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ALAR/P II Vocabulary
1st semester
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10th Grade
12/20/2007

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Term
Bell-
Definition
war
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pac/peas
Definition
agree or peace
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hosp/host
Definition
host, guest or shelter
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Am/Im
Definition
to love, friendly, good-natured
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antebellum
Definition
before the war especially before the Civil War
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Bellicose
Definition
inclined or eager to fight; pugnacious
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Belligerent
Definition
warlike; aggressively hostile
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pacifist
Definition
a person who is opposed to war or to violence of any kind
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pact
Definition
a formal agreement like treaties; a compact; a bargain
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appease
Definition
to satisfy, allay, or relieve; to calm or pacify
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hospice
Definition
a house of shelter, rest, or medical treatment
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hostel
Definition
inexpensive lodging; an inn or hotel
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inhospitable
Definition
not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly
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amicable
Definition
friendly; peaceable; agreeable
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inimical
Definition
adverse in tendence or effect; unfavorable; harmful; unfriendly or hostile
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paramour
Definition
a lover esp once of a married person, not allowed by law or custom
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allay
Definition
to lessen or relieve; to mitigate
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assimilate
Definition
to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb; adapt
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capitulate
Definition
to give up resistance
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debase
Definition
to lower in rank, dignity or significance
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emulate
Definition
to try to equal or excel
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exacerbate
Definition
to increase the severity, bitterness or violence of; aggravate
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extol
Definition
to praise highly; to laud
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efface
Definition
to wipe out; erase
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fetter
Definition
to confine; restrain
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glut
Definition
to feed or fill ot excess
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guild
Definition
an organization of persons with related goals, interests, etc.
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implore
Definition
to beg urgently
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disparage
Definition
ridicule; discredit; mock; belittle
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crim
Definition
fault, crime, or accusation
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prop/prov
Definition
prove, proof, honesty, integrity
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grav
Definition
heavy, weighty, or serious
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lev
Definition
light, to raise or lighten
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decriminalize
Definition
to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against
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incriminate
Definition
to accuse or or present proof of a crime or fault
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recrimination
Definition
a counter accusation
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approbation
Definition
approval; commendation
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probity
Definition
integrity and uprightness; honesty
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reprobate
Definition
to disapprove, condemn or censure
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gravid
Definition
pregnant
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gravitas
Definition
seriousness of conduct or speech
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gravitate
Definition
to be strongly attracted to
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alleviate
Definition
to relieve, lessen
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leavening
Definition
an element that works to lighten; somehting that modifies, eases or animates
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levity
Definition
lightness of mind, character, or behavior
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allegory
Definition
a symbolic narraative or representation
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avarice
Definition
insatiable greed for riches
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cacophany
Definition
harsh discordance of sound
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catharsis
Definition
the purging of emotions or emotional tensions
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charlatan
Definition
person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he/she has; quack
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dogma
Definition
a system of principles or tenets; a prescribed doctrine
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edifice
Definition
a building esp one of a large size
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enigma
Definition
a puzzling or inexplicable occureence or situation
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epitome
Definition
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class
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frivolity
Definition
the quality or state of becoming frivolous; a frivolous act or thing; levity
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hiatus
Definition
a break or interruption
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homage
Definition
respect or reverence paid or rendered
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innuendo
Definition
an indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression, an insinuation
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ag
Definition
do, go lead, drive
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ven/vent
Definition
to come, come between or toward
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cap/cep/cip
Definition
take, seize or capture
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fin
Definition
end or boundary
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agitate
Definition
to cause to move with violence or sudden force; to upset or disturb
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prodigal
Definition
wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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syangogue
Definition
a Jewish house of worship
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advent
Definition
a coming into place, view, or being; arrival
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provenance
Definition
place or source of origin
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venturesome
Definition
attended with risk, hazardous, daring
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incipient
Definition
beginning to exist or appear; an initial stage
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perceptible
Definition
capable of being perceived; recognizable
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susceptible
Definition
likely to be affected or influenced
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affinity
Definition
a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc
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definitive
Definition
most reliable or complete
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finite
Definition
having bounds or limits; not infinite; measureable
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a, an
Definition
not, without
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agr/agro, agri
Definition
field, crop production
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bar/o
Definition
pressure, weight
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bene
Definition
good, well
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bi, bin
Definition
two, twice
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-cide
Definition
to kill
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circum
Definition
around
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cracy, crat
Definition
government, rule, power
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deca, dec, deka
Definition
ten
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dem/o, demi
Definition
people
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dic, dict
Definition
speech, to speak, word
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jac/jact
Definition
to throw or hurl
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duc
Definition
to lead
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tract
Definition
drag or draw
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sec/sequ
Definition
to follow
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conjecture
Definition
to conclude or suppose without absolute evidence; an opinion or theory, guess, specualation
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adjacent
Definition
lying near, close, adjoining, neighboring
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dejected
Definition
depressed in spirits, disheartened, low spirited
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detract
Definition
to tkae away from; to draw away attention; divert
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retraction
Definition
something recanted or disavowed esp. a statement
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intractable
Definition
not easily controlled or directed, stubborn, obstinate
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conducive
Definition
tending to cause or bring about; helpful; favorable
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deduction
Definition
subtracting; a conclusion; inference by reasoning
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induce
Definition
to bring about; produce; or cause
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consequential
Definition
following as an effect, result or outcome; of consequence or important
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execute
Definition
to carry out or accomplish; to murder
