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act, ag, ig

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(to do, to move, to drive)

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ali, alter

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(another, other)

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am (at)

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(to love)

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anim

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(life, spirit, soul)

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anni, annu, enni

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(year)

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aqua, aque

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(water)

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arm

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(arm, weapon)

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art

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(art, craft, skill)

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amiable

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generally pleasant, friendly, and nice to be around

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equanimity

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(n) calmness or evenness

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inalienable

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(a) that which cannot be taken away or transferred to someone else

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magnanimous

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(a) showing a kind of nobleness of mind and spirit; high-minded; free from pettiness

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reactionary

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(a) characterized by ideas suggesting a desire to move backward, especially in matters related to politics; (n) a person with such ideas

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amorous

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(a) suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire

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aqueous

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(a) life, of, or formed by water; watery

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armature

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(n) equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension

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artifice

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(n) cunning ingenuity, clever or sly trickery

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armistice

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(n) a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty

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artisan

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(n) a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

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superannuated

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(a) worn out, or retired, from age and years of use or hard work; obsolete or outdated

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aud(it)

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(to hear)

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avi

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(bird)

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bell(i)

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(war)

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ben(e)

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(good, well)

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bon, boun

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(good)

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capit, capt

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(head, chief, leader)

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carn(i)

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(flesh, meat)

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ced(e), ceed, cess

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(to go, to yield)

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antebellum

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(a) before the war, especially the American Civil War; typical of how things were before any war

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audit

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(v) to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company’s financial records; (n) the process of making an examination of or attending a class in order to examine it

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bellicose

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(a) eager to fight or quarrel; hostile

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belligerency

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(n) the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

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benign

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(a) not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured

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benefactor

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(n) a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron

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accession

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(n) the attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined

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capitulation

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(n) a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions; a final giving up

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bona fide

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(a) in good faith; genuine

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incarnate

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(a) literally, in the flesh; in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored

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intercede

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(v) to act on another’s behalf; to mediate

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recapitulation

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(n) an act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something.

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cent(i)

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(hundred)

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cide(e), cis(e),

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(to kill, to cut)

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clam, claim

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(to cry out, to declare)

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cord, cour

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(heart)

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corp(or)

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(body)

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cred

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(to believe, to trust)

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cur(r), curs, course

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(to run, to flow)

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dic(t)

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(to speak, to say)

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centenarian

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(n) a person who has lived to be one hundred years old

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clamorous

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(a) characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent

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concordance

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(n) a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer’s works

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discordant

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(a) sounding harsh or inharmonious; clashing

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incisive

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(a) keenly penetrating; cutting into

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concourse

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(n) a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

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corporal

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(a) related to the physical body

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credulity

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(n) the naive willingness to believe too easily without proof

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cursory

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(a) done in a superficial or hasty manner

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dictum

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(n) an authoritative saying or maxim

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Duc(t), duce

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(to lead)

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Fed(ter), fid(e)

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(faith, trust)

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fin(e)

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(end, limit)

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Flect, flex

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(to bend)

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flu(x), fluct

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(to flow, flowing)

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fort, fore

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(strong)

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Frater(n), fratr

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(brother)

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fus, fund, found

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(to pour, to melt)

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confluence

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(n) a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas, a place of joining

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confound

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(v) to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder

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effusive

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(a) pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative

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fratricide

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(n) killing of one’s own brother; someone who commits such an act

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mellifluous

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(a) as if flowing with honey or sweetness; like the tones of a honeyed voice

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superfluous

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(a) (flowing) beyond what is needed, in excess of a sufficiency

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conducive

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(a) tending to lead, help, assist, or result in

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fidelity

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(n) faithfulness to one’s promises or obligations; steadfast faithfulness; technological faithfulness

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flexuous

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(a) a winding in and out; bending or waving

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perfidious

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(a) a characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust; treacherous

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Grad, Gress

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[to step, to walk]

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Grat, Grac

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[pleasing, favour]

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Greg

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[flock, herd, group]

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Host, hosp(it)

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[host, guest]

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Jac, Ject, jet

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[to throw, to hurl, to lie]

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Jud(ic)

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(judge, judgement)

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Junct, Join, Jug

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[to join, meet, or link]

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Liber, Liver

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[free]

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Aggregation

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(n) Separate individuals joined in a group, often for a specific purpose, a mass composed of many parts.

