Latin Roots Semester 1 Flashcards
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Peer
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A person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status
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Revivify
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To restore to life; give new life to; revive; reanimate
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Par [pair, peer]
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Equal
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Mord, mors
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Bite
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Anim
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Life, spirit, mind, soul
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Vit, viv
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Live
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Vitality
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Capacity to live or grow
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Mordant
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Sharply caustic or sarcastic; biting
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Para, par [pair]
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Prepare, ward off
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Morb
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Illness
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Immortal
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Not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying
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Insomnia
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Inability to obtain sufficient sleep; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness
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Dormant
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Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive; torpid
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Morality
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Conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct
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Magnanimous
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High-minded, noble
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Morbific
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Causing disease
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Apparatus
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Any complex instrument or mechanism for a specific purpose
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Torpid
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Inactive or sluggish
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Parity
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Equality, as in amount, status, or character
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Somn
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Sleep; dream
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Dorm
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Sleep
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Mort
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Death
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Torp
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Stupor, numbness
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Animation
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Animated quality; liveliness, vivacity, spirit
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Viviparous
Bringing forth living young rather than eggs
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Mor
Custom
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Cordial
Sincere; heartfelt
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Expedite
To speed up the process of; hasten
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Multiped
Having many feet
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Dentate
Having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes
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Cap, cip, capt
Take
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Cord
Heart
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Capit, cipit
Head
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Corporation
Any group of persons united or regarded as united in one body
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Digital
Of or pertaining to a digit or finger
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Reincarnation
Rebirth of the soul in a new body
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Mandate
An authoritative order or command
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Reception
The act of taking into one's possession
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Carnivorous
Flesh-eating
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Dent
Tooth
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Incipient
Beginning to exist or appear; in the initial stage
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Digit
Finger, toe
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Manual
Of or pertaining to the hand or hands
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Corporal
Of the human body; bodily; physical
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Capital
Any source of profit, advantage, power, etc.
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Corpor
Body
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Manu
Hand
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Consanguinity
Relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship
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Ped
Foot
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Mand, mend
Entrust, order
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Carn
Flesh
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Sanguine
Blood
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Fatu
Foolish
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Fig, fix, -fy
Fasten; pierce
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Assemble
To bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole
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Discriminate
To note or observe a difference
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Fing, fig, fict
Form; shape; invent; imagine
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Sens, sent
Feel; be aware
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Sag
Shrewd; wise
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Far
Divine law
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Sensitive
Endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses
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Fa, fat, fess
Speak
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Simil, simul, sembl
Together; likeness
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Omniscient
Having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding
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Quasihistorical
Resembling that of, pertaining to, or characteristic of history or past events
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Fatuous
Foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner
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Fac, fact, fect, -fic, -fy
Do; make; cause
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Simulate
To assume or have the appearance or characteristics of
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Discern
To distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different
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Fiction
Something feigned, invented, or imagined
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Prefix
Something put before or in front
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Non-, ne- (rarely, neg-)
Not
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Quasi-
As if; seemingly
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Cern, cert, cret
Sift; separate; distinguish; decide
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Insipid
Without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities
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Affable
Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to
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Nefarious
Extremely wicked or villainous
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Crim, crimin
Judgement; accusation; crime
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Sagacious
Having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense
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Sci
Know
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Factory
A building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods
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Sap, sip
Taste; discern; be wise
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Vid, vis
See
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Invisible
Not visible; not perceptible by the eye
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Divid, divis
Separate
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Teg, tect
Cover
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Plumb-
Lead
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Tang, ting, tag, tig, tact
Touch
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Aud, audit
Hear
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Aural
Of or pertaining to the ear or the sense of hearing
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Palp
Feel; touch
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Audible
Capable of being heard
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Argent
Like silver; silvery white
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Tacit
Unvoiced or unspoken
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Aureate
Golden or gilded
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Oculist
A doctor of medicine specializing in diseases, function, and anatomy of the eye
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Disgust
A strong distaste; nausea; loathing
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Gust
Taste
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Expect
To anticipate the occurrence or coming of
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Ferr-
Iron
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-fer, -ferrous
Bear; carry; produce
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Aur
Ear
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Tac, tic
Silent
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Argent-
Silver
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Ocul
Eye
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Spec, spic, spect
Look at; examine
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Indivisible
Not separable into parts; incapable of being divided
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Ger, gest
Bear; carry
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Impalpable
Incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch
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Detective
Serving to uncover the existence of
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Ingest
To take, as in food, into the body
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Ferriferous
Producing or yielding iron
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Aur-
Gold
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Tangible
Capable of being touched
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Veracity
Conformity to truth or fact; accuracy
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Vor
Eat
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Virile
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man
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Pauci-
Few
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Multilingual
Dealing with of involving several or many languages
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Supersonic
Greater than the speed of sound waves through air
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Lingu
Language; tongue
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Verb
Words
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Vir
Man
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Verbose
Characterized by the use of many or too many words
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Langu
Faint; weary
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Brev-
Short
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Virtuoso
A person who has special skill or knowledge in a field
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Elongate
To increase in length
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Languid
Lacking in vigor or vitality; Slack or slow
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Voracity
The condition or quality of consuming or craving large quantities of food
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Lingual
Pertaining to languages
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Paucity
Smallness of quantity; scarcity
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Ver
Truth
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Verity
The state or quality of being true
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Long-
Long
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Verbal
Of or pertaining to words
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Virtu
Strength; virtue
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Multi-
Many
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Omnivorous
Eating all kinds of food indiscriminately
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Omni-
All
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Son
Sound
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Brevity
Shortness in time or duration
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Malediction
Curse
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Vocal
Of, pertaining to, or uttered with the voice
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Garrulous
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner
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Equity
The quality of being fair or impartial
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Loquacious
Characterized by excessive talk
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Mal-
Bad; ill
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Benign
Showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness
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Duc, duct
Lead
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Magn-
Great; large
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Soli-, sol-
Alone; only
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Ben-, bon-
Good; well
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Garrul
Chatter, talk
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Dic, dict
Say, speak; assert
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Dica, dicat
Proclaim; set apart
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Dedicate
To set aside or assign to a specific function, task, or purpose
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Voc, vok
Voice; call
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Introduce
To bring to first knowledge or experience of something
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Equ
Equal, fair
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Magniloquence
Use of extravagant language
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Benediction
An utterance of good wishes
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Soliloquy
The act of speaking while or as if alone
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Iniquity
A gross injustice or wickedness
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Loc, locat
Place
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Equality
Correspondence in quality, degree, value, rank, or ability
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Loqu, locut
Speak
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Predict
To declare or tell in advance
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Location
A place or situation occupied
