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Capable of
Portable - able to be carried
interminable - not able to be limited
legible - able to be read |
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like, pertaining to
Cardiac - pertaining to the heart
aquatic - pertaining to the water
dramatic - pertaining to the drama |
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full of
audacious - full of daring
perspicacious - full of mental perception
avaricious - full of greed |
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pertaining to
maniacal - insane
final - pertaining to the end
logical - pertaining to logic |
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full of
eloquent - pertaining to the end |
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like connected with
dictionary - book connected with words
honorary - with honor |
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to make
consecrate - to make holy
enervate - to make weary |
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that which is
exasperation - irritation |
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state of being
democracy - government ruled by people
accuracy - correctness |
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person who
lecher - person who lusts
censor - person who deletes improper remarks |
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becoming
evanescent - tending to vanish
pubescent - arriving at puberty |
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making doing
terrific - arousing great fear
soporific - causing sleep |
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Secret
After avoiding their chaperon, the lovers had a clandestine meeting |
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loud, resounding noise
the blacksmith was accustomed to the clangor of hammers on steel |
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split or sever;cling to; remain faithful to
With her heavy cleaver, Julia Child can cleave a whole riast duck in two. Soaked through, the soldier tugged at the uniform that cleaved annoyingly to his body. |
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Split
Trying for a fresh handhold, the mountain climber grasped the edge of a cleft in the sheer rockface |
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Disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
The lawyaer was pleased when the case was sent to Judge Smith's chambers because Smith was noted for her clemency toward first offenders. |
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close tightly; grasp
"Open wide," said the dentist, by clint clenched his teeth even more tightly than before. |
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phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
high school compositions are often marred by such cliches as "Strong as an ox" |
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body of customers
the rock club attracted a young, stylish clientele |
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relating to the highest point
when he reached the climactic portions of the book, he could not stop reading. |
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region; climate
His doctor advised him to move to a milder clime |
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monastery or convent
the nuns lived a secluded life in the cloister. |
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great influence
Gatsby wondered whether he had enough clout to be admitted to the exclusive club. |
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distasteful; excessively sweet or sentimental
Disliking the cloying sweetness of standard wedding cakes, Jody and TOm chose to have homemade carrot cake at the reception |
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cluster or close group; mass; sound of heavy treading
Hiding behind the clump of bushes, the fugitives waited for the heavy clump of the soldiers' feet to fade away. |
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thicken; congeal; clot
Even after you remove the pudding from the burner, it will continue to coagulate as it stands; therefore, do not overcook the pudding, become too thick. |
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combine; fuse
the brooks coalesce in large river. when minor political parties coalesce, the lescence may create a major coalition. |
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partnership; league; union
the coalition united people of all races in a common. |
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to treat gently
Don't coddle the children much; they need a taste of discipline. |
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arrange as a code; classify
to take the varying rules and regulations of the health agencies and codify them into a national code. |
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| use of force to get someone to obey inquisitors used both physical and psychological to force joan of Arc to deny that her visions were send from God. |
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convincing
it was inevitable that David was to go to Harvard: he had several cogent reasons for so, including a full-tuition scholarship. |
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think over
cogitate on this problem the will come. |
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| related linguistically: allied by blood in akin in nature. The English word "mother" is cognate the Latin word "mater," whose influence in visible words. |
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having to do with knowing or related to the mental processes
though Jack was immature, his cognitive development was very advanced intellectually. |
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Knowledge
during the election the two candidates were kept in full cognizance of the national situation. |
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stick together
Solids cohere better then liquids. |
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tendency to keep together
"Divided and conquer" means of lies and trickery, sought to disrupt the federation of free nations. |
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hairstyle
You can make a statement your choice of coiffure. in the sixties many African Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros. |
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make cons; invent or fabricate
Mints coin money, counterfeiters coin fakes. |
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