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Animated

Adj/noun

Breath or soul

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Full of life; appearing to be alive

Alive

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Anim

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Breath or soul

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Magnanimous

Noun

Breath or soul

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Greatness of spirit; generous and forgiving

Beneficiary

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Animosity

Noun

Breath or soul

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ILL will or resentment

Hateful

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Inanimate

Adj

Breath or soul

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Lifeless, dull, not alive

Dead

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Fig

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To shape or mold

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Fig/urative

Adj

Shape or mold

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Saying something in terms normally meant to describe something else

Opposite meaning

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Con/fig/ur/ation

Noun

Shape or mold

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An arrangement of parts; shape or design

Assortment

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Ef/fig/y

Noun

Shape or mold

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A crude representation of a hated person

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Fig/ment

Noun

Shape or mold

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Something imagined or created in your head

Imagination

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Ann/enn

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Year

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Ann/uity

Noun

Year

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Money that is payable yearly at a point in time

Charity

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Super/ann/uated

Adj

Year

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Outworn, old fashioned, or out of date

Old news

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Mill/enn/ium

Noun

Year

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A thousand years

1,000

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Per/enn/ial

Noun

Year

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Continuing to grow year after year; enduring

Lasting

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Ev

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Age or lifetime

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Co/ev/al

Noun

Age or lifetime

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Having the same age or lasting the same amount of time

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Long/ev/ity

Noun

Age or limit

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A long duration of life; long,continuance

Life span

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Medi/ev/al

Noun or adj

Age or lifetime

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Relating to the Middle Ages of European history

Primitive

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Primeval

Noun or adj

Age or lifetime

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Having to do with the earliest ages or existing from the beginning

Ancient

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Corp

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Body

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Corporeal

Noun

Body

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Having a physical body

Bodily

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Corpulent

Noun or adj

Body

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Obese

Overweight

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Corporal

Adj

Body

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Relating to or affecting the body

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Incorporate Verb Body
To blend or combine into something already existing Absorb
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Tang/tact
To touch
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Tact Noun To touch
The ability to deal with others without offending them Sensitivity
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Tactile Adj To touch
Relating to sense of touch
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Tangential Adj To touch
Touching lightly; incidental Digressing
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Tangible Adj To touch
Physical Material
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Codi/code
Trunk of a tree
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Codex Noun Trunk of a tree
A book in handwritten form Atlas
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Codicil Noun Trunk of a tree
An amendment or attachment Appendix
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Codify Verb Trunk of a tree
Classify; arrange in a system Organize
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Decode Verb Trunk of a tree
To find the underlying meaning of; decipher Unscramble
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Sign
Mark or sign
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Signify Verb Mark or sign
To be a sign of something Imply
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Insignia Noun Mark or sign
A distinguished mark or sign Symbol
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Signatory Noun Mark or sign
One who signs an agreement with another
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Signet Noun Mark or sign
A seal used instead of a signature to give official authority to a document Stamp
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Quadr/quart
Four or fourth
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Quadrant Noun Four
A quarter of a circle or any of four quarters into which something is divided Division
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Quadrille Noun Four or fourth
A square dance popular in the 18th and 19th century Hoedown
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Quadriplegic Noun Four or fourth
Paralyzed in both arms and legs Disabled
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Quartile Noun Four or fourth
One of four equal groups each containing a quarter of a statistical population
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Tetr
Four
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Tetracycline Noun Four
A broad spectrum antibiotic Medicine
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Tetrahedron Noun Four
A solid shape formed by four flat surfaces Cube
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Tetrapod Noun Four
A vertebrate with two pairs of limbs Dog
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Tetralogy Noun Four
A set four connected pieces of art, music, or literature Quadruple
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Capit
Head
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Capitalism Noun Head
An economic system based on private ownership, private decisions, and open competition in a free market Free enterprise
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Capitulate Verb Head
To surrender, give up Submit
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Decapitate Verb Head
Remove the head Behead
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Recapitulate Verb Head
To summarize, review Sum up
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Anthrop
Human being
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Anthropoid Noun Human being
Large apes without tails Gorilla
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Lycanthropy Noun Human being
Transforming into a wolf; the delusion of such a thing
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Anthropology Noun Human being
Study of humans Sociology
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Misanthropic Verb? Human being
Distrusting humans Grinch
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Kine
Movement
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Kinesiology Noun Movement
Scientific study of human movement
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Kinescope Noun Movement
A motion picture made from the image on a picture tube Television
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Telekinesis Noun Movement
The movement of objects without physical means Psychic
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Dynam
Power
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Dynamic Adj Power
Productive, energetic, forceful Spirited
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Dynamo Noun Power
A forceful or energetic person Achiever
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Aerodynamics Noun Power
The science of how air or gas moves around an object Smooth
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Hydrodynamics Noun Power
The science of how water moves around an object to create power Hydroelectric
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Grad
Step or degree
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Graduation Noun Step or degree
A series of successive stages or steps Convocation
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Degrade Verb Step or degree
To disrespect someone by word or action Humiliate
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Gradient Noun Step or degree
Slope or grade Incline
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Retrograde Verb Step or degree
Lessening to a degree; taking a step back Backward
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Reg
Rule
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Regimen Noun Rule
A regular course of action or treatment Control
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Inter/reg/num Noun Rule
A time when the throne is vacant during two successive regimes or reigns Gap
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Regency Noun Rule
A period of time in which a regent rules instead of a king or queen Rule
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Regalia Noun Rule
The formal symbols, emblems, or official dress of royalty Crown
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Crit
To judge
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Crit/erion Noun To judge
Condition standard of judgement, a rule or principle for evaluating Benchmark
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Critique Noun or verb? To judge
A judgement or evaluation, especially a rating or discussion of merits and faults Assessment
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Hypercritical Adj To judge
Overly critical Nit-picky
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Hematocrit Noun To judge
The ratio of the volume of red blood cells to whole blood
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Jur
To swear or take an oath
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Jurisprudence Noun To swear
A system of law; the study of the philosophy of law Charter
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Abjure Verb To swear
To reject formally Deny
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Perjury Verb To swear
To swear harmfully; to hurt oneself by swearing because you are telling a lie under oath False evidence
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De jure Noun To swear
The actual written law as opposed to the practiced habits of citizens Legally
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Pent
Five
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Pent/Athlon Noun Five
Athletic competition made up of five events Olympics
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Pentateuch Noun Five
The first five books from the Old Testament Bible
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Pent/a/meter Noun Five
A line of poetry consisting of five metrical feet Iambic
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Pentecostal Noun Five
Relating to various fundamental sects that stress personal experience of God and vocal expression of worship
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Quint
Five
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Quin/cent/enni/al Noun Five
500th anniversary, celebration
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Quint/essenti/al Noun Five
Representing the purest or most perfect Flawless
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Quint/et Noun Five
Musical piece for five instruments/voices; group of five, performers or players Choir
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Quint/ile Noun Five
One or another of the values that divide a tested population into five evenly district classes

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