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50 Cards in this Set
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SPEC/SPECT/SPIC
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specimen - representative of a class, sample specter - apparition speculate - take something as true based on insufficient evidence perspicacious - shrewd, astute, keen-witted |
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SPIR
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aspiration - expulsion of breath in speaking spiritied - animated, courageous spirograph - device that records the movements of breathing |
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STAS/STAT
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stationary - not moving static - having no motion, fixed status - position or standing in relation to others status quo - existing state of affairs |
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STRICT/STRING |
restrict - keep within limits stricture - limit or restriction stringent - imposing rigorous standards, constricted, tight constrict - squeeze or compress, restrict the scope of |
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STRUCT |
destruction - act of destroying structure - something built construct - build instruction - act of methodically providing with knowledge indestructible - impossible to destroy |
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SUB/SUC/SUF/SUG/SUP/SUS |
subtle - hard to detect or describe subterfuge - trick or tactic to avoid something subsume - include, incorporate suppress - put down by force, restrain suspend - defer, interrupt, dangle, hang |
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SUPER/SUR |
superior - higher than another in rank supersede - take the place of insuperable - insurmountable, unconquerable supernal - celestial, heavenly surtax - additional tax |
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SYL/SYM/SYN/SYS
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syllogism - argument with a conclusion deduced from two premises syndicate - association or people who undertake a duty or transact business synthesis - blend, combination system - group of interrelated elements that form a whole |
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TACT/TANG
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contact - a coming together or touching tactile - relating to the sense of touch tactus - sense of touch tangible - able to be touched tangent - digression, diversion |
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TELE
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telemeter - instrument that measures distance telecommunication - science of communicating over distances by electronic transmission teleseism - tremor from a distant earthquake telephony - sound transmission between distant stations |
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TEMPOR
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contemporary - belong to same time period temporal - related to time temporize - act evasively to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision extemporaneous - unrehearsed temporality - being bounded in time |
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TEN/TAIN
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detain - delay, keep from proceeding pertain - relate to tenacious - stubborn, holding firm tenure - a period during which something is held |
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TEND/TENS/TENT
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tension - act of stretching tight contend - strive in opposition, struggle contention - act of striving in controversy tense - tightly stretched tensor - a muscle that stretches a body part |
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TERM
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terminal - concluding, final, fatal midterm - middle of academic term terminate - end interminable - endless termless - having no limits, unending |
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TERR
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LAND, THE EARTH terraqueous - consisting of land and water terraceous - earthen terrestrial - earthly terra firma - dry land terra incognita - unknown land |
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TERTI
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tertial - relating to third row of flight feathers on the basal section of a bird's wing tertian - recurring after three days tertiary - third in degree or rank tertium quid - a third thing of indeterminate character tertiary color - color made from combining two secondary colors |
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THE/THEI/THEO
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atheist - person who does not believe in god theology - study of god and religion apotheosis - glorification, glorified ideal theogamy - marriage of gods |
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THERAP
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therapy - treatment of illness therapeutic - having healing powers physiotherapy - treatment of physical injury with therapeutic exercise |
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THERM/THERMO
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thermochemistry - the chemistry of heat thermal - relating to or caused by heat thermoduric - able to survive high temps thermodynamic - resulting from heat conversion thermolabile - subject to change or destruction by heating |
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TOM/TOME/TOMY
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tome - one book in a work of many volumes dermatome - instrument used to cut slices of the skin in skin grafts microtome - instrument that cuts specimens into slices for exam by microscope gastrotomy - surgical incision into stomach vasectomy - surgical removal of a duct that carries semen |
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TOP/TOPO
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topography - configuration of a land service topology - regional anatomy toponym - name of a place topophobia - fear of certain places topos - a traditional them |
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TORS/TORT/TORQU
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retort - quick caustic reply that turn's first speaker's words to one's own advantage torsion - act of twisting or turning contort - twist out of shape torque - turning or twisting force tortuous - winding, twisting, circuitous |
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TRACT
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attract - cause to draw near tractable - easy to manage, control, manipulate intractable - not easily managed protract - draw out, prolon |
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TRAN/TRANS |
