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Bellicose

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Aggressive, hostile

Bell- (war)

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Rebel

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To resist authority or control

Bell- (war)

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Rebellion

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Resistance to government or control

Bell- (war)

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Antebellum

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Existing before a war

Bell- (war)

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Pacify

A

Make peaceful

Pac- (peace)

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Pacifist

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One who believes in peace not war

Pac- (peace)

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Appease

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Make peaceful, satisfy, placate

Pac- / peas- (peace)

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Peace

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Freedom from disturbance

Pac- / peas- (peace)

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Pacific Ocean

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Peaceful ocean

Pac- / peas- (peace)

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Amicable/amiable

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Friendly

Am- / amic - / imic- - friend

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Amorous

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Loving

Am- / amic - / imic- - friend

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Inimical

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Unfriendly/hostile

Am- / amic - / imic- - friend

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Paramour

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Lover on the side

Am- / amic - / imic- - friend

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Hostile

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Showing a strong dislike or opposition

Host- (enemy)

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Host

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Person who receives or entertains guests

Hospes, hospities

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Regal

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Kingly/loyal

Reg- (king)

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Regent

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Ruler during absence or incapacity of monarch

Reg- (king)

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Regime

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System of government or administration; systemic way of doing something

Reg- (king)

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Regimen

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Systematic course of therapy; administration or rule

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Regiment

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Military unit

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Regicide

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Killing of a king

Reg- (king)

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Rector

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Head of a school or college/parish

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Regulate

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Control

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Regulation

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Rule/principle

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Regular

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Normal, usual, conforming to rule

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Rectitude

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Moral correctness

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Rectify

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Correct/make right

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Correct

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Right/free of error

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Rectangle

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Having right or straight angles

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Incorrigible

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Unable to be correct

Reg- rect- -rig-(rule/straighten)

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Duct

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Channel or pipe

Duc- duct- (lead, bring)

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Conduct

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Behave (v)
Behaviour (n)

Duc- duct- (lead, bring)

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Conductive

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Leading to

Duc- duct- (lead, bring)

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Induce

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Bring on
Persuade

Duc- duct- (lead, bring)

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Introduce

A

Bring into
Present

Duc- duct- (lead, bring)

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Reduce

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Make smaller
Bring back down

Duc- duct- (lead, bring)

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Seduce

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Lead astray
Persuade to engage in sexual intercourse

Duc- duct- (lead, bring)

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Traduce

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Slander
Speak badly of

Duc- duct- (lead, bring)

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Military

A

Characteristic of soldiers

Milit- (soldier)

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Militant

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Aggressive in support of a cause

Milit- (soldier)

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Militia

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Force of citizens (not professional) solders used in times of emergency

Milit- (soldier)

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Militate

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(For or against) have influence

Milit- (soldier)

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Invincible

A

Unable to be conquered or overcome

Vict- Vinc- (conquer/overcome)

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Convict

A

Pronounce someone as guilty of an offence
Someone serving a prison sentence

Vict- Vinc- (conquer/overcome)

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Conviction

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Firmly held belief

Vict- Vinc- (conquer/overcome)

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Evict

A

Expel from a property

Vict- Vinc- (conquer/overcome)

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Province

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Territory, part of a country, area of knowledge

Vict- Vinc- (conquer/overcome)

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Provincial

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Connected to a province
Unsophisticated
Narrow minded

Vict- Vinc- (conquer/overcome)

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Officious

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Assertive of authority in a domineering way especially over trivial matters (self importance)

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Non sequitur

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“It does not follow”

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51
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Sequence

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Order

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52
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Sequel

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A novel (a following or consequence)

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53
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Consecutive

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Following

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Consequence

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Result

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55
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Obsequious

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Attentive in a servile
Over flattering

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Execute

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Carry our

57
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Executive

A

Person or group responsible for carrying out of a project

Sequ-
Secut-

58
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Executor/ executrix

A

A person appointed by testators to carry out his will

Secut- (follow)

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Pecuniary

A

Relating to money

Pecun- (cattle/privately owned)

60
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Impecunious

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Without money, penniless

Pecun- (cattle/privately owned)

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Mint

A

Place where money is coined by government authority

Moneta (money)

62
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Money

A

Currency

Moneta (money)

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Monetary

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Pertaining to currency

Moneta (money)

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Grave

A

Serious

Grav- (heavy/serious)

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Gravity

A

Seriousness
Grav- (heavy/serious)

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Gravitate

A

Be influenced or drawn

Grav- (heavy/serious)

67
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Gravid

A

Pregnant

Grav- (heavy/serious)

68
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Annihilate

A

Destroyed completely

Nihil- (nothing)

69
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Nil

A

Nothing

Nihil- (nothing)

