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08/23/2014

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Term
theo
Definition
god
Term
ex:theo
Definition
atheist
theocracy:
theology
apotheosis
Term
theocracy:
Definition
a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler
Term
theology
Definition
the study of divine things and the divine faith
Term
apotheosis
Definition
glorification, glorified ordeal
Term
tract
Definition
to drag; to pull; to draw
Term
ex:tract
Definition
tractor:
attract:
contract:
detract:
abstract:
tractable
protract:
Term
abstract:
Definition
to draw or pull away, remove
Term
tractable
Definition
easily managed or controlled
Term
protract:
Definition
to prolong, draw out, extend
Term
trans
Definition
across
Term
ex:trans
Definition
transaction:
transparent
transition
transgress:
transcendent:
intransigent
Term
transgress:
Definition
to violate a law, command, or moral code
Term
transcendent:
Definition
going beyond ordinary limits
Term
intransigent
Definition
refusing to agree or compromise
Term
us/ut
Definition
to use
Term
ex:us/ut
Definition
abuse:
usage
usurp
utilitarian:
Term
usage
Definition
a customary way of doing something
Term
utilitarian:
Definition
efficient, functional, useful
Term
ven/vent
Definition
to come or move toward
Term
ex:ven/vent
Definition
convene
venturesome:
intervene
contravene:
adventitious:
Term
contravene:
Definition
to come into conflict with
Term
adventitious:
Definition
accidental
Term
venturesome:
Definition
showing a disposition to undertake risks
Term
ver
Definition
truth
Term
ex:ver
Definition
verdict:
veracious
verity
verisimilitude:
aver:
Term
veracious
Definition
habitually truthful
Term
verity
Definition
truthfulness
Term
verisimilitude:
Definition
the appearance or semblance of truth
Term
aver:
Definition
to affirm, to declare to be true
Term
verd
Definition
green
Term
ex:verd
Definition
verdant:
verdure
Term
verdant:
Definition
green with vegetation; inexperienced
Term
verdure
Definition
fresh, rich vegetation
Term
vers/vert
Definition
to turn
Term
ex:vers/vert
Definition
controversy
revert:
diverse
aversion:
introvert:
extrovert:
inadvertent:
avert
covert:
Term
vi
Definition
life
Term
ex:vi
Definition
vivid:
vicarious:
viable:
vivacity
joie de vivre:
convivial
Term
vicarious:
Definition
performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
Term
convivial
Definition
sociable
Term
joie de vivre:
Definition
joy of life (French expression)
Term
vivacity
Definition
the quality of being lively, animated, spirited
Term
vid/vid
Definition
to see
Term
ex:vid/vid
Definition
evident:
video
adviser
survey:
vista:
Term
vil
Definition
base,mean
Term
ex:vil
Definition
vilify:
revile
vile
Term
vilify:
Definition
to slander, to defame
Term
revile
Definition
to criticize with harsh language
Term
voc/vok
Definition
to call
Term
ex:voc/vok
Definition
vocabulary:
advocate:
equivocate:
vocation
avocation:
vociferous:
convoke:
invoke
Term
equivocate:
Definition
to use ambiguous or unclear expressions
Term
vocation
Definition
a particular occupation
Term
avocation:
Definition
something one does in addition to a principle occupation
Term
vociferous:
Definition
crying out noisily
Term
convoke:
Definition
to call together
Term
vol
Definition
to wish
Term
ex:vol
Definition
voluntary:
malevolent:
benevolent
volition
Term
malevolent:
Definition
characterized by or expressing bad will
Term
volition
Definition
free choice, free will; act of choosing
Term
vor
Definition
to eat
Term
ex:vor
Definition
voracious
carnivorous
omnivorous
Term
voracious
Definition
having a great appetite
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