transcend - rise above, go beyond transmute - change in appearance, shape or nature transgression - exceeding a limit or boundary transmogrify - change into a different shape or form |
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TREM/TREMU |
tremendous - enormous tremulous - marked by shaking or trembling tremble - shake involuntarily tremor - a shaking movement tremolo - quivering effect produced by quickly repeating a single tone |
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TURB |
turbid - in a state of turmoil turbojet - jet engine with turbine driven compressor turbulent - violently agitated disturbance - a commotion |
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TYP/TYPE |
typal - relating to or serving as a type typical - conforming to a type typify - represent as a typical example of, symbolize typology - study or classification of types stereotype - a formulaic conception or image |
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ULTRA |
ultrasonic - acoustic frequencies above ear's audible range ultramodern - extremely modern in style or idea ultranationalism - extreme nationalism ultramundane - extending beyond the world or the universe |
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UN |
unfeigned - not feigned; genuine, real untenable - not viable, indefensible unyielding - firm, resolute unequivocal - absolute, certain unfetter - free from restraints, liberate |
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UNI |
unique - one of a kind unipolar - having a single magnetic or electric pole unanimity - state of total agreement or unity |
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URB |
urban - related to a city urbane - refined, sophisticated, suave urbanite - city dweller urbanologist - specialist in city life |
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US/UT |
usage - act of using usurp - seize by force usury - lending money at exorbitant rates utilitarian - concerned with usefulness rather than beauty utile - useful |
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VAC/VACA/VACU |
vacate - empty of occupants vacuum - space empty of matter vacuous - empty, void, lacking intelligence, purposeless vacuity - emptiness of mind, lack of ideas vacuole - small cavity in cell cytoplasm |
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VEH/VECT |
vehicular - relating to vehicles vehemently - vigorously, energetically vector - a course or direction vectoring - guiding by radio communication according to vectors convection - transmission |
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VEN/VENT |
invent - produce or contrive by ingenuity prevention - act of impeding, a hindrance conventional - customary circumvent - avoid contravene - act contrary to, violate |
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VER/VERAC/VERI |
veritable - real, genuine verity - truthfulness aver - to affirm, declare to be true veracity - accuracy, truthfulness verisimilitude - quality of appearing true or real |
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VERB |
WORD verbatim - corresponding word for word verbal - associated with words proverbial - widely referred to verbiage - an excess of words, wordiness verbose - wordy, long-winded |
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VERS/VERT |
versatile - adaptable, all-purpose reversion - return to an earlier stage avert - turn away, prevent vertigo - dizziness |
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VIA |
via - by way of via media - middle way or course viatical - relating to a road or traveling viaticum - traveling provisions |
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VICT/VINC/VANQ |
victor - one who defeats an adversary victory - defeat of an enemy, triumph evict - force out, expel invincible - impossible to overcome or defeat vanquish - conquer in battle, subjugate |
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VID/VIS
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SEE, LOOK video - relating to televised images visible - perceptible to the eye supervisor - one who is in charge vista - a distant view or prospect visage - appearance, aspect, countenance |
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VIR |
virile - having char. of an adult male virulent - very harmful, poisonous, hostile virago - woman who is noisy and scolding or domineering virility - manly characteristic, potency virilism - male sexual characteristics in a female |
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VIT
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vital - characteristic of or relating to life vitalize - endow with life, invigorate curriculum vitae - summary of a person's education and personal life vitality - capacity to live and grow |
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VIV/VIVA
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survive - remain alive vivacious - lively conviviality - sociable, merry vivarium - enclosure where living things are raised for observation and research |
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VOC/BOKE
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advocate - recommend, to plead for equivocal - ambiguous, misleading irrevocable - conclusive, irreversible vociferous - loud, vocal, noisy evoke - to produce a reaction |
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VOL/VOLI
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voluntary - done of one's own free will volition - act of making a conscious choice benevolent - characterized by doing good malevolent - showing ill will, wishing to harm others volitive - relating to the will, expressing a wish |
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VOLV/VOLU
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evolution - changing of a thing into a more complex or better form devolve - pass on or transfer to another volution - a turn or twist around a center volvulus - abnormal twisting of the intestine |
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VOR/VORAC
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voracious - having an insatiable appetite voracity - condition of being eager to consume great amounts carnivore - flesh-eating animal |
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XEN/XENO
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xenophobe - person who is afraid of stranger or foreigners xenophile - one who is attracted to foreigners zenoiotic - foreign to living organisms xenocryst - foreign crystal in an igneous rock xenogenesis - production of children that are very different from either parent |
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ZO/ZOO
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zoology - study of structure and classification of animals zoolatry - animal worship zoogenic - produced by animals zoonosis - animal disease that can be transmitted to humans zoophilia - affection for animals |
