Latin Roots And Prefixes Flashcards

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Pouch, purse Bursar - an administrative officer in charge of funds

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Stone Calcification - impregnation with calcareous matter

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Glowing, incandescent Incandescent - white, glowing, or luminous

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Glowing, incandescent Candid - free from bias Candle - something that gives light

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Take, hold Captivating - taking hold of

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Flesh, meat Carnivorous - flesh eating animal Carnal - pertaining to the body or flesh

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Go, yield Exceed - to go beyond the limits Recede - to go back

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Fast Accelerate - to increase the speed of

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Hundred, hundredth Centennial - the 100th anniversary Centimeter - 1/100th of a meter

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Take, hold Intercept - to stop or intercept Perceive - to take notice of something

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Brain Cerebral - pertaining to the brain

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Sure Ascertain - to find out something with certainty

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Sure Certain - being absolutely sure Certify - to state something is true

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Cut, kill Homicide - murder Incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food

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Around, about Circumnavigate - to sail around Circumspect - looking around

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Shout, speak out Exclaim - to cry out loudly Proclamation - announce something in public

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Shout, speak out Clamor - to shout and make noise

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Clear Declare - to state something clearly

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Clear Clarification - an explanation Clarify - to make something clear

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Close Conclusion - the end or last part Exclusion - shutting out

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Lean Recline - to lean back and relax

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With, together, joint Coauthor - writer who collaborates with another author Coeducation - educating males and females together

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Together, jointly Collaborate - to work together Collision - smashing together

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Together, common Commemorate - to memorize together Commune - living together while owning things in common

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Know Incognito - disguised so no one knows you Recognize - to discover that one knows

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Know Cognition - process of acquiring knowledge

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With, jointly Concur - to agree with someone Contemporary - of the same time period as others

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Against, opposite Contradict - to argue against

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Body Corporation - a company recognized by law as a single body Corporal - pertaining to the body

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Tooth Dental - pertaining to teeth Dentist - doctor for the teeth

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Apart, away, not, to, the opposite Digression - departure from the main issue Disappear - to move out of sight

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Speak Contradict - to express the opposite of Prediction - a statement foretelling the future

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Speak Dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down

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Master Predominate - to have more power than others

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Master Dominate - to be the master of

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Give Pardon - to give forgiveness

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Give Donation - a contribution or gift Donor - someone who gives

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Lead Conduct - to lead musicians Educate - to lead to knowledge

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Two, twice Duplicate - to make an identical copy Duo - a pair normally thought of as being together

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Enduring Able to last

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Harden, to last, lasting Durable - having the quality of lasting

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Out, away Eloquent - speaking beautifully Eject - throw out forcefully

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Self Egoist - self-centered

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Years Bicentennial - of or relating to a period of 200 years Perennial - lasting through many years

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Inside, inward Envision - to picture in the mind Enclose - lock inside

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Equal, equally Equidistant - equal distance between 2 points Equation - a statement of equality

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Feeling, sensation, beauty Kinesthesia - the sensation of bodily movement

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Feeling, sensation, beauty Esthetician - someone who beautifies Aesthetic - pertaining to a sense of beauty

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From, out Excavate - to dig out Exhale - to breathe out

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Outside, beyond Extraordinary - beyond ordinary Extrovert - an outgoing person

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Make, do Artifact - object made by a person Malefactor - a person who does wrong

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Make, do Factory - a place where things are made

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Bear, bring, carry Confer - to bring honor to someone Transfer - to move to another place

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Bear, bring, carry Ferry - a boat that carries passengers

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Faith Confide - place trust in someone

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Faith Fiduciary - trustee Fidelity - faithfulness

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Bend Deflect - to bend course because of hitting something Inflection - a bending in the voices tone or pitch

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Bend Flexible - easily bending

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Flower Florist - someone who works with flowers Floral - flower like

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Shape Conformity - correspondence in form Reformatory - intended for reformation

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Shape Formation - something that is formed

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Break Fragile - easily breakable Fracture - a break

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Flee, run away, escape Refuge - a sheltered place to flee to Refugee - a person seeking protection

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Flee, run away, escape Fugitive - a person who is running away

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Perform, work Defunct - no longer working or alive Malfunction - to fail to work correctly

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Perform, work Function - to work normally

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Pour Confusion - being flooded with too much information that is hard to make sense of Infuse - to put into

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Pour Fuse - to melt by heating

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Angle Decagon - a polygon with 10 angles

