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Cognate
descended from the same origin, especially in words
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Derivative
something resulting from an original substance
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Diminutive
extremely small
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Inflection
change in tone of voice
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Paradigm
a set of patterns or forms which contain a particular element
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Orthography
art of spelling correctly
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Philology
the study of literature and linguistics
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Phonology
the study of speech sounds
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Rhetoric
the art of persuasion by means of manipulating language
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Syntax
sentence structure
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Belie
to be shown to have lied
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Clandestine
secret or concealed, often illegally
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Collusion
a secret agreement relating to illegal activity
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Dissemble
to put on a misleading appearance
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Nefarious
extremely wicked or evil
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Perfidious
unfaithful, treacherous
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Probity
honesty, integrity
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Scrupulous
carefully considering what is right, principled
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Spurious
inauthentic, false
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Stratagem
plan or scheme to deceive an enemy
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Inhibit
prevent development or progress
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Retrogress
to move backward into a worse condition
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Serpentine
snake-like, winding
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Supersede
to replace something in power, setting aside the previous thing as useless
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Torpid
sluggish, lethargic
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Transitory
temporary, not lasting
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Undulate
to move with a wave-like motion
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Unremitting
never slackening, unceasing
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