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Credible
- believable
- Credo (I believe)[credit]
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Credulous
- gullible; believing too easily
- Credo (I believe)[credit]
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Incredulous
- not believing
- Credo (I believe)[credit]
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Credence
- believability
- Credo (I believe)[credit]
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Cognition
- knowledge; awareness
- Cogito (I think); cognitio (knowledge)
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Incognito
- not recognized
- Cogito (I think); cognitio (knowledge)
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Agnostic
- doubtful of the existence of god
- Cogito (I think); cognitio (knowledge)
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Cogitate
- think deeply
- Cogito (I think); cognitio (knowledge)
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Prognosis
- outlook
- Cogito (I think); cognitio (knowledge)
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Gnostic
- relating to knowledge esp. of spiritual matters
- Cogito (I think); cognitio (knowledge)
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Diurnal
- active in daytime
- Dies (day)
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Cosmology
- study or theory of the structure and origins of the universe
- Cosmos (world)
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Microcosm
- small-scale model containing the essential elements of a system
- Cosmos (world)
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Macrocosm
- the entire world/universe; all-encompassing model
- Cosmos (world)
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Cosmopolitan
- including people of diverse nationalities; broad-minded
- Cosmos (world)
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Colloquial
- informal (in speech); slang
- Locutio (speech)
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Circumlocution
- indirect or longwinded speech
- Locutio (speech)
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Loquacious
- talkative
- Locutio (speech)
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Soliloquy
- speech by a single character in a play spoken direct to the audience
- Locutio (speech)
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Eloquent
- well-spoken; fluent and persuasive in speech
- Locutio (speech)
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Interlocutor
- a person involved in a conversation
- Locutio (speech)
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Pugnacious
- aggressive; ready to fight
- Pugnare (to fight with the fists)
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Pugilist
- boxer
- Pugnare (to fight with the fists)
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Pugilism
- boxing
- Pugnare (to fight with the fists)
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Bellicose
- aggressive; warlike
- Bellum (war)
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ante bellum
- before the war (used of the American Civil War)
- Bellum (war)
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Advocate
- to support; recommend. (An advocate is a lawyer)
- Vox (voice) [Vocal]
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Evoke
- to bring out memories/ideas etc.
- Vox (voice) [Vocal]
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Invoke
- to appeal to (esp. an authority); to pray to/call upon
- Vox (voice) [Vocal]
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Vocation
- one’s calling in life (profession)
- Vox (voice) [Vocal]
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Equivocate
- speak ambiguously
- Vox (voice) [Vocal]
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Irrevocable
- cannot be revoked
- Vox (voice) [Vocal]
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Provocative
- intending to provoke
- Vox (voice) [Vocal]
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Vociferous
- loud and insistent in speech
- Vox (voice) [Vocal]
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Insecticide
- chemical to kill insects
- -cide (murder) [homicide; suicide]
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Parricide
- act of killing one’s father
- -cide (murder) [homicide; suicide]
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Fratricide
- act of killing one’s brother
- -cide (murder) [homicide; suicide]
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Regicide
- killing of a king
- -cide (murder) [homicide; suicide]
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Alias
- assumed/alternative name
- Alia (others)
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Altruism
- self-sacrifice (putting oneself before others)
- Alia (others)
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Inalienable
- cannot be denied
- Alia (others)
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Alienate
- to isolate from (esp. socially)
- Alia (others)
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