Vocabulary Power Plus For The New Sat: Book One

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licentious

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(adj) morally unrestrained

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numismatist

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(n) a coin collector

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paucity

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(n) a scarcity, lack

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fatalistic

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(adj) believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate

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obtrude

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(v) to force oneself into a situation uninvited

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pensive

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(adj) dreamily thoughtful

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lackadaisical

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(adj) uninterested; listless

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alienate

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(v) to turn away feelings or affections

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elated

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(adj) in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful

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epigram

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(n) a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation

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amalgamate

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(v) to combine

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demented

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(adj) mentally ill; insane

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hone

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(v) to sharpen

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beleaguer

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(v) to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass

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gorge

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(adj) to eat or swallow greedily

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antiquated

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(adj) no longer used or useful; very old

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opiate

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(n) a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain

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caricature

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(n) an exaggerated portrayal of one's features

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dally

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(v) to waste time; to dawdle

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felonious

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(adj) pertaining to or constituting a major crime

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edifice

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(n) a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

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ambidexterous

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(adj) equally skillful with either hand

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belated

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(adj) delayed

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animate

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(v) to give life or motion to

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knead

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(v) to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture

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chauvinish

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(n) one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with a contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs

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egalitarian

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(adj) promoting equal rights for all people

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berserk

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(adj) in a state of violent or destructive rage

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ostentatious

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(adj) marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display

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delude

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(v) to mislead; to fool

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elude

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(v) to escape notice; to get away from

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fallow

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(adj) inactive; unproductive

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blight

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(n) anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation

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obsequy

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(n) a funeral rite or ceremony

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denizen

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(n) an occupant; inhabitant

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fealty

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(n) obligated loyalty or faithfulness

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entice

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(v) to attract by offering reward or pleasure

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gratify

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(v) to please

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laggard

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(n) a slow person, especially one who falls behind

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gambit

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(n) maneuver or action used to gain an advantage

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jaded

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(adj) worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence

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gist

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(n) the main point

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advocate

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(v) to recommend; to speak in favor of

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efface

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(v) to obliterate; to wipe out

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charisma

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(n) personal appeal or attraction; magnetism

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ogre

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(n) a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant

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mesmerize

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(v) to hypnotize

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entity

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(n) anything having existence, either physical or mystical

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bandy

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(v) to exchange words; to discuss casually

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dastardly

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(adj) cowardly and treacherous

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nepotism

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(n) favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices

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begrudge

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(v) to resent another's success; to envy

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mandarin

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(n) an influential person; a member of an elite group

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gutinous

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(adj) gluey; sticky

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enmity

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(n) deep-seated hostility, often mutual

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declaim

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(v) to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner

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imbue

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(v) to inspire or influence; to saturate

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gaff

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(n) a pole with a large hook on one end

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quaff

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(v) to drink in large quantities; to gulp

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bibliophile

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(n) a lover of books

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gird

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(v) to prepare for an event or action

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daunt

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(v) to make afraid; to discourage

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flux

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(n) a state of continual change or movement

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hovel

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(n) a wretched living place; an open shed

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cadaverous

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(adj) of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin

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gothic

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(adj) of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction

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penury

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(n) extreme poverty

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egress

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(n) an exit; a means of going out

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felicity

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(n) happiness; bliss

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despot

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(n) a dictator with absolute power

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beget

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(v) to produce; to make happen

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educe

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(v) to draw or bring out

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glean

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(v) to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

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chafe

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(v) to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction

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effrontery

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(n) shameless boldness

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imbibe

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(v) to drink (especially alcohol)

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feign

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(v) to pretend

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desist

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(v) to stop; discontinue

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allude

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(v) to hint at, to refer to indirectly

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elite

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(n) the choice members or best of a group

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bilk

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(v) to cheat or swindle; to thwart

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homily

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(n) a sermon

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demise

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(n) a death; a ceasing to exist

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emit

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(v) to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light

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decadence

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(n) moral deterioration

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aghast

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(adj) feeling great dismay or horror

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granary

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(n) a storehouse for grain

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choleric

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(adj) easily angered

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impede

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(v) to hinder, obstruct

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qualm

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(n) a feeling of uneasiness

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lampoon

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(n) a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone

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narcissistic

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(adj) conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration

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eradicate

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(v) to wipe out; to destroy

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fabricate

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(v) to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive

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ghastly

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(adj) horrible; frightful

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fallible

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(adj) capable of error

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blatant

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(adj) obvious; too conspicuous

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dawdle

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(v) to waste time

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affiliate

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(n) an associate; partner

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fawn

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(v) to act slavishly submissive

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calumny

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(n) a false and malicious accusation

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berate

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(v) to scold or rebuke severely or at length

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minion

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(n) a fawning, servile follower

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desolate

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(adj) lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren

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bane

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(n) the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death

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pacify

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(v) to calm down

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garble

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(v) to mix up or distort

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prevaricate

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(v) to lie

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filch

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(v) to steal

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neophyte

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(n) a beginner

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"pro-"

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"before" or "in front"

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"fab" and "fess"

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"to speak"

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"hab" and "hib"

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"to have" or "to possess"

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"sub-"

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"under" or "below"

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"-ize"

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"to make"

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"urb"

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"city"

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"mater" and "matr"

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"mother"

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"micro"

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"small"

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"meter"

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"measure"

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"aut"

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"self"

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"chroma"

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"color"

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"mono-"

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"one"

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"poly-"

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"many"

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"morph"

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"form" or "shape"

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"fort"

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"strong"

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"graph"

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"writing"

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"gen"

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"born" or "to produce" or "kind (type)"

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"mono-"

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"one"

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"biblio-"

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"book"

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"mort"

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"death"

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"voc" and "vok"

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"to call"

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"-ism"

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"belief in"

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"deci"

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"ten"

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"anti-"

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"against"

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"duc" and "duct"

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"to lead"

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"do"

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"to give"

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"termin"

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"end" or "boundary"

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"ver"

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"true"

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"dem" and "demos"

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"people"

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"multi"

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"many"

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"naut" and "naus"

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"sailor" or "ship"

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"nov" and "neo"

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"new"

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"corp" and "corpor"

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"body"

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"rupt"

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"to break"

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"inter-"

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"between" or "among"