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Stems list 30 Flashcards

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induction (noun)

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def: the act of putting in formal possession
stems: in-in or out
tion-act or state

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hagiocracy (noun)

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def: government by a body of persons regarded as holy
stems: cracy-government

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dictation (noun)

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def: prescription; the right or title acquired under common law by such possession
stems:

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disconsolate (adj)

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def: cheerless
stems: dis-away ate-cause

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disingenuous (adj)

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def: lacking in being open and honest (expressionless)
stems: dis-away ous-full of gen-origin

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fractious (adj)

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def: tending to be troublesome
stems: ous-full of fract-break

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nondescript (adj)

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def: belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind
stems: non-not de-down

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prolific (adj)

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def: producing young or fruit especially freely
stems: pro-foward fic-make

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chronicle (noun)

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def: : a historical account of events arranged in order of time
stems: chron-time

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primeval (adj)

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def: of or relating to the earliest ages
stems: prim-first

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panegyric (noun)

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def: formal or elaborate praise
stems: pan-all

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fidelity (noun)

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def: the quality or state of being faithful
stems: fid-faith

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magnum Opus (noun)

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def: a great work
stems: magn-great

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comport (verb)

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def: to be fitting : ACCORD
stems: com-together port-carry

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antediluvian (adj)

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def: of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
stems: ante-before di-two

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insurgence (noun)

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def: an act or the action of being rebellious
stems: in- in/not surg-rise

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expeditiously (adj)

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def: marked by or acting with prompt efficiency
stems: ex-out ped-foot ous-full of

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renovate (verb)

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def: to restore to a former better state
stems: re-again nov-new ate-cause

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carnage (noun)

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def: he flesh of slain animals or humans
stems: carn-flesh

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decadent (adj)

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def: characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence
stems: dec-ten cad-fall

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supercilious (adj)

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def: coolly and patronizingly prideful
stems: super-over ous-full of

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inexorable (adj)

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def: not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
stems: in-in/out ex-out

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emissary (noun)

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def: one designated as the agent of another
stems: miss-send

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improvident (adj)

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def: not foreseeing and providing for the future
stems: im-not pro-foward vid-look

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moribund (adj)

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def: being in the state of dying : approaching death
stems: mort-death

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