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1
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“mania” in Latin means…

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“madness”

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kleptomania

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a mental illness in which a person has a strong desire to steal things

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“klepto” comes from the Greek word…

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“kleptein”’ meaning “to steal”

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dipsomania

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a person with an extreme and uncontrollable desire for alcohol

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“dipsa” is the Greek noun for…

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“thirst”

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megalomania

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a mental disorder marked by extreme feelings of great personal power and importance

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egomaniac

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someone who is extremely self-centred and ignores the problems and concerns of others

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the Greek root
“megalo-“ means…

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“large”

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“psych” comes from the Greek word…

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“psyche” meaning “breath, life, soul”

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psyche

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soul, personality, mind

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psychedelic

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related to a drug that produces abnormal and often extreme mental effects such as hallucinations

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psychosomatic

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caused by mental or emotional problems rather than physical illness

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psychotherapist

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a person who treats mental or emotional disorder or related bodily ills with psychological means

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“cept” comes from the Latin verb for…

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“take or seize”

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reception

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the act of receiving

a social gathering where guests are formally greeted

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intercept

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to stop, seize, or interrupt something or someone before arriving

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perception

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noticeable or able to be felt by the senses

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susceptible

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open to some influence; responsive

able to be submitted to an action or process

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“fin” comes from the Latin word for…

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“end” or “boundary”

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confine

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to keep someone or something within a limit

to hold someone in a location

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definite

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authoritative and final

specifying precisely and perfectly

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finite

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having definite limits

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infinitesimal

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extremely or immeasurably small

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“ject” comes from the Latin verb…

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“jacere” meaning “throw” or “hurl”

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interject

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to interrupt a conversation with a comment or remark

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conjecture

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to guess

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projection

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an estimate of what will happen in the future based off what is happening now

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trajectory

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the curved path an object takes in space, or that a thrown object follows as it rises and falls to the earth

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“tract” comes from the Latin verb..

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“trahere” meaning “to drag or draw”

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traction

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the friction that allows a moving thing to move over a surface without slipping

31
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retract

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pull back something into something larger

to take back something spoken or written

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protract

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to be drawn out, continued, extended

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intractable

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not easily handled, led, taught, or controlled

34
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“duc/duct” come from the Latin word..

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“ducere” meaning “to lead”

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conducive

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tending to promote, encourage, assist; helpful

36
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deduction

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subtraction

to come to a conclusion by reasoning

37
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induce

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persuade, influence

bring about

38
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seduction

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the temptation to sin, especially temptation for sexual intercourse

attraction or charm

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“sequ” comes from the Latin verb…

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“sequi” meaning “to follow”

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sequential

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arranged or following in an order or series

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subsequent

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following in time, order, or place; later

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consequential

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resulting; important

43
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non sequitur

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a statement that does not follow logically what was previously said

44
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Apollonian

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harmonious, ordered, rational, calm

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bacchanalian

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frenzied, orgiastic

46
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delphic

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unclear, ambiguous or confusing

47
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Dionysian

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frenzied, delirious

48
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who was Apollo in Greek mythology?

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the god of sun, light, prophecy, and music

49
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who was Bacchus to the Romans?

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the god of wine, drama, and ecstasy

50
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what did the oracle in Delphi, Greece do when Apollo spoke through her?

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answered in confusing poetry that had to be interpreted

51
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who was the forerunner of Bacchus?

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Dionysus, the inventor of wine, who gifted it to the human race, leading to wild behaviour.

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jovial

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jolly, good-natured

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mercurial

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having rapid or unpredictable changes in mood

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olympian

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lofty, superior, and detached

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venereal

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having to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it

56
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who was the Roman goddess of Love?

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Venus

57
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where did all the Greek gods live?

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Mt. Olympus

58
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which Roman god is the symbol for speed?

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Mercury

59
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Jove or Jupiter was who to the Romans?

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he was the chief of all the Gods

60
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synonymous with confine…

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limit

61
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synonymous with infinitesimal…

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tiny

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synonymous with finite…

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limited

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synonymous with perceptible…

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noticeable

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synonymous with definitive…

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ultimate

65
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synonymous with temptation…

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seduction

66
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synonymous with subsequent…

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following

67
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synonymous with consequential…

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significant

68
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synonymous with sequential…

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ordered

69
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synonymous with conjecture…

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guess

70
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synonymous with susceptible…

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sensitive

71
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synonymous with protracted…

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lengthy

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