Words from this root (50)
conceited
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/kənˈsiːtɪd/
excessively proud of oneself; vain
deception
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/dɪˈsɛpʃən/
the act of deceiving or misleading someone
captivating
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/ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ/
capable of attracting and holding interest; charming
captivate
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/ˈkæptəˌveɪt/
to attract and hold the attention by charm or beauty
perceptible
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/pɚˈsɛptəbəl/
able to be seen or noticed; discernible
acceptably
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/əkˈsɛptəbli/
in a way that is satisfactory or adequate
caitiff
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/ˈkeɪtɪf/
a cowardly and despicable person; base and craven
deceiver
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/dɪˈsivɚ/
a person who misleads or tricks others
preceptor
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/prɪˈsɛptər/
a teacher or instructor, especially a tutor or mentor
princely
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/ˈprɪnsli/
befitting a prince; generous or lavish in scale
acceptableness
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/ækˈsɛptəbəlnəs/
the quality of being acceptable or satisfactory
acceptation
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/ˌæksɛpˈteɪʃən/
the accepted or usual meaning of a word or expression
capableness
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/ˈkeɪpəbəlnəs/
the quality of being able or competent
conceptual
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/kənˈsɛptʃuəl/
relating to or based on mental concepts or abstract ideas
deceitful
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/dɪˈsitfəl/
given to or characterized by deceiving; dishonest
deceitfulness
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/dɪˈsitfəlnəs/
the quality of being deceitful; dishonesty
incapable
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/ɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
lacking the ability, capacity, or fitness to do something
incapacitate
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/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪt/
to deprive of strength, ability, or legal capacity
municipality
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/mjuˌnɪsəˈpæləti/
a town or district with its own local self-government
perceptiveness
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/pɚˈsɛptɪvnəs/
keen insight or sensitivity in understanding
preoccupancy
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/priˈɑkjəpənsi/
the act or state of occupying something before another
receivership
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/rɪˈsivɚʃɪp/
the state of being managed by a court-appointed receiver
receptive
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/rɪˈsɛptɪv/
willing to consider new ideas or suggestions
acceptability
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/əkˌsɛptəˈbɪləti/
the quality of being satisfactory or able to be agreed to
accepter
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/əkˈsɛptɚ/
a person who accepts or agrees to something
anticipator
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/ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɚ/
one who foresees or acts in advance of something
anticipatory
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/ænˈtɪsɪpəˌtɔri/
happening in expectation of, or anticipating, a future event
capably
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/ˈkeɪpəbli/
in a competent and effective manner
capacitate
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/kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt/
to make capable; to qualify or enable
captious
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/ˈkæpʃəs/
inclined to find trivial faults; carping
captivation
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/ˌkæptɪˈveɪʃən/
the state of being charmed or fascinated
captivity
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/kæpˈtɪvəti/
the condition of being imprisoned or confined
conceitedness
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/kənˈsitɪdnəs/
excessive pride in oneself; vanity
conceptional
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/kənˈsɛpʃənəl/
relating to a concept or to conception
deceptious
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/dɪˈsɛpʃəs/
tending to deceive; deceptive (archaic)
deceptiveness
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/dɪˈsɛptɪvnəs/
the quality of being misleading or deceptive
emancipate
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/ɪˈmænsəˌpeɪt/
to set free from legal, social, or political restraint
imperceivable
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/ˌɪmpɚˈsivəbəl/
unable to be perceived by the senses or mind
incapability
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/ɪnˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/
the state of being unable to do something; lack of ability
incapacity
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/ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti/
inability to do something, or legal disqualification from acting
inceptive
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/ɪnˈsɛptɪv/
relating to or marking the beginning of an action or state
inconceivable
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/ˌɪnkənˈsivəbəl/
impossible to imagine or believe
misconceive
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/ˌmɪskənˈsiv/
to understand or interpret wrongly
occupancy
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/ˈɑkjəpənsi/
the act of occupying or using a space, or the proportion so used
occupationless
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/ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənləs/
having no job, profession, or regular activity
occupier
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/ˈɑkjəpaɪɚ/
a person who lives in or holds a place, or a force holding occupied territory
perceivable
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/pərˈsivəbəl/
capable of being perceived or noticed
percipient
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/pərˈsɪpiənt/
having keen perception or insight
receivable
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/rɪˈsivəbəl/
owed as a debt and awaiting collection; an amount due to be received
receptor
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/rɪˈsɛptɚ/
a cell or molecule that detects a stimulus and responds to it