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ab(away), condere(place/hide)
Def'n: to leave quickly/secretly to hide - usually to avoid arrest
Syn: flue
Anto: surrender |
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an(not), homo(same), y(result of)
Def'n: something that deviates from normality
Syno: abornmality
Anto:Standard |
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beatus(blessed), fy(make)
Def'n: To make blessed
Syn: delight
Anto:damn, villify |
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clam(shout, cry out), or(action of)
Def'n: insistent demands/complaints
Syno:demand, outcry |
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con(together, with), ting(thing), ent(full of)
Def'n: likely but not certain to occur; dependent upon conditions no yet established
syno: conditional
Anto: definite |
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de(from), lect(choose/select), able(capable of)
Def'n: greatly pleasing to taste/delicious
Syno: delightful, delicious
Anto: unsavory, unpleasant |
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epi(on, upon), thet(put,place)
Def'n: term used as descriptive substitute for name/title;abusive word/phrase
Syn: degradation, slur
Ant: compliment, euphemism |
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in(in), gen(start), ous(full of)
Def'n: original/imginative in design
Syn: skill, creative
Ant: routine, ordinary |
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in(not), violare(violate), able(able to/capable of)
Def'n: never to be dishonoured
Syn: sacred, absolute
Ant: temporary, changeable |
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mell(honey), flu(flow), ous(full of)
pleasant to hear; sweet
Syn: euphonious, melodious
Ant: harsh, unpleasant |
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ob(against), fuse(darken), ate(make, cause)
to redner obscure, unclear; unintelligible
Syn: confuse, hide, stupify
Ant: clairfy, explain |
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per(through), tin(hold,eep), acious(inclined to)
Def'n: holding firmly to a belief/purpose/opinion
Syn: tenacious, adamant
Ant: unsteady, indecisive |
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pre(before), curs(run), or(that which)
Def'n: precedent, announces some[one/thing] to come
Syn: forerunner, predecessor, harbringer
Ant: consequence, result, reaction |
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pugn(fight), acious(inclined to)
Def'n: eager to fight/argue/quarrel, a quarrelsome disposition
Syn: aggresive, belligerent, hostile
Ant: submissive, placid, timid, pusellanimons |
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re(back/again), prehens(grasp), ible(capable of)
Def'n: deserving of criticism/rebuke/blame/dissaprove
Syn: blameworthy, culpable, wrong
ant: blameless, innocent |
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sine(without), cure(care)
def'n: position or office requiring little to no work but provides status/salary
Syn: -
Ant: - |
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sub(under), diunum(day)
diunum coming from journey (dist. traveled in one day)
Def'n: Temporary stay
Syn: vacation, visit |
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sub(under), rept(seize, grasp), ious(full of)
Def'n: performed/made/acquired secretly, kept secret from disapproval
Syn: secret, covert, devious
Ant: open, manifest |
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trans(across), fix(to put, place)
Def'n: paralyze with horror, wonder, or astonishment
Syn: fascinate, mesmerize, impale
Ant: bore, tire, exhaust, jade |
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un(not), scrupul(rough pebble), ous(full of)
Def'n: devoid of moral concerns, no honest/fair
Syn: unprincipled, unethical, corrupt
Ant: honest, moral
Word parts coming from Latin democratic system. Voters voted w/ rough pebbles put into a vase -> vase is 'void of pebbles' if undemocratic senator is chosen. |
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