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back |
revisions |
lasted changed by |
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| it, itiner |
journey, road
exit: way out
itinerary: plan of journey |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| helio |
sun
heliotrope: flower that faces the sun
heliograph: instrument that uses the sun's rays to send signals |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| greg |
flock, herd
gregarious: tending to group together
aggregate: group, total |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| graph, gram |
writing
epigram: pithy statement
telegram: instantaneous message over great distance
stenography: shorthand (writing narrowly) |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| grad, gress |
to go, to step
digress: go astray (from the main point)
regress: go backward
gradual: step by step, by degrees |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| gen, gener |
class, race
genus: group of animals or plants with similar traits
generic: characteristic of a class
gender; class organized by sex |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| gam |
marriage
monogamy: marriage to one person
bigamy: marriage to two people
polygamy: marriage to many people |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| fus |
to pour
effusive: gushing, pouring out
diffuse: widespread (poured in many directions) |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| fug |
to flee
fugitive: someone who flees
refuge: shelter, home for someone fleeing |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| frag, fract |
to break
fragile: easily broken
infraction: breaking of a rule
fractious: unruly, tending to break rules |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| fort |
luck, chance
fortuitous: accidental; occurring by chance
fortunate: lucky |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| flect, flex |
to bend
flexible: able to bend
deflect: bend away, turn aside |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| fin |
end, limit
confine: keep within limits
finite: having definite limits |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| fid |
belief, faith
infidel: nonbeliever, heathen
confidence: assurance, belief |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| fer, lat |
to bring, to bear
transfer: bring from one place to another
translate: bring from one language to another
conifer: bearing cones (pine tree) |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| fall, fals |
to deceive
fallacious: misleading
infallible: not prone to error, perfect
falsify: lie |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| fac, fic, fec, fect |
to make, to do
factory: place where things are made
fiction: manufactured story
affect; cause to change |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| eu |
good, well, beautiful
eupeptic: having good digestion
eulogize: praise
euphemism: pleasant way of saying something blunt |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| err |
to wander
error: mistake
erratic: not reliable, wandering
knight-errant: wandering knight |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| erg, urg |
work
energy: power
ergatocracy: rule of the workers
metallurgy: science and technology of metals |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| ego |
I
egoist: a person who is self-centered
egotist: a selfish person
egocentric: revolving about self |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| dynam |
power, strength
dynamic: powerful
dynamite: powerful explosive
dynamo: engine making electric power |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| duc, duct |
to lead
viaduct: arched roadway
aqueduct: artificial waterway |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| domin |
to rule
dominate: have power over
domain; land under rule
dominant: prevailing |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| doc, doct |
to teach
docile: obedient; easily taught
document: something that provides evidence
doctor: learned person (originally teacher) |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| dic, dict |
to say
abdicate: renounce
diction: speech
verdict: statement of jury |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:24 GMT |
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| di, diurn |
day
diary
diurnal: pertaining to daytime |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| derm |
skin
epidermis: skin
pachyderm: thick-skinned quadruped
dermatology |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| dem |
people
democracy: rule of the people
demagogue: (false) leader of the people
epidemic: widespread (among the people) |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| deb, debit |
to owe
debt: something owed
indebtedness
debenture: bond |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| da, dat |
to give
data: facts, statistics
mandate: command
date: given time |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| curr, curs |
to run
excursion: journey
cursory: brief
precursor: forerunner |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| cur |
to care
curator; person who has the care of something
sinecure: position without responsibility
secure: safe |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| cred, credit |
to believe
incredulous: not believing, skeptical
credulity: gullibility
credence: belief |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| corpor |
body
incorporate; organize into a body
corporeal: pertaining to the body, fleshly
corpse: dead body |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| cord |
heart
accord: agreement (from the heart)
cordial: friendly
discord: lack of harmony |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| compl |
to fill
complete: filled out
complement: that which completes something
comply: fulfill |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| cognosc, cognit |
to learn
agnostic: lacking knowledge, skeptical
incognito: traveling under assumed name
cognition: knowledge |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| claud, claus, clos, clud |
to close
