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1
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Adhere

A

To believe in/ follow
I want to be added to adhere to your philosophies

haerēre means stick ad means to
To stick

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Ambivalence

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Mixed feelings
I had ambivalence between which valence electrons where importance to chemistry

Ambi- both valence- strong
Both strong

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Analogous

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Similar
Logs are sometimes analogous to each other

Ana- throughout
Logos- ratio/ proportion

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Brevity

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Conciseness
I took a short breath in brevity

Brevis- brief

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Buttress

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Support
The butt was a buttress to the torso

Buter- to thrust

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Circumvent

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To find a way around

Circum- around
Vent- venir- to come!

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Concede

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To admit that something is true after denying it
Biden conceded the presidency to Kamala Harris!

Con- together
Cederé- to withdraw- like predecessor, ancestor

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Conjecture

A

Opinion without proof/ guess
My conjecture was that there were foxes outside but I didn’t know for sure

conicere= throw together

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Contrite

A

Sincere remorse

I needed to be Contrite to red on the phone

con- against
trite- ordinary

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Contrive

A

to plan with ingenuity, to plot

I contrived I plan to become world ruler!

con- unattested
tropare- to find
controver- to devise/ invent

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Delegate

A

Representative of something/ To give a job to someone

I delegate task of putting words into brainscape to my dog

de- from or away
legare- send with commission

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Demur

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to object
I demur delaying

demorari- to delay

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Discernable

A

Able to understand
The amount of studying Tessa is doing for the SAT is discernable

Discernere- to seperate

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Discord

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No unity
The two polarized sides were in discord over the presidential debate
Discord among people is obvious today

discorder- differ/quarrel
dis- apart
cor- heart

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Dubious

A

SUS

Mudge looks dubious when he does something wrong

dubare- to hestitate/ fluncuating
duo- two

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Dynamic

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Ever changing
dyn- power
The character in two fishes was dynamic

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Eclipse

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Blocking/ covering

I love the time the moon eclipses the sun

ekleipsis- an abandonment
ex/k- out
leipein- to leave

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Elusive

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Hard to catch
I’m in alusive squirrel

elus- frusterate

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Enumerate

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To count

I enumerated the values in the list

ex- out
numereare- to number

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Eminent

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distinguised/ clear

Emme was eminent at Woodmont
eminentem- standing out

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Fabricate

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Make something up or to create

She was caught fabricating info in the election

fabricare- to fashion, construct/build

22
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Foretell

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To predict

fore- before
tell- to tell

I foretold that mudge would turn into a squirrel if he ate the accorn

23
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Geriatric

A

OLDY- especially regarding healthcare

I don’t want to go to a geriatric hospital
gere- grow old
iatrikos- of a physician

24
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Imminent

A

Impending/ about to happen

I was in imminent danger of being swept away by the tornado!!!

imminere- to overhang/ mount or menace

25
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Impartial

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Having indifference/ neutral/ fair and just
i was impartial towards icecream or cookies
im- on
partial- not total/ whole

26
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Infallible

A

Not making any errors
Doctors are not infallible

in- opposite of
fallible- to decieve

27
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Nuance

A

subtle differences of shades

APUSH understanding is very nuanced

Nuer- to shade because of nubes- clouds

27
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Latent

A

Dormant, hidden and concealed

Discovering her latent talent for diplomacy

latere- to lie hidden

28
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Novel

A

Original/ unusual in an interesting way

He hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems

Novellus- new

28
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Lucrative

A

Profitable

A lucrative business is amazing
lucrativus- profitable
lucrum- gain or profit

29
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Ornate

A

Elaborate/ intricate with patterns
The christmas tree was decorated in an ornate fashion

ornatus- adorned

30
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Paucity

A

Something in small quantities/ scarcity
A paucity of information
Paucitas- few

31
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Prescribe

A

Reccomend or state as a rule

Doing things in the prescribed manner

praescribere- dirrect writing
prae- before
scribere- write

32
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Promulgate

A

TO promote or enanct

The New constitution was promulgated
promulgat- exposed
pro- out
mulgere0 cause to come forth

33
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Profusion

A

Large quantity
A rich profusion of wildflowers

profundere- pour out

34
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Quarrel

A

heated arguement
I often quarrel with my sister

queri- complain/ query /question
quora(app)

35
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Refute

A

disprove/ reject
I refutted the Negative team’s claim

repel

36
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Reciprocate

A

respond by making a corresponding one

reciprocat- moved backwards and fowards

37
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Replicable

A

able to be copied

38
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Repudiate

A

reject
Pee yew!

repudium- divorced/rejected

39
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Resilient

A

strong

I showed resilience by keeping my group with IBC

40
Q

Satiate

A

full

Opposite of emaciated

satis- enough

41
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Surly

A

bad tempered/ unfriendly

She left with a surly expression

sir- glum

42
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Surmised

A

supposing something is true without evidence to confirm it– conjecture

she surmised that Jillian didn’t want to get an MRI

super- over
mittere-send

Send in afterwards

43
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Tedious

A

too long/ dull
Frappes are always tedious

44
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Tenuous

A

weak/ very slight
Her claim was tenuous so it was easy to win
tenuis- thin

45
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Ubiquitous

A

All over
Her presence was ubiquitous
Mudge had a ubiquitous influence over the family

46
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Underscore

A

Emphasize

Ms. Carney wants us to underscore the importance of the claim being made

47
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Unprecedented

A

Never before

Our times are unprecedented

48
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Verisimilitude

A

appearence of being real or true

The details gives the book verisimilitude

veri-true
similis-similar

49
Q

Waive

A

TO give up or refrain from using

Her tuition fees will be waived

waif- abandon

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