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Lesson 8 Words Flashcards

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agony
antagonist
protagonist

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agony- result of struggling
antagonist- one who struggles against
protagonist

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barometer
baragraph
baritone

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barometer-measure pressure
baragraph- write/record pressure
baritone- weighty sound

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cerebellum
cerebral
cerebrate

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cerebellum- controls voluntary movements, brain
cerebral- pertaining to the brain
cerebrate- to make brain

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clamor
exclamatory
proclamation

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clamor- shout
exclamatory- shout out
proclamation- act of shouting forward

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clarify
declare
clairvoyant

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clarify- make clear
declare- clear down
clairvoyant- one who sees clearly

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cosmic
cosmonaut
cosmopolitan

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cosmic- related to the universe
cosmonaut- sail the universe
cosmopolitan- a world city

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doctor
docile
indoctrinate

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doctor- one who teaches
docile- capable of being caught
indoctrinate- teach into

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error
erratic
aberration

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error- that which wanders
erratic- to stray
aberration- act of wandering away (wander from)

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foli

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foliage- result of leaves
exfoliate- leaf out
portfolio- carry leaves

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gest

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gestation- act of carrying
digest- carry through
gesticulate- cause to carry

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holo

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holistic- related to the whole
holocaust- whole burning
holograph- while writing

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idio

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idiot- private, unaware of public events
idiom- peculiar expression (kick the bucket)
idiosyncrasy- peculiar mix

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lex

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lexicology- study of words
lexophobia- fear of words
lexnonscripta- not written law

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mar

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mariner- one who goes by sea
submarine- under the sea
maritime- located near the sea

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oste, osteo

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osteoarthritis- bone joint inflammation
osteoporosis- bone opening disease
osteotomy- cut a bone

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petr

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petroleum- oil from a rock
petrify- make rock
petre- rock

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ple, plen, plet

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plenty- result of full
complement- fill together
deplete- fill down

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popul

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popular- pertaining to people
depopulate- people down
voxpopuli- voice of the people

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pyro

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pyre- fire
pyrogenic- start of a fire
pyrophobia- fear of fire

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schiz

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schism- split church
schizophrenia- split mind
schizogenesis- process of starting a split

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sol

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solo- alone
desolate- alone from
soliloquy- talk alone

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sol

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solar- related to the sun
solarium- place where there is sun
parasol- near/beside the sun

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ten, tenu

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tenuous- having little substance
attenuate- to reduce/ very thin
extenuate- reduce seriousness w/ excuses (thin out)

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tom, tomy

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atom- cut
anatomy- cut apart/ through
dichotomy- cut twice/ two cuts

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vint, vinc

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victor- one who conquers
convince- show conclusively together
invincible- not about to conquer

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