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1
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to fall, to happen by chance

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cad/cid

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happening by chance; unexpected

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accident
-cad/cid

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a waterfall descending over a steep surface

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cascade
-cad/cid

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4
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a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time, apparently by chance

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coincidence
-cad/cid

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decaying; deteriorating

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decadent
-cad/cid

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6
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one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime

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recidivist
-cad/cid

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7
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to sing

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cant/cent/chant

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8
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prominence of a syllable in terms of pronunciation

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accent
-cant/cent/chant

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a song; singing

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chant
-cant/cent/chant

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10
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to subject to magical influence; bewitch

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enchant
-cant/cent/chant

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11
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the chanting of words purporting to have magical power

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incantation
-cant/cent/chant

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12
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that which incites action

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incentive
-cant/cent/chant

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13
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to withdraw or disavow a statement

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recant
-cant/cent/chant

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14
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to take, to get

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cap/cip/cept

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15
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to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee

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anticipate
-cap/cip/cept

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16
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to take by force or stratagem

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capture
-cap/cip/cept

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17
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to free from restraint

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emancipate
-cap/cip/cept

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18
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having perception; discerning; discriminating

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percipient
-cap/cip/cept

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19
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a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct

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precept
-cap/cip/cept

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20
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capable of receiving, admitting, undergoing, or being affected by something

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susceptible
-cap/cip/cept

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21
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head, headlong

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cap/capit/cipit

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22
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the city or town that is the official seat of government

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capital
-cap/capit/cipit

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23
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to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms

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capitulate
-cap/capit/cipit

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24
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a heading or title

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caption
-cap/capit/cipit

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25
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one who is a pupil of the doctrines of another

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disciple
-cap/capit/cipit

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26
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a cliff with a vertical face

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precipice
-cap/capit/cipit

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27
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to hasten the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely

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precipitate
-cap/capit/cipit

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28
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heart

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card/cord/cour

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29
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pertaining to the heart

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cardiac
-card/cord/cour

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30
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agreement; peace, amity

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concord
-card/cord/cour

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31
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agreement, concord, harmony

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concordance
-card/cord/cour

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32
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lack of harmony between persons or things

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discord
-card/cord/cour

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33
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to inspire with spirit or confidence

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encourage
-card/cord/cour

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34
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flesh

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carn

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35
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the slaughter of a great number of people

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carnage
-carn

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36
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a traveling amusement show

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carnival
-carn

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37
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eating flesh

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carnivorous
-carn

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38
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a being invested with a bodily form

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incarnation
-carn

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39
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rebirth of a soul in a new body

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reincarnation
-carn

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40
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to cut

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cast/chast

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41
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to throw or hurl; fling

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cast
-cast/chast

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42
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a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank

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caste
-cast/chast

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43
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to punish in order to correct

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catigate
-cast/chast

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44
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free from obscenity; decent

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chaste
-cast/chast

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45
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to discipline, especially by corporal punishment

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chastise
-cast/chast

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46
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to burn

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caus/caut

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47
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burning or corrosive

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caustic
-caus/caut

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48
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to burn or deaden

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cauterize
-caus/caut

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49
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an instrument used for branding; branding

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cautery
-caus/caut

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50
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a burnt offering; complete destruction by fire or other means

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holocaust
-caus/caut

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51
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to go, to yield, to stop

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ced/ceed/cess

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52
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to yield to a demand; to enter office

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accede
-ced/ceed/cess

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53
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existing, being, or going before

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antecedent
-ced/ceed/cess

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54
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a temporary or complete discontinuance

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cessation
-ced/ceed/cess

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55
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to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit

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concede
-ced/ceed/cess

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56
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without stop

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incessant
-ced/ceed/cess

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57
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one who comes before another in an office, position, etc.

