Lesson 3 Vocabulary Set - Everyday Words From Classic Origins

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anim

mind, feeling, life, heart

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capit, cipit, ceps

head

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grand

great

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greg

flock, herd

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jur

to swear, law

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leg, lig, lect, lit

to choose, to gather

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mut

to change

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ped

foot

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purg

to clear

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sent, sens

to feel, to think

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tenu

thin

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vi

way, road

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animal

a living organism other than a human being

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grandiose

impressive and magnificent in style or appearance

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jury

a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case based on court evidence

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mutant

resulting from the effect of mutation

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purge

free someone from an unwanted thing

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extenuating

make thin; to make an offense seem more forgivable

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capital

punishable by death

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congregate

gather in a crowd or mass

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collect

gather together, accumulate

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pedal

foot operated levers used to power a bike

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assent

to approve

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via

by way of

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aggrandizement

the act of increasing the importance of something

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devious

tricky, off the beaten path

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recapitulate

summarize

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gregarious

social

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purgatory

place for purification

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impediment

hindrance

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abjure

to reject, to avoid, to deny

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mutable

changeable

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tenuous

thin, unsubstantial

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presentiment

premonition, a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

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animosity

hostility

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eligible

qualify to be chosen

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viaduct

long, bridgelike structure, carrying a road or train across a valley

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equanimity

evenness of mind, especially under stress

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jurisdiction

official power to make legal decisions and judgments

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sacrilege

violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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grandiloquence

arrogance or brashness, especially in language

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dissension

disagreement that leads to discord

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pusillanimous

showing lack of courage, timid

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pedestrian

ordinary

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segregation

enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment

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mutation

act or process of mutating

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decapitation

cut the head of off a person or animal

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election

formal and organized process of electing representatives