Cumulative Flashcards
(136 cards)
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act, ag, ig
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(to do, to move, to drive)
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ali, alter
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(another, other)
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am (at)
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(to love)
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anim
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(life, spirit, soul)
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anni, annu, enni
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(year)
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aqua, aque
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(water)
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arm
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(arm, weapon)
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art
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(art, craft, skill)
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amiable
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generally pleasant, friendly, and nice to be around
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equanimity
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(n) calmness or evenness
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inalienable
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(a) that which cannot be taken away or transferred to someone else
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magnanimous
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(a) showing a kind of nobleness of mind and spirit; high-minded; free from pettiness
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reactionary
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(a) characterized by ideas suggesting a desire to move backward, especially in matters related to politics; (n) a person with such ideas
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amorous
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(a) suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire
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aqueous
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(a) life, of, or formed by water; watery
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armature
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(n) equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension
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artifice
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(n) cunning ingenuity, clever or sly trickery
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armistice
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(n) a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty
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artisan
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(n) a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft
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superannuated
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(a) worn out, or retired, from age and years of use or hard work; obsolete or outdated
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aud(it)
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(to hear)
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avi
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(bird)
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bell(i)
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(war)
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ben(e)
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(good, well)
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bon, boun
(good)
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capit, capt
(head, chief, leader)
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carn(i)
(flesh, meat)
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ced(e), ceed, cess
(to go, to yield)
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antebellum
(a) before the war, especially the American Civil War; typical of how things were before any war
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audit
(v) to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial records; (n) the process of making an examination of or attending a class in order to examine it
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bellicose
(a) eager to fight or quarrel; hostile
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belligerency
(n) the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action
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benign
(a) not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured
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benefactor
(n) a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron
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accession
(n) the attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined
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capitulation
(n) a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions; a final giving up
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bona fide
(a) in good faith; genuine
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incarnate
(a) literally, in the flesh; in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored
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intercede
(v) to act on another's behalf; to mediate
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recapitulation
(n) an act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something.
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cent(i)
(hundred)
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cide(e), cis(e),
(to kill, to cut)
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clam, claim
(to cry out, to declare)
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cord, cour
(heart)
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corp(or)
(body)
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cred
(to believe, to trust)
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cur(r), curs, course
(to run, to flow)
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dic(t)
(to speak, to say)
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centenarian
(n) a person who has lived to be one hundred years old
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clamorous
(a) characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent
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concordance
(n) a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer's works
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discordant
(a) sounding harsh or inharmonious; clashing
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incisive
(a) keenly penetrating; cutting into
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concourse
(n) a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng
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corporal
(a) related to the physical body
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credulity
(n) the naive willingness to believe too easily without proof
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cursory
(a) done in a superficial or hasty manner
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dictum
(n) an authoritative saying or maxim
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Duc(t), duce
(to lead)
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Fed(ter), fid(e)
(faith, trust)
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fin(e)
(end, limit)
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Flect, flex
(to bend)
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flu(x), fluct
(to flow, flowing)
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fort, fore
(strong)
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Frater(n), fratr
(brother)
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fus, fund, found
(to pour, to melt)
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confluence
(n) a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas, a place of joining
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confound
(v) to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder
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effusive
(a) pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative
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fratricide
(n) killing of one's own brother; someone who commits such an act
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mellifluous
(a) as if flowing with honey or sweetness; like the tones of a honeyed voice
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superfluous
(a) (flowing) beyond what is needed, in excess of a sufficiency
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conducive
(a) tending to lead, help, assist, or result in
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fidelity
(n) faithfulness to one's promises or obligations; steadfast faithfulness; technological faithfulness
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flexuous
(a) a winding in and out; bending or waving
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perfidious
(a) a characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust; treacherous
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Grad, Gress
[to step, to walk]
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Grat, Grac
[pleasing, favour]
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Greg
[flock, herd, group]
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Host, hosp(it)
[host, guest]
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Jac, Ject, jet
[to throw, to hurl, to lie]
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Jud(ic)
(judge, judgement)
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Junct, Join, Jug
[to join, meet, or link]
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Liber, Liver
[free]
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Aggregation
(n) Separate individuals joined in a group, often for a specific purpose, a mass composed of many parts.
