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semester 1 vocab
vocab weeks 1-13
199
English
10th Grade
12/18/2007

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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 or good natured
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antebellum
Definition
befoer or existing before the civil war
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bellicose
Definition
inclined or eager to fight, pugnacious
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belligerent
Definition
war-like, given to waging war
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pacifist
Definition

a person who opposes violence of any kind

 

 

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pact
Definition
an agreement or treaty
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appease
Definition
to bring to a state of peace
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hospice
Definition
a place to help care for the terminally ill
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hostel
Definition
supervised lodging place for young people on bike trips, hiking, etc.
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inhospitable
Definition
not offering shelter, unfriendly
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amicable
Definition
characterized by or showing goodwill, friendly
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inimical
Definition
unfriendly, hostile
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paramour
Definition
an illicit lover
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allay
Definition
to put to rest, calm, quiet
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assimilate
Definition
to take in and incorporate as one's own, absorb
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capitulate
Definition

to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms

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debase

Definition
to reduce in quality or value, aduterate
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emulate
Definition
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort; to equal or surpass
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exacerbate
Definition
to increase to severty, bitternes or violence of; aggrivate
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extol
Definition
to praise highly; laud; eulogize
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efface
Definition
to wipe out; do away with; expunge
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fetter
Definition
a chain or shackle placed on the feet
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glut
Definition
to feed or fill to satiet; sate
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guild
Definition
an organization of persons with related interest, goals, etc one formed for mutual aid or protection
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implore
Definition
to beg urgently of piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech, entreat
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disparage
Definition
to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle
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CRIM
Definition

fault, crime or accusation

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PROB/PROV
Definition
prove, proof, or 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 of or present proof of a crime of fault
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recrimination
Definition
to bring a countercharge against an accuser
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approbation
Definition
conclusive proof
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probity
Definition
integrity and uprightedness; honesty
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reprobate
Definition
a person of thoroughly bad behavior
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gravid
Definition
pregnant
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gravitas
Definition
seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct of speech
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gravitate
Definition
to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force
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alleviate
Definition
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate
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leavening
Definition
the act or process of causing to ferment by leaven
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levity
Definition
lightness of mind
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allegory
Definition
a fable; a short moral story
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avarice
Definition
extreme greed for material wealth
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cacophany
Definition
a discordant of dissonant sound
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catharsis
Definition
the release of tension and anxiety by recounting and/or acting out the past
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charlatan
Definition
a pretender to knowlege of skills; a quack/fraud
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dogma
Definition
a doctrine of code of beliefs thats accepted
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edifice

Definition
a building or structure
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enigma
Definition
riddle; a difficult problem
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epitome
Definition
a good example of something
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frivolity
Definition
acting like a clown or buffoon
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hiatus
Definition
suspension; a break
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homage
Definition
respect or reverance paid to
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innuendo

Definition
a phrase that can have two meanings
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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
try to stif up public opinion
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prodigal
Definition
extravagany; recklessly wasteful
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synagogue
Definition
place of worship for Jewish congragation
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advent
Definition
the coming or arrival; a coming into use
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provenance
Definition
origin or source
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vernturesome
Definition
audacious; disposed to venture or take risks
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incipient
Definition
to become evident
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perceptible
Definition
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
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susceptible
Definition
yielding readily to or capable of
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affinity

Definition
naturaly attraction
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definitive
Definition
clearly defined
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finite
Definition
limited or restricted in nature
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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/BARO
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

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/DEMO/DEMI
Definition
people
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DIC/DICT
Definition
speech, to speak, word
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JAC/JECT

Definition
throw, 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
guess; a message expressing an opinion
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adjacent
Definition
abutting, touching
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dejected
Definition
anything thrown down
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detract
Definition
to take away; diminish
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retraction

