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a, ab

away, from

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ad

to

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ante

before

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con (col, com, cor)

together, with

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contra

against

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de

from, down

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dis

apart, away

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inter

between

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intra

within

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per

through, thoroughly

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preter

beyond

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se

apart

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infanticide

act of killing an infant

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sororicide

act of killing one's sister

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astringent

drawing tightly together; stern; ausere, substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blood

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stricture

  1. adverse criticism; censure 2. restriction
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convivial

fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable

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vivacity

liveliness of spirit

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vivisection

operation on a living animal for scientific investigation

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extort

wrest from a person by force

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torsion

act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body

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evince

show clearly; disclose; reveal

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infraction

act of breaking; breach; violation

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refractory

resisting; intractable; hard to manage

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omnibus

covering many things at once, 1. bus 2. book containing a variety of works by one author

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omnific

all-creating

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ominscient

knowing everything

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genuflect

bend the knee in worship

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inflection

change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice

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impertinent

  1. irrelevant; inappropriate 2. rude

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pertinacious

adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent

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retentive

able to retain or remember

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retinue

group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person

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tenacity

firmness in holding fast; persistence

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tenancy

period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate

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untenable

incapable of being held or defended

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admonish

warn of a fault; rebuke

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admonitory

conveying a gentle reproof

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countermand

issue a contrary order

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writ of mandamus

written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty

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credence

belief as to the truth of something

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creed

summary of principles believed in or adhered to

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incredulity

disbelief

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affidavit

sworn written statement made before an authorized official

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bona fide

made or carried out in good faith; genuine

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fiduciary

  1. held in trust 2. confidential
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infidel

one who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever

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perfidious

false to a trust; faithless; treacherous

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perfidy

violation of a trust; treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty

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moribund

dying; near death

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mortician

undertaker

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corpulent

very fat

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corpuscle

  1. blood cell 2. minute particle
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corpus delicti

  1. facts proving that a crime has been committed 2. body of the victim in a murder case
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esprit de corps

spirit of a body of persons; group spirit

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conducive

tending to lead to; contributive; helpful

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duct

tube or channel for conducting a liquid, air, etc.

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traduce

malign; slander; vilify; calumniate

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non sequitur

statement that does not follow from previous statements

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cursory

running over hastily; superficially done

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discursive

wandering from one topic to another; rambling; digressive

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excursion

going out or forth; expedition

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incur

  1. meet with something undesirable 2. bring upon oneself
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incursion

  1. rushing into 2. hostile invasion; raid
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egress

exit, going out

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expedite

  1. facilitate 2. accelerate or speed up
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velocipede

  1. child's tricycle 2. early form of bicycle
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contiguous

touching

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intangible

  1. not capable of being perceived by the sense of touch
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apprehensive

  1. quick to understand or grasp 2. fearful of what may come; anxious
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prehensile

adapted for seizing, as a tail

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abject

sunk or cast down to a low condition; downtrodden; deserving contempt; wretched

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advert

turn attention; refer

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perverse

turned away from what is right or good; corrupt; wrongheaded

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emissary

person sent out on a mission

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intermittent

coming and going at intervals, as an intermittent fever

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circumlocution

roundabout way of speaking

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colloquial

conversational; informal

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elocution

act of speaking out or reading effectively in public

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eloquent

speaking with force and fluency; movingly expressive

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grandiloquent

using lofty or pompous words; bombastic

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interlocutor

questioner

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loquacious

talkative; garrulous

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obloquy

  1. speaking against; censure; reproach 2. bad repute
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auriferous

bearing or yielding gold

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coniferous

bearing cones, as the pine tree

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proliferous

producing new growth rapidly and extensively

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vociferous

producing a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy

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rupt

break, burst

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cide

killing, killer

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string (strict)

bind, draw tight

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vor

eat greedily

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viv

live, alive

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tort (tors)

twist

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vict (vinc)

conquer, show conclusively

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fract (frag)

break

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omni

all, every, everywhere

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flect (flex)

bend

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ten (tin, tent)

hold, keep

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mon (monit)

warn