GRE Root List: C Flashcards
(197 cards)
1
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to fall, to happen by chance
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cad/cid
2
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happening by chance; unexpected
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accident
-cad/cid
3
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a waterfall descending over a steep surface
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cascade
-cad/cid
4
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a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time, apparently by chance
A
coincidence
-cad/cid
5
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decaying; deteriorating
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decadent
-cad/cid
6
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one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime
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recidivist
-cad/cid
7
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to sing
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cant/cent/chant
8
Q
prominence of a syllable in terms of pronunciation
A
accent
-cant/cent/chant
9
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a song; singing
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chant
-cant/cent/chant
10
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to subject to magical influence; bewitch
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enchant
-cant/cent/chant
11
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the chanting of words purporting to have magical power
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incantation
-cant/cent/chant
12
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that which incites action
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incentive
-cant/cent/chant
13
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to withdraw or disavow a statement
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recant
-cant/cent/chant
14
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to take, to get
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cap/cip/cept
15
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to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee
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anticipate
-cap/cip/cept
16
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to take by force or stratagem
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capture
-cap/cip/cept
17
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to free from restraint
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emancipate
-cap/cip/cept
18
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having perception; discerning; discriminating
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percipient
-cap/cip/cept
19
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a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
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precept
-cap/cip/cept
20
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capable of receiving, admitting, undergoing, or being affected by something
A
susceptible
-cap/cip/cept
21
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head, headlong
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cap/capit/cipit
22
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the city or town that is the official seat of government
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capital
-cap/capit/cipit
23
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to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
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capitulate
-cap/capit/cipit
24
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a heading or title
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caption
-cap/capit/cipit
25
one who is a pupil of the doctrines of another
disciple
-cap/capit/cipit
26
a cliff with a vertical face
precipice
-cap/capit/cipit
27
to hasten the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely
precipitate
-cap/capit/cipit
28
heart
card/cord/cour
29
pertaining to the heart
cardiac
-card/cord/cour
30
agreement; peace, amity
concord
-card/cord/cour
31
agreement, concord, harmony
concordance
-card/cord/cour
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lack of harmony between persons or things
discord
-card/cord/cour
33
to inspire with spirit or confidence
encourage
-card/cord/cour
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flesh
carn
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the slaughter of a great number of people
carnage
-carn
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a traveling amusement show
carnival
-carn
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eating flesh
carnivorous
-carn
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a being invested with a bodily form
incarnation
-carn
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rebirth of a soul in a new body
reincarnation
-carn
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to cut
cast/chast
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to throw or hurl; fling
cast
-cast/chast
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a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank
caste
-cast/chast
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to punish in order to correct
catigate
-cast/chast
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free from obscenity; decent
chaste
-cast/chast
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to discipline, especially by corporal punishment
chastise
-cast/chast
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to burn
caus/caut
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burning or corrosive
caustic
-caus/caut
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to burn or deaden
cauterize
-caus/caut
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an instrument used for branding; branding
cautery
-caus/caut
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a burnt offering; complete destruction by fire or other means
holocaust
-caus/caut
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to go, to yield, to stop
ced/ceed/cess
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to yield to a demand; to enter office
accede
-ced/ceed/cess
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existing, being, or going before
antecedent
-ced/ceed/cess
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a temporary or complete discontinuance
cessation
-ced/ceed/cess
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to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit
concede
-ced/ceed/cess
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without stop
incessant
-ced/ceed/cess
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one who comes before another in an office, position, etc.
predecessor
-ced/ceed/cess
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speed
celer
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something used to speed up a process
accelerant
-celer
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to increase in speed
accelerate
-celer
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speed; quickness
celerity
-celer
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to decrease in speed
decelerate
-celer
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hundred, hundredth
cent
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two-hundredth anniversary
bicentennial
-cent
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a hundredth of a dollar
cent
-cent
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a temperature system with one hundred degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water
centigrade
-cent
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one-hundredth of a meter
centimeter
-cent
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a creature with many legs
centipede
-cent
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one hundred years
century
-cent
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in every hundred
percent
-cent
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center
centr
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an apparatus that rotates at high speed and separates substances of different densities using centrifugal force
centrifuge
-centr
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of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas
centrist
-centr
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to bring to a common center, to converge, to direct toward a point
concentrate
-centr
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having a common center, as in circles or spheres
concentric
-centr
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off-center
eccentric
-centr
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to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide
cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
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to make sure of; to determine
ascertain
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
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freedom from doubt
certitude
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
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a standard of judgment or criticism
criterion
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
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judicious in one's conduct of speech, especially with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature
discreet
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
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detached from others, separate
discrete
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
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a person who pretends to have beliefs that she does not
hypocrite
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
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color
chrom
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having to do with color
chromatic
-chrom
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a metallic element (chromium) used to make vivid colors or something plated with chromium
chrome
-chrom
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genetic material that can be studied by coloring it with dyes
chromosome
-chrom
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having only one color
monochromatic
-chrom
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time
chron
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something that is out-of-date or belonging to the wrong time
anachronism
-chron
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constant, habitual
chronic
-chron
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the sequential order in which past events occurred
