WWW LIST 42 Flashcards by Eleanor Schiemann | Brainscape

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nonpareil

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non (not)
par (equal)

something unexplained

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malefic

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mal (bad)
fic (make)

causing harm

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contiguous

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•tig (touching)

touching

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metempsychosis

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meta (change)
psych (soul)

transmigration of souls

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biogenesis

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bio (life)
gen (origin)

theory of life from life

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bas-relief

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•bas (low)

low relief sculpture

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postprandial

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•post (after)

after dinner

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equilibrist

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•equi (equal)

tightrope walker

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puntilio

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•punct (point)

point of conduct

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superannuated

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super (over)
ann (year)

obsolete

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intractable

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in (not)
tract (pull)

stubborn

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egregious

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greg (group)
ex (out)

blatant

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abjure

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ab (away)
jur (swear)

renounce

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analgesic

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•an (without)

painkiller

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discursive

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dis (away)
curs (run)

rambling

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