Vocab Flashcards
(182 cards)
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Legal
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Lawful
Leg- (law)
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Legalise
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To make lawful
Leg- (law)
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Legality
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Lawfulness
Leg- (law)
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Legitimate
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Confirming to the law or rule; child born of parents lawfully married
Leg- (law)
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Legislate, legislation, legislative
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Enact law
Leg- (law)
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Jury
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Body of people sworn to give verdict in court of law
Jur- (right or law)
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Perjury
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Lying under oath
Jur- (right or law)
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Jurisprudence
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Theory of law
Jur- (right or law)
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Abjure
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Renounce an oath
Jur- (right or law)
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Jurisdiction
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Offical power to make legal decisions; territory over which legal authority extends
Jur- (right or law)
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Just
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Morally right and fair
Jur- (right or law)
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Justice
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Fair treatment; administration of the law
Jur- (right or law)
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Justify
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Prove to be right or reasonable
Jur- (right or law)
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Judge
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Public officer appointed to decide cases in the law court
Person who decides the result of a competition
Judic- judge
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Judgemental
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Excessively critical
Judic- judge
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Judicial
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Relation to the administration of justice
Judic- judge
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Judiciary
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Body of judges in a country
Judic- judge
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Judicious
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Using good judgement, sensible
Judic- judge
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Adjudicate
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Make a formal judgement in a dispute; judge a competition
Judic- judge
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Prejudice
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A judgement formed beforehand; not based on reason; biased
Judic- judge
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Prejudicial
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Harmful, detrimental
Judic- judge
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Testify
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Give evidence as a witness
Test- witness
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Testament
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Person’s will; evidence of a fact or reality
Test- witness
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Testate/interstate
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Having made a valid will before death
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Testator/testatrix
Person who has made a will
Test- witness
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Testimony
Formal statement, evidence
Test- witness
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Attest
Testify
Test- witness
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Contest
Competition or conflict
To challenge
Test- witness
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Protest
Statement of action expressing disapproval
Test- witness
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Testicle
Literally little witness
Test- witness
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Court
Contraction of Latin cohortis, now court of law is a place where legal proceedings happen
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Arbitrate
Achieve a settlement in a dispute
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Arbitrator/arbiter
Judge a dispute
Arbit- arbitrat- (to judge)
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Arbitrary
Based on personal judgement or whim
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Court
Contraction of cohortis now court of law is a place where legal proceedings take place
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Prosecutor
One who pursues the case, who conducts the case against the defendant
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Defendant
One who wards off the charges, the accursed
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Plaintiff
The complainant, the one who initiated the case
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Attorney
A laser who qualified to act for another in legal matters
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Advocate
One who pleads a case on someone’s behalf
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Solicitor
Attorney
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Barrister
Advocate
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Candid
Honest, frank
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Incandescent
Shining brightly
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Testimonial
Formal statement testifying to persons character and qualifications
Test - witness
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Incriminate
Imply the guilt of someone
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Recriminate
To return an accusation against someone; to engage in mutual accusations
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Culpable
Blameworthy
Cul - blame
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Inculpate
Cause blame to be attributed to someone
Cul - blame
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Exculpate
Free from blame, exonerate
Cul - blame
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Exonerate
Free from blame or a criminal charge
Cul - blame
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Culprit
Person responsible for an offense
Cul - blame
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Custody
Custod - guard
Guardianship
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Custodian
Guardian
Custod - guard
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Verb
Doing word
Verb - word
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Verbose
Using too many words
Verb - word
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Verbal
Pertaining to words
Verb - word
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Verbatim
Word for word
Verb - word
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Loquacious
Loqu/locut - speak/talk
Talkative
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Eloquent
Speaking or writing fluently
Loqu/locut - speak/talk
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Elocution
Loqu/locut - speak/talk
The art of public speaking
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Interlocutor
Person taking part in a conversation
Loqu/locut - speak/talk
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Colloquium
A gathering for discussion; academic seminar
Loqu/locut - speak/talk
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Colloquial
Conversational
Loqu/locut - speak/talk
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Circumlocution
Loqu/locut - speak/talk
Indirect way of saying something
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Somniloquist
Sleep talker
Loqu/locut - speak/talk
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Diction
Dict- speak/say
Choice of words in speech or writing
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Dictionary
Book consisting of alphabetical list of words and their definitions
Dict- speak/say
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Dictate
Dict- speak/say
Order authoritatively; say aloud
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Dictator
Dict- speak/say
Ruler with total power; autocratic person
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Interdict
Dict- speak/say
Court order forbidding an art
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Indict/indictment
Dict- speak/say
Formally accuse or charge someone with a crime
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Valedictory
Dict- speak/say
Say goodbye/occasion of farewell
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Contradict
Dict- speak/say
Assert the opposite
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Edict
Dict- speak/say
Formal decree or proclamation
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Equity
Equ - fair/just/even
Fairness
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Inequity
Lack of fairness or justice
Equ - fair/just/even
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Iniquity/iniquitous
Highly unfair or immoral
Equ - fair/just/even
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Equal, equality
Equ - fair/just/even
Same in quantity, size, value or status
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Equilateral
Equ - fair/just/even
Having equal sides
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Equivalent
Equal in value, function, meaning
Equ - fair/just/even
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Equilibrium
State of being balanced
Equ - fair/just/even
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Equivocal
Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous, vague
Equ - fair/just/even
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Equivocate
Use ambiguous or evasive language
Equ - fair/just/even
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Equanimity
Calmness
Equ - fair/just/even
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Juvenile
Relating to young people, birds or animals; childish
Juven - youth
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Rejuvenate
Make younger or more vigorous
Juven - youth
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Senior
Older
Sen - old man
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Senile
Having the weaknesses or diseases of old age
Sen - old man
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Senate
Sen - old man
Legislative body of a state, university of college
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Senator
