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ac
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sharp
acerbity: bitterness of temper acidulate: make somewhat acid or sour |
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acr
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sharp
acrimonious: bitter; caustic |
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ev
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age, era
primeval: of the age coeval: of the same age or era medieval: of the Middle Ages |
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aev
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age, era
mediaeval: of the Middle Ages |
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ag
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to do
agent: doer |
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act
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to do
act: deed |
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agog
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leader
demagogue: false leader of people pedagogue: teacher (leader of children) |
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agri
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field
agriculture: cultivation of fields peregrination: wandering (through fields) |
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agrari
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field
agrarian: one who works in the field |
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ali
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another
alias: assumed (another) name alienate: estrange (turn away from another) |
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alt
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high
altitude: height altimeter: instrument for measuring height |
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alter
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other
altruistic: unselfish, considering others alter ego: a second self |
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am
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love
amorous: loving, especially sexually amity: friendship amicable: friendly |
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anim
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mind, soul
animadvert: cast criticism upon unanimous: of one mind magnanimity: greatness of mind or spirit |
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ann
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year
annuity: yearly remittance |
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enn
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year
biennial: every two years perennial: present all year; persisting for several years |
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anthrop
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human beings
anthropology: study of human beings misanthrope: hater of humankind philanthropy: love of humankind; charity |
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apt
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fit
aptitude: skill adapt: make suitable or fit |
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aqua
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water
aqueduct: passageway for conducting water aquatic: living in water aqua fortis: nitric acid (strong water) |
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arch
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ruler, first
archaeology: study of antiquities (study of first things) monarch: sole ruler anarchy: lack of governemnt |
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aster
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star
astronomy: study of the stars asterisk: starlike type character disaster: catastrophe (contrary star) |
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aud
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to hear
audible: able to be heard audience: hearers |
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audit
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to hear
auditorium: place where people may be heard |
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auto
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self
autocracy: rule by one person (self) automobile: vehicle that moves by itself autobiography: story of one's own life |
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belli
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war
bellicose: inclined to fight belligerent: inclined to wage war rebellious: resisting authority |
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ben
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good
benefactor: one who does good deeds benevolence: charity (wishing good) |
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bon
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good
bonus: somethign extra above regular pay |
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biblio
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book
bibliophile: lover of books Bible: The Book |
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bio
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life
biography: writing about a person's life |
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breve
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short
brevity: briefness abbreviate: shorten breviloquent: marked by brevity of speech |
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cad
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to fall
decadent: deteriorating cadence: intonation, musical movement cascade: waterfall |
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cas
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to fall
cascade: waterfall |
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cap, capt
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to take
capture: seize |
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cept
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to take
precept: wise saying (originally a command) |
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cip
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to take
participate: take part |
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capit
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head
decapitate: remove (cut off) someone's head |
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capt
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head
captain: chief |
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carn
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flesh
carnivorous: flesh-eating carnage: destruction of life carnal: fleshy |
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ced
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to yield, to go
recede: go back, withdrawn antecedent: that which goes before |
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cess
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to yield, to go
process: go forward |
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celer
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swift
celerity: swiftness decelerate: reduce swiftness accelerate: increase swiftness |
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cent
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one hundred
century: one hundred years centennial: one-hundredth anniversary centipede: many-footed, wingless animal |
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chron
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time
chronology: timetable of events anachronism: a thing out of time sequence chronicle: register events in order of time |
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cid
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to cut, to kill
homicide: killing of a human being fratricide: killing of a brother |
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cis
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to cut, to kill
incision: a cut (surgical) |
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cit
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to call, to start
incite: stir up, start up excite: stir up |
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citat
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to call, to start
recitation: a recalling (or repeating) aloud |
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civi
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citizen
civilization: society of citizens, culture civil: courteous |
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clam, clamat
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to cry out
clamorous: loud declamation: speech acclamation: shouted approval |
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claud, claus
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to close
claustrophobia: fear of close places |
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clos
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to close
enclose: close in |
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clud
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to close
conclude: finish |
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cognosc, cognit
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to learn
agnostic: lacking knowledge, skeptical incognito: traveling under assumed name cognition: knowledge |
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compl
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to fill
complete: filled out complement: that which completes something comply: fulfill |
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cord
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heart
accord: agreement (from the heart) cordial: friendly discord: lack of harmony |
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corpor
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body
incorporate: organize into a body corporeal: pertaining to the body, fleshy corpse: dead body |
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cred, credit
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to believe
incredulous: not believing, skeptical credulity: gullibility credence: belief |
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cur
