Stems 43.1 Flashcards

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Dia = across or through

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Diatribe: (n.) a bitter, abusive criticism, or denunciation.

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In= no, not

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Indisposed: (adj.) slightly ill; unwilling or not likely to do something

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Luct = struggle

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Ineluctable: (adj.) incapable of being evaded, inescapable

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Ob = against

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Obloquy: (n.) abusive or hateful speech, abuse, slander

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Pugn = fight

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Pugnacious: (adj.) inclined to quarrel or fight readily, belligerent

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Re = again

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Remonstrate: (v.) to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval

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Roga = ask, request, propose

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Supererogate: (v.) to do more than is required by duty or obligation

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Sol = alone

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Desolate: (adj.) bare, deserted; sad, lonely, gloomy

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Terr = land

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Disinter: (v.) to dig up or remove from a grave or tomb, to exhume

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Acro = high, extreme

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Acronym: (n.) a word formed from the first (or first few) letters of a series of words.
*NASA, USA, BMW

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