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agnostic |
one who believes the existence of God is not provable |
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amoral |
neither moral nor immoral; having no relation to morality |
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atrophy |
the wasting away of body tissue |
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abdicate |
to renounce or relinquish a throne |
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abhor |
to hate, detest |
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abject |
cast down; degraded |
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abstract |
conceived apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances |
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abstruse |
hard to understand; secret, hidden |
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acerbic |
sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper |
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acrimonious |
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature |
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acumen |
mental sharpness; quickness of wit |
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acute |
sharp at the end; ending in a point |
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exacerbate |
to increase bitterness or violence; aggravate |
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agitate |
to move or force into violent, irregular action |
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litigate |
to make the subject of a lawsuit |
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pedagogue |
a teacher |
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synagogue |
a gathering or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship |
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acoustic |
pertaining to hearing; sound made through mechanical, not electrical, means |
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accede |
to yield to a demand; to enter office |
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addict |
to give oneself over, as to a habit or pursuit |
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adhere |
to stick fast; cleave; cling |
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adjacent |
near, close, contiguous; adjoining |
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adjoin |
to be close or in contact with |
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admire |
to regard with wonder, pleasure, and approval |
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advocate |
to plead in favor of |
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allegory |
the figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another |
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alter ego |
the second self; a substitute or deputy |
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altruist |
a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others |
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amatory |
of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking |
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amiable |
having or showing agreeable personal qualities |
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amicable |
characterized by exhibiting good will |
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amity |
friendship; peaceful harmony |
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amorous |
inclined to love, esp. sexual love |
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enamored |
inflamed with love; charmed; captivated |
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inamorata |
a female lover |
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ambient |
moving about freely; circulating |
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amphibian |
a person or thing having a twofold nature |
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ambulatory |
of, pertaining to, or capable of walking |
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perambulator |
one who makes a tour of inspection on foot |
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preamble |
an introductory statement (to walk in front) |
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equanimity |
mental or emotional stability, especially under tension |
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magnanimous |
generous in forgiving an insult or injury |
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annals |
a record of events, esp. a yearly record |
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annuity |
a specified income payable at stated intervals |
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perennial |
lasting for an indefinite amount of time |
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antebellum |
before the war, esp. the American Civil War |
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antecedent |
existing, being, or going before |
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antedate |
precede in time |
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antediluvian |
belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old-fashioned |
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anterior |
placed before; underside of a body |
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androgen |
any substance that promotes masculine characteristics |
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androgynous |
being both male and female |
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android |
robot; mechanical man |
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anthropocentric |
regarding humanity as the central fact of the universe |
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anthropology |
the science that deals with the origins of humankind |
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misanthrope |
one who hates humans or humanity |
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philanderer |
one who carries on flirtations |
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antipathy |
aversion |
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antipodal |
on the opposite side of the globe |
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antiseptic |
free from germs; particularly neat or clean |
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apocalypse |
revelation; discovery; disclosure |
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apocryphal |
of doubtful authorship or authenticity |
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apogee |
the highest or most distant point |
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apostasy |
a total desertion of one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc. |
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apostle |
one who is sent forth to share a message |
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anarchy
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a state or society without government or law
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oligarchy |
a state or society ruled by a select group |
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ardent |
burning; fierce; passionate |
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ardor |
flame; passion |
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arson |
the crime of setting property on fire |
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autocrat |
an absolute ruler |
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autonomy |
independence or freedom |
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belie |
to misrepresent; to contradict |
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belittle |
to make small; to make something appear smaller |
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bemoan |
to moan for; to lament |
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bewilder |
to confuse completely; to make one mentally wander |
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belle |
a beautiful woman |
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embellish |
to make beautiful; to ornament |
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belligerant |
warlike, given to waging war |
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rebel |
a person who resists authority, control, or tradition |
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benediction |
act of uttering a blessing |
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benefit |
anything advantageous to a person or thing |
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benevolent |
desiring to do good to others |
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benign |
having a kindly disposition; harmless |
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biennial |
happening every two years |
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bilateral |
pertaining to or affecting both sides |
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bipartisan |
representing two parties |
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bona fide |
in good faith; without fraud |
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brevet |
an honorary promotion with no additional pay |
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brevioloquent |
laconic; concise in one's speech |
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brevity |
shortness |
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bursar |
treasurer |
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bursary |
treasury |
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disburse |
to pay |
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reimburse |
to pay back |
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decadent |
decaying; deteriorating; moral degeneration or decay; turpitude |
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recidivist |
one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime |
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accent |
prominence of a syllable in terms of pronunciation |
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incentive |
that which incites action |
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recant |
to withdraw or disavow a statement |
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capital |
the city or town that is the official seat of government |
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capitol |
the building in which a government gathers; "the capitol building" |
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capitulate |
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms |
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disciple |
one who is a pupil of the doctrines of another |
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precipice |
a cliff with a vertical face |
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precipitate |
to hasten the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely |
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emancipate |
to free from restraint |
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precipient |
having perception; discerning; discriminating |
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precept |
a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct |
