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Week 12

TermDefinition
RUPT break
abrupt adjective—ending suddenly.
bankrupt noun—unable to pay outstanding debts.
corrupt adjective—guilty of immoral or dishonest practices or actions, often for personal gain.
rupture verb—to break or burst.
SCRIB, SCRIPT to write
manuscript noun—originally, something written by hand; now, a composition for publication.
ascribe verb—to attribute.
nondescript adjective—dull; drab; lacking in distinctive qualities.
prescribe verb—to write down a rule beforehand; in medicine, to order a treatment.
Scripture noun—originally, anything written; now, the Bible.
SED, SID, SESS to sit
assess verb—to estimate the value of property for taxation; to estimate a situation or an event.
insidious adjective—sitting in wait for; treacherous, more dangerous than seems evident.
subside verb—to sink to a lower level; to settle down.
subsidy noun—government financial support.
SPEC, SPIC, SPECT to look
aspect noun—the way something looks from a certain point of view.
retrospect noun—a looking backward.
perspective noun—the ability to look at things in their true relationship; point of view.
speculate verb—to reflect on or ponder.
SUPER under
subsistence noun—literally under existence; the barest means to sustain life.
subversive adjective—tending to undermine or overthrow.
submerge adjective or verb—to plunge under water.
subterranean adjective—under the surface of the Earth.
Created by: oatmilksocks
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