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to care
curator: person who has the care of something sinecure: position wihtout responsibility secure: safe |
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curr, curs
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to run
excursion: journey cursory: brief precursor: forerunner |
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da, dat
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to give
data: facts, statistics mandate: command date: given time |
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deb, debit
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to owe
debt: something owed indebtedness: debt debenture: bond |
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dem
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people
democracy: rule of the people demagogue: (false) leader of the people epidemic: widespread (among the people) |
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derm
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skin
pachyderm: thick-skinned quadruped dermatology: study of skin and its disorders |
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di
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day
diary: a daily record of activities, feelings, etc. |
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diurn
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day
diurnal: pertaining to daytime |
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dic
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to say
abdicate: renounce |
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dict
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to say
diction: speech verdict: statement of jury |
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doc
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to teach
docile: obedient; easily taught document: something that provides evidence |
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doct
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to teach
doctor: learned person (originally, teacher) |
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domin
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to rule
dominate: have power over domain: land under rule dominant: prevailing |
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loqu
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to talk
soliloguy: speech by one individual loquacious: talkative |
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locut
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to talk
elocution: speech |
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luc
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light
elucidate: enlighten lucid: clear translucent: allowing some light ot pass through |
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magn
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great
magnify: enlarge magnanimity: generosity, greatness of soul magnitude: greatness, extent |
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mal
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bad
malevolent: wishing evil malediction: curse malefactor: evil-doer |
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man
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hand
manufacture: create (make by hand) manuscript: written by hand emancipate: free (let go from the hand) |
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mar
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sea
maritime: connected with seafaring submarine: undersea craft mariner: seafarer |
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mater
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mother
maternal: pertaining to motherhood |
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matr
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mother
matriarch: female ruler of a family, group, or state martilineal: descended on the mother's side |
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mit
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to send
transmit: send across |
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miss
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to send
missile: projectile dismiss: send away |
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mob
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to move
mobilize: cause to move |
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mot
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to move
motility: ability to move |
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mov
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to move
immovable: not able to be moved |
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mon
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to warn
admonish: warn |
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monit
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to warn
premonition: foreboding monitor: watcher (warner) |
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mori
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to die
moribund: dying |
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mort
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to die
mortuary: funeral parlor immortal: not dying |
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morph
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shape, form
amorphous: formless, lacking shape anthropomorphic: in human shape |
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mut
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to change
immuntable: not able to be changed mutate: undergo a great change mutability: changeableness, inconstancy |
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nat
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born
innate: from birth prenatal: before birth nativity: birth |
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nav
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ship
navigate: sail a ship circumnavigate: sail around the world naval: pertaining to ships |
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neg
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to deny
negation: denial renege: deny, go back on one's word renegade: turncoat, traitor |
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nomen
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name
nomenclature: act of naming, terminology nominal: in name only (as opposed to actual) cognomen: surname, distinguishing nickname |
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nov
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new
novice: beginner renovate: make new again novelty: newness |
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onmi
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all
omniscient: all knowing omnipotent: all powerful omnivorous: eating everything |
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oper
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to work
operate: work cooperation: working together |
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pac
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peace
pacify: make peaceful pacific: peaceful pacifist: person opposed to war |
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pass
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to feel
dispassionate: free of emotion impoassioned: emotion-filled impassive: showing no feeling |
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pater
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father
paternity: fatherhood |
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patr
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father
patriotism: love of one's country (fatherland) patriarch: male ruler of a family, group, or state |
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path
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disease, feeling
pathology: study of diseased tissue apathetic: lacking of feeling; indifferent antipathy: hostile feeling |
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ped
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food
impediment: stumbling-block; hindrance |
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pod
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foot
tripod: three-footed stand quadruped: four-footed animal |
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ped
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child
pedagogue: teacher of children pediatrician: children's doctor |
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pel
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to drive
repel: drive back expel: drive out, banish |
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puls
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to drive
compulsion: a forcing to do |
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pet, petit
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to seek
compete: vie with others petition: request appetite: craving, desire |
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phil
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love
philanthropist: benefactor, lvoer of humanity Anglophile: lover of everything English philanderer: one involved in brief love affairs |
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pon
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to place
postpone: place after |
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posit
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to place
positive: definite, unquestioned (definitely placed) |
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port, portat
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to carry
portable: able to be carried transport: carry across |
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voc, vocat
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to call
avocation: calling, minor occupation provocation: calling or rousing the anger of |
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vol
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wish
malevolent: wishing someone ill voluntary: of one's own will |
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volv, volut
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to roll
revolve: roll around convolution: coiled state |