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obsequious
Definition
obedient; dutiful
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laconic
Definition
using few words; concise
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nullify
Definition
to invalidate; to counteract the force or effectiveness of
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precocious
Definition
unusually advanced or mature in development
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rue
Definition
to regret bitterly; wish something had never been done
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zenith
Definition
highest point or state; culmination
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neophyte
Definition
a beginner or novice; a person newly converted to a belief
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rejuvenate
Definition
to make young again; restore to youthful vigor
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rend
Definition
to tear apart, splite or divide often violently
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satiate
Definition
to satisfy to the full
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squall
Definition
a sudden disturbance or commotion; a violent gust of wind
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tacit
Definition
implied; understood without openly being expressed
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ambi/amphi
Definition
on both sides; around
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ep/epi
Definition
upon,besides, attached to, over, outer, after
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hypo/hyp
Definition
under, beneath, down
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therm/thermo
Definition
warm
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ambiguous
Definition
doubtful or uncertain esp. from being obscure or indistinct; unclear in meaning
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ambient
Definition
existing or present on all sides; of the surrounding area
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ambivalent
Definition
holding opposite feelings and attitudes at the same time; continually wavering between opposites
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ephemeral
Definition
lasting a very short time
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epitome
Definition
the embodiment; the ideal work
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epithet
Definition
a characterizing word or pahse with or in place of the name of a person or thing
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hypochondriac
Definition
a person who worries or talks exessibely about his health
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hypocrisy
Definition
pretending to be what one is not or to feel what one does not feel
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hypothetical
Definition
assumed by hypothesis; supposed
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thermal
Definition
of, relating to, or caused by heat; designed to insulate in order to retain body heat
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thermocline
Definition
a region in a body of water that divides the warmer water from the colder
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thermonuclear
Definition
of, or relating to changes in the nucleus of atoms with low atomic weight that require a very high temperature to begin with
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equ/equi
Definition
equal
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part, partri, pater
Definition
father
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graph/y
Definition
writing, written
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phon/o, phone, phony
Definition
sound, voice
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intra, intro
Definition
within, inward
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pro
Definition
before, forward, in place of
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ject
Definition
throw
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pseudo
Definition
false
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junct
Definition
to join
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rupt
Definition
to break, burst
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magn, magna, magni
Definition
large
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scrib, script
Definition
to write
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man, mani, manu
Definition
hand
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tele, tel, telo
Definition
distant, end, complete
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matr, matri, mater
Definition
mother
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uni
Definition
one
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mono, mon
Definition
one, single, alone
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-ology, -logy
Definition
study of, science
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omni
Definition
all
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vor
Definition
to eat
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carn
Definition
flesh
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cred
Definition
to believe
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fid
Definition
faith, faithfulness
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carnivorous
Definition
flesh-eating, predatory
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omnivorous
Definition
eating both animal and plant foods
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voracious
Definition
exceedingly eager or avid
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carnage
Definition
the slaughter of a great nubmer of people; massacre
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carnal
Definition
pertainining to or characterized by the flesh or body, its passions, and appetites, sensual
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carnival
Definition
any merrymaking; revelry; festival
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credence
Definition
belief as to the truth
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credulity
Definition
gullibility, willingness to turst or believe too readily esp. without proper or adequate advice
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creed
Definition
any system, doctrine, or formula or religious belief
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diffident
Definition
restrained or reserved in manner; timid
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fiduciary
Definition
held in trust; confidence
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perfidy
Definition
an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery
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cata
Definition
down
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ante
Definition
before, in front of
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eu/ev
Definition
good, well, true
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rog
Definition
to ask, propose
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ple
Definition
to fill
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prot/proto
Definition
1st in time, 1st formed
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ortho
Definition
straight, rigid, true
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dys
Definition
bad, difficult, abnormal
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quis
Definition
to seek, obtain
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rect
Definition
right, true
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malevolent
Definition
wishing evil or harm upon others, malicious
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cataclysm
Definition
any violent upheaval esp. one of social and political nature
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protocol
Definition
the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality and etiquette; and agreement between states
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antedate
Definition
to be of older date then; to assign to an earlier date
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orthodox
Definition
of, pertaining to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideaology, etc.
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rectitude
Definition
correctness
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recitfy
Definition
to set right, remedy or correct
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euphoria
Definition
a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being
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dystrophy
Definition
a degenerative disorder caused by inadequate nutrition
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derogatory
Definition
disparaging, tending to lessen merit or reputation
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inquisition
Definition
an official investigation characterized by of regard for individual rights
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complement
Definition
something that completes or makes perfect
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curs
Definition
to run
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ped
Definition
foot
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flect/flex
Definition
to bend
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post
Definition
after, behind
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concurrent
Definition
acting in conjunction, cooperating, occurring simultaneously
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cursory
Definition
hasty; superficial
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discursive
Definition
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressing
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expedient
Definition
fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under circumstances
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impediment
Definition
obstacle, hindrance
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pedestrian
Definition
lacking vitality; commonplace
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flexor
Definition
muscle that serves to flex or bend a part of the body
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genuflect
Definition
to be servilely respectful or deferential; to kneel
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inflection
Definition
change in pitch or tone of a voice
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posterior
Definition
coming after in order
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posthumous
Definition
arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death
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postmortem
Definition
of, pertaning to, or occurring in the time following death
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