Definition
entry of oral fluids into anothe fluid (backwash)
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intractable
Definition
difficult to alleviate, remedy or cure
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conducive
Definition
tending or leading to
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deduction
Definition
reasoning from the general to the particular
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induce
Definition

cause to do

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consequential
Definition
having important issues or results
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execute
Definition
to carry through; put in effect
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obsequious
Definition
bootlicking; attempting to win favor from people by flattery
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laconic
Definition
crisp; breif and to the point
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nullify
Definition
invalidate; declare invalid
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precocious
Definition
appearing or developing early
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rue
Definition
sorrow; sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
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zenith
Definition
the direction pointing directly above a particular location
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neophyte
Definition

1. a recent conver to a belief 2. a beginner of novice

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rejuvenate
Definition
to restory to youthful vigor or appearance
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rend
Definition
to tear or be torn violently
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satiate
Definition
to fill to satisfaction
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squall
Definition
to make high-pitched; whiney noises
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tacit
Definition
implied; indicated by necessary connotation
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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
hving more than one possible meaning
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ambient
Definition
existing or present on all sides
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ambivalent
Definition
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
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ephemeral
Definition
short-lived
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hypochondriac
Definition
a patient with imaginary symptomes and ailments
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hypocrisy
Definition
pretending to be what one is not or feel what one does not really feel
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hypothetical
Definition
conjectural; based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
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thermal
Definition
of, making use of, production or caused by heat
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thermocline
Definition
middle layer in a thermally stratisfied lake or resevoir; divides warmer from cold section
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thermonuclear
Definition
relating to or using nuclear reactions that occur only at a very high tempurature
Term
epithet
Definition
1. descriptive word of phrase occuring with or in place of the name of a person or thing 2. an insulting or demeaning rod of phrase
Term
EQU/EQUI
Definition
equal
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PART/PATRI/PATER
Definition
father
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GRAPH/GRAPHY
Definition
writing, written
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PHON/PHONO/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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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
meat-eating
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omnivorous

Definition
1. eats both plant and animal matter 2. intense interest in everything
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voracious
Definition
devouring or craving food in great quantities; very eager
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carnage
Definition

slaughter; the savage and excessive killing of many people

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carnal
Definition
having to do with bodily pleasures 
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carnival
Definition
a traveling group that presents a variety of amusements
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credence
Definition
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
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credulity
Definition
tendancy to believe readily
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creed
Definition
any system of principles or beliefs
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diffident
Definition
lacking self-confidence
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fiduciary
Definition
a person who has assumed a special relationship to another person or another persons property
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perfidy
Definition
betrayal of a trust
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CATA
Definition
down
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EU/EV
Definition
good, wll, 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, right, 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 to another or others
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cataclysm
Definition
1. violent and masive change of the earth's surface 2. any violent upheaval
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protocol
Definition
1. an original copy or record of a document 2. the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic or military rules of behavior
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antedate
Definition

to be of older date than; precede in time

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orthodox
Definition
of, pertaining to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
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rectitude
Definition
rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue
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rectify
Definition
to make, put, or set right; correct
Term
euphoria
Definition
a feeling of appiness, conficence or well-being
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dystrophy
Definition
any disorder involving neves and muscles, marked by a progessive wasting of muscles
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derogatory
Definition
a mean word of phrase
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inquisition
Definition
an official investigation or political or religious nature often harsh or severe
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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
bend
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POST
Definition
after, behind
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concurrent
Definition
occurring or existing simultaneouslly or side by side
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cursory
Definition
going rapidly over something without notificing details; hasty
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discursive
Definition
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling
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expedient
Definition
tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances
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impediment
Definition
obstruction; hindrance; obstacle
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pedestrian
Definition
commonplace, ordinary, or unimaginative
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flexor
Definition
a muscle that serves to fles or bend a part of the body
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genuflect
Definition
to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship
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inflection
Definition
change in pitch or tone of voice
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posterior
Definition
situated behind or at the rear of; hinder
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posthumous
Definition
arising, occuring, or continuing after one's death
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postmortem
Definition
of, pertaining to, or occuring in the time following death
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ANTE
Definition
before, in front of
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