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susceptible |
capable of receiving, admitting, undergoing, or being affected by something |
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concord |
agreement; peace amity |
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concordance |
agreement, concord, harmony |
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discord |
lack of harmony between persons or things |
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encourage |
to inspire with spirit or confidence |
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carnage |
the slaughter of a great number of peole |
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incarnation |
a being invested with a bodily form |
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reincarnation |
rebirth of a soul in a new body |
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cast |
to throw, hurl, or fling |
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caste |
a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank |
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castigate |
to punish in order to correct |
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chaste |
free from obsenity; decent |
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chastise |
to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment |
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a/an |
not, without |
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ab |
off, away from, apart, down |
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able/ible |
capable of, worthy of |
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ac/acr |
sharp; bitter; sour |
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act/ag |
to do; to drive; to force; to lead |
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acou |
hearing |
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ad |
to; toward; near |
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al/ali/alter |
other; another |
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am |
love |
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ambi/amphi |
both; on both sides; around |
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ambl/ambul |
to go; to walk |
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anim |
of the life; mind; soul; breath |
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annui/enni |
year |
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ant/ante |
before |
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anthro/andr |
man; human |
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anti |
against; opposite |
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apo |
away |
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aqua/aque |
water |
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arch/archi/archy |
chief; principal; ruler |
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ard |
to burn |
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auto |
self |
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be |
about; to make; to surround; to affect; |
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bel/bell |
beautiful OR war |
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ben/bene |
good |
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bi/bin |
two |
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bon/boun |
good; generous |
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brev/brid |
short; small |
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burs |
purse; money |
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cad/cid |
to fall; to happen by chance |
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cant/cent/chant |
to sing |
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cap/capit/cipit |
head; headlong |
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cap/cip/cept |
to take; to get |
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card/cord/cour |
heart |
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carn |
flesh |
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cast/chast |
to cut |
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caus/caut |
to burn |
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caustic |
burning or corrosive |
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cauterize |
to burn or deaden |
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cautery |
an instrument used for branding; branding |
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holocaust |
a burnt offering; complete destruction by fire or other means |
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ced/ceed/cess |
to go; to yield; to stop |
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accede |
to yield to a demand; to enter office |
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antecedent |
existing, being, or going before |
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cessation |
a temporary or complete discontinuance |
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concede |
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit |
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incessant |
without stopping |
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predecessor |
one who comes before another in an office, position, etc |
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celer/ |
speed |
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celerity |
speed; quickness |
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centr/ |
center
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centrist |
of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas |
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concentrate |
to bring to a common center; to converge, to direct toward one point |
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concentric |
having a common center, as in circles or spheres |
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eccentric |
off center |
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cern/cert/cret/crim/crit |
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide |
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ascertain
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to make sure of; to determine |
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certitude |
freedom from doubt |
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criterion |
a standard of judgement or criticism |
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discreet |
judicious in one's conduct of speech, esp. with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature |
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discrete |
detached from others; separate |
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hypocrite |
a person who pretends to have beliefs that he does not |
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CHROM |
color |
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chromosome |
genetic material that can be studied by coloring it with dyes |
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CHRON |
time
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anachronism |
something that is out-of-date or belonging to the wrong time |
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chronic |
constant; habitual |
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chronology |
the sequential order in which past events occurred |
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chronometer |
a highly accurate clock or watch |
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synchronize |
to occur at the same time or agree in time |
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CIRCU/CIRCUM |
around |
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circuit |
a line around an area; a racecourse; the path traveled by electrical current |
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circuitous |
roundabout; indirect |
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circumspect |
cautious; watching all sides |
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CIS |
to cut |
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exorcise |
to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony |
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incision |
a cut, gash, or notch |
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incisive |
penetrating, cutting |
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CLA/CLO/CLU |
to shut; to close |
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cloister |
a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution |
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preclude |
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of |
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CLAIM/CLAM |
to shout; to cry out |
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clamor |
a loud uproar |
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disclaim |
to deny interest in or connection with |
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exclaim |
to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently |
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proclaim |
to announce or declare in an official way |
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reclaim |
to claim or demand the return of an right or possession |
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CLI |
to lean toward |
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disinclination |
aversion; distaste |
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proclivity |
inclination; bias |
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CO/COL/COM/CON
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with; together
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commensurate |
suitable in measure, proportionate |
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conciliate |
to placate; to win over |
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COGN/CONN |
to know |
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cognition |
the process of knowing |
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incognito |
with one's name or identity concealed |
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CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER |
against |
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countermand |
to retract an order |
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CORP/CORS |
body |
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corporation |
a company legally treated as an individual |
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corps |
a body of troops |
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corpse |
a dead body |
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corpulent |
obese; having a lot of flesh |
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COSM |
order; universe; world |
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cosmetic |
improving the appearance by making it look better ordered |
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cosmic |
relating to the universe |
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cosmology |
a theory of the universe as a whole |
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cosmopolitan |
worldly |
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cosmos |
