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Impute

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V. To assign blame or responsibility for.
Root: put
Syn: attribute
Ant: vindicate

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Put

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Latin. To think

Impute, dispute, disreputable

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Dispute

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V. To disagree with
Root: put
Syn: argument
Ant: agreement

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Disreputable

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Adj. not respectable
Root: put
Syn: notorious
Ant: respectable

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Nota

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Latin. To note

Connotation, denotation, annotate

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Connotation

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N. an image or idea associated with a word
Root: nota
Syn: overtone

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Denotation

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N. the dictionary definition of a word

Root: nota

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Annotate

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V. To explain or discuss through a note

Root: nota

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Ratio

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Latin. Reason

Irrational, rationale, rationalize

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Irrational

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Adj. not based on reason or logic
Root: ratio
Syn: illogical
Ant: reasonable

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Rationale

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N. a reason for doing something

Root: ratio

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Rationalize

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V. Justify
Root: ratio
Syn: excuse

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Sci

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Latin. To know

Conscientious, unconscionable, prescient

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Conscientious

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Adj. diligent and careful
Root: sci
Ant: careless

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Unconscionable

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Adj. not obeying moral laws
Root: sci
Ant: principled

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Prescient

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Adj. showing knowledge of events before they happen
Syn: far-sighted
Ant: rash