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Quiz 4 Flashcards

1
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Arcadian

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Simple, peaceful, rustic

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Croesus

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a very rich man

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epicure, epicurean

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a person of refined taste in matters of food and drink

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Gordian

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to solve a difficult problem by direct and drastic means

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laconic

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brief, pithy, concise

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mausoleum

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a large tomb

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philippic

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a bitter denunciation

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Pyrrhic

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a victory won at too great at a cost

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solecism

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a substandard usage of language, a social blunder

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sophistry, sophism

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clever but deceptive argumentation meant to mislead

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sword of Damocles

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a constantly threatening danger

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sybarite

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one devoted to luxury and pleasure

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jeremiad

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a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.

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maudlin

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self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.

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quixotic

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exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

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simony

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the buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges, for example pardons or benefices.

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tawdry

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showy but cheap and of poor quality.

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Noun-forming suffix

-ast, -st

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One who does

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Noun-forming suffix

-t, -tw

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he who; that which

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Noun-forming suffix

-y, -ia

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quality of ; state of; act of

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ALL

allegory

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Other

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CAC

cacogenics, cacophony

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Bad

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CAU

cauterize

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To burn

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CLA

iconoclast

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To break

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Do

dose, antidote

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To give

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DYN (AM)

dynasty, dynamic, dynamo

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force, power

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ERG, URG

erg, energy, metallurgy

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work

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LAT(E)R

idolater, idolatry

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to worship excessively, be fanatically devoted to

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PATH

sympathy, telepathy

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to feel, suffer,

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PHY

physics, physiology

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to grow

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PHYSI

physics, physiology

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nature

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STA

static

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to stand, stop

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THE

thesis, theme, synthetic

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To place, put

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Noun-forming suffix

-ma, -m, -me

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result of; thing that is the result of

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Noun-forming suffix

-sis, -se, -sy, -sia

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act of; state of; result of

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ANDR

androgenic, philander

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man, male

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KINE, CINE

kinetic, cinema

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to move

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GEN(E)

geneology

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kind, race

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GYN(E), GYN(A)EC

gynarch, gynecology

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woman, female

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IDI

idiot, idiosyncrasy

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one’s own peculiar

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LITH, LITE

lithograph, phonolite

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stone

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MIS

misanthrope

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Hate

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PHE(M), PHA

prophet, aphasia

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To speak

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SCHIZ, SCHIS

schizophrenia, schism

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To split

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STERE

stereograph

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Solid, three-dimensional

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TYP

typographical, typical

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stamp, model

47
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polyandry

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a pattern of mating in which a female animal has more than one male mate.

48
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anathema

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something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.

49
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apotheosis

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the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax.

50
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idiom

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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).

51
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Combining form

-logy

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science of; systematic study of

52
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Combining form

-nomy

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science of; system of laws governing

53
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Combining form

-cracy

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rule by; type of government

54
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Combining form

-crat

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one who advocates or practices rule by

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AUT

automobile

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self

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GASTR

gastric

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Stomach

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HELI

helium

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sun

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IDE

ideal, idealism

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thought, idea

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MANC, MANT

bibliomancy, pyromancy

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to divine by means of

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MICR

microphone

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Small, one millionth part of

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NECR

necrosis

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the dead, corpse, dead tissue

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PAL(A)E

paleontology

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Old

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PSEUD

pseudoscientific

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False

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PSYCH

psychology

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Mind

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TROP

tropic

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To turn

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Combining forms

-archy

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Rule by

67
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Combining forms

-arch

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one who rules

68
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Combining forms

-mania

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Madness about; passion for

69
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Combining forms

-maniac

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one having a madness or passion for

70
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Combining forms

-phobia

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abnormal fear or hatred of

71
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Combining forms

-phobe

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one who fears or hates

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ACR

acrobat, acrostic

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highest, the extremities

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EGO

egotism

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I

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HIER

hieroglphyic

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sacred

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HYDR

hydroelectric

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water

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MEGA

megaphone

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large, a million

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OLIG

oligarchy

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Few

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PATR

patriot, patriotic

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Father

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SOPH

philosophy

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Wise

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TELE

telephone

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afar, operating at a distance

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XEN

xenogamy

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stranger, foreigner

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ZO

zoology

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Animal

83
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Combining forms

-meter

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measure, number of feet in poetry

84
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Combining forms

-metry

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art or science of measuring

85
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Combining forms

-graph, -graphy

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writing; instrument for writing

86
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Combining forms

-gram

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thing written

87
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Combining forms

-scope

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instrument for viewing; to view

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BAR

barometer

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weight; pressure

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CAL

calisthenics

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beauty

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IS

isomerous, isoceles

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equal

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MACR

macron

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large, long

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ORA

panorama

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To see

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PETR

petrify

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Rock

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PHOT

photography

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light

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TOP

topic, utopia

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Place

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