All 9th grade vocab words – Flashcards
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attenuate
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to make small, to weaken
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Comply
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To do as one is asked or ordered
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Expletive
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An exclamation, often obscene
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Implement
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An object, to carry or follow out
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Microbe
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An organism invisible to naked eye, often causes disease
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Microcosm
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miniature world, something that resembles something else
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Minuscule
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Extremely small
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Minutia
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A small or trivial detail
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Replete
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Abundantly stocked
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Satiate
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To full one's appetite
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Tenous
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Thin in form, having little substance or valitdity
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copius
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plentiful
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macrocosm
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the universe, as a whole
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magnanimous
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really great person, generous, and noble
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megalomania
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thinking that his/her ideas are best or obssesed to do things on grand scale
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magnate
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wealthy especially in buisness
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magnitude
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greatness of importance or size, degree of brightness of a star
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polygamy
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a person with two spouses
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polygon
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a flat shape with many straight sides
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ROOT "mikros"
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"small"
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microbe (n.)
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An organism invisible to the naked eye, especially one that causes disease
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microcosm (n.)
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A miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale.
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ROOT "minuo, minus"
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"to lessen"
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minuscule (adj.)
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Extremely small
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minutia (n.)
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A small or trivial detail
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ROOT "tenuo"
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"to make thin"
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attenuate (v.)
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1. To make slender or small. 2. To weaken; to reduce in force or value
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tenuous (adj.)
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1. Thin in form. 2. Flimsy; having little substance or validity
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ROOT "satis"
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"enough" (satisfy)
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satiate (v.)
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to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess
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ROOT "implere, plenus"
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"to fill", "full" (complete; plenty)
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comply (v.)
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To do as one is asked or ordered
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implement (n.)
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A tool or utensil
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implement (v.)
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To carry out; to put into effect
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replete (adj.)
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1. Well-stocked or abundantly supplied 2. Completely filled; utterly satisfied
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expletive (n.)
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An exclamation or oath, often obscene
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ante, pre
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before
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antebellum
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of a period before a war, especially the American Civil War
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antecedent
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a thing of even that precedes, the noun to which a pronoun refers
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anterior
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coming before in position or time
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avant-garde
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ahead of the times especially in the arts, a group that is ahead of the times
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vanguard
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the foremost position, leaders of a movement
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precept
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a command a rule of conduct
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predestination
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the believe that what happens in human life has already been determined by some higher power
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preempt
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to take possession of something before anyone else can do so
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premonition
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a warning in advance
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preposterous
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absurd. contrary to nature or reason
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pretentious
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showy, claiming unjustified distinction
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Primus
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First
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premier
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first in time or importance, a prime minister or head of state
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primate
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an archbishop or bisop who ranks highest among others. A member of the order of animals.
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Prime
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first in rank excellence quality , importance or time.Chief most important. To prepare something or someone for use or action
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primeval
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belonging to the first ages
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primordial
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original, fundamental
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post
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after
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posterior
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situated behind or at the back
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posterity
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future generations, a persons descendants
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posthumous
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occurring or continuing after death, especially a work published after the authors death or a child born after a fathers death
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pandemonium
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Uproar
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panacea
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A cure-all for diseases or troubles
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omnipotent
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Having unlimited power; all powerful
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omnipresent
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Present everywhere
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omnivorous
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1. Feeding on both plants and meat. 2. Devouring everything, especially intellectually
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catholic
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1. Universal; including most things 2. (Capitalized) Referring to the Catholic church
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holocaust
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1. A great destruction; especially by fire 2. (Capitalized) Murder by the German Nazis of over 6 million Jews and millions of other people in WW II
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totalitarian
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A form of government with one person or party in absolute control
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cloister (n.)
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1. n. A covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out onto a courtyard 2. n. A monastery or similar place of religious seclusion
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cloister (v.)
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v. To seclude as in a monastery or hiding place
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preclude
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To prevent; to make impossible
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recluse
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A person who avoids mixing with people; a hermit
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pandemonium
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uproar
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panacea
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a cure for all diseases or troubles
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omnipotent
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having unlimited power
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omnipresent
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present everywhere
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omnivorous
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feeding on both plants and meat
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catholic
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church or universal
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holocaust
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a great destruction or killing of Jews
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totalitarian
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form of government where one person or party is in control
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cloister
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a covered walk or a place of religious seclusion
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preclude
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to prevent
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recluse
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a person who avoids mixing with people
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inception
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the beginning of something
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incipient
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in its early stages
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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nihilism
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the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs
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negate
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to disapprove
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renegade
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outlaw one who deserts a group
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vacuous
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empty
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vanity
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conceit or worthless useless or a dressing table
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vaunt
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to boast
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aperture
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an opening
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overt
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done openly
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monologue
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a long speech made by one perfomer or by one person in a group
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monarch
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a person who rules Kingdom or Empire, a king or a queen
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monos
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one
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monogram
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A design composed of letter, usually the first letter of a name
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monopoly
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Exclusive control of the trade in some item or service
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Monolith
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A large block of stone
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UNUS
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one
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unanimous
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Being in complete agreement
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unilateral
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One-sided, done by or affecting one person, group or country
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DUO
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two
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DUPLEX
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twofold
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duplex
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A dwelling with two living units
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duplicate
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To make an identical copy or double of something, to repeat
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BI
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two
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bilateral
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Having two sides
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bipartisan
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Involving two political parties
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bisect
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To divide into two equal parts
