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122 Cards in this Set
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ars, artis
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L. art
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artifact
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n. an object made by human beings; often refers to primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period
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artifice
artificer n. |
n. 1. craftiness; trickery.
2. cleverness; skill |
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artless
artlessness n. antonym: artful |
adj. 1. without decit or cunning; natural; simple.
2. crude; ignorant; uncultured. |
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artisan
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n. a skilled craftsperson
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aoide
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Gr. song
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ode
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n. a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet.
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parody
parodist n. |
n. a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music.
tr. v. to mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect. |
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rhapsody
rhapsodic adj. rhapsodist n. rhapsodize v. |
n. speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
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canto, cantare, cantavi, cantatum
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L. to sing
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incantation
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n. the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell.
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recant
recantation n. |
tr. v. to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known.
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pingo, pingere, pinxi, pictum
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L. to paint, to embroider
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depict
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tr. v. 1. to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture.
2. to describe; to picture in words. |
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pictograph
pictographic adj. |
n. a picture or drawing representing words or ideas.
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cresco, crescere, crevi, cretum
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L. to grow, to increase
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accrue
accrual, n. |
intr. v. to come as a natural increase or advantage.
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crescendo
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n. a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music.
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excrescence
excrescent, adj. |
n. abnormal growth or outgrowth
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facio, facere, feci, factum
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L. to make
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beneficence
beneficient, adj. |
n. doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action.
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efficacious
efficaciously, adv. |
adj. effective as a means or remedy
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facile
facilely, adv. facilitate, v. facility, n. |
adj. acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent. (sometimes superficial, when something is too easily done.)
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facsimile
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n. an exact copy oif a book, painting, document, etc.
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faction
factional, n. factious, adj. |
n. 1. a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government.
2. conflict within an organization or nation. |
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mollify
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tr. v. to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling.
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texo, texere, texui, textum
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L. to weave
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context
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n. 1. the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning.
2. the circumstances surrounding an event or situation. |
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pretext
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n. a false reason put forward to conceal the true one.
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trans
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L. across
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transgress
n., transgression |
tr. v., to go beyond or over set limits; to break a rule
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transitive
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adj., describing an action carried from subject to verb to object; needing a direct obect to complete the meaning of the verb
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transitory
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adj. lasting for only a short while
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translucent
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adj. permitting light to pass througt, but not transparent
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eo, ire, ivi, itum
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L. to go
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ambience
adj., ambient |
n., environment; the surrounding atmosphere
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obituary
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n., notice of a death with biographical information.
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transient
n., transcience |
adj., 1. passing quickly; transitory. 2. staying only a short time.
n., a person or thing having a short stay. |
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erro, errare, erravi, erratum
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L. to wander; to stray
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aberration
adjl, aberrant |
n., straying from what is normal or accepted.
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erratic
adv., erratically |
adj., irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quality, or ideas.
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hodos
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G. journey
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episode
adj., episodic adv., episodically |
n., an incident in a person's life or in a story or play.
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exodus
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n., 1. mass departure or emigration. 2. (capitalized) the departure of the Israelites from Egypt with their leader Moses.
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iter, itineris
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L. journey
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itinerant
n., itinerancy |
adj., traveling from place to place, especially to perform some duty or work; transient.
n., a person who travels from place to place. |
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itinerary
v., itinerate |
n., 1. a route of travel. 2. a plan or record of a journey.
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venio, venire, veni, ventum
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L. to come
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advent
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n., 1. arrival or coming inot being. 2. (capitalized) the period beginning four weeks before Christmas; the birth of Christ.
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circumvent
n., circumvention |
tr. v., 1. to avoid; to evade by cleverness. 2. to avoid by passing around.
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convene
n., convention |
tr. v., to assemble, especially for a meeting.
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intervene
n., intervention |
intr. v., 1. to occur between events or periods. 2. to come between, thereby easing a situation. 3. to interfere or to interrupt.
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tele
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G. at a distance
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telepathy
adj., telepathic adv., telepathically |
n., communication from one mind to another without speech, writing, or other sensory means.
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via
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L. way, street, road, journey
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deviate
adj., deviant n., deviation |
intr. v., to turn aside from a course, norm, pattern, or subject.
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devious
n., deviousness |
adj., 1. winding; roundabout. 2. underhanded; deceptive.
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impervious
n., imperviousness |
adj., 1. not penetrable by light rays, moisture, etc. 2. incapable of being influenced or affected.
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celer
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L. swift
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accelerate
n., acceleration |
tr. intr. v., to cause faster movement; to go faster.
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celerity
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n., swiftness; quickness; speed.
