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08/18/2014

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Term
culp
Definition
blame
Term
ex: culp
Definition
culprit:
culpable:
inculpate:
mea culpa:
Term
culprit:
Definition
a person guilty for an offense
Term
culpable:
Definition
deserving blame or censure
Term
inculpate:
Definition
to charge with fault
Term
mea culpa:
Definition
through my fault; my fault
Term
dac/doc
Definition
to teach
Term
ex: dac/doc
Definition
doctor:
doctrine:
indoctrinate:
docile:
didactic:
Term
doctor
Definition
someone licensed to practice medicine; a learned person
Term
doctrine:
Definition
a particular principle advocated, as of a government or religion
Term
indoctrinate:
Definition
to imbue a person with learning
Term
docile
Definition
easily managed or handled; tractable
Term
didactic:
Definition
intended for instruction
Term
de
Definition
away, off, down, completely, reversal
Term
ex: de
Definition
descend:
decipher:
defile:
defame:
deferential:
delineate:
Term
descend:
Definition
to move from a higher to a lower place
Term
decipher:
Definition
to make out the meaning; to interpret
Term
defile:
Definition
to make foul, dirty, or unclean
Term
defame:
Definition
to attack the good name or reputation of
Term
deferential:
Definition
respectful; to yield to judgment
Term
delineate:
Definition
to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline
Term
dem
Definition
people
Term
ex: dem
Definition
democracy:
epidemic:
endemic:
pandemic:
Term
democracy
Definition
government by the people
Term
epidemic:
Definition
affecting at the same time a large number of people, and spreading from person to person
Term
endemic:
Definition
peculiar to a particular people or locality
Term
pandemic:
Definition
general, universal
demographics: vital and social statistics of populations
Term
di/dia
Definition
apart, through
Term
ex: di/dia
Definition
dialogue:
diagnose:
dilate:
dilatory:
dichotomy:
Term
dialogue:
Definition
conversation between two or more persons
Term
diagnose:
Definition
to determine the identity of something from the symptoms
Term
dilate:
Definition
to make wider or larger; to cause to expand
Term
dilatory:
Definition
inclined to delay or procrastinate
Term
dichotomy:
Definition
division into two parts, kinds, etcetera
Term
dic/dict/dit
Definition
to say; to tell; to use words
Term
ex: dic/dict/dit
Definition
dictionary:
predict:
verdict:
interdict:
Term
dictionary:
Definition
a book containing a selection of the words of a language
Term
predict:
Definition
to tell in advance
Term
verdict:
Definition
judgment, decree
Term
interdict:
Definition
to forbid; prohibit
Term
dign
Definition
worth
Term
ex: dign
Definition
dignity:
dignitary:
deign:
condign:
disdain:
Term
dignity:
Definition
nobility or elevation of character; worthiness
Term
dignitary:
Definition
a person who holds a high rank or office
Term
deign:
Definition
to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity
Term
condign:
Definition
well deserved; fitting; adequate
Term
disdain:
Definition
to look upon or treat with contempt
Term
dis/dif
Definition
away from; apart; reversal; not
Term
ex: dis/dif
Definition
disperse:
disseminate:
dissuade:
diffuse:
Term
disperse:
Definition
to drive or send off in various directions
Term
disseminate:
Definition
to scatter or spread widely; promulgate
Term
dissuade:
Definition
to deter by advice or persuasion
Term
diffuse:
Definition
to pour out and spread, as in fluid
Term
dog/dox
Definition
opinion
Term
ex: dog/dox
Definition
orthodox:
paradox:
dogma:
Term
orthodox
Definition
sound or correct in opinion or doctrine
Term
paradox:
Definition
an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion
Term
dogma:
Definition
a system of tenets, as of a church
Term
dol
Definition
suffer; pain
Term
ex: dol
Definition
condolence:
indolence:
doleful:
dolorous:
Term
condolence:
Definition
expression of sympathy with one who is suffering
Term
indolence:
Definition
a state of being lazy or slothful
Term
doleful:
Definition
sorrowful, mournful
Term
dolorous:
Definition
full of pain or sorrow, grievous
Term
don/dot/dow
Definition
to give
Term
ex: don/dot/dow
Definition
donate:
pardon:
antidote:
anecdote:
endow:
Term
donate:
Definition
to present as a gift or contribution
Term
pardon:
Definition
kind indulgence, forgiveness
Term
antidote:
Definition
something that prevents or counteracts ill effects
Term
anecdote:
Definition
a short narrative about an interesting event
Term
endow:
Definition
to provide with a permanent fund
Term
dub
Definition
doubt
Term
ex: dub
Definition
dubious:
dubiety:
indubitable:
Term
dubious:
Definition
doubtful
Term
dubiety:
Definition
doubtfulness
Term
indubitable:
Definition
unquestionable
Term
duc/duct
Definition
to lead
Term
ex: duc/duct
Definition
abduct:
conduct:
conducive:
induce:
induct:
produce:
Term
abduct:
Definition
to carry off or lead away
Term
conduct:
Definition
personal behavior, way of acting
Term
conducive:
Definition
contributive, helpful
Term
induce:
Definition
to lead or move by influence
Term
induct:
Definition
to install in a position with formal ceremonies
Term
produce:
Definition
to bring into existence, give cause to
Term
dur
Definition
hard
Term
ex:dur
Definition
endure:
durable:
duress:
dour:
duration:
Term
endure
Definition
to hold out against; to sustain without yielding
Term
durable:
Definition
able to resist decay
Term
duress:
Definition
compulsion by threat, coercion
Term
dour:
Definition
sullen; gloomy
Term
duration:
Definition
the length of time something exists
Term
dys
Definition
faulty; abnormal
Term
ex:dys
Definition
dystrophy:
dyspepsia:
dyslexia:
dysfunctional:
Term
dystrophy:
Definition
faulty or inadequate nutrition or development
Term
dyspepsia
Definition
impaired ingestion
Term
dyslexia:
Definition
an impairment of the ability to read due to a brain defect
Term
dysfunctional:
Definition
poorly functioning
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