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Unit 17&18 Pgs: 361-406 Flashcards

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Fig

A

To shape or mold

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Anim

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Breath or soul

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Ann/Enn

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Year

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Ev

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Age or lifetime

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Corp

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Body

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Tang/Tact

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To touch

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Codi/Code

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Trunk of a tree

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Sign

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Mark or sign

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Greek

Quadr/Quart

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Four or fourth

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Latin

Tetr

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Four

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Capit

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Head

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Anthrop

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Human being

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Kine

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Movement

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Dynam

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Power

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Grad

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step or degree

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Reg

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Rule

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Crit

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To judge or to decide

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Jur

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To swear, take an oath

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Greek

Pent

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5

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Latin

Quint

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5

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Animated

Anim- breath
Ated- full of
Adj

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Full of life

Active

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Magnanimous

Mag
Anim- breath
Ous
Adj

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Greatness of spirit; forgiving

Big

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Animosity

Anim- breath or soul
Osity
Noun

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resentment

Extreme

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Inanimate

In- toward
Anim- breath or soul
Ate
Adj

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Not alive, lifeless, dull

Dead

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Figurative

Fig- to shape or mold
Urative
Adj

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Saying something in terms normally meant to describe something else

Florid

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Configuration

Con- together 
Fig- shape or mold 
Ur
Ation- full
Noun
A

Arrangement of parts and shape

Arrangement

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Effigy

Ef-
Fig- to shape
Y
Noun

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A crude representation of a hated person

Dummy

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Annuity

Ann- year
Uity
Noun

A

Money that is payable yearly

Received

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Superannuated

Super
Ann-year
Uated
Adj/verb

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Outworn

Outdated

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Millennium

Mill- million
Enn- year
ium
Noun

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Period of 1000 years

Utopia

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Perennial

Per- though
Enn-year
ial
Noun/adj

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Continuing to grow year after year

Enduring

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Coeval

Co- together
Ev- age or lifetime
Al
Adj

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Having the same age

Contemporary

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Longevity

Long- length
Ev- age or lifetime
Ity
Noun

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A long duration of life

Duration

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Medieval

Medi- middle
Ev- age or lifetime
Al

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Relating to Middle Ages of European history

Old

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Primeval

Prim- first
Ev- age or lifetime
Al
Adj

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Having to do with the earliest ages or existing from the beginning

Original

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Corporeal

Corp- body
Ore
Al
Adj

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Having a physical body

Bodily

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Corpulent

Corp- body
Ul
Ent
Adj

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Obese

Beefy

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Corporal

Corp- body
Oral- writing
Adj

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To blend

Combine

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Tact

Tact- to touch

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The ability to deal with others without offending them

