FINAL derivatives Flashcards by Nina Cherry

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felicity

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state of being happy

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aggravate

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to make worse or more severe

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potent

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powerful

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sapience

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wisdom

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alleviate

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to lesson; make easier to endure

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alacrity

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liveliness; cheerful; readiness

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misery

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extreme unhappiness, distress

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clarify

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to make clear, intelligible; free from ambiguity

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exhume

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to unearth

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tardy

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late

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simulate

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to imitate; to make a pretense of

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sapient

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wise; sage; sagacious

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infelicity

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unhappiness

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accelerate

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to speed up; go fast

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potentate

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a ruler; one who possesses great power

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clarity

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clearness

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puissant

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powerful

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levity

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lack of seriousness

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commiseration

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pity; sympathy for

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forte

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the thing a person does particularly well

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facile

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nimble; agile; easy

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celerity

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swiftness; speed

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aperture

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an opening

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audacity

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boldness

pulchritude

beauty

dulect

pleasant to the ear; melodious

acerbic

biting; sharp; caustic

prudence

good judgment; care; caution

cognate

having a common ancestor or origin

soliloquy

the act or talking while or as if one is alone

obsequies

funeral rites or ceremonies

colloquium

informal conference; group discussion

abuse

to treat or use in a wrong, harmful way

sequel

a continuation

loquacious

talkative; garrulous

prenatal

occurring or existing before birth

vagabond

idle person without a fixed abode; tramp, beggar

utilize

to put to use

horatory

encouraging

usurp

to seize and hold by force

arbitrator

impartial judge

exhortation

an earnest, persuasive speech

passion

any powerful emotion

innate

belonging to one’s nature, not acquired by experience

obsequious

servilely compliant or deferential

circumlocution

a round-about, indirect way of speaking

reverence

deep respect; veneration

elocution

art of speaking clearly and correctly

arbitrate

to decide between opposing parties

moratorium

legally authorized period of delay

nascent

young; beginning to develop