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Contrive

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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

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Concomitant

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adj.
naturally accompanying or associated

Latin
con-: together with
comes: companion

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Compatriot

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n.
a fellow citizen or national of a country

Latin
com-: together with
patriota

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Brisk

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adj.

active, fast, and energetic

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Stow

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v.

to pack or store carefully and neatly in a particular place

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Clandestine

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adj.
kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit

Latin
clam: secretly

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Straddle

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v.

to sit or stand with one leg on either side of

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Illicit

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adj.
forbidden by law, rules, or custom

Latin
licitus: lawful, permitted

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Exscind

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v.

to cut off or out

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Vapid

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adj.

offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; insipid

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Puerile

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adj.
childishly silly and trivial

Latin
puer: boy

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Carcinogenic

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adj.

having the potential to cause cancer

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Premise

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n.
a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion

Latin

prae: before
mittere: send

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Posit

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v.
to assume as a fact; to put forward as a basis of argument

Latin
posit-: placed

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Postulate

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v.
to suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief

Latin
postulat-: asked

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Institute

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v.
to set in motion or establish

Latin
in-: in, towards
statuere: set up

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Amanuensis

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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

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Conversant

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adj.

familiar with or knowledgeable about something

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Slavish

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adj.

showing no attempt at originality, constructive interpretation, or development

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Servile

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adj.
having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

Latin
servus: slave

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Tract

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n.
an area of indefinite extent, typically a large one

Latin
trahere: draw, pull

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Consummate

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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

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Perigee

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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

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Limpid

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adj.

(of a liquid) free of anything that darkens; completely clear

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Conciliate

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v.
to stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify
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Auspicious

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adj.

conducive to success; favorable

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Conducive

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adj.

making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible

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Lacivious

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adj.

(of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire

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Bawdy

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adj.

dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent

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Aphorism

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n.
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation

adj. aphoristic

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Moralistic

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adj.

overfond of making moral judgements about others’ behavior; too ready to moralize

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Epigram

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n. a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way
adj. epigrammatic: concise, clever, amusing

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Debase

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v.

reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade