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23 Cards in this Set
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INVOKE (VERB)
IN-VOK |
TO CALL IN ASSISTANCE;TO CALL UPON
WE INVOKE THE HELP OF GOD WHEN WE NEED IT |
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DICTATOR (NOUN)
DIK TA-TER |
A RULER WITH TOTAL AUTHORITY
ALDORF HITLER WAS A DICTATOR FOR THE NAZI'S |
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DEMOGRAPHIC (ADJ)
DEM E-GRAF IK |
REFERRING TO THE STUDY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
WE HAVE SEVERAL KINDS OF DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE U.S. |
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CONTRADICT (VERB)
KON TRE-DIKT |
TO SAY OR PUT FORTH THE OPPOSITE OF SOMETHING
I HAD A CONTRADICT AT WORK WITH MY BOSS |
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LOQUACIOUS (ADJ)
LO-KWA SHES |
VERY TALKATIVE
MY MOTHER IS A LOQUACIOUS WHEN SHE'S ON THE PHONE |
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EDICT (NOUN)
E DIKT |
AN ORDER OR DECREE
MR.BUSH GIVES A EDICT WHEN WE GO TO WAR |
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VOCIFEROUS (ADJ)
VO-SIF ER-ES |
CRYING OUT NOISILY;SPEAKING LOUDLY
BABIES ARE VOCIFEROUS WHEN THEY START TO CRY |
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IMPLY (VERB)
IM-PLI |
TO SUGGEST
TO SAY SOMETHING INDIRECTLY I'M GOING TO IMPLY SOMETHING LATER TO A FRIEND |
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INSCRIPTION (NOUN)
IN-SKRIP SHEN |
CARVING OR WRITING ON A SURFACE;A SIGNED MESSAGE ON A PICTURE OR A BOOK
STUDENTS GET ALOT OF INSCRIPTIONS IN THEIR YEARBOOKS FROM OTHERS |
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CONSCIENCE (NOUN)
KON SHENS |
SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG
MORAL SENSE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN CONSCIENCE OF RIGHT&WRONG DOINGS |
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MANUSCRIPT (NOUN,ADJ)
MAN YE-SKRIPT |
THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF A BOOK OR ARTICLE BEFORE PUBLICATION;REFERRING TO WRITTING DONE BY HAND
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INFER (VERB)
IN-FUR |
TO CONCLUDE;TO GUESS
I INFER THAT THE VIKINGS WILL NOT BE IN THE PLAYOFFS THIS YR |
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ECOLOGY (NOUN)
I-KOL E-JE |
THE RELATIONSHIP OF LIVING THINGS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT;THE STUDY OF THIS RELATIONSHIP
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TRANSCIBE (VERB)
TRAN-SKRIB |
TO MAKE A COMPLETE WRITTEN COPY;TO COPY SOMETHING INTO ANOTHER FORM
CASSETTE TAPES ARE TRANSCRIBE ONTO A COMPACT DISK |
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EPIGRAM (NOUN)
EP I-GRAM |
A SHORT,CLEVER SAYING,OFTEN IN
RHYME |
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CONSCIOUS (ADJ)
KON SHES |
AWARE;AWAKE
PEOPLE ARE NOT CONSCIOUS WHEN THEY TALK ON THEIR CELL PHONES WHEN DRIVING |
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COLLOQUIAL (ADJ)
KE-LO KWE-EL |
INFORMAL CONVERSATION OR EXPRESSION
PEOPLE USES THE COLLOQUIAL WORD "YEAH" INSTEAD OF "YES" |
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AFFECT (VEREB)
E-FECT |
TO HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON
TO CHANGE GOING TO PRISON HAD A AFFECT ON ME |
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PROLOGUE (NOUN)
PRO LOG |
THE INTRODUCTION TO A LITERACY OR ARTISTIC WORK
THE PROLOGUE OF THE MOVIE THE CROW IS BASED UPON THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN |
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EFFECT (NOUN)
I-FEKT |
A RESULT
THEY SAY THAT PETS HAVE AN EFFECT ON PEOPLE'S HAPPINESS |
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GRAPHIC (ADJ)
GRAF IK |
REFERRING TO DRAWINGS OR ARTISTIC WRITING;DESCRIBED VIVIDLY OR CLEARLY
THE COMPUTER HAS ALOT OF EXCELLENT GRAPHIC ON IT |
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ADVOCATE (VERB,NOUN)
AD VE-KAT;AD VE-KIT |
TO URGE PUBLICILY;TO RECOMMEND
A PERSON WHO PUBLICLY URGES A CAUSE |
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REVOKE (VERB)
RI-VOK |
TO CANCELL OR WITHDRAW
WE REVOKE FROM CLASS WHEN WE NEED TO OR TOLD TO |
