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50 Word Group M, N, O, P, Q, R Flashcards

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RACI / RADI

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root
deracinate: to uproot
radish: a root vegetable

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RAMI

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branch
ramiform: branchlike

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RECT

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straight, right
erect: upright; starting up straight
rectitude: moral uprightness; moral straightness

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REG

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king, rule
interregnum: a period between kings
regent: one who serves on behalf of a king; one who rules
regicide: killing a king; one who kills a king

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RETRO

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backward
retroactive: extending to things that happened in the past
retrofit: to install newer parts into an older device or structure

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RUB / RUD

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rubella: German measles; a disease marked by red spots
rubicund: reddish; rosy-cheeked

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RUD

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crude
rude: uncivilized; impolite
rudimentary: undeveloped

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QUAD / QUAR / QUAT

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four
quadrille: a square dance involving four couples
quart: one-fourth of a gallon

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QUIE / QUIT

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quiet, rest
acquiesce: to comply, give in
quiescence: the condition of being at rest, still, inactive

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QUIN / QUINT

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five
quinquennial: a five-year period
quintuple: five times as many

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PAC / PEAC

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peace
appease: to bring peace to
pacify: to ease the anger or agitation of

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PALP

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to feel
palpable: capable of being felt; tangible
palpate: to feel; to examine by feeling
palpitate: to beat quickly, as the heart; to throb

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PAN / PANT

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all, everyone
panegyric: formal or elaborate praise at an assembly
panoply: a wide-ranging and impressive array or display

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PAR

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equal
disparage: to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
parity: equally, as in amount, status, or character

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PARA

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next to, beside
paragon: a model of excellence
parody: to imitate for purpose of satire

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PAU / PO / POV / PU

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few, little, poor
paucity: smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
pauper: a person without any personal means of support
puerile: childish, immature
pusillanimous: lacking courage or resolution

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PEC

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money
impecunious: having no money; penniless
peculation: embezzlement
pecuniary: relating to money

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PED

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foot
antipodes: places that are diametrically opposite each other on the globe
impede: to retard progress by means of obstacles or hindrances

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PEL

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to drive, to push
dispel: to drive away; to disperse
impel: to force; to drive forward

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PER

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completely
perforate: to make a way through or into something
perfunctory: performed merely as routine duty
pertinacious: resolute, persistent

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PET / PIT

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to go, to seek, to strive
impetuous: characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion
petulant: showing sudden irritation, esp. over some annoyance

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PHIL

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love
bibliophile: one who loves or collects books
philatelist: one who loves or collets postage stamp

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PHON

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sound
euphony: the quality of sounding good
polyphony: the use of simultaneous melodic lines to produce harmonies in musical compositions

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PLAC

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to please
complacent: self-satisfied, unconcerned
complaisant: inclined or disposed to please
implacable: unable to be pleased

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POLY

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many
polyandry: the practice of having multiple husbands
polyglot: someone who speaks many languages

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POT

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to drink
potable: drinkable; safe to drink; a drink
potation: drinking; a drink

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PRIM

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first
primal: original; most important
primeval: ancient; going back to the first age of the world

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PROB

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to prove, to test
approbation: praise, consideration
opprobrium: the disgrace incurred by shameful conduct
probity: honesty, high-mindedness

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PROP / PROX

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near
proximate: nearby; coming just before or just after
proximity: nearness; distance

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PROT/PROTO

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first
protagonist: the main character in a play or story
prototype: the first version of an invention, on which later models are based

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PUG

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to fight
impugn: to challenge as false
pugilist: a fighter or boxer
pugnacious: to quarrel or fight repeatedly

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PUNC / PUNG / POIGN

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to point, to prick, to pierce
compunction: a feeling of uneasiness for doing wrong
expunge: to erase, eliminate completely
punctilious: strict or exact in the observance of formalities

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PYR

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fire
pyre: a bonfire, usually for burning a dead body
pyrosis: heartburn

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OB

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toward, to, against, over
obfuscate: to render indistinct or dim; darken
obsequious: overly submissive
obstinate: stubbornly adhering to an idea, inflexible
obstreperous: noisily defiant, unruly

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NOV / NEO / NOU

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new
neologism: a newly coined word, phrase, or expression
neophyte: a beginner; a new convert; a new worker
neoplasm: a new growth in the body; a tumor

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NAT / NAS / NAI / GNA

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birth
cognate: related by blood; having a common ancestor
nascent: starting to develop

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NIHIL

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Nothing, none
annihilate: wipe out; reduce to nothing
nihilism: denial of all moral beliefs; denial that existence has any meaning

38
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NOC / NOX

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harm
innocuous: not harmful or injurious
noxious: injurious or harmful to health or morals

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NOCT / NOX

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night
noctambulant: walking at night; sleepwalking
nocturne: a dreamlike piece of music; a painting set at night

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NOM / NYM / NOUN / NOWN

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name
nomenclature: a system of names; systematic naming
nominal: existing in name only; negligible
renown: fame; reputation

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NON

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not
nonentity: something that doesn’t exist; something that isn’t important
nonpareil: something with no equal

42
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MACRO

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great, long
macrobiotics: a system intended to prolong life
macrocephalous: having a large head
macrocosm: the universe; a large system that is reflected in at least one of its subsets

43
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MAG / MAC / MAJ

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big, great
magnanimous: generous in forgiving an insult or injury
magnate: a powerful or influential person
maxim: an expression of general truth or principle

44
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MAL / MALE

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bad, ill, evil, wrong
maladroit: clumsy; tactless
malapropism: humorous misuse of a word
malfeasance: a misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official
malign: to speak harmful untruths about, to slander

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MEGA

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large, great
megapolis: a very large city
megaton: explosive power equal to 1000 tons of TNT

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MICRO

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very small
microbe: a very small organism
micron: a millionth of a meter

47
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MIN

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small
diminution: the act or process of diminishing
minutiae: small or trivial details

48
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MIS

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bad, wrong, to hate
misadventure: bad luck; an unlucky accident
misanthrope: one who hates people or humanity
mischance: bad luck; an unlucky accident

49
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MIS / MIT

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to send
emissary: a messenger or agent sent to represent the interests of another
remit: to send money

50
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MOLL

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soft
emollient: something that softens or soothes (e.g., a lotion)
mollify: sooth; soften; calm

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MON / MONIT

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to remind, to warn
admonish: to counsel against something; caution
premonition: forewarning, presentiment
remonstrate: to say or please in protest, object, or reproof

52
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MON / MONO

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one
monarchy: rule by a single person
monograph: a scholarly study of a single subject
monomania: an obsession with a single subject

53
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MOR / MORT

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death
immortal: not subject to death
moribund: dying, decaying

54
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MORPH

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shape
amorphous: without definite form; lacking a specific shape
anthropomorphism: attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena

55
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MULT

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many
multiplex: having many parts
multitudinous: very many; containing very many; having very many forms

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