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a, ab
away, from
ad
to
ante
before
con (col, com, cor)
together, with
contra
against
de
from, down
dis
apart, away
inter
between
intra
within
per
through, thoroughly
preter
beyond
se
apart
infanticide
act of killing an infant
sororicide
act of killing one's sister
astringent
drawing tightly together; stern; ausere, substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blood
stricture
convivial
fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable
vivacity
liveliness of spirit
vivisection
operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
extort
wrest from a person by force
torsion
act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body
evince
show clearly; disclose; reveal
infraction
act of breaking; breach; violation
refractory
resisting; intractable; hard to manage
omnibus
covering many things at once, 1. bus 2. book containing a variety of works by one author
omnific
all-creating
ominscient
knowing everything
genuflect
bend the knee in worship
inflection
change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
impertinent
irrelevant; inappropriate 2. rude
pertinacious
adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
retentive
able to retain or remember
retinue
group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
tenacity
firmness in holding fast; persistence
tenancy
period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate
untenable
incapable of being held or defended
admonish
warn of a fault; rebuke
admonitory
conveying a gentle reproof
countermand
issue a contrary order
writ of mandamus
written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty
credence
belief as to the truth of something
creed
summary of principles believed in or adhered to
incredulity
disbelief
affidavit
sworn written statement made before an authorized official
bona fide
made or carried out in good faith; genuine
fiduciary
infidel
one who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever
perfidious
false to a trust; faithless; treacherous
perfidy
violation of a trust; treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty
moribund
dying; near death
mortician
undertaker
corpulent
very fat
corpuscle
corpus delicti
esprit de corps
spirit of a body of persons; group spirit
conducive
tending to lead to; contributive; helpful
duct
tube or channel for conducting a liquid, air, etc.
traduce
malign; slander; vilify; calumniate
non sequitur
statement that does not follow from previous statements
cursory
running over hastily; superficially done
discursive
wandering from one topic to another; rambling; digressive
excursion
going out or forth; expedition
incur
incursion
egress
exit, going out
expedite
velocipede
contiguous
touching
intangible
apprehensive
prehensile
adapted for seizing, as a tail
abject
sunk or cast down to a low condition; downtrodden; deserving contempt; wretched
advert
turn attention; refer
perverse
turned away from what is right or good; corrupt; wrongheaded
emissary
person sent out on a mission
intermittent
coming and going at intervals, as an intermittent fever
circumlocution
roundabout way of speaking
colloquial
conversational; informal
elocution
act of speaking out or reading effectively in public
eloquent
speaking with force and fluency; movingly expressive
grandiloquent
using lofty or pompous words; bombastic
interlocutor
questioner
loquacious
talkative; garrulous
obloquy
auriferous
bearing or yielding gold
coniferous
bearing cones, as the pine tree
proliferous
producing new growth rapidly and extensively
vociferous
producing a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy
rupt
break, burst
cide
killing, killer
string (strict)
bind, draw tight
vor
eat greedily
viv
live, alive
tort (tors)
twist
vict (vinc)
conquer, show conclusively
fract (frag)
break
omni
all, every, everywhere
flect (flex)
bend
ten (tin, tent)
hold, keep
mon (monit)
warn