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-rupt
break, burst
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corrupt
changed from good to bad; vicious
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abrupt
broken off; lacking in continuity; steep
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sudden; quick and unexpected

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disrupt
break apart; cause disorder
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erupt
burst or break out
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incorruptible
inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed
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interrupt
break into or between; hinder; stop
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rupture
break; breaking; hostility
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-cide
killing, killer
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bactericide
substance that kills bacteria
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biocide
substance that destroys many different organisms
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fratricide
act of killing one's brother
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fungicide
substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth
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genocide
deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
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germicide
substance that kills germs
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herbicide
substance that kills plants
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homicide
killing of one human by another
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infanticide
act of killing an infant
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insecticide
substance that kills insects
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matricide
act of killing one's mother
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patricide
act of killing one's father
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pesticide
substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.
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regicide
act of killing a king
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sororicide
act of killing one's sister
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suicide
act of killing one's self
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tyrannicide
act of killing a tyrant
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string- strict-
bind, draw tight
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astringent
drawing (the tissues) tightly together; stern; austere..substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood
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boa constrictor
snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey in its coils
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constrict
draw together; render narrower; shrink
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restrict
keep within limits; confine
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stricture
adverse criticism; censure; restriction
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stringent
strict; rigid; severe
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unrestricted
not confined within bounds; free; open to all
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-vor
eat greedily
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carnivore
a flesh-eating animal
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carnivorous
flesh-eating
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devour
eat greedily or ravenously; seize upon and destroy
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frugivorous
feeding on fruit
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herbivore
plant-eating animal
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herbivorous
dependent on plants as food
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insectivorous
dependent on insects as food
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omnivore
person or animal that eats everything (both flesh and plants)
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omnivorous
eating everything, both plant and animal substances, taking in
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voracious
greedy in eating
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-viv
live, alive
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convivial
fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable
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revive
bring back to life; restore
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survive
outlive; remain alive after
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vivacious
lively, sprightly, full of energy
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vivacity
liveliness of spirit
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vivid
having the vigor and spirit of life; sharp and clear; graphic
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vivify
enliven; make vivid
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vivisection
operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
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-tort -tors
twist
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contortionist
person who can twist his or her body into odd postures
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distort
to twist out of shape
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extort
wrest (money, promises, etc.) from a person by force (literally, "twist out")
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retort
To reply, especially in a quick, sharp, or way
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torsion
act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body
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tortuous
full of twists and turns; excessively lengthy and complex; crooked
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torture
wrench; twist; inflict severe pain upon
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-vict -vinc
conquer, show conclusively
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convict
prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty
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conviction
state of having been judged guilty of an offense; strong belief
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convince
persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof
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evict
expel by legal process; oust
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evince
to show clearly, reveal
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invincible
incapable of being conquered
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vanquish
overcome in battle; conquer; defeat
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victor
winner; conqueror
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-fract -frag
break
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fraction
one or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment
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fractious
apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable
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fracture
a break or crack in a bone
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fragile
easily broken or damaged; delicate
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fragment
part broken off
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infraction
act of breaking; breach; violation
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refract
bend from a straight path (as when light rays, having traveled through air, change direction when entering water, or as when sunlight- having traveled through a prism- breaks up into the colors of the rainbow)
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refractory
resisting; intractable; hard to manage
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-omni
all, every, everywhere
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omnibus
covering many things at once
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omnifarious
of all varieties, forms, or kinds
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omnific
all-creating
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omnipotent
unlimited in power; almighty
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omnipresent
present everywhere at the same time
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omniscient
knowing everything
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-flect -flex
bend
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deflect
to turn aside
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flex
bend, as to flex a limb
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flexible
pliable; not rigid; tractable
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flexor
muscle that serves to bend a limb
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genuflect
bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
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inflection
change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
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inflexibility
rigidity; firmness
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reflect
throw back light rays, as from a mirror; think
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reflex
involuntary response to a stimulus
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-ten -tin -tent
hold, keep
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detention
act of keeping back or detaining