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Word part
Propitiation: the act of
propitiating;
conciliation; Something
that propitiates,
especially a conciliatory
offering to a god
noun
Malign: to speak
harmful untruths about;
speak evil of; slander;
defame
verb
Dissemble: to give a
false or misleading
appearance to; conceal
the truth or real nature
of: to put on the
appearance of; feign
Prodigious:
extraordinary in size,
amount, extent, degree,
force, etc.: wonderful or
marvelous
verb
Defamation: the act of
defaming; false or
unjustified injury of the
good reputation of
another, as by slander
or libel.
noun
Malevolence: the
quality, state, or feeling
of being malevolent; ill
will; malice; hatred.
noun
adj
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Lascivious: inclined to
lustfulness; wanton;
lewd: arousing sexual
desire: lascivious
adj
Contention: a struggling
together in opposition;
strife; a striving in
rivalry; competition;
contest; a point
contended for or
affirmed in controversy.
noun
Abrogate: to abolish by
formal or official means;
annul by an
authoritative act; repeal:
to put aside; put an end
to.
Trepidation: tremulous
fear, alarm, or agitation;
perturbation; trembling
or quivering movement;
tremor
Verb
LOGY—science, study,
account
Greek
Geology
Mythology
Petrology
TOMY (TOM)---cutting,
operation of incision
Greek
Anatomy
Dichotomy
Lobotomy
photographs
noun