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ablution washing of the body, especially as a ritual purification accolade 1) any honor,award, or expression of approval 2) a ceremonial tap on the shoulder (dub) with the flat side of a sword accord 1) harmony; agreement 2) to grant or bestow upon 3) to agree acrophobia fear of heights affront 1) to insult intentionally; to offend or embarrass 2) an insult or offensive act aggression 1. the act or habit of launching attacks; invasion allude to make an indirect reference to ambidextrous able to use either hand equally well ambulatory 1. able to walk about 2. pertaining to walking 3. a place for walking; an arcade; a cloister amicable friendly; peacable amicus root: latin, friend amity friendship; friendly relations amo amare, amavi, amatum,root: latin, to love anthropology the scientific study of the origins, cultural development, and customs of human beings anthropos root: greek, human being; man antipathy a hatred or dislike antipodes 1. any two places on opposite sides of the earth 2. something that is the exact opposite of or contrary to something else apathy 1) lack of feeling, energy or interest 2) indifference appease to calm; to satisfy by making concessions or giving into demands apprehend 1) to arrest 2) to grasp mentally; to understand 3) to anticipate with anxiety assiduous 1) unceasingly attentive; devoted 2) persistent; diligent autocrat 1) a ruler who has absolute or unlimited power, a despot 2) any arrogant, dominating person automaton a person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot autonomy the condition of being self-governing; independence autopsy the examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death autos- root: greek, self avuncular like an uncle avunculus avunculi,root: latin, uncle bibliophile a lover of books bibo bibere, bibi, bibitum,to drink bigamy marriage to two mates capitalist 1) a person who has invested personal wealth in buisness 2) a very wealthy person capitulation surrender; ending resistance caput head carnage the killing of many people; massacre (sometimes used metaphorically) carnivorous meat-eating caro flesh carrion 1) dead and decaying flesh 2) pertaining to dead flesh cerebral 1) pertaining to the brain 2) intellectual cerebration the action of thinking; thought cerebrum brain collum neck collusion a secret agreement for a deceitful purpose; conspiracy complacent self-satisfied; smug complicity participation with another in an act that is or seems to be deceitful comprise 1) to consist of; to contain concoct to mix ingredients, as in cooking; to invent or devise concordance 1) a statement of agreement; harmony 2) an alphabetical index of all the words in a test or corpus of texts, showing every occurrence of a word confront 1) to stand or come directly in front of 2) to face with defiance or hostility congenital existing at birth but not hereditary consanguinity 1) blood relationship 2) any close relationship constituent 1. serving as a necessary part of a whole 2. a voter of a district represented by an elected official coquo coquere, coxi, coctum,to cook cor heart cordial 1) hearty; warm; sincere 2) stimulating corporal relating to or having an effect on the human body corporeal 1) characteristics of or resembling the physical body 2) having material substance; able to be seen corps 1) a military organization of officers or of officers and enlistees 2) an army unit 3) a group of people having purpose and direction in common corpulent excessively bulky; fat corpus 1) a body or collection of writings 2) a structure of special character in an animal body corpus body covet to crave or desire, especially something belonging to someone else cuisine a characteristic style of cooking cupidity greed; avarice cupio cupere, cupivi, cupidum,root: latin, to desire decapitate to cut off the head of; to behead décolletage a low neckline on a garment or a garment with a low neckline deface to mar or spoil the appearance or surface of (something) deflect 1. to turn aside 2. to swerve or run aside degradation 1. reduction in rank or status especially of office or dignity 2. lowering of moral or intellectual character deluge a downpour; a great flood; to flood delusion a false belief or opinion, especially one held in spite of contradictory evidence; a deception dens tooth derma skin dermatology the scientific study of the skin and its diseases desist to cease doing something; to forbear; to abstain (often used with "from") destitute 1. altogether lacking 2. poverty-stricken dexterity 1) skill in the use of the hands or body; adroitness 2) mental skill or adroitness; cleverness dextra root: latin, right hand digital 1) relating to a finer or to a unit of measure (3/4 inch) the breadth of a finger 2) referring to a numerical system for encoding data digitus root: latin, finger digress to stray from the main topic in writing or speaking; to turn