Stems 37.1 Flashcards

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1
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FUG

A

Run away

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Subterfuge

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A clever trick used to evade a rule,escape a consequence, hide something etc…

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-Ize

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To make,cause

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Aggrandize

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To make something great or better

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5
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Luc

A

Light,shine

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Elucidate

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To make clear or explain especially something that is hard to understand

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Nepo

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Nephew

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8
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Nepotism

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Favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship

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Opia

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Sight

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Myopia

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Nearsightedness; narrow-mindedness,intolerance;lack of foresight

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Pusill

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Small weak

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12
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Pusillanimous

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Lacking courage or resolution,cowardly

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13
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Sed/Sid

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Sit

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14
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Sedentary

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Characterized by or requiring much sitting

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15
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Thanatos

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Death

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Euthanasia

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The act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die an animal or person suffering from an incurable condition

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Vac

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Empty

18
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Vacuous

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Without contents,empty;lacking in ideas or intelligence

19
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Viv

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Life

20
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Bon vivant

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A person who enjoys a luxurious and social lifestyle