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assurance
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as:____
sur: Fr. "sur"=certain/ Fr. "assurer"= to assure ance:____ |
(n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
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asylum
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(n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
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console
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cońsole: noun (control panel/platform)
consolé: verb (to soothe) Latin: "solari"= to soothe Remember..."con"=with (Latin) |
(v.) to comfort; (n.) the keyboard of an organ; contorl panel for an electrical or mechanical device.
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dilate
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di: Latin= 2 ways
late: broad/wide |
(v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
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dross
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Mrs. Stockard says, "something left over from a process"
-NOTE: this is one I am assuming WILL be in the "sentence section" |
(n.) refuse, waste products
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dwindle
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English: "dwine"= to vanish
Old English: "dwinan"= to vanish |
(v.) to lessen, diminish
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flippant
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Old Norse (unnecessary knowledge)
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(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful saucy
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immunity
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im:____
mun: Latin "munus"= service/duty |
(n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation.
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institute
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n. educational organization
v. to start |
(v.) to establish, set up; (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning.
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liability
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Fr. "lier"= to bind
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(n.) a debt; something disadvantageous
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preposterous
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pre: before
post: after erous: of the nature of *NOTE: to remember this one, it is a preposterous word, it has an oxymoron within it. |
(adj.) ridiculous, senseless
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pugnacious
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pugnaci:
1) Latin: "pugnare"= to fight 2) Latin: "pugnus"= fist ous: of the nature of |
(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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rabid
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Latin: "rabere"= rade???
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(adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
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realm
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French: "royaume"= kingdom
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(n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study
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rejuvenate
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re:____
juven:"young" (person or man) 1) French: "jeune" 2) Latin: "juvenis" ate:____ |
(v.) to make young again; to make like new
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remunerate
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re:____
mun: Latin "munus"= service/duty erate:____ |
(v.) to reward, pay, reimburse
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sparse
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(adj.) meager, scant; scattered
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sterling
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1) Really Good
2) Nice Silver *KNOW: Came from a European word, meaning ---pound (lb.) of silver pennies--- |
(adj.) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
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venture
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*Noun or Verb*
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(n.) a risky or daring undertaking; (v.) to expose to danger; to dare
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warp
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Mrs. Stockard says, "bent, wrong, odd, or twisted"
She likes the meaning: "TWISTED"; NOT "WRONG" |
(v.) to twist out of shape; (n.) an abnormality
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