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45 Cards in this Set
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Loc, Loqu
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Def: Speech, Thought
Loquacious: very talkative |
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Uni
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Def: One
Unanimous: being of one mind, agreeing |
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Fus
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Def: Pour
Effusive: Pouring freely; gushing |
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Grav
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Def: Heavy
Grave (adj): required serious thought |
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Man
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Def: Hand
Emancipate: to free from restraint; influence or the like |
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Contra
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Def: Against
Incontrovertible: not open to question or dispute |
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Duct, Duc
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Def: Lead
Induce: to lead or move by persuasion or influence |
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Bene, Bon
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Def: good
Benefactor: a person who confers to a benefit |
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Nat, Nasc
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Def: Born
Innate: existing in or belonging to an individual at birth |
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Phil
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Def: Love
Bibliophile: Person who loves books |
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Astr
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Def: Star
Asterisk: A small, star like symbol used in writing and priming indicating a footnote. |
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Ab
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Def: From away, apart
Abdicate: To remove or relinquish the throne, right of power, responsibility or the like in a formal manner. |
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Nym
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Def: Name
Pseudonym: bearing a false name |
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Culp
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Def: Blame, Fault
Culpable: Resembling blame fault; looking guilty |
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Arch
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Def: Chief, First
Matriarch: a woman who rules family, group or state |
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Mor, Mort
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Def: Dead
Morbid:affected with, or induced by disease |
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Cogn, gno
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Def: Know
Incognito: being undercover |
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Geo
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Def: Earth
Geothermal: of or relating to heat of the earth's interior |
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Ant, Anti
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Def: Against, opposite
Antithesis: direct contrast or opposition |
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Ced, Cess
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Def: Yield, go
Recede: to retreat |
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Hypo
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Def: Too little, under
Hypochondria: The conviction of being sick without medical record |
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Ambi, amphi
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Def: Both
Ambivalent: uncertainty or fluctuation: |
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Hyper
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Def: Too much, excess
Hyperbole: an exaggerated emphisis |
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Mag, Magn
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Def: Great
Magnanimous: Generous in forgiving an insult/injury |
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Neo
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Def: New
Neophyte: A novice |
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Luc, Lum
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Def: Light
Translucent: permitting passage of light |
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Mal
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Def: Bad
Malevolent: wishing evil or harm to another person |
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Cor, Cordi
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Def: Heart
Cordial: courteous and gracious; friendly; warm |
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Dox
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Def: Opinion, praise
Paradox: Statement that is contradictory, contrary to expectation. (Jumbo Shrimp) |
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Sub
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Def: Under
Subjugate: to bring under complete control |
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Medi
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Middle
Mediate: To settle differences by working with conflicting parties. |
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Quad
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Four
Quadriplegia: Paralysis of all four limbs. |
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Voc, Vok
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Call
Evocative: Tending or having the power to summon, or call forth |
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Celer
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Swift
Celerity: Swiftness of action or motion; swift |
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Mut
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Change
Immutable: Not subject to change |
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Pan
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All
Panorama: An unbroken view of a surrounding area |
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Fore
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Before
Foreboding: A sense of impending doom. |
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Retro
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Backwards
Retroactive: Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment |
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Chron
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Time
Anachronism: Out of time |
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Circum
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Around
Circumvent: to beat around the bush |
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Cide, Cise
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Cut down, kill
Genocide: The systematic and planned extermination of an entire race, national or ethnic group. |
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Ped, Pod
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Foot
Impede: To retard or obstruct the progress of. |
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Ver
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True
Verisimilitude: The quality of appearing true or real |
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Cur, Curs
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Run
Concurrent: Happening at the same time as something else |
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Omni
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All, every
Omnipotent: Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force. |
