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Unit 13 Flashcards

1
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Cord/Card

A

Heart

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2
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Culp

A

Guilt

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3
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Dict

A

To speak

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4
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Gni/ Gno

A

To know/know

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5
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Graph

A

To write/to record

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Art

A

Skill

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Fort

A

Strong

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Cis

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To cut, cut down, or slay

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Ac- toward

Cord- Heart (verb)

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To grant; to be in harmony; agree.

Pact

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Con- with/together

Cord- heart (noun)

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A state of agreement, harmony; a formal agreement.

Unison

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Cord- heart

Ial- kind of (adjective)

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Warm, friendly, gracious.

Affectionate

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Dis- apart
Cord- heart
Ant- noun

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Being at odds, conflicting, not in harmony.

Clashing

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Culp- guilt

Able- adjective

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Deserving to be condemned or blamed.

Guilty

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Ex- out of
Culp- guilt
Ate- verb

A

To clear from accusations or fault or guilt.

Acquit

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In- in
Culp- guilt
Ate- verb

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To accuse or incriminate; to show evidence of someone’s involvement in a fault or crime.
Implicate

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Mea
Culp- heart
A- (noun of sorts)

A

An admission of personal fault or error.

Confession

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Dict- to speak

Ion- denoting action (noun)

A

Choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness; clarity of speech.
Fluency

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E- complete

Dict- to speak (noun)

A

An official announcement that has the force of a law; an order or command.
Decree

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Juris- jury; power
Dict- to speak
Ion- noun

A

The power or right to control or exercise authority; the territory where power may be exercised.
Authority

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Dict- to speak

Um- noun

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A formal and authoritative statement.

Rule

21
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Co- together
Gni- to know
T
Ive- adjective

A

Having to do with process of knowing, including awareness, judgement, and understanding; based on factual knowledge that has been or can be gained by experience.
Intellectual

22
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A- on
Gno- to know
St
Ic- noun

A

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

23
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In- not
Co- together
Gni- to know
To- adjective

A

In disguise, or with one’s identity concealed.

Anonymous

24
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Pro- before
Gno- to know
Sis- noun

A

The chance of recovery from a given disease or condition; a forecast or prophecy.
Diagnosis

25
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Calli- beautiful
Graph- to write
Y- noun

A

The art of producing beautiful hand-writing.

Chirography

26
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Hagio- saint/holy
Graph- to write
Y- noun

A

Biography of saints; biography that idealizes or idolizes.

Memorial

27
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Choreo- chorus w/dancing
Graph- to write
Y- noun

A

The art of composing and arranging dances and of representing them in symbolic notation; the movements by dancers in a performance.
Dance

28
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Litho- stone

Graph- to write (noun)

A

A picture made by printing from a flat surface (such as a smooth stone) prepared so that the ink will only stick to the design that will be printed.
Chisel

29
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Art- skill

Ful- full of (adjective)

A

Skillful; wily, crafty, sly.

Ingenious

30
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Art- skill
I
Fac-to make or do
T- noun

A

An usually simple object made by human workmanship, such as a tool or ornament, that represents a culture or a stage in a culture’s development.
Heirloom

31
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Art- skill
I
F
Ice- noun

A

Clever skill; a clever trick.

Gimmick

32
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Art- skill
I
San- noun

A

A skilled worker or crafts-person.

Carpenter

33
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Fort- strong

Ify- to make (verb)

A

To strengthen.

Brace

34
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Fort- strong
Ifi- to make
Cat
Ion- noun

A

The building of military defenses to protect a place against attack; a structure built to protect a place.
Barricade

35
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Fort- strong

E- noun

A

Something that a person does particularly well; one’s strong point.
Ability

36
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Fort- strong
I
Tude- noun

A

Mental strength that allows ones to face danger, pain, or hardship with courage.
Boldness

37
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Con- together
Cis- to cut, cut down, or slay
E- adjective

A

Brief and condensed, especially in expression or statement.

Pithy

38
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Ex- out of
Cis- to cut, cut down, or slay
E- noun

A

To cut out, especially surgically.

Amputate

39
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In- in
Cis- to cut, cut down, or slay
Ive- adjective

A

Impressively direct and decisive.

Concise

40
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Pre- before
Cis- to cut, cut down, or slay
Ion- noun

A

Exactness and accuracy.

Rigor

41
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Apiary (noun)

A

A place where bees are kept for their honey.

Hive

42
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Caper (noun)

A

A playful leap; a prank or mischievous.

Escapade

43
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Equestrian (adjective)

A

Of or relating to horseback riding.

Postillion

44
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Lupine (noun)

A

Like a wolf; wolfish.

Plant

45
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Ovine (adjective)

A

Of, relating to, or resembling sheep.

Surmise

46
Q

Ornithologist (noun)

A

A person who studies birds.

Zoology.

47
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Serpentine (adjective)

A

Like a snake or serpent in shape or movement; winding.

Sneaky, treacherous.

48
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Simian (adjective)

A

Having to do with monkeys or apes; monkey like.

Anthropoid

Etymology Aiken Period 2 (22 decks)

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