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Unit 5/6 Notecards Flashcards

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Mal/ic/ious

Mal-bad

POS-adj

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Definition: desiring to cause pain, injury, or distress to another

Sentence: the neighborhood dog looked malicious so no one went near it

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Mal/e/vol/ent

Mal- bad

POS- adjective

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Definition: having or showing intense ill will or hatred

Sentence: the movie paranormal activity is about a malevolent spirit terrorizing people.

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Mal/ign

Mal-bad

POS-verb

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Definition: to make harsh and often false or misleading statements about

Sentence: captain Bligh of the bounty may be one of the most unjustly maligned figures in British naval history

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Mal/nour/ish/ed

Mal-bad

POS-adj

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Definition: badly or poorly nourished

Sentence: unfortunately there are many kids that are malnourished in Africa

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Cata/clysm

Cata-down

POS-noun

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Definition: a violent or massive change of the earths surface

Sentence: the earthquake that hit San Francisco was a massive cataclysm

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Cata/comb

Cata-down

POS-noun

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Definition: an underground cemetery of connecting passageways with recesses for tombs

Sentence: the early Christian catacombs of Rome provide a striking glimpse into the ancient past for visitorso

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Cata/lyst

Cata-down

POS- noun

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Definition: a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or let’s it take place under different conditions

Sentence:

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Cata/ton/ic

Cata-down

POS-noun

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Definition:showing an unusual lack of movement, activity, or expression

Sentence: the crowd had a catatonic look on their faces after an hour looking at the show

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Pro/tag/on/ist

Prot/proto-first in time

Noun

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Definition: the main character in literary work

Sentence: usually the protagonist is the hero in the story

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Protocol

Prot/proto-first in time

Noun

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Definition: code of diplomatic or military rules of behavior

Sentence: the fire drill protocol is that we exit the building quickly and quietly

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Protoplasm

Prot/proto- first in time

Noun

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Definition: the substance that makes up the living parts of a cell

Sentence: we learned about protoplasm in biology

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Prototype

Prot/proto- first in time

Noun

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Definition: an original model

Sentence: to make a car, there must be a prototype to see how it works

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Antechamber

Ante- before

Noun

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Definition: an outer room that leads to another and is often a waiting room

Sentence: in the older times they used the word antechamber but now we just call it a waiting room

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Antedate

Ante-before

Verb

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Definition: to precede in time

The writing of the constitution is a

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Antecedent

Ante-before

Noun

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Definition: word or phrase that is referred to by a pronoun that follows it

Sentence: we learned about antecedents in elementary school language arts

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Orthodontics

Ortho- straight, right or true

Noun

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Definition: dentists that align crooked teeth

Sentence: hopefully I won’t have to visit the orthodontics office but my sister might

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Orthodox

Ortho- straight, right or true

Adjective

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Definition: holding established beliefs, especially in religion

Sentence: I don’t know a lot about Judaism other there are Orthodox Jews

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Orthopedics

Ortho- straight, right or true

Noun

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Definition: the correction of deformities in the Skelton

Sentence: I had to visit the orthopedic office a few times to fix my broken arm

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Orthography

Ortho- straight, right or true

Noun

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Definition: the spelling of words

Sentence: I probably don’t have the talent of an orthographer

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Rectitude

Rect-straight or right

Noun

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Definition: moral integrity

Sentence: spiderman has tons of moral rectitude and risks his life to save people

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Rectify

Rect-straight or right

Verb

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Definition: to set right; remedy

Sentence: I had to rectify the situation by jumping in and separating both people

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Rectilinear

Rect-straight or right

Adjective

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Definition: having many straight lines

Sentence: I didn’t know what rectilinear meant until now

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Directive

Rect-straight or right

Noun

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Definition: something that guided and directs

Sentence: sometimes the principle might send out a directive in case of a lockdown

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Eugenic

Eu-well, good, or true

Adjective

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Definition: relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring through controlled breeding

Sentence: eugenic techniques have been part of sheep breeding

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Euphemism

Eu-well, good, or true

Noun

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Definition: inoffensive word that is substituted for one that may offend

Sentence: I don’t like saying someone died I rather say someone has passed which is a euphemism

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Euphoria

Eu-well, good, or true

Noun

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Definition: a string feeling of well being or happiness

Sentence: I’m not at euphoria while doing notecards

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Eulogy

Eu-well, good, or true

Noun

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Definition: high praise of someone who usually has died

Sentence: you’ll see eulogies at lots of funerals

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Dystopia

Dys-bad or difficult

Noun

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Definition: an imaginary place where people live fearful lives

Sentence: sometimes highschool can be a dystopia with all of the bullying

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Dyslexia

Dys-bad or difficult

Noun

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Definition: a disturbance or interference with the ability to read or right

Sentence: in the show George Lopez, the son max has dyslexia and struggles reading or remembering things

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Dyspeptic

Dys-bad or difficult

Adjective

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Definition: having an irritable temperament; ill humored

Sentence: for decades the dyspeptic columnist served as the newspaper’s and city’s resident grouch

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Equable

Equ- equal

Verb

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Definition: tending to remain calm

Sentence: I’m usually an equable person

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Inquisition

Quis- seek or obtain

Verb

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Def.: questioning or examining

Sent: police officers usually give criminals inquisitions

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Complement

Ple/plen- to fill

Noun

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Definition: a counterpart

Sentence: a plant would be a nice complement to a room

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