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List #28
| Word or Stem | Meaning |
|---|---|
| schism | division |
| bootless | useless |
| rubicund | red |
| apotheosis | deify or raise to god status |
| percursor | forerunner |
| transpose | 1-switch; 2-write down |
| invective | bitter denunciation |
| prestidigitation | sleight of hand |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| cosmetology | study of cosmetics |
| effusion | outpouring |
| anthology | literary collection |
| posthumous | after death |
| euphony | beautiful sound |
| refractory | stubborn |
| platitude | flat, trite remark |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| agoraphobia | fear of open spaces |
| clostrophobia | fear of closed spaces |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| verisimilitude | similarity to the truth |
| idiosyncracy | peculiarity |
| alumni | graduates (plural) |
| alumnus | gradueate (singular) |
| casus belli | cause for war |
| interregnum | time between rulers |
| infraction | breaking |
| condign | worthy |
| ism | doctrine |
| less | without |
| rub | red |
| apo | away, up |
| theo | god |
| sis | condition |
| pre | before |
| curs | run |
| -or | that which, one who |
| trans | across |