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Lists 1-14

List One:
acetic
clandestine
cosmic
devolve* (de)
effete
ensemble
exhume* (ex)
fusillade
infraction* (fract)
lapidary* (lapis)
mace
meretricious
opulent
paregoric
refractory
tactile
tocsin
tribulation

List Two:
animalcule
collateral
defray
disconsolate
emeritus
equable
foment
impeach
insipid
lariat
maestro
meteoric
oscillate
parole
rheumy
temporize* (tempus)
trajectory* (trans) (jacere)
vibrant

List Three:
asphyxiate
cornucopia* (cornu) (copia)
desist
effeminate
empathy* (pathos)
evanescent
frieze
indite
itinerary
lien
maxim
motif
palfrey
phalanx
svelte
tertiary
trenchant

List Four:
abortive
anomalous
captious
coadjutor
disjointed
educe
empirical
exculpate
firmament
iridescent
macerate
mores
norm
optimum
probity
rostrum
turpitude

List Five:
accolade
antipathy
carmine
coalesce
dissimulate
egotism
erupt * (e) (rumpere)
felicitous
inflect
jurist
meander
nemesis
novitiate* (novus)
outmoded
protocol
specious
vernacular

List Six:
agenda
apoplectic
circumspect* (circum) (spect)
denude
dote
emote
exacerbate* (acer)
fey
insatiable
laity                                                               
mordant
neuter
opprobrium
precipitous
reinstate
throes
vicissitudes

List Seven:
ambulatory
circumvent
cuckold
didactic
effrontery
ethereal
exigencies
gargoyle
hirsute
incantation
malfeasance
naiad
pontificate
pyromaniac* (pyros)
sapient* (sapere)
technique

List Eight:
apothecary
colloquial* (col) (loquor)
curate
dissemble
epilogue
eviscerate
exorcise
genealogy
impecunious* (im) (pecunia)
lave
merino
panegyric
potentate
recant
scion
temerity

List Nine:
catholic
correlate
deduce
durance
equivocal* (aequus) (voc, vox)
excrescence
halcyon
inanimate
lunar
misdemeanor
parson
pulsate
referendum
roe
symposium* (sym) (posis)
venire

List Ten:
accouter                                             extra etymology:
axiom                                                 phil(o)
bereft                                                  mis (o)
cortege                                               anthropos
disdain                                               logos
gratuitous                                          ataleie
inveigle                                              gyne
larva                                                   sophos
magniloquent                                   eidos
masticate
nirvana
octavo
peroration
sacrilege
suffuse
unimpeachable
verdant

List Eleven:
affinity
bacchanalian
blasphemous
decennial
expatiate
homogeneous* (homos) (genos)
intercede
linguist
malapropism
maudlin
nugatory
pantheon* (pan) (theos)
plethora
smelt
surrogate
upbraid
vocal

List Twelve:
asperity* (asper)
bandanna
conclave* (con) (clavis)
depose
fuselage
influx
laconic
Machiavellian
marsupial
melee
nullify
papal
psychosis* (psyche)
sterling
synopsis
utilize
zenith

List Thirteen:
acolyte
atavism
bedizen
canto* (sing)
crevice
deify* (deus)
ductile* (duc, duct)
ennobling
flotsam
gubernatorial
lionize
moratorium
obituary
prognosticate
raconteur
sybarite
unwonted

List Fourteen:
ague
banal
boon
clairvoyant
cyst
demagogue* (demos) (agogos)
egoism
exiguous
gloaming
impropriety
lupine
narcotic
onomatopoeia
propound* (pro)
rapprochement
talisman