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alt

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high

altitude–height

alto–highest singing voice

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act, ag

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do, act, drive

activate–to make active

agile–having quick motion

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alter, altr,

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other, change

alternative–choice among two things

altruism–living for the good of others

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am, ami

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love, friend

amiable–good-natured

amity–friendship

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anim

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mind, spirit

animated–spirited

animosity–violent hatred

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annu, enni

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year

annual–every year

centennial–every hundred years

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aqua

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water

aquarium–tank for water animals and plants

aquamarine–semiprecious stone of sea-green color

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arch

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first, ruler

archenemy–chief enemy

archetype–original pattern from which things are copied

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aud, audit

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hear

audible–capable of being heard

audience–assembly of hearers

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auto

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self

automatic–self-acting

autobiography–story about a person who also wrote it

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bell

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war

belligerent–a party taking part in a war

bellicose–war-like

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ben, bene

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good

benign–kindly disposition

beneficial–advantageous

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bio

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life

biotic–relating to life

biology–the science of life

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brev

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short

abbreviate–make shorter

brevity–shortness

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cad, cas

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fall

cadence–fall in voice

casualty–loss caused by death, injury, or illness

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capit, cap

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head

captain–the head or chief

decapitate–to cut off the head

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cede, ceed, cess

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to go, to yield

recede–to move or fall back

proceed–to move onward

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cent

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hundred

century–hundred years

centipede–insect with a hundred legs

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chron

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time

chronology–science dealing with historic dates

chronicle–register of events in order of time

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cide, cis

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to kill, to cut

homicide–the killing of one human being by another

incision–a cut

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clam, claim

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to shout

acclaim–receive with applause

proclamation–a public announcement

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cogn

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to know

recognize–to know again

cognition–awareness

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corp

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body

incorporate–combine into one body

corpse–dead body

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cred

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to trust, to believe

incredible–unbelievable

credulous–too prone to believe

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cur, curr, curs

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to run

current–flowing body of air or water

excursion–short trip

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dem

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people

democracy–government by the people

epidemic–affecting all people

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dic, dict

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to say

dictate–to read aloud for another to transcribe

verdict–decision of a jury

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doc, doct

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to teach

docile–easily instructed

indoctrinate–to instruct

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domin

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to rule

dominate–to rule

dominion–territory of rule

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duc, duct

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to lead

conduct–act of guiding

induce–to overcome by persuasion

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eu

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well, good

eulogy–speech or writing in praise

euphony–pleasantness or smoothness of sound

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fac, fact, fect, fic

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to do, to make

factory–location of production

fiction–something invented or imagined

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fer

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to bear, to carry

transfer–to move from one place to another

refer–to direct to

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fin

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end, limit

infinity–unlimited

finite–limited in quantity

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flect, flex

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to bend

flexible–easily bent

reflect–to throw back

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fort

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luck//strong

fortunate--lucky
fortuitous--happening by chance
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fortify--strengthen
fortress--stronghold
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frag, fract

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break

fragile–easily broken

fracture–break

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fug

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flee

fugitive–fleeing

refugee–one who flees to a place of safety

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gen

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class, race

engender–to breed

generic–of a general nature in regard to all members

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grad, gress

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to go, to step

regress–to go back

graduate–to divide into regular steps

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graph

A

writing

telegram–message sent by telegraph

autograph–person’s own handwriting or signature

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ject

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to throw

projectile–capable of being thrown

reject–to throw away

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leg

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law

legitimate–lawful

legal–defined by law

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leg, lig, lect

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to choose, gather, read

illegible–incapable of being read

election–the act of choosing

lecture–a prepared speech read to several people

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liber

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free

liberal–favoring freedom of ideas

liberty–freedom from restraint

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log

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study, speech

archaeology–study of human antiquities

prologue–address spoken before a performance

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luc, lum

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light

translucent–slightly transparent

illuminate–to light up

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magn

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large, great

magnify–to make larger

magnificent–great

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mal, male

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bad, wrong

malfunction–to operate incorrectly

malevolent–evil

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mar

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sea

marine–pertaining to the sea

submarine–below the surface of the sea

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mater, matr

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mother

maternal–motherly

matriarch–female head of family or group

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mit, miss

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to send

transmit–to send from one person or place to another

mission–the act of sending

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morph

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shape

metamorphosis–a changing in shape

anthropomorphic–having a human shape

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mut

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change

mutable–subject to change

mutate–to change

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nat

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born

innate–inborn

native–a person born in a place

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neg

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deny

negative–expressing denial

renege–to deny

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nom

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name

nominate–to put forward a name

anonymous–no name given

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nov

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new

novel–new

renovate–to make as good as new

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omni

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all

omnipotent–all powerful

omnipresent–all present

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oper

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to work

operate–to work on something

cooperate–to work with others

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pass, path

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to feel

pathetic–affecting the tender emotions

passionate–moved by strong emotion

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pater, part

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father

paternal–fatherly

patriarch–male head of family or group

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ped, pod

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foot

pedestrian–one who travels on foot

podiatrist–foot doctor

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pel, puls

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to drive, to push

impel–to drive forward

compulsion–irresistible force

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phil

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love

philharmonic–fond of or devoted to music

philanthropist–one who loves and seeks to do good for others

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port

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carry

export–to carry out of the country

portable–able to be carried

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psych

A

mind

psychology–study of the mind

psychiatrist–specialist in mental disorders

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quer, ques, quir, quis

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to ask

inquiry–to ask about

question–that which is asked

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rid, ris

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to laugh

ridiculous–laughable

derision–to mock

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rupt

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to break

interrupt–to break in upon

erupt–to break through

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sci

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to know

science–systematic knowledge of physical or natural phenomena

conscious–having inward knowledge

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scrib, script

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to write

transcribe–to write over again

script–text of words

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sent, sens

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to feel, to think

sentimental–expressive or appealing to tender feelings

sensitive–easily affected by changes

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sequ, secut

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to follow

sequence–connected series

consecutive–following one another in unbroken order

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solv, solu, solut

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to loosen

dissolve–to break up

absolute–without restraint

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spect

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to look at

spectator–one who watches

inspect–to look at closely

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spir

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to breathe

inspire–to breathe in

respiration–process of breathing

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string, strict

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to bind

stringent–binding strongly

restrict–to restrain within bounds

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stru, struct

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to build

misconstrue–to interpret wrongly

construct–to build

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tang, ting, tack, tig

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to touch

tangent–touching, but not intersecting

contact–touching

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ten, tent, tain

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to hold

tenure–holding of office

contain–to hold

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term

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to end

terminate–to end

terminal–having an end

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terr

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earth

terrain–tract of land

terrestrial–existing on Earth

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therm

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heat

thermal–pertaining to heat

thermometer–instrument for measuring temperature

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tort, tors

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to twist

contortionist–one who twists violently

torsion–act of turning or twisting

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tract

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to pull, to draw

attract–draw toward

distract–to draw away

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vac

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empty

vacant–empty

evacuate–to empty out

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ven, vent

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to come

prevent–to stop from coming

intervene–to come between

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ver

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true

verify–to prove to be true

veracious–truthful

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verb

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word

verbose–use of excess words

verbatim–word for word

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vid, vis

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to see

video–picture phase of television

vision–act of seeing external objects

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vinc, vict, vang

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to conquer

invincible–unconquerable

victory–defeat of enemy

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viv, vit

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life

vital–necessary to life

vivacious–lively

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voc

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to call

provocative–serving to excite or stimulate to action

vocal–uttered by voice

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vol

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to wish, to will

involuntary–outside the control of will

volition–the act of willing or choosing

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