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vocab from the roots up Flashcards

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persuade

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convince

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persuasive

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describes someone who is good at persuading

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persuadable

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able to be persuaded

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dissuade

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convince someone NOT to do something

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aggressive

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angry, violent

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progress

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improvement

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progressive

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liberal, wanting to improve the world around you

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progression

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a series of steps for learning or achieving something

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regress

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to go back to an earlier, less advanced stage

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egress

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place for exiting

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ingress

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place for entering

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congress

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legislative part of US government

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congressional

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related to the Congress of the United States

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agression

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anger, violence

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transgress

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to commit a crime or a sin

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transgression

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a crime or a sin

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perspire

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to sweat

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perspiration

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sweat (noun)

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expire

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to die or go out of date

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expiration date

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the date when something stops working

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conspire

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make a plan together

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respire

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to breathe (used in science)

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inspire

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to give hope or encouragement

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inspirational

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describes something that makes you want to be a better person

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inject

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force something in, like giving a shot or adding fuel

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injection

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a vaccination or other “shot” (medical)

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eject

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to throw or push out (like eject a DVD)

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objection

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a disagreement

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reject

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to throw something back, like “reject an offer” or “reject help”

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dejected

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sad (eyes cast down)

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emit

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send out pollution

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emission

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pollution released from a car or factory

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dismiss

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send students away at the end of class

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dismissive

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describes someone who doesn’t want to talk to you

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remit

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send money to pay a bill, or send money back to your country

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remission

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when a disease stops being active,

I.e., the cancer is in remission

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transmit

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send a signal, like radio waves

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submit

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hand in an application or a project

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submissive

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describes someone who is shy and does whatever you tell them to do.

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emotion

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feeling, such as anger, fear, or happiness

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emotional

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describes someone who feels a lot of emotions easily

42
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commotion

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noise and movement in a crowd of people

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remote

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very far away

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remove

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to move something away

45
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demote

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to move down (especially in your job)

46
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promote

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to move forward, to encourage or support someone

also, to get a better job

47
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promotional

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describes advertisements that promote a product

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expel

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to kick someone out (usually out of school)

49
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propel

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to push something forward strongly

50
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propellor

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the part of an airplane that spins and moves the airplane forward

51
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dispell

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to move apart and fade away (for example, the smell of perfume gets dispelled)

52
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compel

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to force someone to do something

53
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compulsion

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a feeling that forces you to do something

for example, a compulsion to drink

54
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impel

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to push someone into doing something

a little less strong than compel

55
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impulse

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a strong desire to do something

56
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impulsive

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describes someone who acts on their desires,

without considering the consequences

57
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repel

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to push someone/something away

58
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repellent

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a substance that repels (example: mosquito repellent)

59
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repulsive

A

disgusting, so evil or ugly that people can’t tolerate it

60
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position

A

place where something is located

61
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composed of

A

put together, made of

62
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compose

A

to write an essay, or to write music

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composition

A

an essay

64
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component

A

a small part of a larger system

65
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expose

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to reveal, to put something in the open

66
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dispose (of)

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to throw away

67
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disposable

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can be thrown away

disposable diapers

68
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oppose

A

to be against, to argue against

69
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opponent

A

someone who is opposed

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repose

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to lie back and rest

71
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propose

A

to put an idea forward in public

also, to ask someone to marry you!

72
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erupt

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to break out (example; anger or lava)

73
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rupture

A

a break or tear

74
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disrupt

A

to distract attention or break concentration

75
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corrupt

A

to cause political damage,
especially by taking bribes or putting family members in power
ALSO, computer data can be corrupted

76
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interrupt

A

to break into the middle of a conversation or other process

77
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assist

A

to help

Spanish/French speakers: this word does NOT mean “to attend a class” in English

78
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consist (of)

A

to be made of

79
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consistent

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to be the same over time, not changing

80
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desist

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to stop doing something

only used in legal documents

81
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persist

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to continue, to be strong

“we persist!” means “we keep going, we don’t give up”

82
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resist

A

to fight back

83
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resistent

A

describes someone that fights back

also: fire-resistent

84
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irresistible

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describes something that cannot be avoided or stopped (cannot be resisted)

85
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contain

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to hold smaller parts

86
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contents

A

what is inside
example: the contents of the box,
or, the contents of a book

87
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container

A

something that holds other things, like a box or bottle

88
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retain

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to keep something, to refuse to give it up

89
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detain

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to stop someone or arrest them

90
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obtain

A

to get or receive something

91
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entertain

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to keep someone busy or happy

92
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traction

A

the ability to pull (like good tires have traction)

93
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tractor

A

a farm machine that pulls a plow

94
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distract

A

to pull someone’s attention away

95
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distractable

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describe someone who is easy to distract

96
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extract

A

to pull out (usually, a tooth)

97
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retract

A

to pull back

98
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contract

A

an agreement between two people

ALSO, can mean to pull together and get shorter/smaller

99
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contraction

A
  1. a shortened word like can’t don’t I’m he’s etc

2. the way a muscle gets shorter, can result in a baby being born :)

100
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attract

A

to pull something toward you

example: honey attracts insects, magnets attract iron

101
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attractive

A

describes someone who is good-looking

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