chronology
-chron
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a highly accurate clock or watch
chronometer
-chron
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to occur at the same time or agree in time
synchronize
-chron
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around
circu/circum
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a line around an area; a racecourse; the path traveled by electrical current
circuit
-circu/circum
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roundabout, indirect
circuitous
-circu/circum
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the outer boundary of a circular area
circumference
-circu/circum
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cautious; watching all sides
circumspect
-circu/circum
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the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an agent
circumstances
-circu/circum
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cut
cis
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to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony
exorcise
-cis
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a cut, gash, or notch
incision
-cis
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penetrating, cutting
incisive
-cis
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definitely stated or defined
precise
-cis
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cutting instrument for paper
scissors
-cis
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to shut, to close
cla/clo/clu
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an abnormal fear of enclosed places
claustrophobia
-cla/clo/clu
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a courtyard bordered with covered walks, especially in a religious institution
cloister
-cla/clo/clu
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to bring to an end; finish; to terminate
conclude
-cla/clo/clu
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to make known, reveal, or uncover
disclose
-cla/clo/clu
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not admitting of something else; shutting out others
exclusive
-cla/clo/clu
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of
preclude
-cla/clo/clu
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to shout, to cry out
claim/clam
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a loud uproar
clamor
-claim/clam
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to deny interest in or connection with
disclaim
-claim/clam
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to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently
exclaim
-claim/clam
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to announce or declare in an official way
proclaim
-claim/clam
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to claim or demand the return of a right or possession
reclaim
-claim/clam
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to lean toward
cli
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the most intense point in the development of something
climax
-cli
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to cause to slope or incline downward
decline
-cli
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aversion, distaste
disinclination
-cli
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inclination, bias
proclivity
-cli
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to lean back
recline
-cli
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with, together
co/col/com/con
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to compel by force, intimidation, or authority
coerce
-co/col/com/con
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to work with another, cooperate
collaborate
-co/col/com/con
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to strike one another with a forceful impact
collide
-co/col/com/con
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suitable in measure, proportionate
commensurate
-co/col/com/con
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capable of existing together in harmony
compatible
-co/col/com/con
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to placate, win over
conciliate
-co/col/com/con
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to bind or fasten together
connect
-co/col/com/con
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to know
cogn/conn
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the process of knowing
cognition
-cogn/conn
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with one's name or identity concealed
incognito
-cogn/conn
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to identify as already known
recognize
-cogn/conn
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against
contra/contro/counter
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to oppose; to speak against
contradict
-contra/contro/counter
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opposed to; opposite
contrary
-contra/contro/counter
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a disputation; a quarrel
controversy
-contra/contro/counter
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fake; a false imitation
counterfeit
-contra/contro/counter
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to retract an order
countermand
-contra/contro/counter
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a meeting, often with an opponent
encounter
-contra/contro/counter
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body
corp/cors
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a company legally treated as an individual
corporation
-corp/cors
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a body (an organized group) of troops
corps
-corp/cors
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a dead body
corpse
-corp/cors
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obese; having a lot of flesh
corpulent
-corp/cors
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a garment used to give shape and support to the body
corset
-corp/cors
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combining into a single body
incorporation
-corp/cors
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order, universe, world
cosm
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improving the appearance (making it look better ordered)
cosmetic
-cosm
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relating to the universe
cosmic
-cosm
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a theory of the universe as a whole
cosmology
-cosm
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an astronaut; an explorer of outer space
cosmonaut
-cosm
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wordly
cosmopolitan
-cosm
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the universe; an orderly system; order
cosmos
-cosm
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a small system that reflects a larger whole
microcosm
-cosm
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running, a course
cour/cur
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to accord in opinion; agree
concur
-cour/cur
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a messenger who travels in haste and bears news
courier
-cour/cur
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the regular course of study
curriculum
-cour/cur
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handwriting in flowing strokes with the letters joined together
cursive
-cour/cur
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going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial
cursory
-cour/cur
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a short journey or trip
excursion
-cour/cur
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a hostile entrance into a place, especially suddenly
incursion
-cour/cur
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to happen again
recur
-cour/cur
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to grow
cre/cresc/cret
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an increase by natural growth
accretion
-cre/cresc/cret
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to be added as a matter of periodic gain
accrue
-cre/cresc/cret
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the act of producing or causing to exist
creation
-cre/cresc/cret
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an outgrowth
excrescence
-cre/cresc/cret
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to make greater in any respect
increase
-cre/cresc/cret
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something added or gained; an addition or increase
increment
-cre/cresc/cret
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to believe, to trust
cred
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anything that provides the basis for belief
credentials
-cred
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trustworthiness
credit
-cred
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any formula of belief
credo
-cred
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willingness to believe or trust too readily
credulity
-cred
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unbelievable
incredible
-cred
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hidden
crypt
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of doubtful authorship or authenticity
apocryphal
-crypt
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a subterranean chamber or vault
crypt
-crypt
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procedures of making or using secret writing
cryptography
-crypt
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the science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers, and the like
cryptology
-crypt
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to lie down
cub/cumb
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any small space or compartment that is partitioned off
cubicle
-cub/cumb
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to sit upon for the purpose of hatching
incubate
-cub/cumb
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holding an indicated position
incumbent
-cub/cumb
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lying down; reclining; leaning
recumbent
-cub/cumb
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to give away to superior force; yield
succumb
-cub/cumb
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fault, blame
culp
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deserving blame or censure
culpable
-culp
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a person guilty of an offense
culprit
-culp
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to charge with fault
inculpate
-culp
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through my fault; my fault
mea culpe
-culp
