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GRE Root List: D Flashcards

1
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to teach

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dac/doc

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intended for instruction

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didactic
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easily managed or handled; tractable

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docile
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someone licensed to practice medicine; a learned person

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doctor
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a particular principle advocated, as of a government or religion

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doctrine
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to imbue a person with learning

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indoctrinate
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away, off, down, completely, reversal

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de

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to make out the meaning; to interpret

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decipher
-de

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to attack the good name or reputation of

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defame
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respectful; to yield to judgment

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deferential
-de

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to make foul, dirty, or unclean

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defile
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to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline

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delineate
-de

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to move from a higher to a lower place

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descend
-de

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14
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to erase

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dele

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15
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erase; blot out; remove

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delete
-dele

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impossible to erase; lasting

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indelible
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17
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people

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dem

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18
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government by the people

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democracy
-dem

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19
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vital and social statistics of populations

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demographics
-dem

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20
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peculiar to a particular people or locality

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endemic
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21
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affecting a large number of people at the same time and spreading from person to person

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epidemic
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22
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general, universal

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pandemic
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23
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right hand, right side, deft

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dext

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24
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equally able to use both hands

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ambidextrous
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25
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on the right

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dexter
-dext

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26
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deftness; adroitness

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dexterity
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27
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day

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di

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28
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a device for seeing the hour of the day; a clock face; rotatable disks or knobs used as a control input

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dial
-di

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29
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a record of one’s days

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diary
-di

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30
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gloomy (from “bad days”)

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dismal
-di

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31
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daily

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diurnal
-di

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32
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a direct line from the North Pole to the South Pole; the highest point reached by the sun; noon

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meridian
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33
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everyday; ordinary

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quotidian
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34
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in two, through, across

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di/dia

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35
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to identify disease or fault from symptoms

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diagnose
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36
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a conversation between two or more persons

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dialogue
-di/dia

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37
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a line going through a circle, dividing it in two

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diameter
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38
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division into two parts, kinds, etc.

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dichotomy
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39
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away from, apart, reversal, not

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di/dif/dis

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40
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to pout out and spread, as in fluid

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diffuse
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to make wider or larger; to cause to expand

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dilate
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42
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intended to delay or procrastinate

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dilatory
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43
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to drive or send off in various directions

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disperse
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44
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to scatter or spread widely; promulgate

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disseminate
-di/dif/dis

45
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to scatter wastefully

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dissipate
-di/dif/dis

46
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to deter by advice or persuasion

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dissuade
-di/dif/dis

47
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to say, to tell, to use words

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dic/dict/dit

48
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a book containing a selection of the words of a language

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dictionary
-dic/dict/dit

49
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to forbid; prohibit

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interdict
-dic/dict/dit

50
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to tell in advance

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predict
-dic/dict/dit

51
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a judgment or decision

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verdict
-dic/dict/dit

52
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worth

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dign

53
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well deserved; fitting; adequate

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condign
-dign

54
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to thin fit or in accordance with one’s dignity

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deign
-dign

55
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a person who holds a high rank or office

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dignitary
-dign

56
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nobility or elevation of character; worthiness

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dignity
-dign

57
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to look upon or treat with contempt

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disdain
-dign

58
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opinion

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dog/dox

59
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a system of tenets, as of a church

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dogma
-dog/dox

60
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sound or correct in opinion or doctrine

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orthodox
-dog/dox

61
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an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion

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paradox
-dog/dox

62
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to suffer, to pain, to grieve

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dol

63
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expression of sympathy with one who is suffering

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condolence
-dol

64
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sorrowful, mournful

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doleful
-dol

65
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full of pain or sorrow, grievous

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dolorous
-dol

66
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a state of being lazy or slothful

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indolence
-dol

67
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to give

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don/dot/dow

68
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a short narrative about an interesting event

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anecdote
-don/dot/dow

69
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something that prevents or counteracts ill effects

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antidote
-don/dot/dow

70
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to present as a gift or contribution

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donate
-don/dot/dow

71
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to provide with a permanent fund

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endow
-don/dot/dow

72
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kind indulgence; forgiveness

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pardon
-don/dot/dow

73
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sleep

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dorm

74
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sleeping; inactive

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dormant
-dorm

75
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a place for sleeping; a residence hall

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dormitory
-dorm

76
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back

A

dors

77
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having to do with the back

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dorsal
-dors

78
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to sign on the back; to vouch for

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endorse
-dors

79
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doubt

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dub

80
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doubtfulness

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dubiety
-dub

81
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doubtful

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dubious
-dub

82
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unquestionable

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indubitable
-dub

83
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to lead

A

duc/duct

84
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to carry off or lead away

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abduct
-duc/duct

85
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contributive, helpful

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conducive
-duc/duct

86
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contributive, helpful

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conducive
-duc/duct

86
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contributive, helpful

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conducive
-duc/duct

87
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personal behavior, way of acting

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conduct
-duc/duct

88
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to lead or move by influence

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induce
-duc/duct

89
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to install in a position with formal ceremonies

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induct
-duc/duct

90
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to bring into existence; give cause to

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produce
-duc/duct

91
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to bring into existence; give cause to

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produce
-duc/duct

92
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sweet

A

dulc

93
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sweet; pleasing

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dulcet
-dulc

94
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sweetened; softness

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dulcified
-dulc

95
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a musical instrument

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dulcimer
-dulc

96
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hard, lasting

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dur

97
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sullen, gloomy (originally: hard, obstinate)

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dour
-dur

98
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able to resist decay

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durable
-dur

99
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the length of time something exists

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duration
-dur

100
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compulsion by threat, coercion

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duress
-dur

101
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to hold out against; to sustain without yielding

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endure
-dur

102
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stubborn, resistant to persuasion

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obdurate
-dur

103
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faulty, abnormal

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dys

104
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poorly functioning

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dysfunctional
-dys

105
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difficulty in learning to read and interpret symbols

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dyslexia
-dys

106
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impaired digestion

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dyspepsia
-dys

107
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faulty or inadequate nutrition or development

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dystrophy
-dys

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