Member of the senate
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Senescent
Sen - old man
Becoming old
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Homo sapiens
Specific name of mordern man according to binomial classification
Homo - man/person
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Human
Relating to human kind
Homo - man/person
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Parricide
Killing of a parent
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Humane
Characterised by kindness, sympathy
Homo - man/person
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Humanitarian
Having the interests of mankind at heart
Homo - man/person
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Humanity
The human race, kindness and mercy
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Incision
Cid- cis- - cut/kill
Cutting into
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Incisive
Cid- cis- - cut/kill
Penetrating/ sharp
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Excision/ excise
Cutting out
Cid- cis- - cut/kill
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Circumcision
Cutting around
Cid- cis- - cut/kill
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Decision
Come to a conclusion
Cid- cis- - cut/kill
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Precision
Marked by exactness and accuracy
Cid- cis- - cut/kill
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Cadence
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
The rhythmic beat of something: the fall in the pitch of the voice
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Case
An example of something that has happened or befallen someone
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
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Deciduous
Losing leaves annually
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
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Recidivism
Habitual relapse into crime and bad habits
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
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Occident
The west (where the sun rises)
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Orient
The east ( where the sun rises )
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Decadent
Characterised by moral or cultural decline
Luxurious self indulgence
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
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Capture
Cap- cip - take/seize
Seize
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Receptive
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
Able to understand or recieve new ideas quickly
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Incipient
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
Just beginning
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Inception
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
The beginning (of a project or undertaking)
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Perceive
Become aware, understand
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
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Perception
Point of view
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
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Perceptive
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
Observant, able to understand
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Decieve
Deliberately mislead
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Deceptive
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
Misleading
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Conceive/conception
Have an idea, become pregnant
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
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Contraception
Cad- Ced- cid- - fall/befall
Intentional prevention of conception
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Mental
Ment - mind
Involving the mind
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Mentality
Ment - mind
Way of thinking; intellectually ability
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Mentor
Wise, trusted advisor
(From the odessay)
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dementia/demented
Ment - mind
State of serious mental deterioration
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Sentiment/sentimental
Ment - mind
Susceptibility to tender emotion; exaggerated emotion
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Territory
Ter- land
Land, area
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Terra incognita
Ter- land
Unexplored land/area
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Extraterrestrial
Outside of the earth/ aliens
Ter- land
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Inter
Bury, put in earth
Ter- land
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Disinter
Exhume, dig up
Ter- land
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Corporal
Corpor- body
Relating to the body
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Corporeal vs incorporeal
Physical vs spiritual
Corpor- body
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Corpse
Dead body
Corpor- body
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Corps
Corpor- body
Body of people with a specific function
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Corporation
Large company
Corpor- body
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Incorporate
Include
Corpor- body
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Corpulent
Fat
Corpor- body
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Grade
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
Level of rank, progression or quality
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Gradient
Inclination
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
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Gradual
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
Developing in stages (step by step)
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Graduand
A person about to graduate
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
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Graduate
Person who has been awarded a degree
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
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Ingredients
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
Component in a mixture
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Progress
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
Advance
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Regress
Go backwards
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
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Digress
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
Depart from main subject in speaking or writing
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Congress
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
Formal meeting / national legislative body in US
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Transgress
Break the law, overstep
Grad- gress- wait/step/go
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Tenable
Able to be maintained
Ten- tent- -tin- -tan - hold or keep
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Tenacious/ pertinacious
Ten- tent- -tin- -tan - hold or keep
Keeping firm hold or stubborn
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Tenant
Person occupying rented property
Ten- tent- -tin- -tan - hold or keep
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Contain
Hold
Ten- tent- -tin- -tan - hold or keep
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Continent
One of earths large land masses, able to hold in urination
Ten- tent- -tin- -tan - hold or keep
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Pertain/pertinent
Have relevance
Ten- tent- -tin- -tan - hold or keep
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Retain/retentive
Hold back, keeping in one’s possession, ability to remember
Ten- tent- -tin- -tan - hold or keep
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Abstain
Keep away from
Ten- tent- -tin- -tan - hold or keep
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Incontinent
Unable to control bladder
Ten- tent- -tin- -tan - hold or keep
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Fact/factual
An event or thing that has happened
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
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Factory
A place where things are made
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
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Manufacture
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
Make something from raw materials (using machinery)
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Factotum
A person employed to do all kinds of work
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
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Facsimile
Exact copy
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
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Factor
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
Element that contributes to a result
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Faction
Dissenting group
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
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Proficient
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
Skilled, expert
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Efficient
Functioning effectively
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
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Deficient/defect
Lacking some essentials
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
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Affect
Influence; put on appearance of
Fact- fic- fec- make, do
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Effect/effective
Result, to produce a result
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Genre
Kind, category, especially in literary
Gen- to produce, give birth
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General
Gener- kind, race, type
Common usual
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Generic
Not having a trademark
Gener- kind, race, type
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Generate
To produce or create
Gener- kind, race, type
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Generation
Production, all people of approximately the same age sharing certain attitudes
Gener- kind, race, type
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Degenerate
Gener- kind, race, type
Decline or deteriorate
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Regenerate
To renew
Gener- kind, race, type
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Indigenous
Gener- kind, race, type
Native, originating originally from a place
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Benign
Kind favourable
Bene- good
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Malign
Slander, defame, traduce
Malus - evil
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Malignant
Evil, having a desire to harm others
Malus - evil
