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Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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ROOT: Vinc/Vict

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LATIN Vincere, Victum 
MEANING: "to conquer"
WORDS:
- Invincible 
- Provincial
- Evince
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Invincible

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  • P.O.S: Adjective
  • MEANING: Unable to be conquered
  • ANTONYM: Vulnerable
  • SYNONYM: Invulnerable
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Vinc/Vict
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Provincial

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  • P.O.S: Adjective
  • MEANING: Limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded
  • ANTONYM: Sophisticated
  • LATIN
    ROOT: Vinc/Vict
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Evince

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  • P.O.S: Verb
  • MEANING: To establish; to reflect the truth of
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Vinc/Vict
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ROOT: Duc/Duct

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LATIN; Ducere, Ductum
MEANING: to lead
WORDS: 
- Conductive
- Induce
- Deduce
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Conducive

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  • P.O.S: Adjective
  • MEANING: Supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about
  • SYNONYM: helpful, favorable
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Duc/Duct
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Induce

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  • P.O.S: Verb
  • MEANING: to lead towards some action
  • SYNONYM: persuade
  • ANTONYM: discourage
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Duc/Duct
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Deduce

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  • P.O.S: verb
  • MEANING: to draw a conclusion from fact; to infer
  • SYNONYM: Conclude
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Duc/Duct
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ROOT: Tract

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LATIN; Trahere, Tractum
MEANING: to drag
Words:
- Protracted
- Intractable
- Retract
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Protracted

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  • P.O.S: adjective
  • MEANING: extended in time; prolonged
  • SYNONYM: lingering
  • ANTONYM: brief
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Tract
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Intractable

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  • P.O.S: Adjective
  • MEANING: stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward
  • SYNONYM: immovable
  • ANTONYM: malleable
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Tract
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Retract

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  • P.O.S: verb
  • MEANING: to draw back; withdraw
  • SYNONYM: repeal
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Tract
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ROOT: Peto

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LATIN; Petere, Petinum
MEANING: to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush
WORDS:
- Petulant
- Impetuous  
- Impetus
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Petulant

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  • P.O.S: Adjective
  • MEANING: Irritable or short- tempered
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Peto
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Impetuous

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  • P.O.S: Adjective
  • MEANING: acting passionately and without forethought
  • SYNONYM: rash
  • ANTONYM: careful
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Peto
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Impetus

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  • P.O.S: Noun
  • MEANING: that which drives one; momentum
  • SYNONYM: Stimulus
  • LATIN
  • ROOT: Peto

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