Latin And Greek Roots 4 Flashcards

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Cend, cens

A

To burn

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Flam

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Flame

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Fulm, fulg

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Storm, flash

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Luster, lustr

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To make bright

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Flagr

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To burn

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Sema, Semio

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Sign

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Digm, Dict

A

A comparison

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Omin

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A warning

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Phras

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To tell

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Monstr

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To warn

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Trit

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To crush

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Leni

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Smooth

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Moll

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Soft

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Rud

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Rough

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Abominable

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Loathsome, disagreeable

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Contrite

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Feeling regret

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Demonstrative

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Openly expressive of emotions

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Detritus

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Junk

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Flagrant

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Noticeably bad

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Incense

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To infuriate

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Inflammatory

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Arousing anger

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Lenitive

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Easing Pain

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Luster

A

A brilliance

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Metaphrase

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An exact translation

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Mollify

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To soothe the feelings of

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Paradigm

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A pattern or model

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Refulgent

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Brilliantly illuminated

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Remonstrate

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To protest

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Rudiment

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A basic idea or principal

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Semiotic

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Relating to signs or symbols

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Trite

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Boring because of overuse

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Attrition

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A gradual lowering in number

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Conflagration

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A big fire

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Detrimental

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Causing damage or harm

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Fulminate

A

To attack with words

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Illustrative

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Descriptive

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Lenient

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Not strict

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Ominous

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Menacing

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Paraphrase

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A summary

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Phraseology

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The way in which something is expressed

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Rudimentary

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Undeveloped

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Semantic

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Having to do with the meanings of words