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Celer

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Swift
Celerity- swiftness
Decelerate- reduce swiftness
Accelerate- increase swiftness

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Ced, cess

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To yield, to go
Recede go back, withdraw
Antecedent- that which goes before
Process- go forward

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Cent

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One hundred
Century- one hundred years
Centennial- hundredth anniversary
Centipede- many-footed, wingless animal

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Chron

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Time
Chronology- timetable of events
Anachronism- a thing out of time sequence
Chronicle- register events in order of time

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Cid, citat

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To call, to start
Incite- stir up, start up
Excite- stir up
Recitation- a recalling (or repeating) aloud

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Civi

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Citizen
Civilization- society of citizens, culture
Civilian- member of community
Civil- courteous

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Clam, clamat

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To cry out
Clamorous- loud
Declamation- speech
Acclamation- shouted approval

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Claud, claus, clos, clud

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To close
Claustrophobia- fear of close places
Enclose- close in
Conclude- finish

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Cognosc, cognit

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To learn
Agnostic- lacking knowledge, skeptical
Incognito- traveling under assumed name
Cognition- knowledge

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Compl

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To fill
Complete-filled out
Complement- that which completes something
Comply- fulfill

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Cord

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Heart
Accord- agreement (from the heart)
Cordial- friendly
Discord- lack of harmony

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Corpor

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Body
Incorporate- organize into a body
Corporeal- pertaining to the body, fleshly
Corpse- dead body

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Cred, credit

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To believe
Incredulous- not believing, skeptical
Credulity- gullibility
Credence- belief

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Jettison (v.)

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Throw overboard

In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the storm, the captain had to jettison much of his cargo

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Jingoist (n.)

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Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist
Always bellowing “america first!,” the congressman was such a jingoist you could almost hear the sabers rattling as he marched down the halls

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Jocose (adj.)

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Given to joking

The salesman was so jocose that many of his customers suggested that he become a “stand-up” comic

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Jocular (adj.)

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Said or done in jest

Although bill knew the boss hated jokes, he couldn’t resist making one jocular remark

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Jollity (n.)

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Gaiety; cheerfulness

The festive christmas dinner was a merry one, and old and young alike joined in the general jollity

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Jovial (adj.)

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Good-natured; merry

A frown seemed out of place on his invariably jovial face

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Jubilation (n.)

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Rejoicing

There was great jubilation when the armistice was announced

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Judicious (adj.)

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Sound in judgment; wise

At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation of his later wealth

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Junta (n.)

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Group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal

As soon as he learned of its existence, the dictator ordered the execution of all the members of the junta

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Jurisprudence (n.)

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Science of law

He was more a student of jurisprudence than a practitioner of the law

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Kernel (n.)

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Central or vital part; whole seed ( as of corn)

“Watson, buried within this tissue of lies there is a kernel of truth; when i find it, the mystery will be solved

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Kindle (v.)

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Start a fire; inspire. one of the first things ben rubbing two dry sticks together.

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Kindred (adj.)

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Related; belonging to the same family

Tom sawyer and huck finn were kindred spirits, born mischief makers who were always up to some new tomfoolery

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Kinetic ( adj.)

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Producing motion
Designers of the electric automobile find that their greatest obstacle lies in the development of light and efficient storage batteries, the source of the kinetic energy needed to propel the vehicle

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Kleptomaniac (n.)

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Person who has a compulsive desire to steal

They discovered that the wealthy customer was a kleptomaniac when they caught her stealing

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Knave (n.)

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Untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel

Any politician nicknamed tricky dick clearly has the reputation of a knave

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Knotty (adj.)

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Intricate; difficult; tangled

What to watson had been a knotty problem, to sherlock holmes was simplicity itself

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Laborious (adj.)

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Demanding much work of care; tedious

In putting together his dictionary of the english language, dr. John undertook a laborious task

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Labyrinth (n.)

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Maze

Hiding from indian joe, tom and beoky soon lost themselves in the labyrinth if secret underground caves

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Laceration (n.)

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Torn, ragged wound

The stock car driver needed stitches to close up the lacerations he received in the car crash

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Lachrymose (adj.)

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Producing tears 
His voice has a lachrymose quality more appropriate to a funeral than a class reunion
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Lackadaisical (adj.)

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Lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted languid
Because Gatsby had his mind more on his love life than on his finances, he did a very lackadaisical job of managing his money

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Lackluster (adj.)

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Dull

Were were disappointed by the lackluster performance

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Laconic (adj.)

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Brief and to the point

Many of the characters portrayed by clint Eastwood are laconic types: strong men of few words

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Laggard (adj.)

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Slow; sluggish

The sailor had been taught not to be laggard in carrying out orders

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Lament (v.)

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Grieve; express sorrow

Even advocates of the war lamented the loss of so many lives in combat

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Lampoon (v.)

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Ridicule

This article lampoons the pretensions of some movie moguls

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Languid (adj.)

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Weary; sluggish; listless

Her siege of illness left her languid and pallid

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Languish (v.)

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Lose animation; lose strength left at miss minchin’s school for girls while her father went off to war, sarah crewe refused to languish; instead, she hid her grid and actively befriended her less fortunate classmates

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