “beneath, under” + facere = to make or be under, support syn: satisfy ant: fall short |
Betty didn’t need any more friends; she felt that the ones she had would suffice.
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TRANSACT
(trân zakt’) v. |
To carry out
L. trans, “across” + actum = drive across syn: conduct |
The supermarket was closed, so Carrie couldn’t transact any business there today.
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AGENDA
(a jen’ dǝ) n. |
A list of things to do
L. agenda, literally, “those things which must be done” syn: plan |
Dimitri said that the meeting’s agenda included a report on income and one on spending.
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COAGULATE
(kō ag’ ū lāt) v. |
To solidify; to clump or clot
L. co, “together” + agree = to drive together |
The snake kills its prey by injecting venom that makes its victim’s blood coagulate.
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INOPERABLE
(in op’ ǝr ǝ bǝl) adj. |
1. Not working;
2. Not able to be fixed or cured L. in, “not” + operare = not able to work |
1. Someone jammed something in the lock yesterday, making it inoperable.
2. The kitten’s owner was relieved to learn that her pet’s disease was not inoperable. |
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COOPERATE
(kō op’ ǝr āt) v. |
To work with; to be helpful to
L. co, “together” + operare = to work together syn: assist ant: hinder |
To win the final football game, all team members had to cooperate with one another.
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OPERATIONAL
(op er ā’ shǝn ǝl) adj. |
In working order
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The scientists found one minor problem in the robot, but most of the parts were still operational.
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DEFUNCT
(dē funkt’) adj. |
No longer working; no longer active
L. de, “down from” + functum = down from work, no longer working syn: inactive ant: working |
The phone number I tried didn’t work because the business was defunct.
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MALFUNCTION
(mal funk’ shǝn) n. |
Something that goes wrong; problem
L. male, “badly” + functum = working badly syn: error |
Theresa was the one who discovered the malfunction that made the computer stop.
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