the universe; an orderly system; order |
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microcosm |
a small system that reflects a larger whole |
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COUR/CUR |
running; a course |
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curriculum |
the regular course of study |
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cursory |
going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial |
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excursion |
a short journey or trip |
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incursion |
a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly |
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recur |
to happen again |
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CRE/CRESC/CRET |
to grow |
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accretion |
an increase by natural growth |
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accrue |
to be added as a matter of periodic gain |
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excrescence |
an outgrowth |
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increment |
something added or gained; an addition or increase |
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CRED |
to believe; to trust |
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credentials |
anything that provides the basis for belief |
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credit |
trustworthiness |
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credo |
any formula of belief |
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credulity |
willingness to believe or trust too readily |
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incredible |
unbelievable |
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CRYPT |
hidden |
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apocryphal |
of doubtful authorship or authenticity |
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crypt |
a subterranean chamber or vault |
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cryptography |
procedures of making and using secret writing |
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cryptology |
the science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers, and the like |
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CUB/CUMB |
to lie down |
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cubicle |
any small space or compartment that is partitioned off |
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incumbent |
holding an indicated position |
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recumbent |
lying down; reclining; leaning |
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succumb |
to give away to superior force; yield |
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CULP |
fault; blame |
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culpable |
deserving blame or censure |
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culprit |
person guilty of an offense |
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inculpate |
to charge with fault |
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mea culpa |
through my fault; my fault |
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DAC/DOC |
to teach |
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didactic |
intended for instruction |
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docile |
easily managed or handled; tractable |
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doctrine |
a particular principle advocated, as of a government or religion |
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indoctrinate |
to imbue a person with learning |
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DE |
away; off; down; completely; reversal |
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deferential |
respectful; to yield to judgement |
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delineate |
to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline |
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DELE |
to erase |
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indelible |
impossible to erase; lasting |
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DEM |
people |
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democracy |
government by the people |
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endemic |
peculiar to a particular people or locality |
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pandemic |
general; universal |
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DEXT |
right hand; right side; deft |
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dexter |
on the right |
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dexterity |
deftness; androitness |
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DI |
day |
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diary |
a record of one's days |
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dismal |
gloomy (from bad days) |
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diurnal |
daily |
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meridian |
from north pole to south pole; the highest point reached by the sun; noon |
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quotidian |
everyday; ordinary |
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DI/DIA |
in two; through; across |
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dichotomy |
division into two parts, kinds, etc. |
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DI/DIF/DIS |
away from; apart; reversal; not |
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diffuse |
to pour out and spread, as in a fluid |
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dilate |
to make wider or larger; to cause to expand |
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dilatory |
inclined to delay or procrastinate |
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disperse |
to drive off or send off in various directions |
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promulgate |
disseminate
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dissipate |
to scatter wastefully |
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DIC/DICT/DIT |
to say; to tell; to use words |
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interdict |
to forbid; prohibit |
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DIGN |
worth |
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condign |
well deserved; fitting; adequate |
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deign |
to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity |
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dignitary |
a person who holds a high rank or office |
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dignity |
nobility or elevation of character; worthiness |
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disdain |
to look upon or treat with contept |
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DOG/DOX |
opinion |
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dogma |
a system of tenets, as of a church |
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orthodox |
sound or correct in opinion or doctrine |
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paradox |
an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion |
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DOL |
to suffer; to pain; to grieve |
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doleful |
sorrowful; mournful |
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dolorous |
full of pain or sorrow; grievous |
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indolence |
a state of being lazy or slothful |
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DON/DOT/DOW |
to give |
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DORM |
sleep |
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DORS |
back |
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endorse |
to sign on the back; to vouch for (have one's back) |
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DUB |
doubt |
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dubiety |
doubtfulness |
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dubious |
doutful |
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indubitable |
unquestionable |
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DUC/DUCT |
to lead |
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abduct |
to carry off or lead away |
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conducive |
contributive; helpful |
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induce |
to lead or move by influence |
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DULC |
sweet |
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dulcet |
sweet; pleasing |
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dulcified |
sweetened; softened |
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dulcimer |
a musical instrument |
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DUR |
hard; lasting |
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dour |
sullen; gloomy (originally: hard, obstinate) |
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duress |
compulsion by threat, coercion |
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obdurate |
stubborn; resistant to persuasion |
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DYS |
faulty; abnormal |
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dyspepsia |
impaired digestion |
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dystrophy |
faulty or inadequate nutrition or develompent |
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E/EX |
out; out of; from; former; completely |
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efface |
to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse |
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extricate |
to disentagle; release |
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EGO |
self |
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egoism/egotism |
selfishness; self-absorption |
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EM/EN |
in; into |
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EPI |
upon |
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epidemic |
affecting a large number of people at the same time and spreading from person to person |
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epigram |
a witty or pointed saying tersely experessed |
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epilogue |
a concluding part added to a literary work |
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epithet |
a word or phrase added to-or replacing-a name, a to describe or insult its bearer |
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EQU |
equal; even |
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adequate |
equal to the requirement or occasion |
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equation |
the act of making equal |
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iniquity |
gross injustice; wickedness |
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ERR |
to wander |
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arrant |
notorious; downright (originally: wandering) |
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err |
