Final Flashcards
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Banal
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(Adj.) boring, commonplace
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Acquisitive
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(Adj.) able to get and retain ideas; concerned with acquiring wealth
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Belabor
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(V.) to work on excessively
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Eschew
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(V.) to avoid, keep away from
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Germane
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(Adj.) relevant, fitting
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Syn/sym
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Same
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Nym
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Name
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Phon
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Sound
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Pseudo
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False/fake
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Hon/homo
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Same/human
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Emulate
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(V.) to imitate with the intent of equalling or surpassing the model.
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Insatiable
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(Adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
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Intransigent
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(Adj.) refusing to compromise
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Substantiate
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(V.) to establish by evidence; to prove
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Temporize
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(V.) to stall or act evasively to make something happen
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Patr/I/pater
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Father
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Mar/I/mater/
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Mother
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Frat
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Brother
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Soror
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Sister
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Gen/I/e
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Birth, reproduction
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Arrogate
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(V.) to claim/take without right
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Devious
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(Adj.) shifty, underminded; straying, indirect
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Avid
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(Adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed
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Coherent
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(Adj.) making a logical whole
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Taciturn
(Adj.) habitually quiet
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Inter
Between/among
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Intra
Within/inside
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In
In/into
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Medi
Middle
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Extra
Beyond/outside
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Congeal
(V.) To thicken; change from a liquid to a solid
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Invidious
(Adj.) offensive, hateful
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Largessese
(N.) generosity in giving
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Reconnaissance
(N.) a survey made for military purposes
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Tenable
(Adj.) capable of being held to or defended
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Micro
Small
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Macro
Large
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Multi
Many
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Semi
Half
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Cosm/o
Universe
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Accost
(V.) to approach and speak to first: to confront
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Animadversion
(N.) a comment indicating strong criticism
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Brakish
(Adj.) having a salty taste; unpleasant to drink
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Celerity
(N.) swiftness, rapidity in motion
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Vacillate
(V.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another
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Sect
Cut
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Cide
Cut down/kill
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Rupt
Break, burst
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Mort
Death
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Term/ina
End, limit
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Curmudgeon
(N.) a bad tempered person
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Carping
(Adj.) tending to find fault or blame
| (N.) petty, nagging
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Gambit
(N.) a sacrifice that leads to a later advantage
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Halcyon
(N.) a legendary bird
| (Adj.) calm/peaceful
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Incendiary
(Adj.) starting fires; stirring up strife or rebellion
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Corp
Body
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Psych
Mind
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The/o
God
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Omni
All
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Phil/o
Love, friend
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Antrop
Man
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Maelstrom
(N.) a whirlpool; violence,destruction
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Myopic
(Adj.) nearsighted, can't see the whole situation clearly
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Contraband
(N.) smuggled goods
| (Adj.) illegal, prohibited
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Pejorative
(Adj.) belittling, derogatory, condescending
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Propriety
(N.) proper/appropriateness
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Dict
Speak
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Graph/scrib/script
Writing
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Biblio
Book
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Bio
Life/living
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Auto
Self
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Amorphous
(Adj.) shapeless
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Cajole
(V.) to coax, persuade through flattery
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Erudite
(Adj.) scholarly
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Gossamer
(Adj.) thin, light
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Infer
(V.) to find out by reasoning
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De
Reduce
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Re
Again
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E
Out
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Ir
Not
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Ex
From
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Insular
(Adj.) relating to, characteristic of an island; having a narrow viewpoint
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Querulous
(Adj.) complaining, fretful
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Repudiate
(V.) to disown, reject; deny the validity
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Resilient
(Adj.) able to recover quickly
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Reverberate
(V.) to re-echo or be reflected repeatedly
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Hyper
Too much
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Hypo
Under
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Poly
Many
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Super/ultra
Higher in quality or quantity
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Sub
Under, lower than
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Scurrilous
(Adj.) courtly abusive, vulgar
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Autonomy
(N.) self-government, political control
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Caveat
(N.) a warning to prevent misunderstandings or discourage behavior
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Equitable
(Adj.) fair, embodying principals or justice
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Extricate
(V) to free of entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
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Port
Carry
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Trans
Across
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Pon/pos
Place
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Tel/e/o
Far
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Ject
Throw
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Flout
(V.) to mock
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Fractious
(Adj.) tending to be troublesome or unruly
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Precept
(N.) a rule of conduct or action
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Scathing
(Adj.) bitterly severe
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Soporific
(Adj.) tending to cause sleep or relating to sleep
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Man/I/u
Hand
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Fac/t
Make, do
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Aud/I/io
Hear
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Spec/t
See, look
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Vid/vis
See
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Transient
(Adj.) fleeting; lasting a short time
| (N.) a person who only stays a short time
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Unwieldy
(Adj.) not easily carried, cumbersome
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Vapid
(Adj.) dull, uninteresting
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Anomalous
(Adj.) abnormal
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Aspersion
(N.) a damaging or derogatory statement
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Ambi
Both
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Bi
Twice/two
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Di
Two/twice
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Fin
End
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Fore
In front of
