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Stem list 28-29
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Schism | Division |
| Bootless | Useless |
| Rubicund | Red |
| Apotheosis | Raising to god status |
| Precursor | Forerunner |
| Transpose | Switch |
| Invective | Bitter denunciation |
| Prestidigitation | Sleight of hand |
| Anthology | Literary collection |
| Posthumous | After death |
| Euphony | Beautiful sound |
| Refractory | Stubborn |
| Platitude | Flat, trite remark |
| Acrophobia | Fear of heights |
| Agoraphobia | Fear of open places |
| Verisimilitude | Similarity to the truth |
| Idiosyncrasy | Peculiarity |
| Casus belli | Cause for war |
| Interregnum | Time between rulers |
| Infraction | Breaking |
| Condign | Worthy |
| Effusion | Used to refer to excessive and often unpleasant demonstrations of feeling |
| Cosmology | Study of the universe |
| Alumni | Graduates |
| Veracity | Truthfulness |
| Colloquy | Conversation |
| Viable | Able to live |
| Synopsis | Summary |
| Terra firma | Solid ground |
| To sanction | To authorize |
| Russophobe | One who fears Russia |
| Prognosis | Medical forecast |
| Polychrome | Many colored |
| Philanthropy | Love of mankind |
| Perspicacity | Insight |
| Mobocracy | Mob rule |
| Gerontocracy | Government of the old |
| Magniloquence | Great eloquence |
| Kleptomaniac | Pathological thief |
| Joie de vivre | Joy of living |
| In loco parentis | In place of parents |
| Mundane | Worldly |
| Synthesis | Combonation |
| Unequivocal | Direct |
| Nihilism | Belief in nothing |
| Audiophile | Stereo buff |
| Entomology | Insect zoology |
| Omnifarious | Of all kinds |
| Invidious | Causing envy |
| Deduction | Reasoning down from principles |