unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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phot/phos

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light

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phototropic

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tending to grow towards the light

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phosphorescent

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giving off light without heat

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photogenic

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attractive in pictures

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luc

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light, clear

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lucid

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easy to understand, clear

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elucidate

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to make clear by explaining

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translucent

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allowing light to pass through

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spect/spec

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to look at

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prospect

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that which is expected

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specter

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a ghost or a phantom

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vid/vis

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to see

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invidious

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hateful or spiteful

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providential

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happening by good fortune

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improvise

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to create without any preperation

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nunc/nounc

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to announce

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enunciate

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to pronounce or articulate

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renounce

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to reject by declaration

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pronouncment

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a declaration of opinion, judgement

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voc/ vok

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to call

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invoke

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to call on for support

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provocative

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causing disturbance or excitement

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revoke

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to make invalid, deactivate

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fa

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to speak

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ineffable

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indescribable

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infantile

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childish, immature

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affable

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easy to converse with, friendly

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dic/dict

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to say, to tell

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edict

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an official order

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indict

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to charge with a crime

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dictum

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a formal or authoritative statement