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Term Definition
Plico, Plicare, Plicavi, Plicatum To fold
Complicity Participation with another in an act that is or seems to be deceitful
Duplicity 1. Deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing 2. Being physically or numerically double or two-fold; doubleness
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
Imply 1. To indicate indirectly; to hint 2. To require as a necessary condition
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 a cloth, yarn, or rope 4. Wood layered with crosswise grain
Supplicate To ask humbly or earnestly for; as in praying; to beseech
Prehendo, prehendere, Prehendi, Prehensum To catch, to seize, to grasp
Apprehend 1. To arrest 2. To grasp mentally; to understand 3. To anticipate with anxiety
Comprise To consist of; to contain
Entrepreneur A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for business ventures
Impregnable 1. Strong enough to resist attack of capture, as a fortress 2. Not to be outweighed or overcome in argument
Reprehend To reprimand, reprove, or express disapproval
Reprisal an action or act of retaliation against someone for injuries

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Created May 17, 2008
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  1. Plico, Plicare, Plicavi, PlicatumTo fold - 19 misses
  2. Prehendo, prehendere, Prehendi, PrehensumTo catch, to seize, to grasp - 19 misses
  3. ReprehendTo reprimand, reprove, or express disapproval - 10 misses
  4. ComplicityParticipation with another in an act that is or seems to be deceitful - 8 misses
  5. SupplicateTo ask humbly or earnestly for; as in praying; to beseech - 8 misses
  6. Explicitdefinite; stated in detail, leaving nothing to be guessed at; outspoken - 6 misses
  7. CompriseTo consist of; to contain - 6 misses