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corporal (adj) | relating to the body |
corpulent (adj) | heavy-set, pudgy |
incorporate (v) | to unite into a legal body |
corporate (adj) | relating to a united legal body |
per capita (Latin) | for each person; per person |
decapitate (v) | to cut off the head |
capitulate (v) | to give up, surrender |
precipice (n) | steep drop, cliff |
recapitulate (v) | to summarize |
accord (n) | harmony, agreement |
concord (n) | agreement |
cordial (adj) | warm-hearted, polite |
discord (n) | disagreement, lack of harmony |
precipitate (v) | to cause or bring about; to fall into some condition |
precipitous (adj) | very steep |
emancipate (v) | to set free; enfranchise |
manacles (n) | handcuffs, shackles |
manicure (v) | to trim neatly and evenly |
manure (n) | animal dung |
manumission (n) | freedom from slavery |
manumit (v) | to free from slavery |
manuscript (n) | hand-written document |
manifest (v) | to reveal, display, show clearly |
manifestation (n) | revelation, indication |
genuflect (v) | to kneel, bend at the knee |
guttural (adj) | discribing a sound from the throat; marked by a strange, unpleasant sound |
gutturalize (v) | to produce sound from the throat |
capillary (n) | small, hairlike blood vessel |
depilatory (n) | product which removes hair or wool |
inoculate (v) | to give preventative medicine; vaccinate |
ocular (adj) | related to the eye |
expectorate (v) | to spit |
pectoral (adj) | of the chest, pertaining to the chest |
parapet (n) | low, chest-high wall |
expedite (v) | to facilitate, quicken |
expedient (adj) | suitable for a purpose, quick |
impede (v) | to hinder, obstruct, or delay |
quadruped (n) | an animal with four feet |
velocipede (n) | early bicycle |
expeditious (adj) | efficient and speedy |
affront (v) | to insult, offend |
confront (v) | to oppose; to stand or meet face to face |
effrontery (n) | shameless boldness |
frontage (n) | front piece of a property |
contort (v) | to twist out of shape |
distort (v) | to twist or alter the meaning |
extort (v) | to force by physical threat |
retort (v) | to answer back |
intort (v) | to twist inward |
torment (n, v) | extreme pain or anguish; to cause such pain or anguish |
inter (v) | to bury |
disinter (v) | to dig up |
terrestrial (n/adj) | land-dweller; of the earth |