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cognate origin formed from another word or root
supersede to take the place of; replace
torpid lacking energy or vigor; lethargic
transitory existing only briefly; short lived
undulate to move in waves; ripple
unremitting never slacking; persistent
emanate to come fourth, as from a source
inhibit to restrain or hold back; prevent
meander to follow a winding and turning course
retrogress to return to an earlier condition
serpentine of resembling a serpent; sinuous
perfidious disloyal; treacerous
probity complete and confirmed integrity
scrupulous acting in strict regard for propiety
spurious lacking authenticity or validity; false
stratagem a sceme designed to attain a goal
belie to picture falsely; mesrepresent
clandestine concealed, often for unlawful purposes
collusion secret agreement for a decietful purpose
dissemble to disguise behind a false appearence
nefarious extremely wicked or infamous; evil
paradigm list of all the inflectional forms of a word
philology the study of language development
phonology the system of speech sounds in a language
rhetoric the art of using language effectively
syntax the way in which words are combined or arranged
derivative word formed from another word or root
deminutive word whose suffix indicates small size
inflection grammatical change in the form of words
orthography art of study of corret spelling
Created by: kwiora
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