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73 Cards in this Set
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divinity |
the state of being divine dei/div god "divine" |
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deify |
raise to the condition of a god dei/div
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deism |
belief that a God has created the universe, but exerts no control or influence on it dei/div |
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deific |
making divine; characterized by a godlike nature dei/div |
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demigod |
the male offspring of a god and a mortal demi half |
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demimonde |
a group whose respectability is questionable demi |
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demirep |
person whose reputation is doubtful demi |
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demitasse |
a small cup of espresso demi |
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pandemic |
spread over a whole area or country dem common people "demographic" |
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demagogue |
leader who appeals to emotion or prejudice dem |
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dermatology |
branch of medicine concerned with pathology of the skin derm skin |
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dermatitis |
inflammation of the skin derm |
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epidermis |
the outer layer of the skin derm, epi |
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pachyderm |
a thick-skinned hoofed animal like the elephant or hippopotamus derm |
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diachronic |
concerned with phenomena as they changed through time dia |
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diatribe |
an abusive denunciation dia across/through/between "dialogue" "diaphanous" |
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diachronic |
concerned with phenomena as they changed through time dia |
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edict |
a formal command dict/dic say, speak, pronounce |
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benediction |
blessing dic/dict
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indict |
charge with a crime dic/dict |
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malediction |
curse dic/dict say,speak,pronounce |
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dictum |
authoritarian statement dict/dic
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dissuade |
to persuade someone to alter intentions dif/dis apart, away, not |
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dispassionate |
impartial, unaffected by emotion dis/dif |
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donee |
one who receives a gift don give "donation" |
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donary |
a votive offering; a gift don
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docent |
lecturer doc/doct teach, prove "doctrinaire" |
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indoctrinate |
instruct in a body of principles doc/doct
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docile |
willing to be taught; yielding to supervision doc/doct |
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heterodox |
not in agreement with accepted beliefs dog/dox opinion, belief, praise "dogmatic" "paradox" |
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dominion |
control, sovereignty dom/domin master, lord "domination"
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predominant |
having greatest authority, influence or force dom/domin |
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indomitable |
unconquerable; not able to be subdued dom/domin |
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dormient |
sleeping, dormant, latent dorm sleep "dorm" |
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dormitive |
causing sleep dorm |
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dormouse |
a squirrel-like rodent dorm |
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dromedary |
one-humped camel drom/drome run, step, arena |
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aerodrome |
an airport, military airbase drom/drome |
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hippodrome |
arena for equestrian shows drom/drome |
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dromond |
a medieval sailing ship drom/drome |
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catadromous |
inhabiting fresh water but migrating to the ocean to breed drom/drome |
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induce |
bring about duc/duct lead, pull "conduct" |
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abduct |
carry away by force duc/duct lead, pull |
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viaduct |
series of arches used to carry a road over a valley or other roads duc/duct
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ductile |
easily drawn into water; easily molded duc/duct |
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duplicity |
double-dealing dupl double, two |
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duplex |
twofold; double |
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duple |
consisting of two; double |
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duress |
constraint by threat; forcible confinement dur hard, lasting |
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dynasty |
sucession of rulers from the same line dyn power, energy "dynamic" |
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heterodyne |
having alternating currents with two different frequencies dyn/dynam
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dyslexia |
learning disorder causing impairment of the ability to read dys impaired, abnormal |
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dystopia |
an imaginary place where life is bad dys bad, impaired
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dysentery |
disorder of the lower intestinal tract dys |
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dyspepsia |
indigestion dys |
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emit |
send out ex/e away, out, from, beyond,above, apart "exit" |
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extricate |
free from ex/e apart, away, beyond, from, out, above |
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ectogenous |
capable of development apart from the host—used chiefly of pathogenic bacteria ecto outside, external |
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ectoplasm |
outer part of the cytoplasm of a cell ecto
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ectopia |
abnormal locatio of an organ or body part ecto |
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egomania |
extreme egocentrism ego i, self |
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egotistical |
excessively self-centered ego |
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endomorph |
a mineral enclosed inside another mineral endo within, inside |
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endogenous |
growing from within; produced inside an organism endo |
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endoscope |
instrument fro viewing the inside of an organ or the body endo |
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endobiotic |
living as a parasite within a host endo |
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endocardial |
relating to a membrane that lines the heart's interior endo |
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epidermis |
outer layer of skin covering the dermis epi upon, over ,near "epic" |
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epigeal |
living in or near the surface of the ground epi
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epitaph |
inscription on a tombstone epi |
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epicenter |
point in the earth directly above the center of an earthquake |
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equivocal |
equivocate ambiguous, misleading equ "equal" |
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equanimity |
composure equ
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