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03/02/2009
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Bene
 Definition
good or will
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benevolent
 Definition
having a disposition to do good
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benign
 Definition
not hazardous to health
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Beneficent
 Definition
performing acts of kindness
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benefactor
 Definition
someone that gives financial aid
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derm/derma
 Definition
skin
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pachyderm
 Definition
a large mammal with thick skin and hooves
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epidermis
 Definition
outer layer of skin
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dermatologist
 Definition
skin doctor
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cred
 Definition
to believe
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incredulous
 Definition
skeptical; disbelieving
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credible
 Definition
plausible
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credence
 Definition
a belief; acceptance as true or valid
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acer/acr
 Definition
sharp or sour
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acerbic
 Definition
1. sour or bitter tasting
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acrid
 Definition
1. unpleasantly sharp in taste or smell
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acrimony
 Definition
deep hatred
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exacerbate
 Definition
to increase the severity of
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prop
 Definition
to own
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misappropriate
 Definition
to appropriate dishonestly, to embezzle
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expropriate
 Definition
to transfer another's property to oneself
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appropriate
 Definition
to set apart for a specific use
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crat/ crac
 Definition
power
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aristocrat
 Definition
member of the ruling or wealthy class
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bureaucracy
 Definition
an administrative system where the complex rules impedes effective action
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plutocracy
 Definition
government by the wealthy
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autocracy
 Definition
rule by one person
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term/ termine
 Definition
to limit/ set boundry
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interminable
 Definition
seeming to never end
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terminal
 Definition
1.fatal 2.relating to an end/ limit
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conterminous
 Definition
having a common boundry
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tract
 Definition
to drag/ draw
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detract
 Definition
to decrease the importance/ value of
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retraction
 Definition
to take back something previously said or written
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intractable
 Definition
not easily led, handled, taught, or controlled (ME!!)
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crypt
 Definition
hidden
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apocryphal
 Definition
fake
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cryptic
 Definition
mysterious
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encrypt
 Definition
to put into a secret code
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cryptogenic
 Definition
of unknown origin
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pun/ punct
 Definition
to point, to stab
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punctilious
 Definition
precise attention to detail; extreme organization
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pungent
 Definition
causing a sharp sensation
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expunge
 Definition
to delete
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psych
 Definition
mind
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psychedelic
 Definition
characterized by producing distortions of perception
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psychosomatic
 Definition
relating to a disorder with physical symptoms
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psychopath
 Definition
perverted or criminal behavior
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arch
 Definition
to rule or reign
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archetype
 Definition
an original model that other things are based off of
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monarch
 Definition
a heredity sovereign
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anarchy
 Definition
absence of government
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patriarch
 Definition
a man that rules his family, clan, or tribe
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oligarchy
 Definition
government by a few
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join/ junct
 Definition
to join
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adjunct
 Definition
one who is attached to another in a dependent position (mentor)
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juncture
 Definition
place where two things ajoin
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conjunctive
 Definition
combined/ joined together
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adjoin
 Definition
to be next to
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grau/ grev
 Definition
heavy, weighty, serious
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gravitate
 Definition
to be attracted to (well hello)
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grievous
 Definition
causing grief
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aggrieve
 Definition
to injure
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aggravate
 Definition
to make worse
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horr
 Definition
to bristle, dread, shudder
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abhorrent
 Definition
hateful
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horrid
 Definition
causing horror
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abhor
 Definition
to detest; regard with loathing
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fin
 Definition
end or boundary
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infinite
 Definition
having no end or boundary
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affinity
 Definition
natural attraction to; sense of kinship to
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infintesimal
 Definition
incredibly small
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orth/ ortho
 Definition
straight or true
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orthodontist
 Definition
person that straightens teeth
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orthodox
 Definition
adhering to the accepted tradition/ value
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orthopedics
 Definition
branch of medicine that focuses on straightening muscles/ bones
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schiz
 Definition
to split
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schism
 Definition
to divide into groups
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schizophrenia
 Definition
a mental disorder where a person has a split personality
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pi/ pius
 Definition
devoted
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piety (n)
 Definition
religious devotion and reverence to God
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expiate
 Definition
to make ammends
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pious (adj)
 Definition
exhibiting devotion to God
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Soph
 Definition
wise
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sophisticated
 Definition
having acquired worldly knowledge
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sophmoric
 Definition
exhibiting immaturity and lack of judgement
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fug
 Definition
to flee
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fugitive
 Definition
one who is fleeing
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centrifugal
 Definition
moving or directed away from the center
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subterfuge
 Definition
a scheme to get out of something unpleasant
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fugue
 Definition
memory loss
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mar
 Definition
sea
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aquamarine
 Definition
greenish blue
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mariner
 Definition
sailor
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maritime
 Definition
relating to the sea
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submarine
 Definition
capable of being submerged in water and able to operate
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pen/ pun
 Definition
punish
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impunity
 Definition
exempt from punishment
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penance
 Definition
an act of self punishment to expiate for a previous sin
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punitive
 Definition
punishing; inflicting punishment
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dei/ div
 Definition
God
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divine
 Definition
God-like
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deity
 Definition
God or Goddess
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divination
 Definition
the act of foretelling the future
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deify
 Definition
To make God- like
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volu/ volv
 Definition
to turn, roll, or twist
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evolve
 Definition
to develop gradually
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convoluted
