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1
Q

rupt

A

break, burst

2
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abrupt

A

sudden

3
Q

corrupt

A

not stable, wrong, vicious, changed from good to bad

4
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disrupt

A

break apart

5
Q

erupt

A

external burst/break out

6
Q

incorruptible

A

cannot be corrupt; secure; honest

7
Q

interrupt

A

interject; hinder; break into

8
Q

rupture

A
  1. to break/to burst

2. hostility

9
Q

-cide

A

killing/killer

10
Q

fratricide

A

killing the brother

11
Q

genocide

A

destruction of an entire culture

12
Q

germicide

A

germ killer

13
Q

homicide

A

killing of a human being

14
Q

infanticide

A

killing infants

15
Q

matricide

A

killing the mother

16
Q

patricide

A

killing the father

17
Q

pesticide

A

killing bugs/pests

18
Q

regicide

A

killing a member of royalty

19
Q

sororicide

A

killing the sister

20
Q

suicide

A

killing of oneself

21
Q

tyrannicide

A

killing a tyrant

22
Q

string/strict

A

bind or draw tight

23
Q

astringement

A

drawing tightly together or substance to check blood flow

24
Q

boa constrictor

A

a snake that constricts its prey

25
Q

constrict

A

hold up

26
Q

restrict

A

prevent

27
Q

stricture

A

an adverse criticism

28
Q

stringent

A

harsh, tight, restrictive, rigid, severe

29
Q

unrestricted

A

not help up nor restricted

30
Q

vor

A

eat greedily

31
Q

carnivorous

A

meat eater

32
Q

devour

A

eat quickly and in a high quantity

33
Q

herbivorous

A

plant eater

34
Q

insectivorous

A

insect eater

35
Q

omnivorous

A

meat and plant eater

36
Q

voracious

A

describes a big eater or someone who does anything excessively, like reading

37
Q

viv

A

live, alive

38
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convival

A

fond of eating and drinking with friend; jovial

39
Q

revive

A

bring back to life

40
Q

survive

A

stay alive

41
Q

vivid

A

elaborated, full of detail, lively

42
Q

vivify

A

to make something more vivid

43
Q

vivisection

A

operation on living animal for scientific investigation

44
Q

tort (tors)

A

twist

45
Q

contortionist

A

person who can twist his or her body into odd postures

46
Q

distort

A

twist out of shape; contort

47
Q

extort

A

wrest from a person by force

48
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retort

A

reply quickly or sharply in kind

49
Q

torsion

A

act of twisting

50
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tortuous

A

full of twists and curves; winding

51
Q

torture

A

wrench; twist; inflict severe pain upon