Root Morphology Words Part D (crat, cent, fer, spect, flu, scrib/script) Flashcards
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democracy
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“rule by” the people
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democrat
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one who supports people “ruling”
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democratic
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relating to “rule” by the people
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aristocracy
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“rule by” the best
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aristocrat
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the best “ruler”
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timocracy
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“rule by” people who own property, or military leaders
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timocrat
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“ruler” in a timocracy
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plutocracy
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“rule by” the wealthy
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plutocrat
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“ruler” who is wealthy
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bureaucracy
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“rule by” administrative officials
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bureaucrat
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one who “rules” as an administrative official
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technocracy
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“rule by” those with technical know-how
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technocrat
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“ruler” with technical expertise
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autocracy
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“rule by” a single, all-powerful person
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autocrat
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a single, all-powerful “ruler”
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thalassocracy
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“rule by” a naval power
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thalassocrat
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a “ruler” in a naval power
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gynocracy
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a “rule by” women
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gynocrat
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a woman who “rules”
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androcracy
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a “rule by” men
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androcrat
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a man who “rules”
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kakistrocracy
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a “rule by” the worst
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kakistrocrat
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a very bad “ruler”
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kleptocracy
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a “rule by” thieves
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kleptocrat
a thief who “rules”
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cent
“one-hundredth” of a dollar
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percent
per “one hundred” or by “the hundred”
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percentage
the number correct based upon “one hundred” points
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percentile
a ranking based upon “one hundred” people
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century
“one hundred” years
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centenarian
a person who is “one hundred” years old
supercentenarian: a person who is “one hundred” ten years old
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centennial
of a period of “one hundred” years
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bicentennial
of a period of two “hundred” years
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tricentennial
of a period of three “hundred” years
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centimeter
one “one-hundredth” of a meter
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centiliter
one “one-hundredth” of a liter
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centigram
one “one-hundredth” of a gram
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cent
French word for “one hundred”
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transfer
‘carry’ across
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suffer
‘carry’ under
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different
‘carried’ apart
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refer
‘carry’ back
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prefer
‘carry’ before
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fertile
‘carries’ much fruit
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infer
‘carry’ into
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referendum
vote ‘carried’ back
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circumference
a ‘carrying’ around
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vociferous
voice ‘carrying’
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coniferous
cone ‘carrying’
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spectator
one who “sees” an event
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expect
a waiting to “see”
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spectacular
impressive enough to be worthy of “seeing”
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spectacle
something which is “seen,” such as a public event or show
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spectacles
glasses which allow wearers to “see” better
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specter
a ghost or phantom which appears to
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inspector
one who “sees” or “looks” into something
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inspect
to comprehensively “see” something or “look” into it carefully
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suspect
one “seen” or “viewed” with mistrust
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perspective
the way in which a person “sees” through or interprets the world
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respect
to “see” someone in a good way
conspicuous: very easy to “see”
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despicable
of an act that should not be “seen”
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suspicious
of being “seen” with mistrust
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perspicacious
of very clearly “seeing”
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spectate
to “see” something happening, such as a sporting event
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speculate
to “see” something in a certain way that may or may not be factual
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influenza
originally, a “flowing” in of evil influence from the stars
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flu
short for “influenza”
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flux
in “flow”
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influential
of positive or negative forces “flowing” into a person from another
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influence
positive or negative forces “flowing” into one person from another
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fluent
of words “flowing” from the tongue
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fluency
action of words “flowing” from one’s tongue
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fluorine
an element which readily “flows” towards others to react with them
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fluoride
a highly reactive anion of fluorine which flows towards cations such as sodium
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fluid
a state of matter which “flows”
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fluorescent
the “flowing” forth of photons
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fluoresce
a “flowing” forth of light
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effluent
a “flowing” out of something
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confluence
point at which two rivers “flow” together
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affluence
a “flowing” towards someone of wealth
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nondescript
Something is nondescript when its appearance is ordinary, dull, and not at all interesting or attractive.
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conscript
To conscript someone is to force them into military service.
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ascription
assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
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circumscription
the act of circumscribing
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description
a statement that represents something in words
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descriptive
serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
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inscription
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
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manuscript
the form of a literary work submitted for publication
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postscript
a note appended to a letter after the signature
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prescript
prescribed guide for conduct or action
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prescription
available only with a doctor's written prescription
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proscriptive
Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing.
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proscription
a decree that prohibits something
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script
write a script for
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scripture
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
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subscription
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
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transcript
something that has been transcribed
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transcription
something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
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typescript
typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript
