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Unit 13/14 Flashcards

0
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Accord

Verb

Heart

A

To grant. To be in harmony

Agree

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Cord

A

Heart

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Concord

Noun

Heart

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A star of agreement: harmony

Formal agreement

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Cordial

Adj

Heart

A

Warm friendly gracious

Nice

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Discordant

Adj

Heart

A

Being at odds, conflicting, not in harmony

Different

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Culp

A

Guilt

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Culpable

Adj

Guilty

A

Deserving to be condemned or blamed

Blamed

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Exculpate

Verb

Guilty

A

To clear from accusations of fault or guilt

Innocence

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Inculpate

Verb

Guilty

A

To accuse or incriminate

Blame

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Mea culpa

Noun

Guilty

A

An admission of personal fault or error

“My bad”

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Dict

A

To speak

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Diction

Noun

To speak

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Choice of words, clarity of speech

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Edict

Noun

To speak

A

An official announcement that has the force of a law

Rule

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Jurisdiction

Noun

To speak

A

The power or right to control or exercise authority

Boundary

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Dictum

Noun

To speak

A

A formal and authoritative statement

Statement

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Gni/Gno

A

To know

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Cognitive

Adj

To know

A

Having to do with the process of knowing including awareness judgement and understanding

Foreshadowing

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Agnostic

Adj

To know

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A person who believes that whether God exists is not known and probably cannot be known

Atheist

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Incognito

Adj

To know

A

In disguise

Disguised

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Prognosis

Noun

To know

A

Forecast or prophecy

Diagnose

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Graph

A

To write

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Calligraphy

Noun

To write

A

The art of producing beautiful hand writing

Manuscript

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Hagiography

Noun

To write

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Biography of saints

Bible

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Choreography

Noun

To write

A

The movements by dancers in a performance

Dance

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Lithograph

Noun

To write

A

A picture made by printing from a flat surface prepared so that the ink will only stick to the design that will be printed

Hieroglyphs

25
Q

Art

A

Skill

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Artful

Adj

Skill

A

Skillful

Crafty

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Q

Artifact

Noun

Skill

A

A usually simple object made by human workmanship such as a tool that represents a culture or a stage in a cultures development

Item

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Artifice

Noun

Skill

A

Clever skill

Trick

29
Q

Artisan

Noun

Skill

A

Skilled worker or crafts person

Blacksmith

30
Q

Fort

A

Strong

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Fortify

Verb

Strong

A

To strengthen

Protect

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Q

Fortification

Noun

Strong

A

A structure built to protect a place

Defense

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Forte

Noun

Strong

A

One’s strong suit

Talent

34
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Fortitude

Noun

Strong

A

Mental strength that allows one to face danger pain or hardship with courage

Grit

35
Q

Cis

A

To cut, cut down, or slay

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Concise

Adj

Cut down

A

Brief and condensed

Brief

37
Q

Excise

Verb

Cut

A

To cut out especially surgically

Remove

38
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Incisive

Adj

Cut

A

Impressively direct and decisive

Clever

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Precision

Noun

Cut

A

Exactness and accuracy

Correctness

40
Q

Apiary

A

A place where bees are kept for their honey

41
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Caper

A

A playful leap

42
Q

Equestrian

A

Of relating to horseback riding

43
Q

Lupine

A

Like a wolf; wolffish

44
Q

Ovine

A

Of, relating to, or resembling sheep

45
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Ornithologists

A

Person who studies birds

46
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Serpentine

A

Like a snake or serpent in shape or movement; winding

47
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Simian

A

Having to do with monkeys or apes; monkey like

48
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Crypt

A

Hidden

49
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Crypt

Noun

Hidden

A

A room or area in a large above ground tomb

Vault

50
Q

Encrypt

Verb

Hidden

A

To convert a message into code

Decode

51
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Cryptic

Adj

Hidden

A

Mysterious; puzzlingly short

Confusing

52
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Cryptography

Noun

Hidden

A

Secret writing

53
Q

Ab/abs

A

From away or off

54
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Abscond

Verb

Away

A

To depart in secret and hide

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