 Definition
intricate/complicated/ having a lot of overlapping folds or coils
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voluble
 Definition
1.fluent in speech 2.rotating on axis
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devolve
 Definition
to deteriorate gradually
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moni
 Definition
to warn or sound
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admonish
 Definition
to notify of a fault
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monitory
 Definition
serving to warn (warning road sign)
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premonition
 Definition
a warning in advance
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adhere
 Definition
to stick fast by, by suction or glue
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her/hes
 Definition
to stick
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cohesion
 Definition
the state of being stuck together
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cohesion
 Definition
the state of being stuck together
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incoherent
 Definition
unable to think or express clearly
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inherent
 Definition
inseparably attached
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adhesive
 Definition
sticky
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phos/phot
 Definition
light
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phosphorescent
 Definition
luminous without visual heat
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photogenic
 Definition
looking attractive in photos
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photosynthesis
 Definition
the act of deriving nutrients from light
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mono
 Definition
one
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monocle
 Definition
eye glass for one eye
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monogamous
 Definition
being married to one person
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monolithic
 Definition
massive and uniform
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monotheism
 Definition
One God belief
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morph
 Definition
shape
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amorphous
 Definition
shapeless
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anthropomorphic
 Definition
giving animals human-like features (inanimate)
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metamorphosis
 Definition
a marked change in appearance/character/condition/ function
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doc
 Definition
to teach
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doctrine
 Definition
a belief that is authority for a group
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docile
 Definition
easily taught, calm
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indoctrinated
 Definition
to inject a belief/ ideology
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rad/ ras
 Definition
scrape
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rasorial
 Definition
characteristically scratches the ground for food
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abrasion
 Definition
process of rubbing away by friction/ (n) a rubbed away area
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raze
 Definition
to demolish
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irascible
 Definition
easily angered
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abrasive
 Definition
having a harsh and rough manner
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Sang
 Definition
blood
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senguine
 Definition
1. cheerfully confident 2. blood color (red)
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sangfroid
 Definition
coolness of mind
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consanguineous
 Definition
of the same lineage/ blood line
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Salu
 Definition
health
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salutations
 Definition
polite greeting
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salubrious
 Definition
healthy/ good for health
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salute
 Definition
to greet respectively
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trit
 Definition
to rub/ wear away
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detrimental
 Definition
causing damage or harm
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trite
 Definition
worn out; common
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attrition
 Definition
gradual withdrawl of membership
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contrite
 Definition
deeply sorrowful for sin
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detritus
 Definition
debris/ trash
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ult
 Definition
beyond
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penultimate
 Definition
next to last
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ulterior
 Definition
lying beneath what is evident
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Cata
 Definition
down
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cataclysm
 Definition
sudden change in the earth's surface
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catacomb
 Definition
underground cemetery
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catalyst
 Definition
something that causes an event to occur
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catatonia
 Definition
coma- like
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hosp/ host
 Definition
guest
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inhospitable
 Definition
"unfriendly" or unfavorable to life
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hospice
 Definition
inn for travelers
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hostile
 Definition
feeling or showing ill will
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crim
 Definition
crime
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incriminate
 Definition
to accuse of a crime
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recrimination
 Definition
mutual/ counter accusations
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discriminate
 Definition
to make distinctions based on race not merit
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Dys
 Definition
bad
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dyslexia
 Definition
learning disorder, cant comprehend written words
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Dysfunctional
 Definition
having abnormal or impaired performance in a social group
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Dyspeptic
 Definition
suffering from indegestion
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flagr
 Definition
fire, burn, blaze
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conflagration
 Definition
very destructive fire
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flagrant
 Definition
shockingly noticeable/ obvious
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deflagrate
 Definition
to start a fire
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ver
 Definition
true
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veracity
 Definition
truthfulness
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verify
 Definition
to prove truthful
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veracious
 Definition
honest/ accurate
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aver
 Definition
to affirm positively
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cap/cep
 Definition
to take over or seize
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incipient
 Definition
beginning to exist or appear
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susceptible
 Definition
easily influenced
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perceptible
 Definition
capable of being perceived by the senses
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tele
 Definition
distant or far away
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telegenic
 Definition
looks good on television
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teleport
 Definition
to make something disappear then it reappears in another place
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telepathy
 Definition
ability to read minds
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per
 Definition
through
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permeate
 Definition
to diffuse through or penetrate something
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percolate
 Definition
to filter through; pass through porous substance
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persevere
 Definition
to persist through
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hypo/hyp
 Definition
under, beneath, down
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hypochondriac
 Definition
one who thinks they are sick when, in reality, they are healthy.
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hypothermia
 Definition
subnormal temperature of the body
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jac/ject
 Definition
to throw, hurl
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adjacent
 Definition
near or neighboring
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conjecture
 Definition
to guess
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dejected
 Definition
depressed, downcast
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misa/miso
 Definition
to hate
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misanthrope
 Definition
one who hates humankind
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misogyny
 Definition
hatred of women
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misandry
 Definition
hatred of men
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misoneism
 Definition
fear/ hatred of change
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pater/patr
 Definition
father
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patricide
 Definition
act of killing one's father
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expatriate
 Definition
to send into exile
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patriarchy
 Definition
social system where father is head
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paternity
 Definition
being a father
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