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Unit 2 Flashcards

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Psych

A

Breath, life, soul.

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Mania

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Madness

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Cept

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Take or seize

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Fin

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End or boundary.

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Ject

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Throw or hurl.

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Tract

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Drag or draw.

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Duc/Duct

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To lead.

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Sequ

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To follow

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Klepto- steal
Mania- madness
Def: Disease in which one has a strong desire to steal.

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When the woman was diagnosed with kleptomania, and all charges were dropped, she was told to seek medical attention.

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Dipso- thirst
Mania- madness
C- noun

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People have called Kline a dipsomaniac in the past.

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Megalo- large
Mania- madness
C- noun

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After gloating about a leadership position that didn’t exist, John was diagnosed as an megalomaniac.

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Ego- self
Mania- madness
C- noun

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After complaining about not having a vacation, John called Susie an egomaniac.

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Psych- breath, life, soul

e- adjective

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The men had reevaluated their psyches and their intentions.

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Psych- breath, life, soul
E
Del
Ic- Adjective

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The psychedelic effects just weren’t enough for Andrew.

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Pysch- breath, life, soul
O
Soma- relating to body
T
Ic- adjective
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The woman always blamed her sarcastic rebuttals on a psychosomatic disorder, but her coworkers found out she was just a reprobate.

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Psych- breath, life, soul
O
Ther
Ap
Ist- noun, concerning root.
A

My psychotherapist prescribed me Depakote to control flashes of anger.

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Re- again
Cept- to take/seize
Ion- noun

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The reception in the wilderness was horrid.

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Inter- between

Cept- take/seize (verb)

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The football player can’t intercept to save his life.

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Per- Thoroughly
Cept- take/seize
Ible- adjective

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Your actions were perceptible from the moment you started speaking.

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Sus- up
Cept- take/seize
Ible- adjective

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The harsh winter made everybody susceptible to the hostility in the air.

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Con- together
Fin- end/boundary
E- verb

A

How dare you confine me to nothing but this hell?

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De- separation
Fin- end/boundary
It
Ive- adjective

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The man’s definitive no to selling his house made many realtors scurry in fear.

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Fin- end/boundary

Ite- adjective

A

Google didn’t seem to have any finite limits to what they could do.

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In- force
Fin- end/boundary
It
Esim
Al- pertaining to
A

The amoebas were infinitesimal, even to the advance microscopes.

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Inter- between or among

Ject- throw/hurl

A

The students didn’t seem to know why the teacher didn’t like them to interject their lectures.

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Con- with/together
Ject- throw/hurl
Ure- noun

A

Give us a conjecture, which is better than nothing.

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Pro- grow
Ject- throw/hurl
Ion- action/noun

A

The president’s projection of the war was more jovial than the public’s view on the affair.

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Tra
Ject- throw/hurl
Ory- adjective

A

The trajectory of the bullet was slightly off, resulting in the hollow thump into an innocent bystanders head.

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Tract- drag/draw

Ion- noun

A

The back wheels were not getting any traction on the icy roads.

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Re- again

Tract- drag/draw

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The cat’s claws retracted when she was fed some treats.

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Pro- advancing forward

Tract- drag/draw

A

The tape dispenser protracts too much tape.

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In- not able
Tract- drag/draw
Able- capable of being/noun

A

The whole situation was just intractable to Johnny.

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Con- together
Duc- to lead
Ive- function/adjective

A

Nobody seemed conducive to the new library program.

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De- separation
Duct- lead
Ion- noun

A

Your deduction was not only mistaken but also slightly shrewd.

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In- force
Duc- lead
E- verb

A

Advertisers attempt to induce people to buy their cheap off-label products.

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Se- aside
Duct- lead
Ion- noun

A

The seduction of Adam was not primarily Eve’s fault.

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Sequ- to follow
Enti
Al- pertaining to/adjective

A

The men thought it was easier to make the ranks in sequential order.

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Sub- below
Sequ- follow
Ent- adjective

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Subsequent schedules are important for organization.

39
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Con- together
Sequ- follow
Enti
Al- adjective

A

Consequential to the court’s ruling was the arrest of Dr. Winhelm.

40
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Non- not
Sequ- follow
It
Ur- noun

A

The man’s statement, “Banana”, was non sequitur to the questions asked by reporters.

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Apollonian

Adjective

A

Harmonious, ordered, rational, calm.

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Bacchanalian

Adjective

A

Frenzied, excited.

43
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Delphic

Adjective

A

Unclear, ambiguous, or confusing.

44
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Dionysian

Adjective

A

Frenzied or delirious.

45
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Jovial

Adjective

A

Jolly, good-natured.

46
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Mercurial

Adjective

A

Having rapid and unpredictable changes of mood.

47
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Olympian

Adjective

A

Lofty, superior, and detached.

48
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Venereal

Adjective

A

Having to do with sexual intercourse or disease transmitted by it.

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