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predecessor
-ced/ceed/cess

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58
Q

speed

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celer

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59
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something used to speed up a process

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accelerant
-celer

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60
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to increase in speed

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accelerate
-celer

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61
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speed; quickness

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celerity
-celer

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62
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to decrease in speed

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decelerate
-celer

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63
Q

hundred, hundredth

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cent

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64
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two-hundredth anniversary

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bicentennial
-cent

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65
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a hundredth of a dollar

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cent
-cent

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66
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a temperature system with one hundred degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water

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centigrade
-cent

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67
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one-hundredth of a meter

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centimeter
-cent

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68
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a creature with many legs

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centipede
-cent

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69
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one hundred years

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century
-cent

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70
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in every hundred

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percent
-cent

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71
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center

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centr

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72
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an apparatus that rotates at high speed and separates substances of different densities using centrifugal force

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centrifuge
-centr

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73
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of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas

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centrist
-centr

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74
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to bring to a common center, to converge, to direct toward a point

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concentrate
-centr

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75
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having a common center, as in circles or spheres

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concentric
-centr

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76
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off-center

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eccentric
-centr

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77
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to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide

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cern/cert/cret/crim/crit

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78
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to make sure of; to determine

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ascertain
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit

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79
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freedom from doubt

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certitude
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit

80
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a standard of judgment or criticism

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criterion
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit

81
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judicious in one’s conduct of speech, especially with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature

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discreet
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit

82
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detached from others, separate

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discrete
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit

83
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a person who pretends to have beliefs that she does not

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hypocrite
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit

84
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color

A

chrom

85
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having to do with color

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chromatic
-chrom

86
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a metallic element (chromium) used to make vivid colors or something plated with chromium

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chrome
-chrom

87
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genetic material that can be studied by coloring it with dyes

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chromosome
-chrom

88
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having only one color

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monochromatic
-chrom

89
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time

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chron

90
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something that is out-of-date or belonging to the wrong time

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anachronism
-chron

91
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constant, habitual

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chronic
-chron

92
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the sequential order in which past events occurred

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chronology
-chron

93
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a highly accurate clock or watch

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chronometer
-chron

94
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to occur at the same time or agree in time

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synchronize
-chron

95
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around

A

circu/circum

96
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a line around an area; a racecourse; the path traveled by electrical current

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circuit
-circu/circum

97
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roundabout, indirect

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circuitous
-circu/circum

98
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the outer boundary of a circular area

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circumference
-circu/circum

99
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cautious; watching all sides

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circumspect
-circu/circum

100
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the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an agent

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circumstances
-circu/circum

101
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cut

A

cis

102
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to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony

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exorcise
-cis

103
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a cut, gash, or notch

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incision
-cis

104
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penetrating, cutting

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incisive
-cis

105
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definitely stated or defined

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precise
-cis

106
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cutting instrument for paper

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scissors
-cis

107
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to shut, to close

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cla/clo/clu

108
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an abnormal fear of enclosed places

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claustrophobia
-cla/clo/clu

109
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a courtyard bordered with covered walks, especially in a religious institution

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cloister
-cla/clo/clu

110
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to bring to an end; finish; to terminate

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conclude
-cla/clo/clu

111
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to make known, reveal, or uncover

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disclose
-cla/clo/clu

112
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not admitting of something else; shutting out others

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exclusive
-cla/clo/clu

113
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of

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preclude
-cla/clo/clu

114
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to shout, to cry out

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claim/clam

115
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a loud uproar

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clamor
-claim/clam

116
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to deny interest in or connection with

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disclaim
-claim/clam

117
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to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently

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exclaim
-claim/clam

118
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to announce or declare in an official way

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proclaim
-claim/clam

119
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to claim or demand the return of a right or possession

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reclaim
-claim/clam

120
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to lean toward

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cli

121
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the most intense point in the development of something

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climax
-cli

122
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to cause to slope or incline downward

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decline
-cli

123
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aversion, distaste

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disinclination
-cli

124
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inclination, bias

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proclivity
-cli

125
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to lean back

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recline
-cli

126
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with, together

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co/col/com/con

127
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to compel by force, intimidation, or authority

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coerce
-co/col/com/con

128
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to work with another, cooperate

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collaborate
-co/col/com/con

129
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to strike one another with a forceful impact

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collide
-co/col/com/con

130
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suitable in measure, proportionate

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commensurate
-co/col/com/con

131
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capable of existing together in harmony