to go astray in thought or belief; to be mistaken |
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erratic |
deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct |
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ESCE
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becoming
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convalescent |
recovering from illness |
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incandescent |
glowing with heat; shining |
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obsolescent |
becoming obsolete
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reminiscent |
reminding or suggestive of |
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EU |
good; well |
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eugenics |
improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics |
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eulogy |
speech or writing in praise or commendation |
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euphemism |
a pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant |
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euphony |
pleasantness of sound |
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euthanasia |
killing a person painlessly, usually one who has an incurable, painful disease |
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EXTRA |
outside, beyond |
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extract |
to take out; obtain against a person's will |
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extradite |
to hand over to the state where the crime was committed |
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extrapolate |
to estimate (unknown facts or values) from known data |
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extrasensory |
derived by means other than known senses |
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FAB/FAM |
to speak |
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affable |
friendly; courteous |
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defame |
to attach the good name of |
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fable |
fictional tale, esp. legendary |
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ineffable |
too great for description in words; that which must not be uttered |
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FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/FY |
to do; to make |
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effigy |
a sculpture or model of a person |
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faction |
a small dissenting group within a larger one, esp. in politics |
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ratify |
to confirm or accept by formal consent |
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|
FAL |
to err; to deceive |
|
|
default |
to fail |
|
|
fallacy |
a flawed arguement |
|
|
faux pas |
a false step; a social gaffe |
|
|
infallible |
incapable of being wrong or being deceived |
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|
FATU |
foolish |
|
|
fatuity |
foolishness; stupidity |
|
|
fatuous |
foolish; stupid |
|
|
infatuated |
swept up in a fit of passion, impairing one's reason |
|
|
FER |
to bring; to carry; to bear |
|
|
confer |
to grant; bestow |
|
|
proffer |
to offer |
|
|
referendum |
to vote on a political question open to the entire electorate |
|
|
FERV |
to boil; to bubble |
|
|
effervescent |
with the quality of giving off bubbles of gas |
|
|
fervid |
ardent; intense |
|
|
fervor |
passion; zeal |
|
|
FI/FID |
faith; trust |
|
|
affidavit |
a written statement on oath |
|
|
fidelity |
faithfulness; loyalty |
|
|
fiduciary |
of a trust; held or given in trust |
|
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FIN |
end |
|
|
FLAGR/FLAM |
to burn |
|
|
conflagration |
a large, destructive fire |
|
|
flagrant |
blatant; scandalous |
|
|
flambeau |
a lighted torch |
|
|
inflame |
to set on fire |
|
|
FLECT/FEX |
to bend; to turn |
|
|
genuflect |
to bend one knee, esp. in worship |
|
|
inflect |
to change or very the pitch of |
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|
FLU/FLUX |
to flow |
|
|
confluence |
merging into one |
|
|
effluence |
flowing out of (light, electricity, etc.) |
|
|
mellifluous |
pleasing; musical |
|
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FORE |
before |
|
|
forestall |
to prevent by advance action |
|
|
FORT |
chance |
|
|
fortuitous |
happening by luck |
|
|
FORT |
strength |
|
|
forte |
strong point; something a person does well |
|
|
fortissimo |
very loud |
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|
FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING |
to break |
|
|
fractious |
irritable; peevish |
|
|
refractory |
stubborn; unmanageable; rebellious |
|
|
FUG |
to flee; to fly |
|
|
fugue |
a musical composition in which subsequent parts imitate or pursue the first part; a psychological state in which one flies from one's own identity |
|
|
subterfuge |
a deception used to avoid a confrontation |
|
|
FULG |
to shine |
|
|
effulgent |
shining forth |
|
|
refulgent |
radiant; shining |
|
|
FUM |
smoke |
|
|
FUS |
to pour |
|
|
diffuse |
to spread widely or thinly |
|
|
fusillade |
continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism |
|
|
profuse |
lavish; extravagant; copious |
|
|
suffuse |
to spread throughout or over from within |
|
|
GEN |
birth; creation; race; kind |
|
|
carcinogenic |
producing cancer |
|
|
congenital |
existing or as such from birth |
|
|
GN/GNO |
to know |
|
|
agnostic |
one who believes that the existence of God is not provable |
|
|
ignoramus |
a person lacking knowledge; uninformed |
|
|
prognosis |
to forecast, especially of disease |
|
|
GRAD/GRESS |
to step |
|
|
digress |
to depart from the main subject |
|
|
egress |
going out; the way out |
|
|
regress |
to move backward |
|
|
GRAM/GRAPH |
to write; to draw |
|
|
epigram |
a short poem; a pointed statement |
|
|
GRAT |
pleasing |
|
|
gratuity |
money given for good service |
|
|
ingratiate |
to bring oneself into favor |
|
|
GRAG |
flock |
|
|
aggregate |
a number of things considered as a collective whole |
|
|
egregious |
remarkably bad; standing out from the crowd |
|
|
gregarious |
sociable; enjoying spending time with others |
|
|
HAP |
by chance |
|
|
haphazard |
at random |
|
|
hapless |
without luck |
|
|
happily |
through good fortune |
|
|
happy |
pleased, as by good fortune |
|
|
mishap |
an unlucky accident |
|
|
perhaps |
a qualifier suggesting something might or might not take place |
|
|
HEMI |
half |
|
|
hemisphere |
a half sphere; half of the earth |
|
|
hemistich |
half line of poetry |
|
|
HER/HES |
to stick |
|
|
adherent |
able to adhere; believer or advocate of a particular thing |
|
|
coherent |
logically consistent; having waves in phase and of one wavelength |
|
|
HETERO/ETERO |
different; other |
|
|
heterodox |
different from the acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines |
|
|
heterogeneous |
of other origin; not originating in the body |
|
|
HOL |
whole |
|
|
catholic |
universal |
|
|
holocaust |
a burnt offering; complete destruction by fire or other means |
|
|
hologram |
a sort of three-dimensional image |
|
|
holograph |
a document written entirely by the person whose name it's in |
|
|
holistic |
considering something as a unified whole |
|
|
HOM/OM |
same |
|
|
anomaly |
deviation from the common rule |
|
|
homonym |
one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning |
|
|
HUM |
earth |
|
|
exhume |
unearth |
|
|
humble |
down-to-earth |
|
|
HYPER
|
over; excessive
|
|
|
hyperbole |
purposeful exaggeration for effect |
|
|
HYPO |
under; beneath; less than |
|
|
hypochondriac |
one affected by extreme depression of mind or spirits, often centered on imaginary physical ailments |
|
|
hypocritical |
pretending to have beliefs one does not |
|
|
hypodermic |
relating to the parts beneath the skin |
|
|
ICON |
image; ido; |
|
|
icon |
a symbolic picture; a statue; something seen as representative of a culture or movement |
|
|
iconic |
being representative of a culture or movement |
|
|
iconoclast |
one who attacks established beliefs; one who tears down images |
|
|
iconology |
symbolism |
|
|
IDIO |
one's own |
|
|
idiom |
a language, dialect, or style of speaking particular to a people |
|
|
idiosyncrasy |
peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity |
|
|
idiot |
an utterly stupid person |
|
|
IN/IM |
in; into |
|
|
implicit |
not expressly stated; implied |
|
|
IN/IM |
not; without |
|
|
indigent |
deficient in what is requisite |
|
|
indolence |
showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful |
|
|
innocuous |
not harmful or injurious |
|
|
INTER |
between; among |
|
|
interim |
a temporary or provisional arrangement |
|
|
interloper |
one who intrudes in the domain of others |
|
|
intersperse |
to scatter here and there |
|
|
INTRA |
inside;within |
|
|
intramural |
within a school; inside a city |
|
|
IT/ITER |
way; journey |
|
|
ambition |
strong desire to achieve (from "going around" for votes) |
|
|
itinerant |
traveling |
|
|
itinerary |
travel plans |
|
|
JECT |
to throw; to throw down |
|
|
abject |
utterly hopeless, humiliating, or wretched |
|
|
conjecture |
formation of opinion on incomplete information |
|
|
JOC |
joke |
|
|
jocose |
given to joking; playful |
|
|
jocular |
in a joking manner; funny |
|
|
jocund |
merry; cheerful |
|
|
JOIN/JUG/JUNCT |
to meet; to join |
|
|
conjugal |
related to marriage |
|
|
injuction |
a command; an act of enjoining |
|
|
junta |
a group of military officers who join together to run a country; a council |
|
|
rejoinder |
a reply; retort |
|
|
subjugate |
to make subservient; to place under a yoke |
|
|
JOUR |
day |
|
|
adjourn |
to close a meeting; to put off further proceedings for another day |
|
|
journal |
a record of one's days |
|
|
journey |
a trip (originally: a day's travel) |
|
|
JUD |
to judge |
|
|
adjudicate |
to act as a judge |
|
|
judiciary |
a system of courts; members of a court system |
|
|
JUR |
law; to swear |
|
|
abjure |
to renounce an oath |
|
|
adjure |
to beg or command |
|
|
jurisprudence |
a system of law; knowledge of law |
|
|
perjury |
willfully lying while on oath |
|
|
JUV
|
young |
|
|
juvenilia |
writings or art produced in one's youth |
|
|
LANG/LING |
tongue |
|
|
LAUD |
praise; honor |
|
|
cum laude |
with honors |
|
|
laudable |
praiseworthy |
|
|
laudatory |
expressing praise |
|
|
LAV/LAU/LU
|
to wash |
|
|
ablution |
act of cleansing |
|
|
andediluvian |
before the biblical flood; extremely old |
|
|
deluge |
a great flood of water |
|
|
lavatory |
a room with equipment for washing hands and face |
|
|
LAX/LEAS/LES |
loose |
|
|
lax |
loose; undisciplined |
|
|
LEC/LEG/LEX |
to read; to speak |
|
|
lectern |
a reading desk |
|
|
lexicographer |
a writer of dictionaries |
|
|
lexicon |
a dictionary |
|
|
LECT/LEG |
to select; to choose |
|
|
predilection |
preference; liking |
|
|
LEV
|
to lift; to rise; light(weight) |
|
|
alleviate |
to make easier to endure; lessen |
|
|
levee |
embankment against river flooding (rising water) |
|
|
levity |
humor; frivolity; gaiety; to raise spirits |
|
|
LI/LIG |
to tie; to bind |
|
|
LIBER |
free |
|
|
libertine |
one who follows one's own path, without regard for morals or other restrictions |
|
|
livery |
a uniform; an emblem indicating an owner or manufacturer; an allowance of food or other provisions given to servants |