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To step, to go Gradual - step by step

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Grain Granary - a storehouse or repository for grains Granola - a mixture of rolled oats and other ingredients

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Pleasing Gratify - to please someone Grateful - feeling thankful

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To step, to go Digression - departure from the main issue Progress - movement onward or forward

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Blood Hemoglobin - red blood particle

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Liver Hepatitis - inflammation of the liver Hepatoma - a tumor of the liver

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Plant, grass Herbicide - any chemical used to kill unwanted plants Herbal - relating to plants

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Like, alike, same Homogeneous - of the same nature or kind

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Too much, over, excessive, beyond Hyperactive - very restless

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Image Iconology - science of symbols and icons

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In, into Illuminate - to give light to Innovate - a new idea, method, or device

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Not, without Illegal - not legal Impossible - not possible Inappropriate - not appropriate

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Likeness Image - a likeness of someone Imagine - to form a picture or likeness in the mind

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Beneath, below Infrastructure - underlying framework of a system Infrared - below the regular light spectrum

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Between, among, jointly To stop or interrupt the course of

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Within, inside Intrastate - existing in one state Introvert - shy person who keeps within himself/herself

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Not Irredeemable - not redeemable Irrational - not rational

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Throw Eject - To throw someone/thing out Interject - to throw a remark into a discussion

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Law Judgement - a decision of a court of law Judicial - having to do with judges or court of law

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Join Conjunction - a word that joins parts of sentences Disjunction - a disconnection

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Join Junction - a place where two things join

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Young Rejuvenate - to bring back to youthful experience

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Young Juvenile - youthful or childish

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Work Collaborate - to work with a person Elaborate - to work out the details

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Work Laborious - requiring a lot of work

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Milk Lactate - to give milk, nurse Lactose - the sugar contained in milk

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Side Bilateral - of or involving two sides Unilateral - affecting one side of something

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Free Liberate - to set free Liberty - freedom

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Language, tongue Multilingual - able to communicate in more than one language

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Language, tongue Linguist - one who studies languages

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Place Dislocate - to put something out of its usual place.

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Place Location - a place

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Speak Eloquent - speaking beautifully

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Speak Loquacious - very talkative

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Light Elucidate - to explain, to throw light on Translucent - allowing light to pass through

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Light Lucent - easily understood

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To play Prelude - introduction to the major performance Illusion - misleading optical image or impression

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Light Illuminate - to fill with light

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Light Lumen - unit measuring light

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Moon Lunar - relating to the moon Lunarscape - the surface of the moon

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Great, large Magnify - make larger Magnificent - grand

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Bad, ill, wrong Malcontent - wrong content Malicious - showing strong ill will

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Hand Maneuver - to move by hand Manual - done by hand

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To order Command - an order of instruction Demand - a hard to ignore order

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To order Mandate - an official order

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Sea Submarine - an undersea boat Aquamarine - color of sea water

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Sea Marina - a harbor for pleasure boats

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Mother Maternal - relating to motherhood Maternity - the state of being a mother

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Greatest Maximal - the best or greatest possible Maximize - to make as great as possible

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Middle Medium - in the middle Mediocre - only of medium quality

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Remember Commemorate - to honor the memory of

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Remember Memorial - related remembering a person or event Memory - ability to retain knowledge

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Dip, dive Immerge or immerse - to put or dip something into a liquid

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Middle Midterm - middle of a term in school

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Move Immigrant - a person who moves to a new country

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Move Migrant - a person who moves from place to place

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One thousandth Milliliter - one thousandth of a liter

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Small, less Mini - something that is very small

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Send, let go Dismiss - to send someone away Emit - to send something out

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Send, let go Missile - a weapon sent into the air

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Move Immobilize - to stop from moving

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Move Mobility - the quality of being able to move

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Move Promote - to move someone forward

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Move Motion - the act of moving Motivate - to move someone into action

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Death Immortal - living forever

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Death Mortal - certain to die Mortician - an undertaker

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Many, more than one or two Multicolored - having many colors Multitasking - doing many things at once

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Change Immutable - not changing

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Change Mutant - an organism that has undergone change

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Muscle Myocardium - the middle muscle of the heart

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Tell Narrate - to tell a story Narrator - a person who tells a story

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Born Innate - included since birth

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Born Natal - relating to birth Natural - gotten at birth

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Ship Circumnavigate - to sail around a place

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Ship Naval - relating to a navy or ships Navigate - to sail a ship throughout a place

