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37 Cards in this Set
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Root: Inter
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between
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Interloper
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One who intrudes by meddling on the rights of others
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Internecine
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Very destructive to both sides in a conflict
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Interpolate
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To intsert something between two parts (especially in writing) / to falsify a text
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interregnum
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A period where a state is without a ruler
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Root: Pono
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to put
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interpose
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to insert between parts of something; to apply perrsure of influence, to meddle
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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propinquity
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nearness / proximity
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rapprochment
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reconciliacion
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quiescent
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at rest / dormant
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acquiesce
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to agree / consent
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requiem
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a mass or the dead / a composition (musical / poetry / etc.) for the dead
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unrequited
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not reciprocal
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Root: trudo
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to push
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; complex
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extrude
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to push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape
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obtrude
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to force idea on another / to stick out
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Root: Alter
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other
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altercation
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a noisy quarrel
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altruism
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concern for the welfare of others
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Root: Epi
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on
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ephermeral
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lasting for a very short time
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epitaph
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inscription on a tombstone
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epitome
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a typical representation of something
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eponymous
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a person who something is named for
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Root: Para
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beside
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paradigm
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example
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paradox
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statement which seems contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction
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paragon
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model of excellence / perfection
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parameter
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a boundary
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Root: peri
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around
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peripatetic
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walking or traveling about
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peripheral
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pertaining to the boundary of an area
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anathema
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a person or thing who is shunned / a curse
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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epithet
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word or phrase which describes a person = usually replaces a name
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