|
|
LITH |
stone |
|
|
acrolith |
a statue with a stone head and limbs (but a wooden body) |
|
|
lithography |
a printing process that originally involved writing on a flat stone |
|
|
lithology |
the study of rocks and stones |
|
|
lithotomy |
an operation to remove stones from the body |
|
|
megalith |
a very big stone |
|
|
monolith |
a single block of stone, often shaped into a monument |
|
|
LOC/LOG/LOQU |
word; speech; thought |
|
|
colloquial |
of ordinary or familiar conversation |
|
|
elocution |
the art of clear and expressive speaking |
|
|
grandiloquent |
pompous or inflated in language |
|
|
loquacious |
talkative |
|
|
LUC/LUM/LUS |
light (brightness) |
|
|
illustrious |
highly distinguished |
|
|
lackluster |
lacking brilliance or radiance |
|
|
lucid |
easily understood; intelligible |
|
|
translucent |
permitting light to pass thorugh |
|
|
LUD/LUS |
to play |
|
|
allude |
to refer casually or indirectly |
|
|
delude |
to mislead the mind or judgement of; deceive |
|
|
prelude |
a preliminary to an action, event, etc. |
|
|
MACRO |
great, long |
|
|
macro |
broad; large; a single computer command that executes a longer set of commands |
|
|
macrobiotics |
a system intended to prolong life |
|
|
macrocephalous |
having a large head |
|
|
macrocosm |
the universe; a large system that is reflected in at least one of its subsets |
|
|
macroscopic |
large enough to be visible to the naked eye |
|
|
MAG/MAJ/MAX |
big; great |
|
|
magnanimous |
generous in forgiving an insult or injury |
|
|
magnate |
a powerful or influential person |
|
|
maxim |
an expression of general truth or principle |
|
|
MAL/MALE |
bad; ill; evil; wrong |
|
|
maladroit |
clumsy; tactless |
|
|
malapropism |
humorous misuse of a word |
|
|
malediction |
a curse |
|
|
malfeasance |
misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official |
|
|
malign |
to speak harmful untruths about; to slander |
|
|
MAN/MANU |
hand |
|
|
emancipate |
to free from bondage |
|
|
manifest |
readily perceived by the eye or the understanding |
|
|
MAND/MEND |
to command; to order; to entrust |
|
|
command |
to order; an order; control |
|
|
commend |
to give something over to the care of another; to praise |
|
|
countermand |
to retract an order |
|
|
demand |
to strongly ask for; to claim; to require |
|
|
mandatory |
commanded; required |
|
|
recommend |
to praise and suggest the use of; to advise |
|
|
remand |
to send back |
|
|
MEDI |
middle |
|
|
immediate |
having nothing in between |
|
|
intermediate |
in the middle |
|
|
medievil |
relating to the Middle Ages |
|
|
mediocre |
neither good nor bad; so-so |
|
|
medium |
size between large and small; a substance or agency that things travel through (light through air, news through television or newspapers, etc.) |
|
|
MEGA |
large; great |
|
|
megalith |
a very big stone |
|
|
megalomania |
a mental condition involving delusions of greatness; an obsession with doing great things |
|
|
megalopolis |
a very large city |
|
|
megaton |
explosive power equal to 1,000 tons of TNT
|
|
|
MICRO |
very small |
|
|
microbe |
very small organism |
|
|
microcosm |
a small system that reflects a larger whole |
|
|
micron |
a millionth of a meter |
|
|
MIN |
small OR to project; to hang over |
|
|
diminish |
to lessen |
|
|
diminution |
the act or process of diminishing |
|
|
minutiae |
small or trivial details
|
|
|
eminent |
towering above others; projecting
|
|
|
imminent |
about to occur; impending |
|
|
preeminent |
superior to or notable above all others |
|
|
prominent |
projecting outward |
|
|
MIS |
bad; wrong; to hate |
|
|
misadventure |
bad luck; an unlucky accident |
|
|
misanthrope |
one who hates people or humanity |
|
|
mischance |
bad luck; an unlucky accident |
|
|
misconstrue |
to take something in a way that wasn't intended; to understand something incorrectly |
|
|
misfit |
somebody or something that doesn't fit in |
|
|
MIS/MIT |
to send |
|
|
emissary |
a messenger or agent sent to represent the interests of another |
|
|
remission |
a lessening of intensity or degree |
|
|
remit |
to send money |
|
|
MISC |
mixed |
|
|
miscellaneous |
made up of a variety of parts or ingredients |
|
|
promiscuous |
consisting of diverse and unrelated parts or individuals; indiscriminate |
|
|
MOB/MOM/MOT/MOV |
to move |
|
|
mob |
Latin: mobile vulgus "the movable crowd" |
|
|
motive |
what moves a person to do something; a reason for action |
|
|
motor |
a device that makes something move |
|
|
MOLL |
soft |
|
|
emollient |
something that softens or soothes (e.g., lotion) |
|
|
mollify |
soothe; soften; calm |
|
|
mollusk |
a phylum of invertebrate animals-including octopuses, squids, oysters, clams, and slugs-with soft bodies |
|
|
MON/MONIT |
to remind; to warn |
|
|
admonish |
to counsel against something; caution |
|
|
monitor |
one that admonishes, cautions, or reminds |
|
|
monument |
a structure, such as a building, tower, or sculpture, erected as a memorial |
|
|
premonition |
forewarning; presentimentr |
|
|
remonstrate |
to say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof |
|
|
summon |
to call together, convene |
|
|
MON/MONO |
one |
|
|
monarchy |
rule by a single person |
|
|
monk |
a man in a religious order living apart from society (originally: a religious hermit) |
|
|
monochord |
a musical instrument with a single string |
|
|
monogram |
a design combining multiple letters into one |
|
|
monograph |
a scholarly study of a single subject |
|
|
monomania |
an obsession with a single subject |
|
|
monotonous |
spoken using only one tone; boring |
|
|
MOR/MORT |
death |
|
|
morbid |
susceptible to preoccupation with unwholesome matters |
|
|
moribund |
dying; decaying |
|
|
MORPH |
shape |
|
|
amorphous |
without definite form; lacking a specific shape |
|
|
anthropomorphism |
attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena |
|
|
metamorphosis |
a transformation, as by magic or sorcery |
|
|
MULT |
many |
|
|
multiplex |
having many parts; a movie theater or other building with many separate units |
|
|
multitudinous |
very many; containing very many; having very many forms |
|
|
MUT |
to change |
|
|
commute |
to substitute; exchange; interchange |
|
|
immutable |
unchangeable; invariable |
|
|
mutation |
the process of being changed |
|
|
permutation |
a complete change; a transformation |
|
|
transmute |
to change from one form into another |
|
|
NAT/NAS/NAI/GNA |
birth |
|
|
cognate |
related by blood; having a common ancestor |
|
|
naive |
lacking worldliness and sophistication; artless |
|
|
nascent |
starting to develop |
|
|
renaissance |
rebirth, esp. referring to culture |
|
|
NAU/NAV |
ship; sailor |
|
|
nave |
the central portion of a church (which resembles the shape of a ship |
|
|
NIHIL |
nothing; none |
|
|
annihilate |
to wipe out; to reduce to nothing |
|
|
nihilism |
denial of all moral beliefs; denial that existence has any meaning |
|
|
NOC/NOX |
harm |
|
|
innocent |
uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing |
|
|
innocuous |
not harmful or injurious |
|
|
noxious |
injurious or harmful to health or morals |
|
|
obnoxious |
highly disagreeable or offensive |
|
|
NOCT/NOX |
night |
|
|
equinox |
one of two times in a year when day and night are equal in length |
|
|
noctambulant |
walking at night; sleepwalking |
|
|
nocturnal |
related to the night; active at night |
|
|
nocturne |
a dreamlike piece of music; a painting set at night |
|
|
NOM/NYM/NOUN/NOWN |
name
|
|
|
acronym |
a word formed from the initial letters of a name |
|
|
nominal |
existing in name only; negligible |
|
|
NON |
not |
|
|
nonentity |
something that doesn't exist; something that is unimportant |
|
|
nonpareil |
something with no equal |
|
|
NOUNC/NUNC |
to announce |
|
|
renounce |
to give up, especially by formal announcement |
|
|
NOV/NEO/NOU |
new |
|
|
innovate |
to begin or introduce something new |
|
|
neologism |
a newly coined word, phrase, or expression |
|
|
neophyte |
a beginner; a new convert; a new worker |
|
|
neoplasm |
a new growth in the body; a tumor |
|
|
nouveau riche |
one who has lately become rich |
|
|
renovate |
to restore to an earlier condition |
|
|
NULL |
nothing |
|
|
annul |
to cancel; to make into nothing |
|
|
nullify |
to cancel; to make into nothing |
|
|
nullity |
the condition of being nothing |
|
|
OB |
toward; to; against; over |
|
|
corpulent |
obese |
|
|
obfuscate |
to render indistinct or dim; darken |
|
|
oblique |
having a slanting or sloping direction |
|
|
obsequious |
overly submissive |
|
|
obstinate |
stubbornly adhering to an idea, inflexible |
|
|
obstreperous |
noisily defiant; unruly |
|
|
obtuse |
not sharp, pointed, or acute in any form |
|
|
OMNI |
all |
|
|
omnibus |
an anthology of works of one author or of writings on related subjects |
|
|
omnipotent |
all powerful |
|
|
omnipresent |
everywhere at one time |
|
|
omniscient |
having infinite knowledge |
|
|
ONER |
burden |
|
|
exonerate |
to free from blame (originally: to free from a burden) |
|
|
onerous |
burdensome; difficult |
|
|
onus |
a burden; a responsibility |
|
|
OSS/OSTE |
bone |
|
|
ossify |
to become bone; to harden; to become callous |
|
|
ossuary |
a place where bones are kept; a charnel house |
|
|
osteopathy |
a medical system based on the belief that many illnesses can be traced to issues in the skeletal system |
|
|
PAC/PEAC |
peace |
|
|
appease |
to bring peace to |
|
|
pact |
a formal agreement, as between nations |
|
|
PALP |
to feel |
|
|
palpable |
capable of being felt; tangible |
|
|
palpate |
to feel; to examine by feeling |
|
|
palpitate |
to beat quickly, as the heart; to throb |
|
|
PAN/PANT |
all; everyone |
|
|
pandemic |
widespread; general; universal |
|
|
panegyric |
formal or elaborate praise at an assembly |
|
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panoply |
a wide-ranging and impressive array or display |
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pantheon |
a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation |
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PAR |
equal |
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apartheid |
any system or caste that separates people according to race, etc. |
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disparage |
to belittle, speak disrespectfully about |
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disparate |
essentially different |
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par |
an equality in value or standing |
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parity |
equally, as in amount, status, or character |
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PARA |
next to; beside |
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parable |
a short, allegorical story designed to illustrate a moral lesson or religious principle |
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paragon |
a model of excellence |
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paranoid |
suffering from a baseless distrust of others |
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parody |
to imitate for purposes of satire |
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PAS/PAT/PATH |
feeling; suffering; disease |
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compassion |
a feeling of deep sympathy for someone struck by misfortune, accompanied by a desire to alleviate suffering |