70
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Cede

A

Yield, surrender, transfer

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

71
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Concede

A

Yield; give in

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

72
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Accede

A

To give in, consent

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

73
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Access

A

Way to entry

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

74
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Precede

A

Go before

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

75
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Precedent

A

A legal action that serves as an authority for deciding a later case

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

76
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Give precedent to

A

To right for preferential treatment

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

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Success

A

Achieve an aim

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

78
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Proceed

A

Go forward

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

79
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Recede

A

Go back

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

80
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Intercede

A

Go between

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

81
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Cease

A

Stop

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

82
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Decedent/ deceased

A

Dead person

Ced- cess- ceas- (go, yield, give in)

83
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Finish

A

End

Finis- fin- (end, boundary)

84
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Finite

A

Having an end

Finis- fin- (end, boundary)

85
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Infinity

A

Endless

Finis- fin- (end, boundary)

86
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Definite

A

Exact/ clearly defined

Finis- fin- (end, boundary)

87
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Affinity

A

Natural liking

Finis- fin- (end, boundary)

88
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In loco parentis

A

In the place of a parent

Loc- locus- (place)

89
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Locum tenens

A

Holding the position, the one who stands in temporarily

Loc- locus- (place)

90
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Local

A

Relating to a place

Loc- locus- (place)

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Location

A

Place

Loc- locus- (place)

92
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Allocate

A

Assign to

Loc- locus- (place)

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Localise

A

Restrict to a place

Loc- locus- (place)

94
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Locate

A

Discover the place

Loc- locus- (place)

95
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Sedentary

A

Characterised by sitting
Sed- Sid- sess- (sit )

96
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Stationary

A

Not moving

Sta- sist- stat- (stand, cause to stand)

97
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Stationery

A

Writing material

Sta- sist- stat- (stand, cause to stand)

98
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Static

A

Lacking movement

Sta- sist- stat- (stand, cause to stand)

99
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State

A

Condition of someone or something
State
Express clearly (v)

Sta- sist- stat- (stand, cause to stand)

100
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Consist

A

Be composed of

Sta- sist- stat- (stand, cause to stand)

101
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Consistent

A

Unchanging in standard over time

Sta- sist- stat- (stand, cause to stand)

102
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Insist

A

Demand forcibly

Sta- sist- stat- (stand, cause to stand)

103
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Desist

A

Stop

Sta- sist- stat- (stand, cause to stand)

104
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Resist

A

Withstand

Sta- sist- stat- (stand, cause to stand)

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Session

A

Meeting in the court, parliament

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

106
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Sedate/ sedation

A

Calm

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

107
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Sediment

A

Matter that settles to bottom of liquid

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

108
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Subside

A

Settle

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

109
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Subsidence

A

Gradual sinking of land

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

110
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Subsistence level

A

Standard of living barely adequate support life

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

111
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Subsidy/subsidise

A

Financial aid

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

112
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Subsidiary

A

Of lesser importance

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

113
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Assiduous

A

Diligent, hard-working

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

114
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Supersede

A

Take the place of

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

115
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Dissident

A

Non conformist

Sed- sess- (sit or settle)

116
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Temporary

A

For the time being

Tempor- (time)

117
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Comtemporary

A

At the same time

Tempor- (time)

118
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Extempore

A

Without preparation

Tempor- (time)

119
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Tempo

A

Speed at which music is played

Tempor- (time)

120
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Solve

A

Find answer

Solv- solut- (loosen, free)

121
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Solution

A

Answer, mixture of two or more substances

Solv- solut- (loosen, free)

122
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Solvent

A

Able to meet financial obligations

Solv- solut- (loosen, free)

123
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Insolvent

A

Not able to meet financial obligations

Solv- solut- (loosen, free)

124
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Dissolve

A

Become liquid, dismiss

Solv- solut- (loosen, free)

125
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Dissolution

A

Ending of a meeting, assembly

Solv- solut- (loosen, free)

126
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Dissolute

A

Having loose morals

Solv- solut- (loosen, free)

127
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Civil

A

Relating to citizen

Civ- (citizen)

128
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Civic

A

Relating to citizen or citizenship

Civ- (citizen)

129
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Civilise

A

To make into a citizen

Civ- (citizen)

130
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Servile

A

Submissive, like a Slave

Serv- (slave, servant)

131
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Subservient

A

Like a slave, in a subordinate way

Serv- (slave, servant)

132
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Servitude

A

Condition of slavery; burden on property obliging the owner to allow access to another party

Serv- (slave, servant)

133
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Emancipate/librate/manunit

A

To set free

134
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Patron

A

Protector/ supporter

135
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Patronise

A

To treat with apparent kindness which betrays a feeling of superiority

136
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Paternal

A

Like a father

137
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Paternalism

A

Restricting the freedom of subordinates or dependents in their supposed best interests

138
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Pounds L
S
D

A

L - libra
S - solidi
D- denarii

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