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93 Cards in this Set
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AGON |
struggle, contest |
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com- |
with, together |
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dia- |
through, between, across, thoroughly |
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BIO |
life |
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DUC, DUCT |
to lead |
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anti- |
against, opposite |
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-ence, -ance |
state, quality, act of |
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ex- |
out of, away from, without, intensive |
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inter- |
between, amoung |
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ANTHROP |
man, human being |
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GRAPH, GRAM |
to write |
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VER |
true |
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di- |
two |
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-ous, -ose |
having the quality of |
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ad- |
to, toward |
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re- |
back again |
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JUR |
to swear |
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CORD |
heart |
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OMNI |
all |
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epi- |
upon, outside, beyond |
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LOG, LOGUE |
speech, word, reasoning |
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-ic, -ical |
like, pertaining to |
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pan- |
all |
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PHIL |
to love |
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perjury (syn) |
lying |
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apostate (syn) |
deserter |
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extricate (syn) |
disencumber |
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elicit (syn) |
educe |
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vernacular (syn) |
cant |
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cosmos (syn) |
universe |
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epiphany (syn) |
discovery |
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accrue (syn) |
earn |
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veracious (syn) |
candid |
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extort (syn) |
demand |
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jeopardy (syn) |
peril |
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dilemma (syn) |
plight |
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allude (syn) |
suggest |
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holocaust (syn) |
fire |
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omnipotent (syn) |
all-powerful |
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panorama (syn) |
overview |
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verge (syn) |
threshold |
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asylum (syn) |
retreat |
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veracity (syn) |
truthfulness |
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accord (syn) |
harmony |
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irrevocable (ant) |
reversible |
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alleviate (ant) |
intensify |
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acquiesce (ant) |
object |
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vivacious (ant) |
listless |
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exonerate (ant) |
accuse |
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arraign (ant) |
free |
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omniscient (ant) |
unknowing |
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advocate (ant) |
discourage |
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misanthropic (ant) |
humane |
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frivolous (ant) |
important |
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assert (ant) |
refute |
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eulogy (ant) |
calumny |
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extol (ant) |
detract |
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antagonist (ant) |
accomplice |
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accrue (ant) |
forfeit |
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antagonist |
one who actively and intensely opposes another |
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apostate |
one who forsakes his religion, principles, or party |
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asylum |
a place of refuge; a place where refugees from another country will find safety; an institution to care for the mentally ill |
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cosmos |
the universe as an ordered and harmonious system |
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dilemma |
a choice between two unpleasant alternatives |
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epiphany |
a sudden realization most notably through a common but remarkable happening |
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eulogy |
complete destruction or sacrifice, especially by fire, of a large number of people; a great slaughter |
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misanthropic |
of or pertaining to one who hates or distrusts mankind |
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panorama |
a complete view of a region in every direction; a comprehensive representation of a subject matter |
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philanthropy |
the desire or effort to promote the well-being of mankind, as by offering charitable gifts; love toward mankind in general |
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philharmonic |
having devotion to or appreciation of music; having characteristics of a symphony orchestra |
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advocate |
one who pleads in behalf of another, as in a court of justice; one who argues for a cause, a supporter or defender; to support or recommend publicly |
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frivolous |
unimportant, trivial, foolish |
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irrevocable |
incapable of being recalled or altered |
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jeopardy |
danger of loss, injury, or death |
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omnipotent |
possessing unlimited authority of power; God himself; the Almighty |
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omniscient |
possessing unlimited knowledge; infinitely wise |
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perjury |
the willful giving of incomplete, deceptive, or false testimony in a legal document or while under oath in a court of law |
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veracious |
rigidly and unfailing adherence to the truth; correctness; accuracy |
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verge |
point beyond which something happens; the boundary, edge of something |
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vernacular |
the language that is commonly spoken by people of a particular place or country |
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vivacious |
full of life; spirited; lighthearted |
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accord |
to agree, to be in harmony with; to grant as deserved, proper, or suitable; agreement, harmony, reconciliation |
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accrue |
to fall to someone as a gain, addition, or advantage; to grow or accumulate, as the interest on capital |
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acquiesce |
to consent without protest, but without enthusiasm |
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alleviate |
to make physical or mental troubles more bearable |
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allude |
to make an indirect or passing reference to without distinct specification |
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arraign |
to bring before a law court to hear charges; to call to account |
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assert |
to forcefully state that something is true; to declare; to insert oneself forcefully; to make one's presence known |
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elicit |
to draw out or forth; to bring to light |
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exonerate |
to officially pronounce someone to be innocent of an accused offense |
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extol |
to praise highly; to exalt; to glorify |
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extort |
to obtain money illegally or through pressure |
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extricate |
to free from entanglement; disengage; liberate |