Care

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Tactile

Tact- to touch
ile
Adj

A

Relating to the sense of touch

Material

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Tangential

Tang- to touch
Enti
Al
Adj

A

Touching lightly

Digressing

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Tangible

Tang- to touch
ible
Adj/noun

A

Physical

Real

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Codex

Code- trunk of a tree
X
Noun

A

A book in handwritten form

Bible

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Codicil

Codi- trunk of a tree
Cil
Noun

A

An amendment or attachment/ addition

Rider

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Codify

Codi- trunk of a tree
Fy- to make
Verb

A

Classify; arrange in a system

Order

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Signify

Sign- mark or sign
ify- to make
Verb

A

To be a sign of something

Mean

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Insignia

In- toward
Sign- mark or turn
ia
Noun

A

Distinguishing mark or sign

emblem

47
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Signatory

Sign- mark or sign
At
Ory
Noun

A

One who signs agreement with someone else

Endorser

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Signet

Sign- mark or sign
Et
Noun

A

A seal

Mark

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Q

Latin

Quadrant

Quadr- four or fourth
Ant
Noun

A

A quarter of a circle

Division

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Q

Latin

Quadrille

Quadr- four or fourth
ille
Noun

A

A square dance

Hoedown

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Latin

Quadriplegic

Quadr- four or fourth
iplegic
Adj/ noun

A

Paralyzed in both arms and legs

Diplegic

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Latin

Quartile

Quart- four or fourth
ile
Noun/ adj

A

One of four equal groups

Groups

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Greek

Tetracycline

Tetra- four
Cycl- spin
ine
Noun

A

Antibiotic

Medicine

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Greek

Tetrahedron

Tetra- four
Hedron- face
Noun

A

Solid shape with 4 flat faces

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Greek

Tetrapod

Tetra- four
Pod- small
Noun/ Adj

A

Vertebrate with 2 pairs of limps

Limps

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Greek

Tetralogy

Tetra- four
Logy- to write
Noun

A

A set of four connected pieces of art , music or literature

Quartet

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Capitalism

Capit- head
Al
Ism
Noun

A

An economic system based on private ownership

Democracy

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Capitulate

Capit- head
Ul
Ate
Verb

A

To surrender, give-up

Fold

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Decapitate

De- removal
Capit- head
Ate
Verb

A

Remove the head

Kill

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Recapitulate

Re-again 
Capit- head
Ul
Ate
Verb
A

To summarize, review or recap

Go over

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Anthropoid

Anthrop- human being
Oid- like
adj/noun

A

Large apes without tales

Apes

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Lycanthropy

Lyc-
Anthrop- human being
Y
Noun

A

Transforming into a wolf

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Anthropology

Anthrop- human being
Ology- knowledge
Noun

A

Study of humans

Sociology

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Misanthropic

Mis- mistaken
Anthrop- human being
Ic
adj

A

Distrusting humans

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Kinesiology

Kine- movement
Si- music
Ology- knowledge
Noun

A

Scientific study of human movement

Movement

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Kinescope

Kine- movement
Scope- to see
Noun/verb

A

A motion picture made from the image on a picture tube

Television

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Telekinesis

tele- distant
Kine- movement
Sis
Noun

A

Movement of objects

Movements

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dynamic

Dynam- power
Ic- having a certain characteristic
Adj/ noun
P

A

Productive

Active

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Dynamo

Dynam- power
O
Noun

A

A forceful or energetic person

Generator

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Aerodynamics

Aero- air
Dynam- power
Ics- knowledge
Noun

A

Science of how air and gas moves

Flight

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Hydrodynamics

Hydro- water
Dynam- power
Ics- knowledge
Adj

A

The science of water

Science

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Gradation

Grad- step or degree
Ation
Noun

A

a series of successive stages

Step

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Degrade

De- lower
Grad- step or degree
E
Verb

A

To disrespect

Shame

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Gradient

Grad- step or degree
ient

Noun/adj

A

Slope or grade

Lean

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Retrograde

Retro- backwards
Grad- step or degree
E

A

Lessening to a degree

76
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Regimen

Reg- rule
I
Men
Noun

A

A regular course

System

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Interregnum

Inter- enter
Reg- rule
Num
Noun

A

A time

Throne

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Regency

reg- rule
Ency- dependency
Noun/adj

A

A period

Rule

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Regalia

Reg- rule
Alia
Plural noun

A

The formal symbols

Array

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Q

Criterion

Crit- to judge
Erion
Noun

A

Condition

Test

81
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Jurisprudence

Jur- to swear 
I
Sprude
nce
Noun
A

A system of law

Act

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Abjure

Ab- away from
Jur- to swear
E
Verb

A

To reject formally

Give up

83
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Perjury

Per- each
Jur- to swear
Y
Noun

A

To swear harmfully

Untruth

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De jure

Jur- to swear
Noun

A

The actual written law as opposed

85
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Greek

Pentathlon

Pent- five
Athlon

A

Competition made up of five events

86
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Greek

Pentateuch

Pent- five

A

First five books from the Old Testament

87
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Greek

Pentameter

Pent- five
A
Meter- meter/measure

A

Line of a poetry

88
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Greek

Pentecostal

Pent- five
E
Costal- edge

A

Relating to various fundamental sects that stress personal

89
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Latin

Quint- five
Cent- money
Enni- year
Al

A

500th anniversary celebration

90
Q

Latin

Quintessential

Quint- five

A

representing the purest or most perfect example

91
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Latin

quintet

Quint- five

A

Musical piece for five instruments

92
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Latin

Quintile

Quint- five
ile

A

One or another of the values that divide a tested population

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