aside disgorge 1) to expel from the throat or stomach; to vomit 2) to discharge violently dissident 1) differing; disagreeing; dissenting 2) a person who disagrees divest to take away something belonging to someone, especially a right, title, or property; to dispossess; to strip away, especially clothes domain range of one's control; territory domestic 1) related to the family or household, 2) tame, trained to live with humans, 3) indigenous; native domicile a home; residence domineer to dominate; to be bossy dominion control; rule; area of influence dominus root: latin, head of household, lord, master domus root: latin, house dormant asleep; not in an active state dormio domire, domivi, dormitum,root: latin, to sleep dorsal pertaining to the back, especially of animals dorsum back dossier a set of documents containing information about a person or event; a file duplicity 1) deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double dealing 2) being physically or numerically double or two-fold; doubleness dys root: greek, diseased; difficult; faulty; bad dysentery severe diarrhea dyslexia a serious difficulty learning to read in the usual way efface 1) to wipe out; to obliterate 2) to make less clear, as if rubbing out 3) to make oneself inconspicuous effrontery flippant or insulting boldness; audacity ego root: latin, "I" egoism conceit; valuing everything according to one's personal interest; excessive confidence in the rightness of one's own opinion elude to avoid or escape from by cunning; to evade; to escape detection; to baffle elude to avoid or escape from by cunning; to evade; to escape detection; to baffle emancipate 1) to free from restraint or influence 2) to free (a slave) from bondage empathy the ability to identify with someone else and understand that person's situation of feelings enamored in love with; charmed by endorse 1) to write one's signature on the back of a check or other document 2) to sign a contract 2) to acknowledge receipt of payment 4) to support actively; to sanction enervate to deprive of strength; to weaken engender to give rise to; to bring into existence entity something that has a real or independent existence entrepreneur a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for business ventures epidermis the outer protective layer of the skin or outer layer of various organisms (in plants, the outer layer of cells) essence 1) the basic element; the identifying characteristic, 2) a substance in concentrated form obtained from a plant or drug, 3) a perfume euthanasia the act of painlessly killing a suffering person or animal; mercy killing expedient 1. appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal 2. a means to an end expedite 1. to help or hurry the progress of something 2. of business, to perform business quickly explicate to make clear; to explain thoroughly, often in a literary context explicit definite; stated in detail, leaving nothing to be guessed at; outspoken exploit 1) a notable or heroic deed 2) to make use of selfishly or unethically 3) to publicize facade 1) a face of a building 2) front or face of anything, especially an artificial or false front facet 1) one of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel 2) one aspect of a situation, or of a tooth facies face familia root: latin, family familial having to do with the family femina root: latin, woman feminism the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men feminist A supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men. flecto flectere, flexi, flexum,root: latin, to bend frater fratris,root: latin, brother fraternal pertaining to brothers; brotherly fraternize 1) to be friendly with 2) to socialize with an enemy population frons front gamos root: greek, marriage gargantuan of immense size; gigantic gargoyle a grotesque carved human or animal figure, especially one used asa rainspout carrying water clear of a wall gaster belly gastric pertaining to the stomach gastronome a person who is knowledgeable about good food and drink; a gourmet genealogy a record of descent from one's ancestors; the study of family records genesis 1) a beginning or origin 2) the first book of the Old Testament genocide the planned annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group genos geneos,root: greek, race; family genre a type, class, or category, especially of fine art or literature gens gentis,root: latin, race; clan;family genteel well-mannered; refined; polite (sometimes used to mean "fasely polite" or "having affected good manners" gentile anyone not of the Jewish faith gentry 1) aristocratic or well-bred people 2) In Britain, the class under the aristocracy genuflect 1) to bend the knee in a kneeling or half-kneeling position to express reverence or respect genus generis,root: latin, birth; race; kind; tribe; clan gigno gignere, genui, genitum,root: latin, to beget; to bear; to bring forth gorge 1) a deep, narrow