Units 13-14 Flashcards

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Deviating from a pattern or rule

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Aberrant

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ROOT

ERR

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Latin
Errare, Erratum
To wander

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2
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Wrong or inaccurate

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Erroneous

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3
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Wandering or straying

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Errant

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ROOT

Grad/Gress

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Latin
Gradi, Gressum
To go forth, to proceed

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5
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To lower in dignity or esteem; insult

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Degrade

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6
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A coming together

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Congress

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7
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Act of going out; exit

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Egress

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ROOT

Ven/Vent

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Latin
Venire, Ventum
To come

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To call together, to assemble

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Convene

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A mutual or legal agreement

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Covenant

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11
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To avoid by going around; bypass

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Circumvent

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ROOT

CUR/CURS

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Latin
Currere, Cursum
To run

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13
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Hasty and superficial

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Cursory

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14
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That which comes before; forerunner

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Precursor

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15
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Help for a problem; solution

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Recourse

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An attack on another’s territory; a raid

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Incursion

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ROOT

VIR

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Latin
Vir
Man

18
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Masculine; manly

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Virile

19
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Right action; moral goodness

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Virtue

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Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular act

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Virtuoso

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ROOT

DEM

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Greek
Demos
People

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A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power

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Demagogue

23
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Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender

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Demographic

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Having an effect on a large area or region

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Pandemic

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ROOT

POLIT

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Greek
POLIS
City

26
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Worldly or sophisticated

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Cosmopolitan

27
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To give a political character to something

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Politicize

28
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Having no interest in politics; not political

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Apolitical

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ROOT

CIVIS

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Latin
CIVIS
Citizen

30
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Politeness; courteousness

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Civility

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Having to do with the business of a town or community

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Civic

32
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To make more cultured or refined

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Civilize