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schism

schism. division schizo (divide). bootless. useless boot (profit) + less (without). rubicund. red rub (red). apotheosis. ideal example apo (away) + theo (god) + sis (condition). precursor. forerunner pre (before) + curs (run). transpose. switch trans (across) + pos (put).

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schism

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  1. schism • division schizo (divide)

  2. bootless • useless boot (profit) + less (without)

  3. rubicund • red rub (red)

  4. apotheosis • ideal example apo (away) + theo (god) + sis (condition)

  5. precursor • forerunner pre (before) + curs (run)

  6. transpose • switch trans (across) + pos (put)

  7. invective • insulting word in (not / against) + vect (carry)

  8. prestidigitation • magic prest (ready) + digit (finger) + tion (state or act)

  9. cosmology • study of the universe cosmo (world) + logy (science)

  10. effusion • outpouring ef = ex (out) + fus (pour)

  11. anthology • literary collection antho (flower) + logia (collection)

  12. posthumous • after death post (after) + hum (earth)

  13. euphony • beautiful sound eu (good) + phon (sound)

  14. refractory • unruly; stubbornly bad re (again) + fract(break)

  15. platitude • overused saying; cliché plat (flat)

  16. acrophobia • fear of heights acro (high) + phobia (fear)

  17. agoraphobia • fear of open places agora (place of congregation) phobia (fear)

  18. veracity • truthfulness ver (true)

  19. verisimilitude • similarity to truth ver (true) + simil (like / similar) + tude (state of)

  20. idiosyncrasy • peculiarity idio (peculiar) + syn (together)

  21. alumni • graduates

  22. casus belli • cause for war casus (case) + bell (war)

  23. interregnum • time between rulers inter (between) + regnum (reign)

  24. infraction • to break; to violate in (into) + fract (break)

  25. condign • well-deserved con (together) + dign (worthy)

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