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No Renege - to go back on a promise

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No Negate - to say it didn’t happen Negative - meaning “no”

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Name Misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing

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Name Nominal - being something in name only Nominate - a name for election or appointment

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No, not, without Nondescript - with no special characteristics Nonfiction - true, real

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Declare Announce - to declare in public Denounce - to proclaim harsh criticism

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New Innovate - to introduce in a new way Renovate - to make something like new again

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New Novice - someone who is new at something

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Number Enumerate - to name a number of items on a list

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Number Numerology - the study of magical uses of numbers Numerous - a large number

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In the way, against Object - to be against something Obscure - hard to understand Opposition - the act of resistance

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Eye Binoculars - lends device for seeing distances Monocular - relating to the eye

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Eye Oculist - an eye doctor

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Smell, scent Deodorant - a substance that helps prevent body odor Malodorous - having a terribly bad smell

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Smell, scent Odoriferous - something that bears or diffuses a scent

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All Omnipotent - all powerful Omniscient - knowing all things

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Best Optimal - the best Optimize - to make the best of

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Father Paternal - relating to fathers

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Foot, feet Pedal - a lever pushed by the feet Pedestrian - a person who walks

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Drive, force Compel - to force someone to act Expel - to drive someone out of place

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Through, throughout Permanent - lasting throughout time Permeate - to spread throughout

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Approve, clap Applaud - to show approval of especially by clapping the hands

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Approve, clap Plausible - worthy of being applauded

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Place, put Opponent - a person who places him/herself against an action, idea, etc Postpone - to put off doing something

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People Popular - appealing to a list of people Populist - a supporter of the rights of people

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Carry Export - to carry goods out of a place to another

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Carry Portable - able to be carried Porter - a person who carries luggage

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Place, put Deposit - to place or drop something Expose - to place out in the open for all to see

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Place, put Position - the place where someone is

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After, behind Posthumous - after someone’s death Postscript - an addition to an already completed document

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Earlier, before, in front of Preamble - a part in front of formal documents Prepare - to get ready in advance

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Before, in front of, for, forward Prognosis - a prediction of what will happen Prophet - a person who foretells the future

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To fight Pugnacious - having quarrelsome or aggressive nature Pungent - piercing

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To fight repugnant - distasteful, offensive, or revolting

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Clean Expurgate - remove objectionable passages from publication

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Clean Purge - remove anything undesirable

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Think Computer - an electronic thinking device Dispute - to disagree with what another person thinks

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Four Quadrant - open space with buildings on 4 sides Quadruped - a 4-footed animal

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Fourth Quarter - one fourth Quart - one-fourth of a gallon

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Five, fifth Quintet - a composition for 5 voices or instruments Quintuple - fivefold

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Root Eradicate - pull out at the roots

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Root Radical - fundamental, looking at things from a drastic point of view

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Branch Ramification - the resulting consequence of a decision Ramus - a branchlike part

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Again, back, backward Rebound - to spring back again Rewind - to wind something backward

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Guide, rule Regent - a person who rules on behalf of a king or queen Regime - a government that rules

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Backward, back Retroactive - relating to something in the past Retrospect - the remembering of past events

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Laugh Deride - to make fun of someone

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Laugh Ridicule - to make fun of or mock Ridiculous - silly, causing laughter

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Flow, discharge Hemorrhage - heavy blood flow

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Red Bilirubin - reddish pigment in bile

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Red Ruby - deep red color and a precious stone Rubella - measles

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Break, burst Bankrupt - unable to pay because you’re “broke” Interrupt - to break into a conversation

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Break, burst Rupture - a break in something

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Health Sane - mentally healthy Sanitary - relating to cleanliness and health

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Climb, go Ascend - to climb upward Crescendo - a climbing up of volume

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Know Conscience - sense of knowing right from wrong Conscious - knowing what is happening

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Write, written Inscribe - to write letters or words on a surface Describe - to represent with words or pictures

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Write, written Scribe - a person who writes out documents

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Apart Secede - to formally break away from Seclude - to keep away from

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Cut Dissect - to cut apart piece by piece Intersection - the place where two things cross each other

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Sit Reside - be stationed Sediment - the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

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Sit Session - an actual or constructive sitting of the body

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Half, partial Semiannual - every half year Semicircle - half a circle

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Seven September - used to be the seventh month of the Roman calendar Septet - a group of seven musicians

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Save, keep Conserve - to save or keep something safe Preserve - to save something Reservation - a place kept for a person

