Units 13-14 Flashcards

0
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Deviating from a pattern or rule

A

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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4
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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

A

Degrade

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6
Q

A coming together

A

Congress

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7
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Act of going out; exit

A

Egress

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8
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ROOT

Ven/Vent

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Latin
Venire, Ventum
To come

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9
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To call together, to assemble

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Convene

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10
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A mutual or legal agreement

A

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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12
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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

16
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An attack on another’s territory; a raid

17
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ROOT

VIR

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Latin
Vir
Man

18
Q

Masculine; manly

19
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Right action; moral goodness

20
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Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular act

21
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ROOT

DEM

A

Greek
Demos
People

22
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A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power

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
Pandemic
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ROOT | POLIT
Greek POLIS City
26
Worldly or sophisticated
Cosmopolitan
27
To give a political character to something
Politicize
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Having no interest in politics; not political
Apolitical
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ROOT | CIVIS
Latin CIVIS Citizen
30
Politeness; courteousness
Civility
31
Having to do with the business of a town or community
Civic
32
To make more cultured or refined
Civilize