Chapter 2 Examples Flashcards by Terry NAM

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gynoarchy

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archy: rule by

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monarch

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arch: ruler

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democracy

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cracy: rule by, ruling body of

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aristocracy

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cracy: rule by, ruling body of

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democrat

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crat: supporter of rule by, member of ruling body

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aristocrat

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crat: supporter of rule by, member of ruling body

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calligraphy

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graphy: art or method of writing

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geography

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graphy: descriptive science

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bibliography

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graphy: descriptive science

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photograph

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graph: something written

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seismograph

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graph: instrument that writes

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polygraph

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graph: instrument that writes

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theology

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logy: subject of study

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eulogy

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logy: discourse

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kleptomania

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mania: madness

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megalomania

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mania: madness

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bibliomania

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mania: excessive enthusiasm

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geometry

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metry: art or process of the science of measuring

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antinomy

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nomy: law of, arrangement of, science of

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telepathy

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pathy: feeling

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pedophilia

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philia: love of

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bibliophile

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phile: lover of

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xenophobe

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phobe: one who fears

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colonscopy

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scopy: observation or examination of or by

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telescope

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scope: instrument for observing or examining

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acropolis

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acr: high, topmost

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acronym

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acr: high, topmost

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allergy

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all: other

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aristocracy

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arist: best

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autonomy

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aut: self, one’s own

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automobile

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aut: of or by oneself or itself

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cacoophony

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cac: bad

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heterosexual

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heter: other

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hieroglyphics

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hier: holy

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holocaust

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hol: whole

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homosexual

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hom: same

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homeopath

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home: similar, same

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idiom

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idi: own, personal

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idiosyncrasy

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idi: own, personal

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macrocosm

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macr: long, large

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macroeconomics

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large-scale

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megaphone

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mega: great, large, powerful

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megalomania

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megal: great, large, powerful

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megabyte

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mega: one million (in the metric system)

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Mesopotamia

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mes: middle

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microscope

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micr: small

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microgram

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(denoting a factor of) one millionth

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monotonous

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mon: single, one, alone

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neolithic

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new: new

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oligarchy

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olig: few

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orthodontist

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orth: straight

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paleography

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pale: old

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pantheist

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pan: all

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pantomime

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pant: all

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polychrome

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poly: many

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pseudonym

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pseud: false

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sclerosis

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scler: hard

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thermostat

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therm: hot

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eulogy

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eu: well, favorable

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euphemism

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eu: well, favorable

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euphony

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eu: well, favorable

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eugenic

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eu: well, favorable