SPIR

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__//**SPIR** - "to breathe" -Latin SPIRARE, SPIRATUM-//__


 * TRANSPIRE** ( v.) To take place; to happen

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Even though it seems like this pizza guy gets owned, this event really didn't transpire in real life. P.S. - He has yet to deliver the pizza.


 * CONSPIRE** ( v.) To plan together secretly

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The interviewer and the guy in the trash can conspired to scare the guy being interviewed, but it didn't go according to plan.


 * ASPIRE** ( v.) To have a strong desire to get or do something

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Bob Burnquist aspired to win the competition and in the process of doing so, set a scoring record and caused some pretty funny reactions by the commentators (especially at 1:14).


 * ESPRIT** (n.) Liveliness; high-spiritedness

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The esprit of the Virginia Tech bench came at a price for their coach, Frank Beamer.