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Six Sextet or sextette - a composition or group of 6 Sextuple - sixfold

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Sun Parasol - umbrella protecting from the sun

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Sun Solar - solitary, done alone Solarium - a room where one is exposed to sunlight

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Sleep Insomnia - inability to sleep

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Sleep Somniloquy - talking in your sleep Somnolent - feeling sleepy

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Sound Consonant - a speech sound Unison - as one voice

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Sound Sonorous - producing loud, full, rich sounds Supersonic - faster than sound

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See, look Circumspect - cautious, looking all around Retrospective - a looking back on things

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See, look Spectator - a person who sees an event

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Breathe Inspire - to stimulate or animate Perspire - to give off vapor with waste product through the skin

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Breathe Spirit - invisible life force

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Stand Stable - standing steady and firm Stagnant - standing still, not moving

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Star Constellation - a group of stars that form a pattern Interstellar - between the stars

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Star Stellar - relating to the stars

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Build Construct - to build Destruction - the act of destroying something that was built

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Build Structure - something built

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Under, lower than, inferior to Submarine - an underwater boat Substandard - inferior to accepted standards

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Highest Sum - the combined total of everything Summit - the highest point or top

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Higher in quality or quantity Super Bowl - the final annual football game Supersonic - faster than the speed of sound

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Touch Tangible - able to be touched Tactile - relating to the sense of touch

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Touch Tangible - able to be touched Tactile - relating to the sense of touch

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Time Contemporary - existing at the same time

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Time Temporal - relating to time Temporary - lasting for a limited time

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Hold Continent - serving to restrain or limit Detention - the act or fact of detaining

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Hold Tenacious - having parts or elements strongly adhering to each other

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Rub Attrition - the act of rubbing together or wearing down

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Rub Trite - used or occurring so often as to have lost interest, freshness, or force

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End, limit Determine - to find something out at the end of an investigation Exterminate - to destroy or get rid of

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End, limit Terminate - to end

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Land, earth Territory - an area of land Terrain - ground or land

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Four Tetrapod - having 4 legs Tetrarchy - government by 4 rulers

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twist Contortion - a twisted shape or position Distort - to alter the shape or condition of

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Poison Detox - the process of removing poisons

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Poison Toxic - poisonous Toxicology - the study of poisons

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Pull, drag Attract - to pull objects nearer Distract - to drag attention away from

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Pull, drag Tractor - a motor vehicle that pulls things

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Across, beyond, through Transcontinental - across the continent Transfer - to move from one place to another

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Three, once every three, third Triangle - a figure with three sides and three angles Triathlon - an athletic contest with 3 events

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Beyond, extreme, more than Ultrahigh - extremely high Ultramodern - more modern than anything else

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Not, opposite of, lacking Unabridged - not shortened Unfair - opposite of fair

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One, singular Unicycle - a vehicle with one wheel Unilateral - decided by only one person or nation

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City Suburb - residential area on the edge of a city

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City Urban - relating to a city Urbanology - the study of city life

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Empty Evacuate - to empty a dangerous place

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Empty Vacant - empty, not occupied Vacation - a time without work

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Come Circumvent - to find a way around, get past Connivent - coming in to contact

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Truth Veracious - truthful, honest Veracity - the truth

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Word Adverb - a word relating to a word Proverb - a short saying that expresses a well-known truth

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Word Verbalize - to put into words

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Turn Reverse - to turn around Introvert - being turned towards the inside

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Turn Version - a variation of the original

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Acting in place of Vice-president - the person next in rank to the president

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Conquer Convince - to win someone over Invincible - not able to be conquered

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Conquer Victory - the conquest of an enemy

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See Envision - to picture in the mind Evident - clearly visible

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See Vision - the ability to see

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Live, life Revival - the act of bringing back to life

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Live, life Vivacious - high-spirited and full of life Vital - pertaining to life

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Voice, call Advocate - to speak in favor of Equivocate - to use misleading language that could be interpreted two different ways

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Voice, call Vocalize - to produce with your voice

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Wish, well Benevolent - showing good will and kindness

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Wish, well Volition - the act of making a choice or decision Voluntary - resulting from your own free will

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Eat Carnivorous - meat-eating Devour - to eat quickly

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Eat Voracious - desiring or eating food in great quantities

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Yellow Xanthium - a genus of coarse and rough or spiny herbs Xanthochromia - yellowish discoloration (as of the skin)