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Degradation
(n) A major reduction in worth, quality, or standing | A deterioration, as of moral character
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Digress
(v) To wander off the point or topic
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Egregious
(a) Standing out from others, but in a bad way | Conspicuously bad | Flagrant
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Gregarious
(a) Fond of company [of a person] | Sociable
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Ingratiate
(v) To [try to] make oneself appear favourable or necessary to another | To bring into the good graces of
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Inhospitable
(a) Not inclined to be kind or friendly | Barren and forbidding
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Adjudicate
(v) To settle or rule upon, as in a court of law
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Adjunct
(n) A thing, usually of secondary importance, added to something else | (a) Added or connected in a subordinate capacity
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Conjecture
(n) A prediction, theory, or inference based on guesswork | (v) To form a point of view without proof
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Injudicious
(a) Displaying poor judgement
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Jettison
(v) To throw something away, usually because it is no longer wanted | (n) The discarding of anything
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Prejudicial
(a) Producing prejudice | Causing an unfavourable opinion without supporting evidence | Detrimental
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Rejoinder
(n) A quick and clever answer | An appropriate reply, as to a smart question or statement
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Liter [letter]
Literature, Literacy, Alliteration, Illiterate, Litterateur, Literalism
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Loc [place]
Location, Locale, Locus, Dislocate, Locomotion, Locality, Localise
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Locut, Loqu [to speak, to talk]
Elocution, Eloquent, Soliloquy, Grandiloquent, Interlocutor
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Luc, Lum(en) [light, to shine]
Lucid, Illuminate, Luminous, Translucent, Illumination
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Man(u) [hand]
Manual, Manicure, Manacles, Manuscript, Manipulation, Maneuver, Manufacture, Manifesto
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Mater(n), Matr [mother]
Maternal, Matricide, Alma Mater, Maternity, Matrimony, Matron, Matrilineal
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Medi [middle, between]
Medium, Mediocre, Medieval, Mediterranean, Immediate, Median, Intermediate
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Mem(or) [to remember]
Memorial, Memory, Memento, Memoirs, Memorise, in Memoriam
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Allocate
(v) To put aside for a specific purpose, as money or time
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Circumlocution
(n) Using many more words than necessary to make a point | Evasiveness
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Colloquy
(n) A formal conversation or discussion, usually on a serious topic | A conference convened to discuss a specific subject
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Elucidate
(v) To shed some light on a subject, as through clear expression
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Literati
(n) Collectively, the educated, or well-lettered, members of society | Scholarly people
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Localism
(n) An expression or manner typical to a specific region
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Loquacious
(a) Too talkative | Excessively wordy | Fond of one’s own voice
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Luminary
(n) Any particularly brilliant, famous, or well-known person | A celebrity
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Pellucid
(a) Presented in such a way that understanding is clear and easy | Showing maximum clarity
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Matriculate
(v) To enroll, as in college or university - which then becomes one’s alma mater
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Matrix
(n) Any kind of mould, form, or casting from which things are produced
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Mediocrity
(n) The condition of being ordinary | A state of moderate or low quality
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Memorabilia
(n) A collection of all sorts of objects or information, as from the past
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Memorandum
(n) A short note (intended to jog the memory)
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Migr
(to wander)
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Miss, Mit(t)
(to send)
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Mob, Mot, Mov
(to move)
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Mod
(measure, manner)
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Mor(t)
(death)
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Nov
(new)
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Omni
(all)
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pater(n), patr
(father)
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Commodious
(a) with due or ample measure, and thus comfortable, spacious, suitable, or well-appointed
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Emissary
(n) A person (or group) sent on an important, often secret, mission | A messenger or agent
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Emotive
(a) related to the emotions | expressive of emotion
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Intermittent
(a) stopping and starting at intervals. | Periodic. | Pausing from time to time.
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Migratory
(a) Moving from place to place, especially seasonally or annually
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Modicum
(n) A small measure of | a small portion of quantity, as of something that may occur in a much larger amount
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Modish
(a) in the latest manner or style
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