passage with rocky sides, enclosed between mountains 2) gluttonous eating 3) a feeling of nausea 4) to eat greedily 5) to fill full; to stuff gradient an incline or slope; the rate of incline graduation a systematic progression through a series of stages gurges throat gyne root: greek, woman gynecology the branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women herbivorous plant-eating heterogeneous having parts that are unrelated or completely different homi- homin-,root: latin, human being homicide the killing of one person by another; a person who kills another homogeneous 1) of the same kind or sort 2) composed of parts that are alike humane having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness or compassion humanism a philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance humanities branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture; philosophy, literature, and the fine arts, as distinguished from the science humanus root: latin, human being hydrophobia 1) fear of water 2) rabies imbibe to drink; to absorb; to take in impede to hinder; to block the way of implacable impossible to calm or appease imply 1) to indicate indirectly; to hint 2) to require as a necessary condition impregnable 1) strong enough to resist attack of capture, as a fortress 2) not to be outweighed or overcome in argument incarnate embodied in human form indentation a cut or notch indenture 1) a written contract between 2 parties 2) (usually plural) an agreement binding an apprentice to work for a master 3) to bind by written contract indigenous 1) occuring in or characterizing an area; native 2) inborn inexorable relentless; unyielding inflection 1) an alteration of pitch or tone of the voice 2) in grammar, an alteration of the form of a word to show different grammatical or syntactical relationships ingenious cleverly inventive and resourceful inimical 1) harmful 2) hostile; unfriendly innate possessed at birth; inborn interstice intervening space; a chink; a crevice investiture a ceremony in which a person formally receives the authority and symbols of an office lavo lavare, lavi, lautum,root: latin, to wash ludo ludere, lusi, lusum,to play manacle 1) a device for confining the hands; handcuffs 2) anything that constrains mandate a formal order from a higher court; an authoritative command, order, or injunction manifest 1) clearly apparent to sight or understanding; obvious 2) to show plainly; to reveal 3) to prove manipulate 1) to use or handle skillfully 2) to manage with devious skill, or to adjust to suit one's purpose manus root: latin, hand mater matris,root: latin, mother matriarchy a society ruled or controlled by women matriculate to register as a student at a college or university matrix the surroundings within which something begins or develops mel mellis,honey mellifluous sweet as honey (referring to voice or words) misanthrope a person who hates all people miso misein,root: greek, to hate misogamy hatred of marriage misogyny hatred of women monogamy marriage to a single mate moribund about to die or end morior mori, mortuum,root: latin, to die mortify 1) to shame, 2) to discipline oneself by denial naive 1) childlike, unsophisticated, 2) gullible nascent emerging; coming into existence nascor nasci, natum,root: latin, to be born nascor nasci, natum,to be born nervus nerve nonentity 1) a person or thing of no importance, 2) something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination obstinate 1. very stubborn; inflexible 2. difficult to control or subdue odious hateful; distasteful odium hate odon tooth oracle 1) a shrine where the ancient Greeks consulted one of their gods for advice or prophecy 2) a prophecy made at such a shrine 3) a person who transmits prophecy from a deity oration an address or formal speech given on a special occasion orifice a mouth or vent; an opening orthodontist a specialist who corrects irregularly positioned teeth orthopedics branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system and tissues related to movement os bone os/oris mouth osculate to kiss (usually playfully) ossify 1) to turn into bone; to become bony 2) to become rigid (in behavior, habits, or beliefs) oust to force out of a position or place pacific peaceful; serene pacify 1) to calm, to make quiet 2) to end war/violence pais paidos,root: greek, child, boy pater patris,root: latin, father pathological 1) referring to pathology the study of disease 2) caused by disease 3) abnormal in behavior pathos a feeling of sympathy; a quality that arouses pity or tenderness pathos root: greek, suffering patriarch 1) the male head of a family or tribe, 2) an Old Testament ancestor, 3) a founding father or wise man patrimony a family inheritance patronage support; encouragement; business clientele; customers patronize 1) to go to regularly, 2) to treat someone as inferior patronymic name derived from a paternal ancestor pax pacis,root: