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04/28/2004

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il, ir, im, in
Definition
in, very
irrevocable--not reversable
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it, ir, im, in
Definition
not
inflamable--very flameable
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di
Definition
two, seperate
dichotomy--division into halves
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ex, ec, e, ex, ef
Definition
out, from, away
effulgent--radiant or shining
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nasc, nat
Definition
birth, born
renascent--being rebord
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am, amor
Definition
love
amiable-enamored
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acri,acu,acer
Definition
bitter, sharp
acrinonious--bitter in language
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alto, alter, ali
Definition
other
altercation--heated quarl, dispute over the other
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amni, amnu
Definition
year
annuity--annual payment or allowance
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ant, anti
Definition
against, opposite
antipodes--anything the exact oppostite of the other
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ante
Definition
before
antecedent--preceeding or prior
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aud, aus
Definition
hear
ausculate--digno
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ban,bene
Definition
good, well
benediction--a blessing
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capet,capt
Definition
seize, head
capitulate--to surrender
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cata, cath, cat
Definition
down away
cataract--growth that covers the eye--waterfall
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cide
Definition
kill
genocide--killing of racial groups
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cise
Definition
cut
concise--to the point
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circ, circum
Definition
around
circumstantial--incidental, evidence around the case
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acu, acer
Definition
sharp, needle
acupuncture--theropudic puncturing with needles
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alt
Definition
height
altimeter--measureing altitude
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aedi, edi
Definition
build, building
edify--to build oneself
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alb
Definition
white
albescent--whiteish
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anglo, angli
Definition
english
anglicism--word or phrase peculiar to british english
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anglo, angli
Definition
english
anglicism--word or phrase peculiar to british english
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anglo, angli
Definition
english
anglicism--word or phrase peculiar to british english
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anim
Definition
mind, feeling
pusillanimous--cowardly
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aqu
Definition
water
aqueus--waterly
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aur
Definition
gold
aureaole--golden ring
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brev
Definition
short
breviary--shortend prayer book
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cant
Definition
sing, song
recant--retract
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carn
Definition
flesh
incarnate--in the flesh
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cerbr
Definition
brain
cerebrate--to think
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tort
Definition
twist, cake
tortuous--deceatful, devious
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cliv
Definition
hill, slope
proclivity--natural inclination
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corp
Definition
body
corpulent-large body
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cred, creant
Definition
believe
miscreant--infidel
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cru, cruc, crux
Definition
cross
crucial--at a crossroads
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dei
Definition
God
Deism--belief that God created the universe abandend it
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mania
Definition
passion, or insanity: maniac-- passionate but deranged person
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pugi, pugn
Definition
fight: pugnacious--given to fighting
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Pulmo
Definition
Lung:pulmonary--of the lungs
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sebacious
Definition
grease:sebaceous--pertaining to fat or grease
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iatr
Definition
heal,cure:pediatrices--concerned with healing of children
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or, ora
Definition
speak, pray: inexorable--relentless or inflexiable
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sym, syn
Definition
with, together: sympathy shared feeling
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viru
Definition
poison: virulent--extremely pathogenic, poisonous
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onym, onoma
Definition
onomastics--study of names and thier origins
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thana
Definition
death:thanatopsis--meditation on death
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vol
Definition
will, wish: malevolence--wishing someone harm
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pup,puer
Definition
child, doll: puerile--boyish, childlike
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vur, vour
Definition
eat greedily: vuracious gluttenous
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sapr
Definition
decay: saprophyte--a plant that lives on decaying matter
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vic
Definition
change, instead of: vicissitued, accident of fortune natural change
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vin
Definition
grape, wine: vintner wine merchant
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vout vot
Definition
vow, wish:devotee:someone enthusiastic about something
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vent, ven
Definition
come, go: parvenu--one who has come into wealth, one who has succeded
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venter, ventr
Definition
cavity belly:ventricle, a small cavity
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vert, vers
Definition
turn, : extrovert--gregarious person
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ver
Definition
true: versimilitude: realism
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scop
Definition
watch, look: periscope--allows being able to see above the water
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orama
Definition
view: panorama--view of all things around
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