claustrophobia: fear of close places
enclose: close in
conclude: finish |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| clam, clamat |
to cry out
clamorous; loud
declamation: speech
acclamation: shouted approval |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| civi |
citizen
civilization: society of citizens, culture
civilian: member of community
civil: courteous |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| cit, citat |
to call, to start
incite; stir up, start up
excite: stir up
recitation: a recalling (or repeating) aloud |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| cid, cis |
to cut, to kill
incision: a cut (surgical)
homicide: killing of a human being
fratricide: killing of a brother |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| chron |
time
chronology: timetable of events
anachronism: a thing out of time sequence
chronicle: register events in order of time |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| cent |
one hundred
century; 100 years
centennial: 100th anniversary
centipede |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| celer |
swift
celerity: swiftness
decelerate: reduce swiftness
accelerate: increase swiftness |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| ced, cess |
to yield, to go
recede: go back, withdraw
antecedent: that which goes before
process: go forward |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| carn |
flesh
carnivorous: flesh-eating
carnage: destruction of life
carnal: fleshly |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| capit, capt |
head
decapitate: remove someone's head
captain: chief |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| cap, capt, cept, cip |
to take
capture: seize
participate; take part
precept: wise saying (originally a command) |
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melmmo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:23 GMT |
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| cad, cas |
to fall
decadent: deteriorating
cadence: intonation, musical movement
cascade: waterfall |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:39 GMT |
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| breve |
short
brevity: briefness
abbreviate: shorten
breviloquent: marked by brevity of speech |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:39 GMT |
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| bio |
life
biography: writing about a person's life
biology: study of living things
biochemist: student of the chemistry of living things |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:39 GMT |
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| biblio |
book
bibliography: list of books
bibliophile: lover of books |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:39 GMT |
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| ben, bon |
good
benefactor: one who does good deeds
benevolence: charity (wishing good)
bonus: something extra above regular pay |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| belli |
war
bellicose: inclined to fight
belligerent: inclined to wage war
rebellious: resisting authority |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| auto |
self
autocracy: rule by one person (self)
automobile: vehicle that moves by itself
autobiography: story of one's one life |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| aud, audit |
to hear
audible: able to be heard
auditorium: place where people may be heard
audience: hearers |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| aster |
star
astronomy: study of the stars
asterisk: starlike type character
disaster: catastrophe (contrary star) |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| arch |
ruler, first
archaeology: study of antiquities (study of first things)
monarch: sole ruler
anarchy: lack of government |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| aqua |
water
aqueduct: passageway for conducting water
aquatic: living in water
aqua fortis: nitric acid (strong water) |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| apt |
fit
aptitude: skill
adapt: make suitable or fit |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| anthrop |
human beings
anthropology: study of human beings
misanthrope: hater of humankind
philanthropy: love of humankind; charity |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| ann, enn |
year
annuity: yearly remittance
biennial: every two years
perennial: present all year; persisting for several years |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| anim |
mind, soul
animadvert: cast criticism upon
unanimous: of one mind
magnanimity: greatness of mind or spirit |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| am |
love
amorous: loving
amity: friendship
amicable: friendly |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| alter |
other
altruistic: unselfish, considering others
alter ego: a second self |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| alt |
high
altitude: height
altimeter: instrument for measuring height |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| ali |
another
alias: assumed (another) name
alienate: estrange (turn away from another) |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| agri, agrari |
field
agrarian: one who works in the field
agriculture: cultivation of fields
peregrination: wandering (through fields) |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| agog |
leader
demagogue: false leader of people
pedagogue: teacher (leader of children) |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| ag, act |
to do
act: deed
agent: doer |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| aev, ev |
age, era
primeval: of the age
coeval: of the same age or era
medieval or mediaeval: of the Middle Ages |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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| ac, acr |
sharp
acrimonious: bitter; caustic
acerbity: bitterness of temper
acidulate: make somewhat acid or sour |
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melmmo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:32:38 GMT |
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