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CUBO, CUBARE, CUBITUM
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<L. "to lie down"
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INCUMBO, INCUMBERE, INCUBUI, INCUBITUM
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<l. "to recline"
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incumbent
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1. a person who holds an office or position
2. required as a duty or obligation (often used with on) |
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recumbent
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reclining; lying down
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succumb
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1. to yield; to give in or give up, esp. to a powerful force or desire (ofted used with to)
2. to die |
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HUPO
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<G. "under" "beneath"
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hypocondria
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a psychological disorder characterized by the illusory conviction that one is ill or in pain, or likely to become so
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hypothesis
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1. a theory or explanation that leads to further investigation for proof or disproof
2. an assumption on which a conclusion or decision is based |
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KATA
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<G. "down"
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cataclysm
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a disaster or catastrophe on such a large scale that biological, environmental, or cultural elements are permanently altered or irreparably lost to the earth
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catapult
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1. an ancient mechanical device for hurling missiles
2. a modern mechanism for launching aircraft from the deck of a ship 3. to hurl or launch suddenly (as if from a slingshot); to spring up |
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SUB
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<L. "under"
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subjective
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1. concentrating on the self in the expression of feelings and perceptions
2. relating to personal opinions and thought processes rather than factual information or universal experience |
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sublimate
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to turn aside an instinctual, perhaps primitive impulse in favor of a more socially or culturally acceptable activity
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suborn
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1. to induce a person in secret to commit a misdeed or a crime
2. to induce someone to give false testimony |
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subterfuge
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an artifice, device, or evasion to hide or avoid something, or to escape an outcome
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VERITAS
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<L. "truth"
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verisimilitude
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a thing or a quality that appears true or real
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verity
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1. the condition or quality of being true or accurate
2. a belief, principle, or statement expressing some basic human truth |
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aver
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to affirm; to declare or attest to positively or dogmatically
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