| A | B |
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| rupture | 1. break; breaking 2. hostility |
| cide | killing; killer |
| biocide | substance that destroys living organisms |
| fratricide | act of killing one's brother |
| fungicide | substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth |
| genocide | deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group |
| homicide | killing of one human by another |
| matricide | act of killing one's mother |
| patricide | act of killing one's father |
| pesticide | substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc. |
| regicide | act of killing a king |
| suicide | act of killing one's self |
| string (strict) | bind; draw tight |
| constrict | draw together; render narrower; shrink |
| stricture | adverse criticism; censure |
| stringent | strict; rigid; severe |
| vor | eat greedily |
| carnivore | flesh-eating animal |
| carnivorous | flesh-eating |
| frugivorous | feeding on fruit |
| herbivore | plant-eating animal |
| herbivorous | dependent on plants as food |
| omnivore | person or animal that eats everything |
| omnivorous | 1. eating everything, both plant and animal substances 2. avidly taking in everything, as in _____________ reader |
| voracious | 1. greedy in eating 2. insatiable, as a ___________ appetite |
| viv | live; alive |
| convivial | fond of eating and drinking with friends; jovial; hospitable |
| vivacious | lively in temper or conduct |
| vivacity | liveliness of spirit |
| vivisection | operation on a living organism for scientific investigation |
| tort (tors) | twist |
| extort | wrest (money, promises, etc.) from a person by force |
| tortouos | 1. full of twists or curves; winding, as a tortorous road 2. tricky; crooked |
| vict (vinc) | conquer; show conclusively |
| evict | 1. expel by legal process, as to ______ a tenant 2. oust |
| evince | show clearly; disclose |
| fract (frag) | break |
| fractious | apt to break out into passion; cross; irritable |
| infraction | act of breaking; breach; violation, as in _________ of a law |
| refract | benda ray of light, a heat or sound wave, etc., from a straight course |
| refractory | resisting; intractable; hard to manage, as a _________ mule |
| omni | all; every; everywhere |
| omnibus | covering many things at once, as an _____ bill |
| omnibus | 1. noun 2. book containing a variety of works by one autho, as a Hemingway _________ |
| omnipotent | unlimited in power; almighty |
| omniscient | knowing everything |
| omnivorous | 1. eating everything, both plant and animal substances 2. avidly taking in everything, as in _____________ reader |
| flexor | muscle that serevs to bend a limb |
| inflection | change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice |
| impertinent | not pertinent; inappropriate |
| pertinacious | adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistant |
| pertinent | having to do with the matter at hand; relevant |
| retentive | tenacious; able to retain or remember |
| retinue | group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person |
| tenacity | firmness in holding fast |
| tenet | principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| tenure | 1. period for which an office or position is held 2. status assuring an employee a permanant position |
| untenable | incapable of being held or defended |
| admonish | warn of a fault; reprove; rebuke |
| admonition | gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error |
| monitor | person or mechanical device that keeps track of, checks, or warns |
| countermand | issue a contrary order |
| mandate | 1. authoritive command 2. 2. territory administered by a trustee |
| mandatory | obligitaory; required by command |
| mand ( mandat) | order; command; commit |
| ten (tin,tent) | hold; keep |
| mon (monit) | warn |
| flect (flex) | bend |
| remand | send back; recommit, as to prison |
| writ of mandamus | written order form a court to enforce the performance of some public duty |
| cred (credit) | believe |
| credence | belief as to the truth of something |
| credulous | too ready to believe, easily deceived |
| credo | summary of principles believed in or adhered to |
| incredulity | disbelief |
| fid | faith; trust |
| affidavit | sworn written testamentmade before an authorized official |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| diffident | lacking faith in oneself; timid; shy |
| fiduciary | 1. held in trust 2. confidential |
| infidel | one who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever |
| perfidious | false to a trust; faithless |
| perfidy | violation of a trust, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty |