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Degradation

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(n) A major reduction in worth, quality, or standing | A deterioration, as of moral character

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Digress

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(v) To wander off the point or topic

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Egregious

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(a) Standing out from others, but in a bad way | Conspicuously bad | Flagrant

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Gregarious

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(a) Fond of company [of a person] | Sociable

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Ingratiate

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(v) To [try to] make oneself appear favourable or necessary to another | To bring into the good graces of

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Inhospitable

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(a) Not inclined to be kind or friendly | Barren and forbidding

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Adjudicate

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(v) To settle or rule upon, as in a court of law

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Adjunct

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(n) A thing, usually of secondary importance, added to something else | (a) Added or connected in a subordinate capacity

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Conjecture

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(n) A prediction, theory, or inference based on guesswork | (v) To form a point of view without proof

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Injudicious

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(a) Displaying poor judgement

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Jettison

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(v) To throw something away, usually because it is no longer wanted | (n) The discarding of anything

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Prejudicial

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(a) Producing prejudice | Causing an unfavourable opinion without supporting evidence | Detrimental

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Rejoinder

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(n) A quick and clever answer | An appropriate reply, as to a smart question or statement

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Liter [letter]

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Literature, Literacy, Alliteration, Illiterate, Litterateur, Literalism

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Loc [place]

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Location, Locale, Locus, Dislocate, Locomotion, Locality, Localise

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Locut, Loqu [to speak, to talk]

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Elocution, Eloquent, Soliloquy, Grandiloquent, Interlocutor

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Luc, Lum(en) [light, to shine]

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Lucid, Illuminate, Luminous, Translucent, Illumination

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Man(u) [hand]

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Manual, Manicure, Manacles, Manuscript, Manipulation, Maneuver, Manufacture, Manifesto

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Mater(n), Matr [mother]

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Maternal, Matricide, Alma Mater, Maternity, Matrimony, Matron, Matrilineal

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Medi [middle, between]

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Medium, Mediocre, Medieval, Mediterranean, Immediate, Median, Intermediate

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Mem(or) [to remember]

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Memorial, Memory, Memento, Memoirs, Memorise, in Memoriam

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Allocate

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(v) To put aside for a specific purpose, as money or time

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Circumlocution

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(n) Using many more words than necessary to make a point | Evasiveness

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Colloquy

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(n) A formal conversation or discussion, usually on a serious topic | A conference convened to discuss a specific subject

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Elucidate

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(v) To shed some light on a subject, as through clear expression

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Literati

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(n) Collectively, the educated, or well-lettered, members of society | Scholarly people

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Localism

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(n) An expression or manner typical to a specific region

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Loquacious

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(a) Too talkative | Excessively wordy | Fond of one’s own voice

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Luminary

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(n) Any particularly brilliant, famous, or well-known person | A celebrity

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Pellucid

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(a) Presented in such a way that understanding is clear and easy | Showing maximum clarity

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Matriculate

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(v) To enroll, as in college or university - which then becomes one’s alma mater

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Matrix

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(n) Any kind of mould, form, or casting from which things are produced

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Mediocrity

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(n) The condition of being ordinary | A state of moderate or low quality

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Memorabilia

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(n) A collection of all sorts of objects or information, as from the past

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Memorandum

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(n) A short note (intended to jog the memory)

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Migr

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(to wander)

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Miss, Mit(t)

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(to send)

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Mob, Mot, Mov

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(to move)

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Mod

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(measure, manner)

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Mor(t)

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(death)

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Nov

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(new)

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Omni

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(all)

128
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pater(n), patr

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(father)

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Commodious

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(a) with due or ample measure, and thus comfortable, spacious, suitable, or well-appointed

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Emissary

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(n) A person (or group) sent on an important, often secret, mission | A messenger or agent

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Emotive

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(a) related to the emotions | expressive of emotion

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Intermittent

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(a) stopping and starting at intervals. | Periodic. | Pausing from time to time.

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Migratory

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(a) Moving from place to place, especially seasonally or annually

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Modicum

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(n) A small measure of | a small portion of quantity, as of something that may occur in a much larger amount

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Modish

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(a) in the latest manner or style

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