Lesson 20 Flashcards

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Insouciant

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Not concerned

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Static

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Without force or movement

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Stipulate

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To specify a required part of an agreement

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Zeitgeist

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The general spirit of time

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5
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Proliferate

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To grow or reproduce rapidly

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Tenet

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A belief or principle held to be true

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Ruminate

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To think deeply or repeatedly

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Vigilant

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Alert at all times

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Dissident

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Someone who disagrees

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Petulant

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Rude in speech or behavior

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Derivative

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Not the originals

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Accolade

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An award or honor

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13
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Demur

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To disapprove or to take exception

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Limpid

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Transparent; clear

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Inviduous

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Tending to cause discontent, harm, or resentment

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16
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Root: Cord/Card

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Heart or Mind

accord, concord, concordance, cordial, discord.

17
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Root: quis/quir

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To seek

acquire, enquiry, inquire, inquiry, require, requirement.

18
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Prefix: ac

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Towards

acme · acumen · acuity · acidic · acidity · acne · acute.

19
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Prefix: in

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Into

intractable · inconspicuous · intransigent · innocuous · inimitable · insipid

20
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Prefix: Cata

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Down or thoroughly

catalyst. catastrophe. category. catalog. catalysis. catalyze

21
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Root: tonia

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Paralysis

catatonia · amyotonia · clintonia · vagotonia · claytonia · houstonia · hypotonia · comptonia · cliftonia · ceratonia

22
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Root: Clysm

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Flood, disaster

cataclysm · catatonic · catalyst · catastrophe · category · catalog · catalysis · catalyze.