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equivocate

equivocate. p urposely be unclear e qui (equal) + v oc (voice). superfluous. unnecessary s uper (over)+ flu (flow) + o us (full of). bilateral. t wo-sided b i (two) + lat (side). unilateral. o ne-sided u ni (one) + l at (side). circumspect. c autious, careful

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equivocate

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  1. equivocate • purposely be unclear equi (equal) + voc (voice)

  2. superfluous • unnecessary super (over)+ flu (flow) + ous (full of)

  3. bilateral • two-sided bi (two) + lat(side)

  4. unilateral • one-sided uni (one) + lat(side)

  5. circumspect • cautious, careful circum (around) + spect (look)

  6. commensurate • of like measure; equal com (together) + mens (measure)

  7. malevolence • evil intent mal (bad) + vol (will)

  8. neophyte • beginner neo (new) + phyte (plant)

  9. misanthrope • people-hater mis (bad) + anthropo (human)

  10. bellicose • warlike bell (war)

  11. anthropomorphic • man-shaped; characteristics of man anthropo(human) + morph (shape)

  12. captious • fault-finding cap (take in) + ous(full of)

  13. neologism • new word neo (new) + log (word)

  14. malediction • curse mal (bad) + dict (say)

  15. incredulous • skeptical In (not) + cred (believe) + ous (full of)

  16. omniscient • all-knowing omni (all) + sci (know)

  17. monomania • obsession with one thing mono (one) + mania(madness)

  18. specious • seems true, but it is false spec (look) + ous (full of)

  19. excoriate • express strong disapproval; tear off skin ex (out) + corium (skin) + ate (cause)

  20. prototype • first model proto (first) + type (kind)

  21. xenophobia • fear of foreigners xeno (stranger) + phobia(fear)

  22. benediction • blessing bene (good) + dict (say)

  23. amorphous • shapeless a- (not, or without) + morph (shape)

  24. preponderance • bulk pre (before) + pond (weight)

  25. magnanimous • generous in forgiving magn (great) + anim(mind)

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