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Contrive
v.
to create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice
Latin
com-: together
tropus: song, musical mode
contropare: to compare
Concomitant
adj.
naturally accompanying or associated
Latin
con-: together with
comes: companion
Compatriot
n.
a fellow citizen or national of a country
Latin
com-: together with
patriota
Brisk
adj.
active, fast, and energetic
Stow
v.
to pack or store carefully and neatly in a particular place
Clandestine
adj.
kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit
Latin
clam: secretly
Straddle
v.
to sit or stand with one leg on either side of
Illicit
adj.
forbidden by law, rules, or custom
Latin
licitus: lawful, permitted
Exscind
v.
to cut off or out
Vapid
adj.
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; insipid
Puerile
adj.
childishly silly and trivial
Latin
puer: boy
Carcinogenic
adj.
having the potential to cause cancer
Premise
n.
a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
Latin
prae: before
mittere: send
Posit
v.
to assume as a fact; to put forward as a basis of argument
Latin
posit-: placed
Postulate
v.
to suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
Latin
postulat-: asked
Institute
v.
to set in motion or establish
Latin
in-: in, towards
statuere: set up
Amanuensis
n.
a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts
Latin
servus a manu: (slave) at hand(writing), secretary
ensis: belonging to
Conversant
adj.
familiar with or knowledgeable about something
Slavish
adj.
showing no attempt at originality, constructive interpretation, or development
Servile
adj.
having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others
Latin
servus: slave
Tract
n.
an area of indefinite extent, typically a large one
Latin
trahere: draw, pull
Consummate
v. to make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse
adj. showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect
Latin
con-: altogether
summa: sum total
summus: highest, supreme
Perigee
n.
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.
Greek
peri-: around
ge-: earth
Limpid
adj.
(of a liquid) free of anything that darkens; completely clear
Conciliate
v. to stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify
Auspicious
adj.
conducive to success; favorable
Conducive
adj.
making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible
Lacivious
adj.
(of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire
Bawdy
adj.
dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent
Aphorism
n.
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation
adj. aphoristic
Moralistic
adj.
overfond of making moral judgements about others’ behavior; too ready to moralize
Epigram
n. a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way
adj. epigrammatic: concise, clever, amusing
Debase
v.
reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade
