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Pre-AP English 10 > Stem Words > Flashcards

Stem Words Flashcards

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary

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Equivocate

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To hedge

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Bilateral

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Two sided

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Unilateral

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One sided

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Circumspect

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Cautious

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Commensurate

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Of like measure

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Malevolence

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Evil intent

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Neophyte

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Beginner

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Misanthropist

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People hater

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Bellicose

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Warlike

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Anthropomorphic

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Man-shaped

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Captious

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Fault finding

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Neologism

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New world

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Male diction

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A curse

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Incredulous

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Not believing

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Omniscient

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All knowing

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Monomania

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Obsession with one thing

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Specious

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False

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Excoriate

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Verbally flag

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Prototype

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First model

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Xenophobia

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Fear of foreigners

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Benediction

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Blessing

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Amorphous

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Shapeless

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Preponderance

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Bulk

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Magnanimous

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Great minded

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Mollify

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To calm

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Ichthyologist

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Fish scientist

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Polyglot

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Muti-linguist

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Diaphanous

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Semitransparent

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Somniferos

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Boring

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Sinecure

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Easy, lucrative job

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Soliloquy

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Speech to ones self

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Adherent

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Supporter

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Adhere

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Renounce

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Caustic

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Sarcastic

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Confluence

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Flowing together

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Depose

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Topple for power

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Egomania

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Self-obsession

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Egregious

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Outrageously bad

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Analgesic

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Pain killer

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Chiromancy

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Palm reading

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Oligarchy

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Government by few

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Intractable

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Stubborn

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Intransigent

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Not compromising

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Perfidious

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Treacherous

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Perspicuous

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Brilliantly clear

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Ingenuous

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Innocent

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Circumlocution

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Indirect speech

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Discursive

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Rambling

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Mollify

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To calm

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Ichthyologist

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Fish scientist

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Polyglot

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Muti-linguist

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Diaphanous

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Semitransparent

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Somniferos

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Boring

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Sinecure

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Easy, lucrative job

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Soliloquy

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Speech to ones self

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Adherent

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Supporter

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Adhere

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Renounce

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Caustic

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Sarcastic

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Confluence

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Flowing together

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Depose

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Topple for power

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Egomania

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Self-obsession

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Egregious

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Outrageously bad

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Analgesic

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Pain killer

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Chiromancy

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Palm reading

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Oligarchy

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Government by few

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Intractable

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Stubborn

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Intransigent

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Not compromising

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Perfidious

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Treacherous

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Perspicuous

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Brilliantly clear

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Ingenuous

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Innocent

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Circumlocution

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Indirect speech

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Discursive

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Rambling

Pre-AP English 10 (2 decks)

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