List 3: Vocabulary & Roots/Affixes Flashcards

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discreet

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Adjective: Careful in one's speech or actions to avoid attracting unwanted attention, causing offense, or revealing private information.

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gaunt

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Adjective: Thin and bony because of hunger, illness, or age.

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Synonyms for gaunt

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Scrawny, skinny

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Antonyms for gaunt

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Plump, stocky

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hubris

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Noun: An excessive or foolish amount of belief in oneself or one's own abilities.

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incur

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Verb: To bring something unpleasant, unwanted, or harmful upon oneself because of one's own actions.

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Synonyms for incur

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Provoke, sustain

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Antonyms for incur

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Avoid, elude

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Root word: bon

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Meaning: good

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Suffix: -an, -ian

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Used to describe a person who identifies with a place or practice.