Vocab Flashcards
(60 cards)
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Fer
A
Carry
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Flect, flex
A
Bend
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Fort
A
Strong
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Frac, frag
A
Break
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Frat
A
Brother
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Gen
A
People
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Geo
A
Earth
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Gram, graph
A
Write
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Gress
A
Move
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Leg
A
Law
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Ject
A
Throw
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Log
A
Study, word
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Luc
A
Light
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Mal
A
Bad
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Manu, mani
A
Hand
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Mar
A
Sea
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Mater, matri
A
Mother
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Med
A
Middle
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Mega
A
Great, large
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Min
A
Tiny, small
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Affiliated
A
officially attached or connected to an organization.
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Ascertain
A
find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
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Attainment
A
the action or fact of achieving a goal toward which one has worked.
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Bequeath
A
leave (a personal estate or one’s body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.
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Cogent
(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing
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Converge
(of lines) tend to meet at a point.
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Disperse
distribute or spread over a wide area.
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Esteem
respect and admire. V
respect and admiration, typically for a person. N
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Expunge
erase or remove completely
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Finite
having limits or bounds.
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Invulnerable
impossible to harm or damage.
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Malevolent
having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
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Nonchalant
of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.
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omniscient
knowing everything.
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panacea
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
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scrupulous
of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. Adj
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skulk
keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive
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supercilious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
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uncanny
strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
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venial
denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace.
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adversary
one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
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alienate
cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged
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artifice
clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.
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coerce
persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
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craven
contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.
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culinary
of or for cooking.
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delete
remove or obliterate
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demise
a person's death.
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exhilarate
make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
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fallow
of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility as part of a crop rotation or to avoid surplus production.
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harass
subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
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inclement
of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet.
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muse
be absorbed in thought.
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negligible
so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.
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perpetuate
make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.
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precedent
an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
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punitive
inflicting or intended as punishment.
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redress
remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).
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sojourn
a temporary stay.
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urbane
courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man).
