| Term | Definition |
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per |
through |
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percussion |
The sharp striking of another object 2. a musical instum,ent |
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perennial |
lasting forever 2. contnuing reguarly |
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permeate |
to penitrate through spaces |
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Preseverse |
to hold fast a task through opsticals |
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Fero |
to bring, to bear, to carry |
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defer |
to postpone |
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dilatory |
tending to postpone or delay |
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elation |
happyness |
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infer |
to use evidence to make a conclution 2. to guess |
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Tendo |
to stretch |
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contend |
to engage in a fight |
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intent |
purpose |
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Sub |
under |
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subvert |
to upset, overthrow |
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subservient |
submissive |
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torsi |
to twist |
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contort |
to bend out of shape |
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distort |
to make something false |
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retort |
to reply quick with a wity response |
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tortuous |
having many twist 2. tricky |
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Verso |
to turn |
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adverssity |
hardship |
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avert |
to turn away |
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introvert |
thoughts directed inward |
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preverse |
stubbern |
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prose |
ordinary speech |
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Ex |
from, Out of |
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excerpt |
a passsege from a play or movie |
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exhilarate |
cheerful |
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exonerate |
to free from blame |
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exorbitant |
exessive |
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pono |
to place |
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compound |
to mix together |
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exposition |
a precise statement |
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expound |
to set an explanation |
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impose |
to set up |
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imposter |
a fake |
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proponent |
one who argues in support of something |
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extra |
on the outside |
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extranious |
forien |
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extraterrestrial |
outside the earths limits |
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extrovert |
interested in things outside |
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medius |
middle |
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mediate |
a negotiator |
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medium |
communication with the dead |
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sequi |
to follow |
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non sequitur |
statement from no evidence |
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obsequious |
willing to yield others |
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subsequent |
coming after or later |
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seqester |
to isolate |
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cum |
with, together with |
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coherent |
flowing smoothly |
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colloquial |
regular coversation |
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commiserate |
to express sorrow |
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condone |
to give forgiveness |
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commodioius |
roomy |
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contrite |
remorsefull |
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teneo |
to hold, to keep |
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abstain |
to refrian |
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impertinent |
rude |
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pertinatious |
holding firmly |
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tenacity |
hanning on stubbornly |
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