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Aggregate

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(v) gathered together in one mass; total; collective

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Aggregation

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(N) gathering of individuals into a group or body

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Anim

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“mind” “will” “spirit”

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Animosity

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(n) ill will, sometimes leading to violent hatred

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Animus

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(n) ill will, controlled

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Append

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(v) attach, add as a supplement

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Appendix

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(n) information added at the end of a book or document

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Absolute

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(adj) free from control or restriction; autocratic

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Congregation

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(n) a gathering of people for religious worship

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Degenerate

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(v) sink to a lower class or standard, grow worse, deteriorate

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Engender

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(v) give birth to, create, generate, produce, cause

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Equanimity

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(n) even-tempered, emotional balanced, calmness

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Elucidate

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(v) to shine light upon; to make clear

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Emancipate

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(v) release from bondage, set free, liberate

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Flu, Fluc, Flux

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flow

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Fluctuate

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  1. (v) to move up and down or back and forth as a wave. 2. To continually change
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Fluent

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  1. (adj) to flow smoothly and easily.

2. To speak or write easily, expressively

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Fluid

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  1. (adj) To flow like liquor gas. to change rapidly

2. (n) Anything the can flow

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Flux

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  1. (n) a flow.
  2. Continual charge.
  3. The change in tide
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Greg

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word root meaning gather or flock

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Gregarious

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(n) someone who enjoys being around other people, enjoys being in a group

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Gen, Gener, Genit

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birth, kind, class

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Genre

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(n) kind, sort, category

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Impending

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(v) overhanging; threatening to occur soon imminent

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Influx

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  1. n) a flow coming in.

2. The point where a river joins another body of water

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Luc, Lum

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light

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Lucid

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(adj) easy to understand

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Luminary

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(n) someone who is a source of inspiration; a famous person

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Luminous

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(adj) glowing, shining, brilliant

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Magnanimous

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(adj) forgiving, generous, nobility of mind

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Manacle

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(n) handcuff

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Mandate

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  1. (n) territory under control of another country.

2. (n and v) authoritative command; order

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Manipulate

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(v) operate with hands; handle or manage skillfully

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Manual

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  1. (n) small helpful book which can be carried in one hand; handbook
  2. (adj) relating to or done with the hands
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Manuscript

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(n) something written by hand or typed. Printed handwriting rather than cursive

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Man, Manu

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“hand”

37
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Progenitor

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(n) ancestor, forefather

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Pending

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(adj) not yet decided; until

39
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Regenerate

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(v) cause to be born again, put new life into, reform completely

40
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Resolve

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(v) to break up; solve; explain; unravel

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Segregation

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(n) separation from the “flock” or group; setting apart; separation

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Suspend

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(v) hang by attaching to something else; stop temporarily

43
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Soluble

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(adj) capable of being dissolved made into liquid substance

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Solvent

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(adj) a substance, usually a liquid, which can dissolve another; able to pay all one’s legal debts

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Solv, Solu, Solte

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“loosen”

46
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Translucent

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(adj) letting light shine through

- antonym: opaque

47
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Unanimity

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(n) complete agreement

48
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Unanimous

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(adj) in complete accord or agreement

49
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pend, pends

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“hang”

50
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dissolution

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(v) to break up into parts; disintegration, destruction

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