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Unit 6 Flashcards

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Equ

A

Equal

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Equ- equal

Able- adjective

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Def: Tending to be calm, not extreme mood swings.

The towns were equable to each other.

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Ad- toward
Equ- equal
Acy- adjective

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Def: Being equal to some need or requirement.

I require adequacy.

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Equ- equal
O
Libri
Um- noun

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Def: A state in which opposing forces are balanced so that one is not stronger or greater than the other; a state of emotional balance or calmness.

We seek equilibrium.

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Equ- equal
i
Nox- night(noun)

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Def: A day when day and night are the same length.

We have reached an equinox.

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Quis

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To seek or obtain

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In- “in”
Quis- to seek
I
Tion- noun

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Def: A questioning or examining that is often harsh or severe.

We should commit more inquisitions.

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Per- perk
Quis- to seek
Ite- noun

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Def: A privilege or profit that is provided in addition to one’s base salary; something claimed as an exclusive possession or right.
I love perquisites.

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Ac
Quis- to seek
It
Ive- adjective

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Def: Eager to acquire; greedy.

Do not be so acquisitive.

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Re- again
Quis- to seek or obtain
It
Ion- noun

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Def: A demand or request (such as for supplies) made with proper authority.
The Polo club made a requisition.

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Ple/Plen

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To fill.

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Plen- to fill

Ary- adjective

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Def: Including all who have a right to attend; complete in all ways.

Please make the city town hall meeting plenary.

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Com
Ple- to fill
Ment- noun

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Def: Something that fills up or makes perfect; the amount needed to make something complete; a counterpart.
The red complements the room.

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De- apart
Ple- to fill
Te- verb

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Def: To reduce in amount by using up.

The supplies were depleted.

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Re- again
Ple- to fill
Te- verb

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Def: Fully or abundantly filled or supplied.

Let’s replete the shelves.

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Metr/Meter

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Measure.

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Metr- measure

Ic- adjective

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Def: Relating to or based on the metric system; relating to or arranged in meter.

Use the metric system.

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Meter- measure (noun)

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Def: The basic metric unit of length, equal to about 39.37; a systematic rhythm in poetry or music.
Use meters as your units.

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Odo- trip

Meter- measure (noun)

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Def: An instrument used to measure distance traveled.

My odometer cost a small fortune!

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Tach
O
Meter- measure (noun)

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Def: A device used to measure of speed of rotation.

I can’t afford a new tachometer.

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Aud

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To do with hearing.

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Aud- hearing
It
Or- noun

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Def: A person who formally examines and verifies financial accounts.

Business men hate auditors.

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Aud- hearing
It
Ory- adjective

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Def: Perceived or experienced through hearing; of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing.
The jet was an auditory experience for 2 year old Jimmy.

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Aud- hearing
It
Ion- noun

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Def: A trial performance to evaluate a performer’s skills.

How was your audition?

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In- not
Aud- hearing
Ible- adjective

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Def: Not heard or capable of being heard.

The mans words were inaudible.

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Son

A

Sound

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Son- sound

Ic- adjective

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Def: Having to do with sound; having to do with the speed of sound in air (about 750 miles per hour).

The sonic jet blow his out his ear drums.

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Dis- not
Son- sound
Ant- adjective

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Def: Clashing of discordant, especially in music; incompatible or disagreeing.
The symphony’s music was very dissonant.

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Re- again
Son- sound
Ance- adjective

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Def: A continuing or echoing of sound; a richness and variety in the depth and quality of sound.
The resonance of the mans yell lasted for several minutes across the chasm.

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Ultra- super
Son- sound
Ic- adjective

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Def: Having a frequency higher than what can be heard by a the human ear.

The bees ultrasonic communications can’t be heard by the human ears.

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Err

A

To wonder or stray.

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Err- to wonder or stray

Ant- adjective

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Def: Wandering or moving about aimlessly; straying outside proper bounds, or away from an accepted patter or standard.
Why are you errantly walking about?

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Ab-
Err- to wonder or stray
Ant- adjective

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Def: straying or differing from the right, normal, or natural type.

The church was aberrant to their original methods.

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Err- to wonder or stray
At
Ic- adjective

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Def: Having no fixed course; lacking in consistency.

The shuttle’s trajectory was erratic.

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Err- to wonder or stray
One
Ous- adjective

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Def: Mistaken, incorrect.

The women’s experiments were erroneous.

36
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Ced

A

To proceed.

37
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Ced- to proceed

E- verb

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Def: To give up, especially by treaty; yield.

The armies has ceded!

38
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Con- together
Ced- to proceed
E- verb

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Def: To admit grudgingly; yield.

I concede to your argument.

39
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Ac
Ced- to proceed
E- verb

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Def: To give in to a request or demand; to give approval or consent.
The student accedes his phone after complaining about the test.

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Pre- before
Ced- to proceed
Ent- adjective

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Def: Something done or said that may be an example or rule to guide later acts of a similar kind.
The war on terror was precedent to the war on drugs.

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Augean stable

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A condition or place marked by great accumulation of filth or corruption.

42
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Croesus

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A very rich person.

43
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Dragon’s teeth

A

Seeds of conflict

44
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Hades

A

The underground home of the dead in Greek mythology.

45
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Lethargic

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Lazily sluggish; indifferent or apathetic.

46
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Midas Touch

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The talent for making money in every venture.

47
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Pyrric victory

A

A victory won at excessive cost.

48
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Stygian

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Extremely dark, dank, gloomy, and forbidding.

Etymology Aiken Period 2 (22 decks)

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