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Stems List
# 25
Question | Answer |
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antithesis | a direct opposite, a contrast |
intervene | come between |
syndrome | complex of symptoms |
subordinate | lower |
dissonant | inharmonious |
belligerent | warring |
credible | believable |
impending | overhanging |
polyphonic | multi-melodic |
exculpate | free from blame |
euphemism | pleasant name |
benefactor | helper |
megalomania | delusions of greatness |
magnate | powerful person |
vivacious | lively |
heliotropic | sun-following |
amour-propre | self-love |
octagenarian | an eighty-year-old |
cognoscenti | those who know |
surfeit | excess |
primate | monkeys, apes, and humans |
pellucid | crystal clear |
circumvent | get around |
hemiplegia | paralysis on one side |
narcolepsy | attacks of sleep |