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Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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Consummate

A

Master of lying

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2
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Incorrigible

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Cannot be corrected

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3
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Inveterate

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Deep rooted habits

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4
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Congenital

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Long history

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5
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Chronic

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All the time

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6
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Pathological

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Not concerned in distinguishing reality from fiction

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7
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Unconscionable

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No regrets

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8
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Glib

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Too smooth to be true

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9
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Egregious

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Vicious and calculating and hurtful

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Notus

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Known

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11
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Noted

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Admired

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12
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Summit

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Top of a mountain

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13
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Summus

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Highest

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14
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Sum

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Most, biggest number

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15
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Consummate

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To bring to the highest point

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16
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-ness

A

Noun suffix

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17
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-acy

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Noun suffix

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18
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Corrigo

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To correct

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19
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In-

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Intensifies the root

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20
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Vetus

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Old+ disapproval

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21
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Veteran

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Grew older serving the country
Skillful at (old at) a certain act
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22
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Genesis

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Birth beginning

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23
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Genetics

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Science that deals with the transmission of hereditary characteristics at birth

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24
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Gene

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Characteristic

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25
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Genealogy

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Study of family trees

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26
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Genital

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Organs used to create birth

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27
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Congenital

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Birth defect

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28
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Con-

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With or together

29
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Hereditary

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Traits acquired at the moment of birth

30
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Chronos

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Time

31
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Anachronism

A

Out of date, of another time

32
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Ana-

A

Negative suffix (out, up, over,etc)

33
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Incongruous

A

Out of place

34
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Chronological

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In correct time order

35
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Chronology

A

Science of time order

36
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Chronometer

A

Highly accurate timepiece

37
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Syn-

A

Together

38
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Synchronized

A

Time together

At the same time

39
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Pathology

A

Study of disease

40
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Pathologist

A

Expert who examines tissue

41
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Pathos

A

Feeling/ suffering

42
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Sympathize

A

To feel with someone

43
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Antipathy

A

Feel against someone- hate or dislike

44
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Anti-

A

Against

45
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Apathy

A

No feeling

46
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Empathy

A

Identifying with someone’s feelings

47
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Pathetic

A

May arouse pity or sympathy

48
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Telepathy

A

Communication through minds

49
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Tele

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Distance

50
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Scio

A

To know

51
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Conscience

A

Knowledge with a sense of right and wrong

52
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Unconscionable

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No conscious

53
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Conscious

A

Knowledge or awareness of emotion

54
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Science

A

Knowledge as opposed to faith

55
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Omniscient

A

All knowing

56
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Omni

A

All knowing

57
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Prescient

A

knowing before

58
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Pre-

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Before

59
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Sciens

A

Knowledge

60
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Nescient

A

Ignorant

61
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Glib

A

Slippery

62
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Grex, gregis

A

Herd or flock

63
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Gregarious

A

Love being surrounded by people

64
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Congregate

A

With the flock, to gather

65
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Segregate

A

Separate the flock

66
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Se-

A

Apart

67
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Ad-, ag-

A

To, toward

68
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Aggregate

A

To come together, to become the whole,

69
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Notorious

A

Have a bad reputation

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