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dispassionate |
devoid of personal feeling or bias |
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empathy |
the identification with the feelings or thoughts of others |
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impassive |
showing or feeling no emotion |
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pathogenic |
causing disease |
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sociopath |
a person whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility |
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sympathy |
harmony or agreement in feelings |
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PAU/PO/POV/PU |
few; little; poor |
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impoverish |
to deplete |
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paucity |
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness |
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pauper |
a person without any personal means of support |
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puerile |
childish; immature |
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pusillanimous |
lacking courage or resolution |
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PEC |
money |
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impecunious |
having no money; penniless |
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peculation |
embezzlement |
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pecuniary |
relating to money |
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PED |
child; education OR foot |
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pedagogue |
a teacher |
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pedant |
one who displays learning ostentatiously |
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antipodes |
places that are diametrically opposite each other on the globe |
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impede |
to retard progress by means of obstacles or hindrances |
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pedestrian |
a person who travels on foot |
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PEN/PENE |
almost
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peninsula |
"almost an island" |
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penultimate |
second-to-last |
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penumbra |
a shaded area between pure shadow and pure light |
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PEN/PUN |
to pay; to compensate |
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penal |
of or pertaining to punishment, as for crimes |
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penitent |
contrite;feeling or expressing remorse; affected by guilt |
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PEND/PENS |
to hang; to weigh; to pay |
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appendage |
a limb or other subsidiary part that diverges from the central structure |
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PER |
completely
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perfunctory |
performed merely as routine duty |
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perspicacious |
shrewd; astute |
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pertinacious |
resolute; persistent |
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PERI |
around |
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peripatetic |
walking or traveling about; itinerant |
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periscope |
an optical instrument for seeing objects in an obstructed field of vision |
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PET/PIT |
to go; to seek; to strive |
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centripetal |
moving toward the center |
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impetuous |
characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion |
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petulant |
showing sudden irritation, esp. over some annoyance |
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PHIL |
love |
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bibliophile |
one who loves or collects books |
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philatelist |
one who loves or collects postage stamps |
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philology |
the study of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determine their meaning |
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philosophy |
the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct |
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PHON |
sound
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euphony |
the quality of sounding good |
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phonetics |
the study of the sounds used in speech |
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polyphony |
the use of simultaneous melodic lines to produce harmonies in musical compositions |
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telephonic |
a device for transmitting sound at a distance
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PLAC |
to please |
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implacable |
unable to be pleased |
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PLE/PLEN |
to fill; full |
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plenitude |
fullness |
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plethora |
excess; overabundance |
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replete |
abundantly supplied |
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PLEX/PLIC/PLY |
to fold, twist, tangle, or bend |
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duplicity |
deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing |
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supplicate |
to make humble and earnest entreaty |
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POLY |
many |
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polyandry |
the practice of having multiple husbands |
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polygamy |
the practice of having multiple wives |
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polyglot |
someone who speaks many languages |
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deportment |
conduct, behavior |
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disport |
to divert or amuse oneself |
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importune |
to urge or press with excessive persistence |
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post facto |
after the fact |
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posterity |
future generations |
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potation |
drinking; a drink |
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precocious |
unusually advanced or mature in mental development or talent |
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profuse |
spending or giving freely |
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propound |
to set forth for consideration
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proselytize |
to convert or attempt to recruit |
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provident |
having or showing foresight |
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approbation |
praise; consideration |
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opprobrium |
the disgrace incurred by shameful conduct |
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probity |
honesty; high-mindedness |
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reprobate |
a depraved or wicked person |
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pseudopod |
a part of a single-celled organism that can stick out and be used as a foot |
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impugn |
to challenge as false |
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pugnacious |
to quarrel or fight readily |
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repugnant |
objectionable or offensive |
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compunction |
a feeling of uneasiness for doing wrong |
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punctilious |
strict or exact in the observance of formalities |
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pungent |
caustic or sharply expressive |
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pyrosis |
heartburn |
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quadrille |
a square dance involving four couples |
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perquisite |
gratuity; tip |
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querulous |
full of complaints |
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quinquennial |
a five-year period; a fifth anniversary |
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quintessence |
the essential part of something (originally: the "fifth essence," which was believed to permeate everything and be what stars and planets were made of) |
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deracinate |
to uproot |
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readicate |
to uproot; to wipe out |
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radical |
pertaining to roots; questioning everything, even basic beliefs; going to root causes; thorough |
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ramification |
a branch; an offshoot; a collection of branches; a consequence |
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ramiform |
branchlike |
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rectitude |
moral uprightness; moral straightness |
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interregnum |
a period between kings |
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regent |
one who rules on behalf of a king; one who rules |
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regicide |
killing a king; one who kills a king |
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derision |
the act of mockery |
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risible |
causing laughter |
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abrogate |
to abolish by formal means |
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arrogate |
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously |
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rubella |
German measles; a disease marked by red spots |
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rubric |
a rule; a guide for scoring tests; a heading in a book set in red letters |
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russet |
reddish-brown; a coarse cloth, usually reddish-brown; a type of apple or pear, typically reddish-brown |
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rudiments |
first principles; imperfect first step of one's training |
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execrable |
abominable |
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insipid |
tasteless |
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sagacious |
perceptive; discerning; insightful |
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sapient |
wise; sage |
