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daunt

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v. to make afraid; to discourage

ant: encourage

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flux

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n. a state of continual change or movement

ant: stability; solidity

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hovel

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n. a wretched living place; an open shed

ant: palace; mansion

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cadaverous

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adj. of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin

ant: robust; healthy

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gothic

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ajd. of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesue, and desolate style of fiction

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penury

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n. extreme poverty

ant: wealth; opulence

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egress

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n. an exit; a means of going out

ant: ingress; entrance

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felicity

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n. happiness; bliss

ant: unhappiness; discontent

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despot

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n. a dictator with absolute power

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beget

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v. to produce; to make happen

ant: prevent

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educe

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v. to draw or bring out

ant: suppress

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glean

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v. to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

ant: disperse

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chafe

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v. to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction

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effrontery

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n. shameless boldness

ant: timidity

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imbibe

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v. to drink (especially alcohol)

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feign

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v. to pretend

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desist

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v. to stop; discontinue

ant: begin; start

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allude

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v. to hint at, to refer to indirectly

ant: expose

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elite

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n. the choice members or best of a group

ant: common; multitude

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morph

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shape

greek

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vest

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clothes

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bene

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good

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pond

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weight

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corp

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body

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dorm

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sleep

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pater

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father

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nov

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new

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punct

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point

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ject

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throw

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tion

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act or state

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loco

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place

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32
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dox

A

opinion

greek

33
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amphi

A

both

greek

34
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magn

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great

latin

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eu

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good

greek

36
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endo

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within

greek

37
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phobia

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fear

greek

38
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ortho

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straight

greek

39
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put

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think

latin

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ver

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true

latin

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matri

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mother

latin

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mega

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large

greek

43
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pop

A

people

latin

44
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sangui

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blood

latin

45
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anti

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against
sometimes changed to anto or ant.
can mean against, prevent, opposite, reverse,hostile to, counteract or rivaling.

46
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antibody

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protein that neutralizes an antigen

47
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anticlimax

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a ludicrous conclusion

48
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anticline

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an upward bend in rock strata

49
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anticoagulant

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drug that prevents clotting

50
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antifebrile

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reducing fever

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antihero

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an untraditional protagonist

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antilogy

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a contradiction

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antimatter

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opposite particles

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antinomian

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belief in faith alone

55
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antipathy

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strong dislike

56
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antiseptic

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preventing infection

57
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antivenin

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an antitoxin for venom

58
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antonym

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a opposite word

59
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antonomasia

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the use of epithets

60
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antidote

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a poison remedy

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antinovel

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a radical novel

62
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antipode

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the exact opposite

63
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antimacassar

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a small cover for a chair back

64
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antiscorbutic

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a remedy for scurvy

65
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antilabor

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opposed to unions

66
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antiballistic

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an antimissile missile

67
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gird

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v. to prepare for an event or an action

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