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n) an unprovoked attack or warlike act
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AGGRESSION
(grad/gress) |
Shelling the fort was an act of ___.
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adj) happening every two years
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BIENNIAL
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The ___ will bloom only once every two years.
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v) to end; finish; decide; deduce; determine
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CONCLUDE
(claus/clave/clove/clud/clus) |
It is time ___ the matter and go on.
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v) to set apart for a deity or special purpose; consecrate; devote
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DEDICATE
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Authors will often ___ a book to a friend.
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n) person or thing different from others of its class; case in which the rule does not apply
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EXCEPTION
(cap/ceive/cept/cip) |
Almost every spelling rule has a(n) ___.
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n) one who does business for another; agent; any of the conditions that bring about a result
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FACTOR
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Low oil prices were only one ___ in causing a failing economy.
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n) physical or legal harm or damage to person or property
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INJURY
(jud/juris/jus) |
A serious ___ can cause death in some cases.
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adj) intricate; involved; rolled up or curled in a spiral; rolled inward at the edges
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INVOLVUTE
(volu/volv) |
The appearance of the leaf was ___.
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n) undernourishment from insufficient food or improper diet
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MALNUTRITION
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Not eating correctly can cause ___.
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n) original, first copy (written by hand)
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MANUSCRIPT
(manu + scribe/script) |
The author's ____ was lost in the mail.
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n) remainder; what is left after part is removed
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MILLEPEDE
(ped/pus) |
The ___ walked up the wall with ease.
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adj) essential; required; indispensible; inevitable
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NECESSARY
(cede/ceed/cess) |
Normally it is ___ to eat in order to live.
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n) a trimming, cleaning, ect. of the toenails
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PEDICURE
(ped/pus + cur) |
Barefooted folks could benefit from a(n) ___.
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n) social function for receiving guests; reproductive quality of incoming signals
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RECEPTION
(cap/ceive/cept/cept/cip) |
The wedding ___ was held in the garden.
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n) remainder; what is left after part is removed
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RESIDUE
(sed/sess/sid) |
There was a thick ___ at the bottom of the sink.
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n) any straight line interesting a curve at two or more points
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SECANT
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The ___ is common fuction in trigonometry.
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v) lure; lead astray; persuade to do something disloyal or disobedient
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SEDUCE
(duc) |
The villain tried to ___ the heroine but failed.
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adj) perseverance; firmness of hold; persistence
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TENACITY
(tain/ten/tin) |
A bulldog is known for its ___.
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n) the curved path of something hurtling through space
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TRAJECTORY
(jac/ject) |
A varmint rifle has a flat ____ for better accuracy.
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adj) agreeing completely; united in opinion
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UNANIMOUS
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For ince the legislature made a(n) ___ decision.
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