Derivatives (76-100) Flashcards by Sarah G | Brainscape

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taciturn

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Adj

quiet, not talkative, hesitant to speak

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tacit

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Adj

unspoken

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reticent

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Adj

silent again, hesitant to speak

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cogitate

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Verb

to think

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timid

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Adj

fearful, afraid

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regalia

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Noun

trappings of royalty, royal things

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facilitate

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Verb

to make happen, to support

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convocation

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Noun

a calling together, an assembly, a gathering

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credulous

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Adj

full of trust, gullible

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creed

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Noun

a belief or set of beliefs

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insuperable

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Adj

not able to be defeated, invincible

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superfluous

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Adj

overflowing, excessive, unnecessary

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supercilious

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Adj

haughty, arrogant, condescending

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Placate

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Pacify, v

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Malefactor

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Person who does bad, noun

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Benefactor

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Philanthropist, person who does bad noun

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Malfeasance

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Wrong doing of authority, noun

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Docent

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Teacher, guide, authority noun

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Abdicate

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Voluntarily giving up leadership, verb

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Rapacious

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Grasping greedily, adj.

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Animate

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To give life, verb

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Locus

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Site, center of activity, noun

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Locale

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Location, setting noun

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Corpus

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The body/ collection of work, noun

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Corpulent

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Fat; adj.

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Mortal

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Subject to death; adj.

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Mortuary

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A place of death, for the dead, noun

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Nepotism

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Someone getting a job because they are related, noun