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Law,to read
Legal-Permited by law
Legitimate-According to law
legislator-A person who gives or makes laws
Priveleve-The right to
Legend-Nohistoricle story handed down generations
Legible-Easily known
Legion-Very great in number
1. The stories of "King Arthur" are considered legends.
2. Everytime I mess up in something I lose most my priveleges. |
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To clean, or prune
Putative-Commonly regarded as such
Amputate-To cut off, remove
Compute-To determine by calculation
Deputy-A person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another
Dispute-To engage in argument or debate
Impute-To attribute or ascribe
1. The sergon had to amputate the mans infected leg because of the bullet wound.
2. It seems I have a dispute with my girlfriend everyday.
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Servant
Servant-A person employed by another
Service-An act of helpful activity
Servitude-Slavery or bondage of any kind
Servile-slavishly submissive or obsequious
Deserve-to merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to
Disserve-Serve harmfully
Subservient-Serving or acting in a subordinate capacity
1. Men and women in our country who provide service to us, we solute you.
2. The king of Britain must of had man royal servants.
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Death
Mortal-Subject to death, able to die
Mortuary-Funeral home
Mortify-to humiliate or shame, injury to one's self-respect
Mortgage-Interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed
Immortalize-To make immortal
1. The gods have the power to immortalize anyone they want to.
2. Everyone in the world we're living in is a mortal.
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Perform
Function-The kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution
Dysfunction-Malfunctioning of an organ or structure
Defunct-No longer in effect or use
Perfunctory-Performed as a routine duty
malfunction-Failure to function properly
1. The machine kept malfunctioning so the process was set back a few days.
2. After all the bugs in the machine it was defunct. |
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Ruler,strength
Aristocracy-A class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges
Bureaucracy-The body of officials and administrators
Democracy-Government by the people
Autocrat-An absolute ruler
1. The autocrat of England would also be called a monarch.
2. In the United States we live with a democracy. |
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Call out or shout
Clamor-A loud uproard from a crowd or people
Acclaim-To announce with enthusiastic approval
Reclaim-To claim again
Disclaimer-The act of disclaiming, denying of claim
Exclaim-To cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently
1. The clamor from the crowd at the football stadium was massive.
2. I exclaimed aloud when I saw my brother get shot. |
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Equal
Equal-As great as, the same as
Equate-To treat the same
Adequate-As much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose
Equivalent-Equal in value,measure,force,effect,significance
Equanimity-Mental or emotional stability
Equilateral-Having equal sides
1. I use equilateral triangles in my geometry class.
2. Every person should be treated with fair and equal rights. |
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Mind
Mental-Pertaining to the mind
Mentality-The set of ones mind
Ament-Botany
Dementia-Severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration
1.I always ask people if they're mentaly ill when they do or say something stupid.
2. In soccer you have to have the mentality and mind set to score if you really want it. |
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