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Inquisitive

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Adj, curious or asking many questions

- uninterested

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QUIS

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QUARARE, QUISITUM “ask, seek, demand”

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Acquisitive

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Adj, seeking to get things; greedy

  • demanding
  • generous
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Requisition

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N. act of demanding something or ordering

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SPOND/ SPOUSE

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SPONDERE, SPONSUM “pledge, show support for”

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Espouse

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V. To support, pledge to

  • advocate
  • criticize
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Correspond

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V. To be similar to; compare to

  • match
  • differ
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Despondent

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Adj. Lacking all hope

- despairing

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ROG

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ROGARE, ROGATUM “to ask, demand”

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Interrogate

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V. To formally question

- grill

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Derogatory

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Adj. Insult, degrading

-belittling

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Arrogant

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Adj. excessively proud; haughty

-conceited

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Abrogate

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V. To cancel, to repeal

- abolish

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PREC

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PREX, PRECIS “prayer”

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Precarious

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Adj. threatened or unsafe

  • risky
  • safe
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Imprecation

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V. A curse

- blessing

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Desprecate

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V. To show approval of

  • belittle
  • praise