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Unit 10 Flashcards

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Log

A

Word, speech, or reason.

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Put

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To think, consider, or believe.

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Terr

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Earth

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Mar

A

Sea

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Path

A

Feeling or suffering.

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Pen/Pun

A

Penalty and to punish.

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Matr/Mater

A

Mother

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Aqu

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Water

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Cereal (noun)

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A plant that produces grain that can be eaten as food, or the grain it produces; the food made from grain.

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Junoesque (adjective)

A

Having mature, poised, and dignified beauty.

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Martial (adjective)

A

Having to do with war and military life.

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Promethean (adjective)

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New or creative in a daring way.

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Sisyphean (adjective)

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Endless and difficult, involving many disappointments.

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Titanic (adjective)

A

Having great size, strength, or power; colossal.

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Triton (noun)

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A being with a human upper body and the lower body of a fish; a merman; any of the various large mollusks with a heavy, conical shell.

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Vulcanize (noun)

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To treat crude or synthetic rubber or plastic so that it becomes elastic, strong, and resists decay.

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Re- again
Put- to think, consider, or believe
Ed- adjective

A

Believed to be a certain way by popular opinion.

Bandwagon.

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Dis- apart
Re- again
Put- to think, consider, or believe
E- noun

A

Loss or lack of good reputation; disgrace.

Immature.

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Im- not
Put- to think, consider, or believe
E- verb

A

To attribute.

Believe.

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Put- to think, consider, or believe
At
Ive- adjective

A

Generally supposed; assumed to exist.

Theory.

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Physio- physical
Log- word, speech, or reason
Y- noun

A

A branch of biology dealing with the processes and activities by which living things, tissues, and cells function; the life processes and activities of a living thing or any of its parts.
Biological functions.

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Met- after
hod- traveling away
O
Log- word, speech, or reason
Y- noun
A

A set of methods or rules followed in a science or field.

Regulations.

23
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Ideo- idea
Log- word, speech, or reason
Y- noun

A

The set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party.

Philosophy.

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Card- heart
Io
Log- word, speech, or reason
Y- noun

A

The study of the heart and its action and diseases.

Heart study.

25
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Par- on the
Terr- earth
E- noun

A

A decorative garden with paths between the beds of plants; the back area of the ground floor of a theater, often under the balcony.
On the ground garden.

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Sub- below
Terr- earth
An
Ean- adjective

A

Underground.

Below; below the surface.

27
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Terr- earth
Ari
Um- noun

A

An enclosure, usually transparent, with a layer of dirt in the bottom in which plants and sometimes small animals are kept indoors.
Indoor garden.

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Terr- earth
Estri
Al- adjective

A

Having to do with earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land instead of water or air.
Land grazer.

29
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Mar- sea

Ina- noun

A

A dock where boats are secure, often with facilities offering supplies or repairs.
Port.

30
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Aqua- water
Mar- sea
Ine- noun

A

A transparent blue or blue-green gem; a pale blue or greenish blue that is the color of clear seawater in sunlight.
Sea color.

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Mar- sea
Ine
R- noun

A

A seaman or sailor.

Boatmen.

32
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Mar- sea
I
Time- adjective

A

Bordering on or having to do with the sea; having to do with navigation or commerce on the sea.
Orienteering.

33
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Path- feeling

Os- noun

A

An element in life or drama that produces sympathetic pity; an emotion of sympathetic pity.
Dramatic sadness.

34
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A- toward
Path- feeling
Et
Ic- adjective

A

Showing or feeling little or no emotion; having no interest.

Nonchalant.

35
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Em- furnish by
Path- feeling
Y- noun

A

The feeling of, or the ability to feel, the emotions and sensations of another.
Emotional.

36
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Tele- distant
Path- feeling
Ic- adjective

A

Involving apparent communication from one mind to another without speech or signs.
Mental contact.

37
Q

Pen- penalty, to punish

Al- adjective

A

Having to do with punishment or penalties; or institutions where punishment is given.
Punishment.

38
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Im- not
Pun- penalty, to punish
Ity- noun

A

Freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.

In Punishable.

39
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Pen- penalty, to punish

Ance- noun

A

An act of self-punishment or religious devotion to show sorrow or regret for sin or wrongdoing.
Self-punishment.

40
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Pun- penalty, to punish
It
Ive- adjective

A

Giving, involving, or aiming at punishment.

Consequence.

41
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Mater- mother
Ni
Ty- noun

A

The state of being a mother; motherhood.

Motherhood.

42
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Matr- mother
I
Arch- noun

A

A woman who controls a family, group, or government.

Female Led.

43
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Matr- mother
I
Line
Al- adjective

A

Based on or tracing the family through the mother.

Mother’s line.

44
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Matr- mother

Ix- noun

A

Something in which something else develops or forms; something shaped like a pattern of lines or spaces.
Subsequent.

45
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Aqua- water
Cult
Ure- noun

A

The farming of plants and animals that live in the water.

Marine farms.

46
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Aqua- water

Naut- noun

A

A scuba diver who lives and works both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended time.
Underwater diver.

47
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Aqu- water
E
Duct- to lead (noun)

A

A pipe or channel for water; a bridge-like structure for carrying water over a valley.
Irrigation.

48
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Aqu- water
I
Fer- noun

A

A layer of rock, sand, or gravel that can absorb and hold water.
Sedimentary.

Etymology Aiken Period 2 (22 decks)

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