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| Comes from the Latin word meaning “to stretch, extend, or spread.” |
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| Having a tendency to pick fights; quarrelsome. |
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| To swell or become expanded. |
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| (1) To give a sign or warning beforehand. (2) To indicate or signify. |
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| Leaning toward a particular point of view; biased. |
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| Comes from the Latin word meaning “to hang, weigh, or cause to hang down.” |
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| (1) Something joined on to a larger or more important body or thing. (2) A subordinate body part, such as an arm or a leg. |
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| (1) To pay out. (2) To use up. |
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| An often intense natural inclination or preference. |
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| A sum of money paid at regular intervals in return for services or to cover expenses. |
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| Comes from the Greek word meaning “all.” |
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| A remedy for all ills or difficulties; cure-all. |
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| A wild uproar or commotion. |
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| A formal speech or statement giving high praise to someone or something. |
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| (1) A magnificent or impressive array. (2) A display of all appropriate accessory items. |
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| Root that places words outside or beyond their usual or routine territory. |
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| Situated in or relating to a region beyond the material world. |
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| To extend or project facts or data into an area not known in order to make assumptions or to predict facts or trends. |
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| A person mainly concerned with things outside him- or herself; a sociable and outgoing person. |
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| (1) Existing or coming from the outside. (2) Not forming an essential part; irrelevant. |
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| Comes from the Greek word meaning “light.” |
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| (1) Giving off a glow that continues after the energy source has stopped transmitting energy. (2) Giving off a glow over a period of time without producing noticeable heat. |
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| Very suitable for being photographed. |
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| A tiny particle or bundle of radiant energy. |
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| The process by which green plants use light to produce organic matter from carbon dioxide and water. |
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| Comes from the Latin words meaning “light” and “to shine or glitter.” |
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| To clarify by explaining; explain. |
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| (1) Giving off light. (2) Easily seen through. |
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| (1) Hard and difficult study. (2) The product of such study. |
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| Partly transparent; allowing light to pass through but diffusing it so that objects beyond cannot be seen clearly. |
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| Comes from the Latin word meaning “to die.” |
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| (1) Deathless or unending existence. (2) Lasting fame. |
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| (1) In the process of dying or approaching death. (2) Inactive or becoming outmoded. |
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| A person who prepares the dead for burial or cremation and manages the funeral. |
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| (1) To subdue or deaden (the body) especially by self-discipline or self-inflicted pain. (2) To embarrass greatly; humiliate. |
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| Comes from the Latin word having to do with killing or slaying. |
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| (1) Deadly; mutually destructive. (2) Involving conflict within a group. |
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| The usually localized death of living tissue. |
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| Harmful to or destructive of living things. |
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| Extremely harmful or destructive. |
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| A box with strings that produce musical sounds when wind blows on them. |
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| (1) A guide. (2) A center of attention. |
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| Using extremely few words. |
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| Having to do with memory; assisting the memory. |
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| (1) Relating to the philosopher Plato or his teachings. (2) Involving a close relationship in which romance and sex are absent. |
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| (1) Lesbian. (2) Relating to a poetic verse pattern associated with Sappho. |
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| Having to do with the philosopher Socrates or with his teaching method, in which he systematically questioned the student in conversation in order to draw forth truths. |
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| (1) A grammatical mistake in speaking or writing. (2) A blunder in etiquette or proper behavior. |
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