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Units 8 & 10 Flashcards

0
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root: fer

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“bear, carry”

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root: port

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“to carry”

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root: pher, phor

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“to carry, to bring”

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root: gest

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“to bear, carry”

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4
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root: tot

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“whole”

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5
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root: hol

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“whole”

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root: sum

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“highest, most”

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7
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root: trunc, trenc

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“to cut”

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8
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root: part

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“part”

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9
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word: importune

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verb:

to urge or beg without end

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10
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word: importunate

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adjective:

extremely demanding; insistent

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11
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word: rapport

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noun:

a positive relationship

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word: insufferable

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adjective:

impossible to bear; intolerable

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word: preferential

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adjective:

giving or showing an advantage to one over another

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word: conferment

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noun:

the act of bestowing; a formal offer

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15
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word: periphery

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noun:

the outermost part or boundary

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word: euphoria

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noun:

a feeling of great happiness or well-being

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word: congested

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adjective:

overcrowded; too tightly packed

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18
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word: gestate

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verb:

to conceive and develop in the mind or body

19
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word: gesticulate

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verb:

to make gestures for emphasis

20
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word: totalitarian

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adjective:

having to do with a government in which one person, group, or party controls everything

21
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word: totality

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noun:

completeness

22
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noun: holistic

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adjective:

concerning the whole rather than the parts

23
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word: catholic

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adjective:

covering a broad range; universal

24
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word: consummate

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adjective:

perfect or ideal, especially in skill or accomplishment

25
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word: summation

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noun:

accumulation; total result

26
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word: trenchant

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adjective:

sharply effective or insightful

27
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word: truncate

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verb:

to cut short in the middle

28
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word: parcel

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verb:

to divide into parts and distribute

29
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word: parse

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verb:

to examine or analyze

30
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word: repartee

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noun:

quick, witty conversation

31
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prefix: anti

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“against”

32
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prefix: contra

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“against”

33
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prefix: ob

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“against”

34
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prefix: co

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“with, together”

35
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prefix: con

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“with, together”

36
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prefix: sym

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“with, together”

37
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prefix: syn

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“with, together”

38
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suffix: y

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“inclined to, tend to”

“characterized by, consisting of, relating to”

39
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suffix: some

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“like, characterized by”

“tending to”

40
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suffix: en

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“made of”
“to make, become”
“having the characteristics of”

41
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suffix: ish

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"belonging to"
"having the characteristics of"
"origin"
"nature"
"resembling"
42
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suffix: ic/fic

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“nature of, like”
“having characteristics of”
“relating to, resembling”

43
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suffix: oid

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“resembling”

“like”

44
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suffix: ile

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“relating to”
“suited for”
“capable of”

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