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Unit One Flashcards

1
Q

Bene- means well
Fac- means to make
T
Or- is noun

A

That man you’ve so haughtily disrespected happens to be our benefactor.

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2
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Bene- good
Dict- to speak
Ion- action/condition
noun

A

We shall commence our benediction.

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Bene- Good
Vol- to wish
Ence- noun

A

Jared has always had a way of doing things with a benevolence that is sure to get him to heaven.

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Am- to love
Ic- peaceful
Able- adjective

A

The church is usually amicable, but lately all they’ve done is ask for money and give nothing but reassurance that we were to have a ticket to heaven.

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En- In
Am- love
Ored- past tense; verb

A

I feel enamored to be in your care.

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Par- secret
Am- to love
Our- condition; noun

A

The man was unknowing of his paramour.

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Am- love
Or
Ous- possessive; adjective

A

The man was rather amorous during his wedding.

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Ante- before
Bell- war
Um- noun

A

Antebellum to the Civil War was the election of Mr. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States of America.

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Bell- War
Ic- war like
Ose- adjective (full of)

A

Johnny, who was a rather bellicose man, may have had a dependency on alcohol.

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Re- again
Bell- war
Ion- noun

A

The rebellion was futile.

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Bell- war
Iger
Ence- adjective

A

It was the man’s own belligerence that led to his death.

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Pac- agree, peace.

Ify- verb

A

Germany did nothing to pacify their enemies, resulting in a series of harsh battles that led to the fall of the Nazi regime.

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Pac- peace

T- past tense, noun

A

Although a few pacts were signed between the warring empires, skirmishes were not an uncommon occurrence.

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Pac- peace or agree

E- noun

A

The author appears to support a Republican agenda, pace his articles often lash out at the entire organization despite the actions of one figure instead of the whole community.

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Pac- peace
If
Ist- noun

A

Mr. Hartman preferred to view himself as a pacifist despite his violent tendencies.

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Crim- fault/crime
In
Ology- study of, noun

A

The department requires that each of its employees major in some form of criminology.

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De- seperate (prefix)
Crim- fault or crime
Inal
Ize- to render/make, verb

A

The committee has attempted to decriminalize marijuana in their own state despite federal laws that state the opposite.

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In- meaning in
Crim- fault or cime
In
Ate- function, verb

A

Do not try to incriminate me.

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18
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Ap- away
Prob- prove
Ation- noun, action

A

The man has been given many approbations despite his career.

19
Q

Re- again
Crim- fault or crime
Inat
Ion- noun, condition/action, noun.

A

Stop with the recriminations, and admit that you were wrong.

21
Q

Prob- prove or proof

Ate-noun, function

A

This whole probate business is not boding well.

22
Q

Prob- Prove, proof, honesty

Ity- noun, state or quality.

A

Why would I not question your probity?

23
Q

Re- again
Prob- proof or prove
ate- noun

A

Lord Voldemort was a reprobate for the majority of his life.

24
Q

Grav- heavy or serious.

e- adjective

A

We are in a grave situation.

25
Q

Grav- heavy, weighted, serious.
it
Ate- cause to be (verb)

A

The earth gravitates toward the sun.

26
Q

Grav- heavy or serious

Itas- adjective

A

The CEO had a gravitas character in the office, but drastically changed after a few drinks at the bar.

27
Q

Ag- do
Grav- heavy or serious.
Ate- verb

A

Do not aggravate me.

28
Q

Al-
Lev- light or to raise or to lighten.
I-
Ate-verb

A

Can you alleviate my problems?

29
Q

E-
Lev- light or lighten.
At-
Ion- noun

A

The elevation effects those with asthma.

30
Q

Lev- light, to raise or to lighten.

Ity- noun

A

The man did not like levity at his marriage.

31
Q

Canti-
Lev- light, to raise or to lighten.
Er- noun

A

The cantilever was knocked off the wall.

32
Q

Cicerone

Noun

A

A guide.

33
Q

Hector

Verb

A

To bully or harass by personal pressure.

34
Q

Hedonism

Noun

A

An attitude/way of life that happiness should be chief goal.

35
Q

Nestor

Noun

A

A senior figure or leader in one’s field. (Eldest Greek leader of Trojan war)

36
Q

Spartan

Adjective

A

Marked by simplicity, avoidance of luxury, often strict self discipline/self-denial.

37
Q

Stentorian

Adjective

A

Extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of sound.

38
Q

Stoic

Adjective

A

Seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain. (Greece-Roman eras)

39
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Sybaritic (Ancient city of Sybaris)

Adjective

A

Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life.

40
Q

Bene

A

Well or good.

41
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Am

A

Love.

42
Q

Bell

A

War.

43
Q

Pac

A

Peace or agree.

44
Q

Crim

A

Fault or crime.

45
Q

Prob

A

Prove or proof.

46
Q

Grav

A

Serious or dire.

47
Q

Lev

A

Light or lighten.

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