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compatible
-co/col/com/con

132
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to placate, win over

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conciliate
-co/col/com/con

133
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to bind or fasten together

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connect
-co/col/com/con

134
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to know

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cogn/conn

135
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the process of knowing

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cognition
-cogn/conn

136
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with one’s name or identity concealed

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incognito
-cogn/conn

137
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to identify as already known

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recognize
-cogn/conn

138
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against

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contra/contro/counter

139
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to oppose; to speak against

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contradict
-contra/contro/counter

140
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opposed to; opposite

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contrary
-contra/contro/counter

141
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a disputation; a quarrel

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controversy
-contra/contro/counter

142
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fake; a false imitation

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counterfeit
-contra/contro/counter

143
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to retract an order

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countermand
-contra/contro/counter

144
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a meeting, often with an opponent

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encounter
-contra/contro/counter

145
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body

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corp/cors

146
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a company legally treated as an individual

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corporation
-corp/cors

147
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a body (an organized group) of troops

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corps
-corp/cors

148
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a dead body

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corpse
-corp/cors

149
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obese; having a lot of flesh

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corpulent
-corp/cors

150
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a garment used to give shape and support to the body

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corset
-corp/cors

151
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combining into a single body

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incorporation
-corp/cors

152
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order, universe, world

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cosm

153
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improving the appearance (making it look better ordered)

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cosmetic
-cosm

154
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relating to the universe

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cosmic
-cosm

155
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a theory of the universe as a whole

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cosmology
-cosm

156
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an astronaut; an explorer of outer space

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cosmonaut
-cosm

157
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wordly

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cosmopolitan
-cosm

158
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the universe; an orderly system; order

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cosmos
-cosm

159
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a small system that reflects a larger whole

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microcosm
-cosm

160
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running, a course

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cour/cur

161
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to accord in opinion; agree

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concur
-cour/cur

162
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a messenger who travels in haste and bears news

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courier
-cour/cur

163
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the regular course of study

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curriculum
-cour/cur

164
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handwriting in flowing strokes with the letters joined together

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cursive
-cour/cur

165
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going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial

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cursory
-cour/cur

166
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a short journey or trip

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excursion
-cour/cur

167
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a hostile entrance into a place, especially suddenly

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incursion
-cour/cur

168
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to happen again

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recur
-cour/cur

169
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to grow

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cre/cresc/cret

170
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an increase by natural growth

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accretion
-cre/cresc/cret

171
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to be added as a matter of periodic gain

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accrue
-cre/cresc/cret

172
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the act of producing or causing to exist

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creation
-cre/cresc/cret

173
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an outgrowth

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excrescence
-cre/cresc/cret

174
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to make greater in any respect

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increase
-cre/cresc/cret

175
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something added or gained; an addition or increase

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increment
-cre/cresc/cret

176
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to believe, to trust

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cred

177
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anything that provides the basis for belief

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credentials
-cred

178
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trustworthiness

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credit
-cred

179
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any formula of belief

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credo
-cred

180
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willingness to believe or trust too readily

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credulity
-cred

181
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unbelievable

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incredible
-cred

182
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hidden

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crypt

183
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of doubtful authorship or authenticity

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apocryphal
-crypt

184
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a subterranean chamber or vault

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crypt
-crypt

185
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procedures of making or using secret writing

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cryptography
-crypt

186
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the science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers, and the like

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cryptology
-crypt

187
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to lie down

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cub/cumb

188
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any small space or compartment that is partitioned off

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cubicle
-cub/cumb

189
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to sit upon for the purpose of hatching

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incubate
-cub/cumb

190
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holding an indicated position

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incumbent
-cub/cumb

191
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lying down; reclining; leaning

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recumbent
-cub/cumb

192
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to give away to superior force; yield

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succumb
-cub/cumb

193
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fault, blame

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culp

194
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deserving blame or censure

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culpable
-culp

195
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a person guilty of an offense

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culprit
-culp

196
Q

to charge with fault

A

inculpate
-culp

197
Q

through my fault; my fault

A

mea culpe
-culp

GRE Vocab (7 decks)

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