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curro, currere, cucurri, cursum
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L. to run
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cursor, cursoris
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L. runner
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concur
n., concurrence adj., concurrent adv., concurrently |
intr. v., 1. to agree; to cooperate. 2. to coincide; to happen simultaneously.
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discourse
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n., 1. conversation. 2. a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing.
intr. v., to talk; to discuss formally in speech or writing. |
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incur
n., incursion |
tr. v., to meet with; to run into; to bring upon oneself.
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precursor
adj., precursory |
n., forerunner
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succor
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n., help in time of distress
r. v., to render help to. |
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glomus
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L. ball
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conglomeration
n. + adj., conglomerate |
n., a collection of unrelated things.
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jacio, jacere, jeci, jactum
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L. to throw
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abject
n., abjection adv., abjectly |
adj., 1. humiliating and miserable. 2. contemptible.
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conjecture
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n., an opinion formed from inconclusive evidence; a guess
tr. + intr. v., to conclude from insufficient evidence. |
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interjection
v., interject |
n., a word or phrase sometimes inserted between other words, often expressing emotion; a word not linked grammatically to other words in a sentence.
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salio, salire, salui, saltum
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L. to jump, to leap
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assail
n., assailant |
tr. v., 1. to attack violently; to assault. 2. to attack with words; to ridicule or criticize harshly.
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desultory
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adj., 1. jumping from one thing to another; rambling. 2. haphazard or random.
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exult
adj., exultant adv., exultantly n., exultation |
intr. v., to rejoice greatly; to be triumphant.
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resilient
n., resilience |
adj., 1. capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched. 2. buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune.
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salient
adv., saliently |
adj., 1. conspicuous; striking. 2. projecting up or out.
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valeo, valere, valui, valitum
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L. to be strong
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convalesce
n., convalescence |
intr. v., to recover health after illness.
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avail
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tr. v., to use to one's own advantage
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prevalent
intr. v., prevail n., prevalence |
adj., widely occurring or in general use.
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valor
adj., valorous |
n., heroic courage; bravery.
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volvo, volvere, volvi, volutum
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L. to revolve
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evolve
n., evolution adj., evolutionary |
intr. v. 1. to develop gradually. 2. to change from a simpler to a more complex form of animal or plant life.
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voluble
n., volubility adv., volubly |
adj., speaking in a steady, easy flow of words; talkative; glib.
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apis
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L. bee
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apiary
n., apiarist |
n., a place where hives or colonies of bees are kept for their honey.
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avis
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L. bird
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aviary
n., aviarist |
n. a house, enclosure, or large cage for birds.
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bos, bovis
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L. cow, ox
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bovine
n., bovinity |
adj., having the quality of a cow or ox; sluggish, dull.
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canis
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L. dog
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canine
n., caninity |
n., member of the family of dogs.
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caper, capra
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L. goat
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caper
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n., 1. a playful hop, leap, or skip. 2. a prank or wild escapade.
intr. v. to leap, frolic, or frisk about. |
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caprice
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n. a sudden impulse, whim, or unmotivated change of mind.
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capricious
adv., capriciously n., capriciousness |
adj., subject to whim; impulsive; unpredictable or fickle.
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equus
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L. horse
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equine
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adj., pertaining to a horse; belonging to the family of horses and zebras.
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equitation
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n., the art of riding horses
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equestrian
n., equestrianism |
adj., pertaining to a rider of horses, or skill.
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felis
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L. cat
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feline
n., felinity |
n. a member of the family of cats, lions, tigers, and jaguars.
adj., belonging to the cat family; having characteristics of a cat, such as gracefulness and independence. |
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leo, leonis
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L. lion
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leon
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G lion
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leonine
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adj., pertaining to a lion; having characteristics of a lion, such a fierceness and majesty.
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lionize
n., lionism n, lionization n., lionship |
tr. v., to regard or treat a person as a celebrity.
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piscis
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L. fish
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piscine
n., piscinity |
adj., typical of fish.
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porcus
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L. swine, pig, hog
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porcine
n., porcinity |
adj., pertaining to or resembling a pig.
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serpens, serpentis
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L. serpent, snake
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serpentine
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adj., 1. resembling a serpent in form or movement; sinuous; winding. 2. having qualities of a serpent; subtle, sly, sometimes even evil.
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simia
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L. monkey, ape
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simian
n., simianity |
adj., pertaining to or resembling an ape or monkey.
n., an ape or monkey. |
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ursa
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L. bear
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ursine
n., ursinity |
adj., pertaining to or characteristic of a bear.
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zoion, zoa
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G. living being, animal
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zoology
adj., zoologic adv., zoological adv., zoologically n., zoologist |
n., the science dealing with animals.
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