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
force something in, like giving a shot or adding fuel
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injection
a vaccination or other "shot" (medical)
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eject
to throw or push out (like eject a DVD)
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objection
a disagreement
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reject
to throw something back, like "reject an offer" or "reject help"
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dejected
sad (eyes cast down)
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emit
send out pollution
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emission
pollution released from a car or factory
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dismiss
send students away at the end of class
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dismissive
describes someone who doesn't want to talk to you
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remit
send money to pay a bill, or send money back to your country
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remission
when a disease stops being active,
| I.e., the cancer is in remission
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transmit
send a signal, like radio waves
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submit
hand in an application or a project
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submissive
describes someone who is shy and does whatever you tell them to do.
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emotion
feeling, such as anger, fear, or happiness
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emotional
describes someone who feels a lot of emotions easily
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commotion
noise and movement in a crowd of people
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remote
very far away
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remove
to move something away
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demote
to move down (especially in your job)
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promote
to move forward, to encourage or support someone
| also, to get a better job
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promotional
describes advertisements that promote a product
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expel
to kick someone out (usually out of school)
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propel
to push something forward strongly
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propellor
the part of an airplane that spins and moves the airplane forward
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dispell
to move apart and fade away (for example, the smell of perfume gets dispelled)
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compel
to force someone to do something
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compulsion
a feeling that forces you to do something
| for example, a compulsion to drink
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impel
to push someone into doing something
| a little less strong than compel
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impulse
a strong desire to do something
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impulsive
describes someone who acts on their desires,
| without considering the consequences
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repel
to push someone/something away
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repellent
a substance that repels (example: mosquito repellent)
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repulsive
disgusting, so evil or ugly that people can't tolerate it
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position
place where something is located
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composed of
put together, made of
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compose
to write an essay, or to write music
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composition
an essay
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component
a small part of a larger system
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expose
to reveal, to put something in the open
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dispose (of)
to throw away
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disposable
can be thrown away
| disposable diapers
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oppose
to be against, to argue against
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opponent
someone who is opposed
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repose
to lie back and rest
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propose
to put an idea forward in public
| also, to ask someone to marry you!
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erupt
to break out (example; anger or lava)
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rupture
a break or tear
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disrupt
to distract attention or break concentration
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corrupt
to cause political damage,
especially by taking bribes or putting family members in power
ALSO, computer data can be corrupted
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interrupt
to break into the middle of a conversation or other process
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assist
to help
| Spanish/French speakers: this word does NOT mean "to attend a class" in English
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consist (of)
to be made of
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consistent
to be the same over time, not changing
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desist
to stop doing something
| only used in legal documents
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persist
to continue, to be strong
| "we persist!" means "we keep going, we don't give up"
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resist
to fight back
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resistent
describes someone that fights back
| also: fire-resistent
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irresistible
describes something that cannot be avoided or stopped (cannot be resisted)
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contain
to hold smaller parts
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contents
what is inside
example: the contents of the box,
or, the contents of a book
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container
something that holds other things, like a box or bottle
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retain
to keep something, to refuse to give it up
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detain
to stop someone or arrest them
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obtain
to get or receive something
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entertain
to keep someone busy or happy
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traction
the ability to pull (like good tires have traction)
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tractor
a farm machine that pulls a plow
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distract
to pull someone's attention away
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distractable
describe someone who is easy to distract
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extract
to pull out (usually, a tooth)
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retract
to pull back
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contract
an agreement between two people
| ALSO, can mean to pull together and get shorter/smaller
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contraction
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 :)
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attract
to pull something toward you
| example: honey attracts insects, magnets attract iron
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attractive
describes someone who is good-looking
