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atrophy (v)

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to weaken from disuse (a- without + troph nourishment)

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to weaken from disuse

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atrophy

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abate (v)

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to subside, to decrease in intensity (ad- to + batre to beat)

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to subside, to decrease in intensity

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abate

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porous (adj)

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filled with many holes (porus opening)

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filled with many holes

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porous

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wane (v)

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to grow smaller or less intense

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to grow smaller or less intense

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wane

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lassitude (n)

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a feeling of weakness (lassus weary)

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a feeling of weakness

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lassitude

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undermine (v)

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to weaken or diminish something

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to weaken or diminish something

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undermine

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obsequious (adj)

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overly submissive (ob- to + sequi follow)

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overly submissive

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obsequious

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attrition (n)

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a wearing away of strength or morale

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a wearing away of strength or morale

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attrition

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enervate (v)

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to weaken someone’s vitality

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to weaken someone’s vitality

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enervate

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vulnerable (adj)

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prone to attack or harm

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prone to attack or harm

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vulnerable

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ebb (v)

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to decrease or decline slowly

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to decrease or decline slowly

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ebb

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compliant (adj)

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submissive (pli fold)

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submissive

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compliant

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debilitate (v)

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to sap the strength of (de- away + bilis strength)

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to sap the strength of

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debilitate

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placid (adj)

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calm (plac to please)

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calm, peaceful

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placid

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inert (adj)

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sluggish, inactive (in- not + ertem active)

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sluggish, inactive

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inert

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listless (adj)

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sluggish, without energy (-less without)

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without energy, sluggish

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listless

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quiescent (adj)

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resting; quiet (quies rest)

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resting, quiet

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quiescent

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serene (adj)

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tranquil, calm, placid (serenus peaceful, calm)

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tranquil, calm, placid

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serene

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static (adj)

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stationary (status standing)

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stationary

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static

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moratorium (n)

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postponement

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postponement

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moratorium

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stagnate (v)

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to become inactive, to become stale (status standing)

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to become inactive, to become stale

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stagnate

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torpor (n)

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lethargy, apathy

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lethargy, apathy

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torpor

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respite (n)

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rest, time of relief, pause (respit delay)

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rest, time of relief, pause

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respite

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hiatus (n)

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a break in the continuity of something

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a break in the continuity of something

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hiatus

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torpid (adj)

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hibernating, dormant (torpere be numb)

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hibernating, dormant

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torpid

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belligerent (adj)

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warlike, quarrelsome (bellum war)

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warlike, quarrelsome

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belligerent

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irascible (adj)

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easily angered (ire anger)

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easily angered

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irascible

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volatile (adj)

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explosive, tending to evaporate quickly (vola to fly)

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explosive, tending to evaporate quickly

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volatile

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rebuttal (n)

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refutation; opposing response to an argument (re- back)

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refutation, opposing response to an argument

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rebuttal

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refute (v)

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to disprove; to rebut forcefully (refutare to drive back)

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to disprove, to rebut forcefully

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refute

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incite (v)

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to urge into action (citare to cause to move)

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to urge into action

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incite

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pugnacious (adj)

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quarrelsome; warlike (pugnare fight)

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quarrelsome; warlike

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pugnacious

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bellicose (adj)

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warlike in manner (bellum war)

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warlike in manner

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bellicose

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harass (v)

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to bother, to annoy

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to bother, to annoy

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harass

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assail (v)

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to attack or assault (ad- at + salire leap)

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to attack or assault

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assail

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tumultous (adj)

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violently agitated

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violently agitated

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tumultous

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instigate (v)

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to goad, to urge on

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to goad, to urge on

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instigate

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provocative (adj)

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tending to aggravate or stimulate (pro- forth + vocare to call)

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tending to aggravate or stimulate

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provocative

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propensity (n)

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a natural inclination, a tendency (pro- forth)

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a natural inclination, a tendency

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propensity

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acrimony (n)

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bitterness of feeling; harsh words (acri bitter + monie action or condition)

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bitterness of feeling

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acrimony

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appalling (adj)

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shocking, causing dismay (palir to grow pale)

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shocking, causing dismay

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appalling

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cacophony (n)

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discord, harsh sounds (cacos ugly + phon sound)

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discord, harsh sounds

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cacophony

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abysmal (adj)

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extremely bad, wretched

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extremely bad, wretched

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abysmal

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acrid (adj)

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harsh smelling or tasting (acri bitter)

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harsh smelling or tasting

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acrid

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blatant (adj)

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very conspicious, annoyingly loud

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very conspicious, annoyingly loud

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blatant

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deplorable (adj)

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worthy of reproach or censure (plorare to cry out in sorrow)