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savant |
a learned person |
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desultory |
at random, unmethodical |
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exult |
to show or feel triumphant joy |
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insolent |
boldly rude or disrespectful |
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salient |
prominent or conspicuous |
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salubrious |
healthful; salutary |
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sanitarium |
a place of healing |
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consanguinity |
being related to blood |
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sanguinary |
bloody; bloodthirsty |
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sanguine |
hopeful; confident (from the "sanguine humor," which was believed to be associated with those traits) |
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sate |
to fill |
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prescient |
having knowledge of things before they happen |
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unconscionable |
unscrupulous |
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proscribe |
to condemn as harmful or odious |
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sedition |
incitement or discontent or rebellion against a government |
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seduce |
to lead astray |
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sequester |
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement |
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non sequitur |
an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premise |
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obsequious |
fawning |
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suite |
a series; a set (originally: a train of followers) |
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SED/SESS/SID |
to sit; to settle |
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assiduous |
diligent; persistent; hard working (literally "sitting down" to business) |
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dissident |
disagreeing, as in opinion or attitude (litterally, "sitting apart") |
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inisdious |
intended to entrap or beguile; lying in wait to entrap |
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session |
a meeting at which people sit together in discussion |
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SEM |
seed; to sow
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disseminate |
to spread; to scatter around |
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semen |
seed |
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seminary |
a school, esp. for religious training (originally: a place for raising plants) |
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SEN |
old |
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senate |
the highest legislative body (from "council of elders") |
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senescent |
getting old |
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senile |
relating to old age; experiencing memory loss or other age-related mental impairments |
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sire |
a title for a king; a father (originally: an important person, an old man) |
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SENS/SENT |
to feel, to be aware |
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dissent |
to differ in opinion, esp. from the majority |
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insensate |
without feeling or sensitivity |
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presentiment |
a feeling that something is about to happen |
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sentinel |
a person or thing that stands watch |
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SIN/SINU |
bend; fold; curve |
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insinuate |
to introduce in sneaky or winding ways |
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sinuous |
moving in a bending or wavy manner |
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sinus |
a curved or irregularly shaped cavity in the body, such as those related to the nostrils |
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SOL |
alone OR sun OR to lossen; to free |
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solipsism |
the belief that the only thing that really exists, or can really be known, is oneself |
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parasol |
an umbrella that protects from the sun |
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solstice |
one of two days when the sun reaches its highest point at noon and seems to stand still |
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absolution |
forgiveness for wrongdoing |
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dissolute |
indifferent to moral restraints |
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SOMN |
sleep |
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somnambulist |
sleep walker |
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somniferous |
sleep-induced |
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somniloquist |
one who talks while asleep |
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somnolent |
sleep-inducing;sleepy; drowsy |
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SOPH |
wisdom |
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sophism |
a superficially appealing but fallacious argument |
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SOURC/SURG/SURRECT |
to rise |
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insurgent |
rising up in revolution; rushing in |
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insurrection |
rising up in armed rebellion |
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surge |
to rise up forcefully, as ocean waves |
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SPEC/SPIC |
to look; to see |
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circumspect |
watchful and discreet, cautious; looking all around onself |
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perspicacious |
having keen mental perception and understading |
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retrospective |
contemplative of past situations |
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specious |
deceptively attractive |
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SPIR |
breath |
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aspire |
to desire; to pant for (originally: to breathe on) |
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expire |
to breathe out; to breathe one's last; to come to an end |
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STA/STI |
to stand; to be in place |
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apostacy |
to renunciation of an object of one's previous loyalty |
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constitute |
to make up |
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destitute |
without means of subsistence |
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obstinate |
stubbornly adhering to a purpose, opinion, or course of action |
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stasis |
the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces |
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STRICT/STRING/STRAN |
to tighten; to bind |
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astringent |
causing to tighten |
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SUA |
sweet; pleasing; to urge |
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assuage |
to make less severe; ease; relieve |
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dissuade |
to deter; to advise against |
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suave |
smoothly agreeable or polite; sweet
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SUB/SUP |
below; under |
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subliminal |
existing or operating below the threshold of confidence |
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subterfuge |
an artifice or exepedient used to evade a rule |
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subtle |
thin; tenuous; rarefied |
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SUMM |
highest; total |
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consummate |
highly qualified; complete; perfect; |
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summary |
comprehensive |
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SUPER/SUR |
over; above |
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supercilious |
arrogant; haughty; condescending |
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superfluous |
extra; more than necessary |
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superlative |
the highest kind of order |
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supersede |
to replace in power, as by another person or thing |
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surmount |
to get over or across; to prevail |
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SYM/SYN |
together |
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sympathy |
affinity; feeling affected by what happens to another |
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symposium |
a meeting at which ideas are discussed (originally: a party at which people drink together) |
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TAC/TIC |
to be silent |
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reticent |
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely |
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tacit |
unspoken understanding |
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taciturn |
uncommunicative |
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TACT/TAG/TAM/TANG |
to touch |
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contagious |
able to spread by contact, as disease |
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contaminate |
to corrupt, taint, or otherwise damage the integrity of something by contact or mixture |
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contiguous |
directly touching; sharing a boundary |
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intangible |
unable to be touched |
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tactile |
pertaining to touch; touchable |
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TAIN/TEN/TENT/TIN |
to hold |
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abstention |
to act of refraining voluntarily |
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detain |
to keep from proceeding |
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pertain |
to have reference or relation |
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pertinacious |
persistent; stubborn |
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tenable |
capable of being held, maintained, or defended |
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tenacious |
holding fast |
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tenure |
