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| AG | comes from Latin word for "do, go, lead, drive" An agenda is a list of things to be done. An agent is usually someone who does things on behalf of another, just as an agency is an office that does business for others |
| Agitate | (1) To move something with an irregular, rapid, violent action. (2) To stir up or excite |
| Litigate | to carry on a lawsuit by judicial process |
| Prodigal | recklessly or wastefully extravagant; spendthrift |
| Synagogue | the center of worship and communal life of a Jewish congregation; temple |
| Ven/vent | comes from venire the Latin verb meaning "come" To interview ina case or an argument is to "come between" the two opponents. An avenue is a street, or originally an access road by which to "come toward" something. Groups "come together" at a convention |
| advent | a coming or arrival; a coming into use |
| provenance | origin or source |
| venturesome | inclined to seek out risk or danger, bold, daring, adventurous |
| venue | (1) the place where a trial is held (2) the locale of an event |