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50 Word Group S, T, U, V Flashcards

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VAIL / VAL

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strength, use, worth
ambivalent: being caught between contradictory feelings of equal power or worth
avail: to have force; to be useful; to be of value
convalescent: recovering strength; healing

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VEN / VENT

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to come or to move toward
adventitious: accidental contravene: to come into conflict with
convene: to assemble for some public purpose

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VER

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truth
aver: to affirm, to declare to be true
veracious: habitually truthful
verisimilitude: the appearance or semblance of truth

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VERB

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word
proverb: an adage; a byword; a short, commonly known saying
verbatim: exactly as stated; word-for-word
verbiage: excessive use of words; diction

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VERD

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green
verdant: green with vegetation; inexperienced
verdure: fresh, rich vegetation

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VI

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life
convivial: sociable
viable: capable of living
vivacity: the quality of being lively, animated, spirited

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VILE

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base, mean
revile: to criticize with harsh language
vile: loathsome, unpleasant
vilify: to slander, to defame

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VIRU

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poison
virulent: acrimonious; very bitter; very poisonous
viruliferous: containing a virus

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VOC / VOK

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call, word
advocate: to support or urge by argument
convoke: to call together
vocabulary: the stock of words used by or known to a particular person or group
vociferous: crying out noisily

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VOL

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wish
benevolent: characterized by or expressing goodwill
malevolent: characterized by or expressing bad will
volition: free choice, free will; act of choosing

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VOLU / VOLV

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to roll, to turn
convolution: a twisting or folding
voluble: easily turning; fluent; changeable

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VOR

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to eat
carnivorous: meat-eating
omnivorous: eating or absorbing everything
voracious: having a great appetite

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ULT

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last, beyond
penultimate: second-to-last
ulterior: beyond what is immediately present; future; beyond what is stated; hidden
ultimate: last; final

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UMBR

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shadow
adumbrate: to foreshadow; to sketch; to overshadow
penumbra: a shaded area between pure shadow and pure light
umbrage: shade; shadow; displeasure; resentment

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UN

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not
unseen: not seen
unusual: not usual; exceptional; strange

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UND

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wave
abound: to be plentiful; to overflow (from water flowing in waves)
inundate: to flood
undulate: to move in a wavelike way

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UNI / UN

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one
unanimous: of one mind; incomplete accord
uniform: of one kind; consistent

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US / UT

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to use
abuse: to use wrongly or improperly
usurp: to seize and hold
utilitarian: efficient, functional, useful

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TAC / TIC

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to be silent
reticent: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
tacit: unspoken understanding
taciturn: uncommunicative

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TEND / TENS / TENT / TENU

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to stretch, to thin
attenuate: to weaken or reduce in force
extenuating: making less serious by offering excuses

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THEO

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god
apotheosis: glorification, glorified ideal
theocracy: a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler

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THERM

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heat
thermal: relating to heat; retaining heat
thermonuclear: relating to a nuclear reaction that takes place at high temperatures

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TOR / TORQ / TORT

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to twist
contort: to twist; to distort
distort: to pull out of shape, often by twisting; to twist or misrepresent facts
extort: to wring money, property, or services out of somebody using threats or force

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TORP

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stiff, numb
torpid: numbed; sluggish
torpor: numbness; listlessness; apathy

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TOX

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poison
antitoxin: an antibody that counteracts a given poison
toxic: poisonous

26
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TRANS

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across, beyond
intransigent: refusing to agree or compromise
transcendent: going beyond ordinary limits
transgress: to violate a law, command, or moral code

27
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SACR / SANCT

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holy
sacrament: something regarded as possessing sacred character
sacrilege: the violation of anything sacred
sanctify: to make holy

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SAG / SAP / SAV

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taste, thinking, discerning
sagacious: perceptive; discerning; insightful
sage: wise
sapient: wise
savant: a learned person

29
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SAL / SIL / SAULT / SULT

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to leap, to jump
assault: a sudden or violent attack
exult: to show or feel triumphant joy

30
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SALU

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health
salubrious: healthful
salutary: healthful

31
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SALV

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to save
salvage: to save; something saved or recovered
salvation: being saved
savior: one who saves

32
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SAN

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healthy
sane: mentally healthy
sanitarium: a place of healing

33
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SANG

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blood
consanguinity: being related by blood
sanguinary: bloody; bloodthirsty

34
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SAT

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enough
dissatisfied: feeling that one does not have enough
sate: to fill
saturate: to fill completely; to entirely satisfy

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SCI

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to know
conscience: the inner sense of what is right or wrong, impelling one toward right action
omniscient: knowing everything
prescient: having knowledge of things before they happen

36
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SE

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apart, away
secede: to withdraw formally from an association
sedition: incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government

37
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SEC / SEQU / SUE / SUI

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to follow
non sequitur: an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
obsequious: fawning

38
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SED / SESS / SID

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to sit, to settle
assiduous: diligent, persistent, hardworking (literally, “sitting down” to business)
insidious: intended to entrap or beguile; lying in wait to entrap

39
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SEMI

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half
semicircle: half a circle
semiconscious: only partly conscious; half awake

40
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SEN

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old
senate: the highest legislative body (from “council of elders”)
senescent: getting old
senile: relating to old age; experiencing memory loss or other age-related mental impairments

41
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SENS / SENT

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to feel, to be aware
dissent: to differ in opinion, esp. from the majority
insensate: without feeling or sensitivity
presentiment: a feeling that something is about to happen

42
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SOL

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alone
desolate: deserted; laid waste; left alone
isolate: to set apart from others
soliloquize: talk to oneself; talk onstage as if to oneself
solipsism: the belief that the only thing that really exists, or can really be known, is oneself

43
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SOL

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to loosen, to free
absolution: forgiveness for wrongdoing
dissolute: indifferent to moral restraints

44
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SOL (2)

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sun
parasol: an umbrella that protects from the sun
solarium: a sunroom; a room with windows for taking in the sun

45
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SOMN

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sleep
somnambulist: a sleepwalker
somniferous: sleep-inducing
somniloquist: one who talks while asleep
somnolent: sleep-inducing; sleepy; drowsy

46
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SOPH

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wisdom
philosopher: one who studies logic, beauty, truth, etc.; one who seeks wisdom
sophisticated: complex; worldly; experienced

47
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SOURC / SURG / SURRECT

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to rise
insurgent: rising up in revolution; rushing in
insurrection: rising up in armed rebellion
surge: to rise up forcefully, as ocean waves

48
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SPEC / SPIC

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to look, to see
circumspect: watchful and discreet, cautious
conspicuous: easily seen or noticed; readily observable
specious: deceptively attractive

49
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SUA

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sweet, pleasing, to urge
assuage: to make less severe, ease, relieve
suave: smoothly agreeable or polite; sweet

50
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SUB / SOP

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below, under
subliminal: existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness
subsidiary: serving to assist or supplement
suppose: to put down as a hypothesis; to use as the underlying basis of an argument; to assume

51
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SUMM

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highest, total
consummate: highly qualified; complete; perfect
summit: highest point

52
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SUPER / SUR

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over, above
supercilious: arrogant, haughty, condescending
superfluous: extra, more than necessary

53
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SYM / SYN

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together
symbiosis: living together in a mutually beneficial relationship
symposium: a meeting at which ideas are discussed

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