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  • Cred - believe Accredit to regard as true (verb) Molly accredited her biology professor as a trustworthy source after seeing his doctorate diploma on his office wall.
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  • Cred - believe Credulous willing to believe (Adj.) Anyone who believes in the Loch Ness monster is a credulous fool.
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  • Cred - believe Incredible unbelievable (Adj.) It seems incredible that the students performed the play with only four weeks of rehearsal.
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  • ic - art Aesthetic the philosophy of art and beauty The painting represents the clean lines, bare surfaces, and sense of space that reflect the machine-age aesthetic.
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  • ic - art Eclectic the art of selecting sources out of the ordinary (Adj.) Lady Gaga has eclectic taste in her personal fashion.
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  • ic - art Rhetoric the art of writing or speech (n) Many people prefer not to hear the empty rhetoric of politicians.
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  • Sci to know Nescience lack of knowledge (n) Since Billy has been sick for two weeks, he didnt turn in his project due to nescience of its due date.
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  • Sci to know science a branch of knowledge (noun) Modern forensic science is often used to research many old cases that were never solved.
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  • Sci to know Sciolism superficial knowledge (noun) Tossing around trendy academic terms is a common display of sciolism.
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  • Vac - empty Vacate to empty of occupants (verb) Buddy the Elf was order to immediately vacate the store after punching Santa in the face.
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  • Vac - empty Vacuous without contents (adj.) Jeremys vacuous wallet was empty after his Wife went shopping.
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  • Vac - empty Vacuum space empty of matter (noun) At high speed, the rushing air tends to create a partial vacuum inside the tube.
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  • Zygo - yoke Zygomorphic bilaterally symmetrical James was able to cut the watermelon into two equal halves because of its zygomorpic shape.
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  • Zygo - yoke Zygosis the union of gametes to form a zygote; conjungation (verb) Zygosis is essential to the creation of life.
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  • Zygo - yoke Zygosity the genetic condition of a zygote (noun) The zygosity of the unborn fetus was determined to be identical twins!