the holding or possession of anything |
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TEND/TENS/TENT/TENU |
to stretch; to thin |
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attenuate |
to weaken or reduce in force |
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distend |
to expand by stretching |
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extenuating |
making less serious by offering excuses |
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tendentious |
having a predisposition toward a point of view |
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TEST
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to bear witness |
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attest |
to bear witness |
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contest |
to dispute (from bringing a lawsuit by calling witnesses) |
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detest |
to despise; to hate (originally: to curse something by calling upon God to witness it) |
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protest |
a dissent; a declaration, esp. of disagreement |
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testament |
a statement of a person's wishes for the disposal of his or her property after death; a will |
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testify |
to bear witness |
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THEO |
god |
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apotheosis |
glorification, glorified ideal |
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theocracy |
a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler |
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theology |
the study of divine things and the divine faith |
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THERM |
heat |
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TIM |
fear |
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intimidate |
to strike fear into; to make fearful |
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timid |
fearful; shy |
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TOR/TORQ/TORT
|
to twist
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contort |
to twist; to distort |
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distort |
to pull out of shape, often by twisting; to twist or misrepresent facts |
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extort |
to wring money, property, or services out of somebody using threats or force |
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torch |
a portable flame used for light (perhaps derived from hemp twisted around sticks, then dipped in pitch |
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torque |
twisting force; a force that creates rotation |
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TORP |
stiff, numb |
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torpedo |
an explosive weapon used to sink ships (originally: a fish-the electric ray-that could shock victims to numbness) |
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torpid |
numbed; sluggish |
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torpor |
numbness; listlessness; apathy |
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TOX |
poison |
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TRACT |
to drag, to pull, to draw |
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abstract |
to draw or pull away; remove |
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protract |
to prolong; draw out; extend |
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tractable |
easily managed or controlled |
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TRANS |
across; beyond |
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intransigent |
refusing to agree or compromise |
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transcendent |
going beyond ordinary limits |
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ULT |
last; beyond |
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penultimate |
second-to-last |
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ulterior |
beyond what is immediately present; future; beyond what is stated; hidden |
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ultimate |
final; last |
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ultimatum |
final offer; final terms |
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ultraviolet |
beyond violet on the spectrum |
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UMBR |
shadow |
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adumbrate |
to foreshadow; to sketch; to overshadow |
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penumbra |
a shaded area between pure shadow and pure light |
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somber |
gloomy; darkened |
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umbrage |
shade; shadow; displeasure; resentment |
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UN |
not |
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UND |
wave |
|
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abound |
to be plentiful; to overflow (from water flowing in waves) |
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inundate |
to flood |
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undulate |
to move in a wavelike way |
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UNI/UN |
one |
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URB |
city |
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suburb |
a residential area just outside a city; an outlying area of a city |
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urban |
relating to a city |
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urbane |
polite; refined; polished (considered characteristic of those in cities) |
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US/UT |
to use |
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abuse |
to use wrongly or improperly |
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usage |
a customary way of doing something |
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usurp |
to seize and hold |
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utilitarian |
efficient; functional; useful |
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VAIL/VAL |
strength; use; worth |
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ambivalent |
being caught between contradictory feelings of equal power or worth |
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avail |
to have force; to be useful; to be of value |
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convalescent |
recovering strength; healing |
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evaluate |
to determine the worth of |
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invalid |
having no force or strength; void |
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valediction |
a farewell (from wishing that someone be well; i.e., that someone have strength) |
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valid |
having force; legally binding; effective; useful |
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VEN/VENT |
to come or to move toward |
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adventitious |
accidental |
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contravene |
to come into conflict with |
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convene |
to assemble for some public purpose |
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intervene |
to come between disputing factions; mediate |
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venturesome |
showing a disposition to undertake risks |
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VER |
truth |
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aver |
to affirm; to declare to be true |
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veracious |
habitually truthful |
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verdict |
a judgement or decision |
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verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth |
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verity |
truthfulness |
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VERB |
word |
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proverb |
an adage; a byword; a short, commonly known saying |
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VERD |
green |
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verdant |
green with vegetation; inexperienced |
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verdure |
fresh, rich vegetation |
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VERS/VERT |
to turn |
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VI |
life |
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convivial |
sociable |
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joie de vivre |
joy of life |
|
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viable |
capable of living |
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vivacity |
the quality of being lively, animated, spirited |
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VID/VIS |
to see |
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revile |
to criticize with harsh language |
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VIL |
base; mean |
|
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vilify |
to slander; to defame |
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VIRU |
poison |
|
|
virulent |
acrimonious; very bitter; very poisonous |
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viruliferous |
containing a virus |
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VOC/VOK |
call; word |
|
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advocate |
to support or urge by argument |
|
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avocation |
something one does in addition to a principle occupation |
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convoke |
to call together |
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equivocate |
to use ambiguous or unclear expressions |
|
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invoke |
to call on a deity |
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vociferous |
crying out noisily |
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VOL
|
wish |
|
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benevolent |
characterized by or expressing good will |
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malevolent |
characterized by or expressing bad will |
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volition |
free choice; free will; at of choosing |
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VOLU/VOLV |
to roll; to turn |
|
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convolution |
a twisting or folding |
|
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evolve |
to develop naturally; literally: to unfold or unroll |
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revolt |
to turn against those in authority |
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voluble |
easily turning; fluent; changeable |
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VOR |
to eat |
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voracious |
having a great appetite |