latin, peace pedagogue a teacher pedant 1) a person who pays excessive attention to learning rules rather than to understanding, 2) a scholarly show off pedigree 1. a line or list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kind 2. a recorded line of descent showing pure breeding of animals pedometer a device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps taken philanthropy 1) goodwill to fellow humans 2) charitable gift, act, or organization phileo philein,root: greek, to love philos friend philos root: greek, friend phobia strong, irrational fear phobos root: greek, fear; flight placate to calm; to pacify; to appease placeo placere, placui, placitum,root: latin, to please placid showing calmness, peacefulness, or composure placo placare, placavi, placatum,root: latin, to soothe plico plicare, plicavi, plicatum,root: latin, to fold ploy a tactic intended to frustrate, embarrass, or gain an advantage over an opponent ply 1) to use a tool or weapon vigorously; to work at a trade 2) to offer something persistently 3) the thickness of cloth, yarn, or rope 4) wood layered with crosswise grain podiatry the study and treatment of foot ailments podium an elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais postmortem 1) an examination to determine cause of death; an autopsy, 2) informal-an analysis of something that is over potable fit to drink potion a liquid for drinking, especially a medicinal, magic, or poisonous drink poto potare, potavi, potum,to drink preamble a preliminary statement in speech or writing; an introductory part precipice 1) a very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock 2) the edge of a dangerous situation precipitate 1) to throw down from a great height 2) to make happen suddenly or quickly precocious showing unusual early development, especially mentally prehendo prehendere, prehendi, prehensum,root: latin, to catch, to seize, to grasp progenitor a direct ancestor; an originator of a line of descent progeny children or descendants; offspring puer root: latin, a male child puerile childish; immature rapacious 1) excessively grasping or greedy 2) given to seizing for plunder or as prey rapio rapere, rapui, raptum,root: latin, to snatch rapt 1) giving one's complete attention 2) overcome with emotion; completely filled with joy recalcitrant 1. stubbornly resistant to authority or guidance 2. hard to manage recapitulation 1) the restatement of a main idea 2) a summary or concise review reflection 1) the act or condition of being thrown back 2) something thrown back, as light, heat, sound, or an image 3) discredit; indirect reproach 4) deep thought regress to go back; to return to a former or less developed condition regurgitate 1) to cause to pour back or cast up partially digested food; to vomit 2) to rush or surge back renaissance 1) a rebirth; a renewal, 2) a revival of humanism in 14th-16th century Europe reprehend to reprimand, reprove, or express disapproval reprisal an action or act of retaliation against someone for injuries received restitution 1. restoration of a thing to its proper owner or its original state 2. repayment or repair for injury or damage restive 1. uneasy; restless 2. unruly sal salt saline having to do with salt sanguine 1) cheerful;hopeful 2) reddish or ruddy sanguis blood seance a meeting at which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the dead sedentary 1) characterized by much sitting 2) remaining in one area; not migratory sedeo sit somnambulate to walk while sleeping somnambulate to walk while sleeping somnolent 1) drowsy, sleepy 2) causing sleep somnus root: latin, sleep stance 1. the position of the body and the feed while standing 2. an emotional or mental attitude static 1. at rest; unmoving 2. pertaining to electric charges 3. interference in radio and television signals as a result of electrical disturbances subsist 1. to exist; to be 2. to be sustained; to live (used with "on" or "by") sum esse, fui, futurum,root: latin, to be supercilious disdainful; haughty and aloof supercilium eyebrow supersede to take the place of; to replace supplicate to ask humbly or earnestly for, as in praying; to beseech surreptitious done secretly, without approval thanatos root: greek, death travesty an absurd or inferior imitation trident a long three-pronged fork or weapon uxor uxoris,root: latin, wife uxorious dominated by one's wife vested a concern for something from wich a person expects to get personal benefit; dressed, especially in vestments; absolute; without question vestis garment vestment a garment that indicates position or authority, expecially the robes worn by clergy vir root: latin, man virile having certain characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness voracious extremely hungry; greedy; eager for some activity or interest voro vorare, voravi, voratum,to devour xenophobia fear or hatred of what is strange or foreign, or of foreigners