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38 Cards in this Set
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
cap/cip/ceipt/cept/ceive/ceit (take) |
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precept
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a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
cap/cip/ceipt/cept/ceive/ceit (take) |
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congenial
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having the same nature, disposition, or tastes
gen (birth, race, kind) |
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ingenue
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a naive girl or young woman
gen (birth, race, kind) |
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congenital
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existing at or dating from birth; constituting an essential characteristic
gen (birth, race, kind) |
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benediction
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the invocation of a blessing
dic/dict/dit (tell, sa, word) |
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dictum
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a noteworthy statement
dic/dict/dit (tell, say, word) |
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supercilious
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coolly and patronizingly haughty
super/sur/sum (above) |
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attenuate
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reduced especially in thickness, density, or force
tent/tens/tend/tenu (stretch/thin) |
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conducive
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tending to promote or assist
doc/duc/dac (teach, lead) |
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traduce
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to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
doc/duc/dac (teach, lead) |
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conjugal
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of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations
co/con/com (with, together) |
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convivial
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relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
co/con/com (with, together) |
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coalesce
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to grow together
co/con/com (with, together) |
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commensurate
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equal in measure or extent
co/con/com (with, together) |
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conclave
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a private meeting or secret assembly
co/con/com (with, together) |
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conciliate
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to gain (as goodwill) by pleasing acts; to make compatible
co/con/com (with, together) |
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subvert
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to overturn or overthrow from the foundation
vers/vert (turn) |
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ignominy
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deep personal humiliation and disgrace
nom/noun/known/nam/nym (name, order, rule) |
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vocation
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a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action
vo/voc/vok/vow (call) |
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convoke
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to call together to a meeting
vo/voc/vok/vow (call) |
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vociferous
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marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
vo/voc/vok/vow (call) |
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refractory
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resisting control or authority
fra/frac/frag (break) |
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fractious
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tending to be troublesome
fra/frac/frag (break) |
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oblique
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neither perpendicular nor parallel
ob (against) |
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obfuscate
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darken; make obscure
ob (against) |
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subversion
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the act of overthrowing
sub (under) |
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absolve
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to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
ab (from, away) |
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abstemious
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marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol
ab (from, away) |
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
ab (from, away) |
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abrogate
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to abolish by authoritative action
ab (from, away) |
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querulous
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habitually complaining
que/quis (ask, seek) |
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propitious
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favorably disposed; being a good omen; tending to favor
pro (much, for, a lot) |
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profligate
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completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness; wildly extravagant
pro (much, for, a lot) |
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proscribe
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to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state; to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful
scrib/scrip (write) |
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ascribe
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to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author
scrib/scrip (write) |
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diffident
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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
dis/dif (not) |
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disparage
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to lower in rank or reputation
dis/dif (not) |