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What does the word Adherent mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

A follower of a person or idea

Syn. Disciple
Ant. Opponent
POS - Noun

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What does the word Deference mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Act or practice of yielding to someone’s authority

Syn. Submission
Ant. Rebellion
POS - Noun

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What does the word Sacrilege mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

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An act against a holy person or place

Syn. Profanity
Ant. Reverence
POS - Noun

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What does the word Retrospective mean?

POS

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Looking backwards over a period of time

POS - Adj.

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What does the word Deflect mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

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To cause to turn aside or away

Syn. Redirect
Ant. Accept
POS - Verb

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What does the word Epiphany mean?

POS

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A moment of great insight, revelation

POS - Noun

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What does the word Confer mean? (2)

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1) To discuss something with someone else
2) To bestow (present)

POS (1&2) - Verb

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What does the word Revert mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS -

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To fall back into an old condition

Syn. Lapse
Ant. Improve
POS - Verb

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What does the word Impervious mean?
Syn.
POS

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Unable to be affected

Syn. Invulnerable
POS - Adj.

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What does the word Inference mean?

POS

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A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn with the facts at hand

POS - Noun

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What does the word Expound mean?
Syn.
POS

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To explain or discuss in detail

Syn. clarify
POS - Verb

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What does the word Reprobate mean?
Syn.
POS

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A dishonest or immoral person, a scoundrel

Syn. Delinquent
POS - Noun

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What does the word Purported mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

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Claimed as true, but probably false

Syn. Alleged
Ant. Definite
POS - Adj.

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What does the word Phenomenon mean?

POS

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A fact or event that can be documented/observed

POS - Noun

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What does the word Incoherent mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

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Not able to be understood, nonsensical

Syn. Confused
Ant. Clear
POS - Adj.

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What does the word Reprove mean?
Syn.
Adj.
POS

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To scold or criticize

Syn. Chide
Ant. Praise
POS - Verb

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What does the word Introspective mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS -

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Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

Syn. Meditative
Ant. Shallow
POS - Adj.

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What does the word Sycophant mean?

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A person who flatters, a yes-man

POS - Noun

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What does the word Docile mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

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Easily taught, submissive to instruction

Syn. Obedient
Ant. Defiant
POS - Adj.

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What does the word Fallacy mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

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A misleading or mistaken idea

Syn. Misconception
Ant. Truth
POS - Noun

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What does the word Incredulous mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Unable to believe something, amazed

Syn. Skeptical
Ant. Trusting
POS - Adj.

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What does the word Infinitesimal mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Extremely small, incalculably or immeasurably small

Syn. Tiny
Ant. Huge
POS - Adj.

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What does the word Innovative mean?
Syn.
Ant.
POS

A

Showing creativity and originality

Syn. Inventive
Ant. Conservative
POS - Adj.

24
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What does DUC/DUCT mean?

A

To lead

25
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What does PHAN mean?

A

To appear, to show

26
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What does TOM mean?

A

To cut

27
Q

What does SOLU/SOLV mean?

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To loosen, to solve

28
Q

What does MIT/MIS mean?

A

To send

29
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What does STIT/STAT mean?

A

To stand

30
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What does FER mean?

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To carry, to bring

31
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What does GRAT mean?

A

Pleasing, earning thanks, or thankful

32
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What does TORT/TORQ mean?

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To twist

33
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What does PRIM mean?

A

First

34
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What does ONUS/ONER mean?

A

Burden

35
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What does DUB mean?

A

Doubtful

36
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What does the prefix - AB mean?

A

Away From

37
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What does the prefix -ALTER mean?

A

Another

38
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What does the prefix -DE mean?

A

Down, Down From

39
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What does the prefix -EPI mean?

A

Upon

40
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What does the prefix -E mean?

A

Out of

41
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What does the prefix -OB mean?

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Against

42
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What does the prefix -CIRCUM mean?

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Around

43
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What does the prefix -CON mean?

A

With, together

44
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What does the prefix -SUR mean?

A

Above

45
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What does the prefix -DIA mean?

A

Through

46
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What does the prefix -RETRO mean?

A

Backwards

47
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What does the prefix -PER mean?

A

Through

48
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What does the prefix -SUB mean?

A

Beneath

49
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What does the prefix -TRANS mean?

A

Across

50
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FREE

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