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worthy of reproach or censure

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deplorable

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egregious (adj)

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conspiciously bad, flagrant (e- out + greg herd)

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conspiciously bad, flagrant

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egregious

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lurid (adj)

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shocking, sensational

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shocking, sensational

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lurid

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noisome (adj)

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offensive to the senses or the health (noi harm)

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offensive to the senses or the health

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noisome

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flagrant (adj)

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offensively bad, reprehensible

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offensively bad, reprehensible

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flagrant

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heinous (adj)

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cruel, shockingly evil (haine hatred + -ous full of)

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cruel, shockingly evil

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heinous

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astringent (adj)

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caustic, pungent

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caustig, pungent

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astringent

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ambulatory (adj)

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capable of moving around (ambulare walk)

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capable of moving around

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ambulatory

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deviate (v)

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to swerve or deflect (de- away + via path(

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to swerve or deflect

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deviate

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meander (v)

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to wander aimlessly (from Maiandros, a Greek river known for its winding path)

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to wander aimlessly

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meander

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peripatetic (adj)

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travelling from place to place (peri- around + patein to walk)

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travelling from place to place

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peripatetic

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impel (v)

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to put into motion, to urge (pel force)

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to put into motion, to urge

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impel

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itinerant (adj)

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travelling from place to place, peripatetic

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travelling from place to place, peripatetic

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itinerant

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nomadic (adj)

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wandering without a permanent home

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wandering without a permanent home, peripatetic, itinerant

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nomadic

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peripheral (adj)

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located on the outer boundary (peri - around)

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located on the outer boundary

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peripheral

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compel (v)

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to urge into action by force (com- together + pel force)

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to urge into action by force

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compel, tumultous, impel, instigate

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vagrant (adj)

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wandering from place to place (vagus wandering)

itinerant, peripatetic, nomadic

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wandering from place to place, itinerant, peripatetic, nomadic

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vagrant

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perambulate (v)

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to move about (per- through + ambulare walk)

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to move about

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perambulate

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raze (v)

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to destroy completely

128
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to destroy completely

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raze

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jettison (v)

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to throw overboard

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to throw overboard

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jettison

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abort (v)

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to terminate prematurely

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to terminate prematurely

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abort

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purge (v)

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to cleanse of something unwanted (purgare to cleanse)

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to cleanse of something unwanted

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purge

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forgo (v)

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to give something up (for- away + go go)

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to give something up

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forgo

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deplete (v)

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to decrease the supply of (deplare to empty)

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dearth (n)

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lack, scarcity (dear greatly valued)

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lack, scarcity

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dearth

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rescind (v)

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to take back, to cancel (re- back + scindere cut)

141
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to take back, to cancel

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rescind

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efface (v)

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to erase by rubbing (e- out + face appearance)

143
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to erase by rubbing

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efface

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abdicate (v)

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to give up power (ab- away + dicare proclaim)

145
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to give up power

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abdicate

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renounce (v)

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to give up in a formal announcement

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to give up in a formal announcement

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renounce

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nullify (v)

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to make invalid (nullus none)

149
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to make invalid

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nullify

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relinquish (v)

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to abandon or give up (re- back + linquere to leave)

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to abandon or give up, forgo

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relinquish

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cathartic (adj)

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having a purging effect; inducing the release of emotional tension

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having a purging effect, inducing the release of emotional tension

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cathartic

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altruism (n)

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selflessness (alter other)

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selflessness

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altruism

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amiable (adj)

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friendly, agreeable (amicus friend)

157
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friendly, agreeable

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amiable, amicable

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philanthropist (n)

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one who does good, lover of humankind (phila- love + anthro humankind)

159
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one who does good, lover of humankind

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philanthropist

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congenial (adj)

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friendly, pleasant (con- with + genialis pleasant)

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friendly, pleasant

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congenial

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munificient (adj)

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generous (munus sharing)

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generous

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munificient

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decorum (n)

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propriety, good manners (decorus proper)

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propriety, good manners

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decorum

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amity (n)

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friendship (amicus friend)

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friendship

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amity

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decorous (adj)

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exhibiting good taste in behavior or appearance (decorus proper)

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exhibiting good taste in behavior or appearance

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decorous

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affable (adj)

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friendly, kind (affabilis easy to converse with)

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friendly, kind, amiable

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affable

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gregarious (adj)

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sociable (greg flock)

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amicable (adj)

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polite and friendly (amicus friend)

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polite and friendly

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amicable

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magnanimous (adj)

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generous, big-hearted (magna- great + animus spirit)

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generous, big-hearted, munificient

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magnanimous

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geniality (n)

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cheerfulness (genialis pleasant)

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cheerfulness, congeniality

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geniality

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