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Unit 12 Flashcards

1
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Umbr

A

Shadow

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Vest

A

to cloth or dress

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The/Theo

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God

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Icon

A

Image

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5
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Urb

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City

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Cult

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Care

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Dem/Demo

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People

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8
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Popul

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People

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Umb- shadow

Er- noun

A

A darkish brown mineral containing manganese and iron oxides used for coloring paint; a color that is greenish brown to dark reddish brown.
Amber

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Ad- toward
Umbr- shadow
Ate- verb

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To give a sketchy outline or disclose in part; to hint at or foretell.
Augur

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Pen- almost
Umbr- shadow
A- noun

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The partial shadow surrounding a complete shadow, as in an eclipse; the fringe or surrounding are where something exists less fully.
Shading

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Umbr- shadow

Age- noun

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A feeling of resentment at some slight or insult, often one that is imagined rather than real.
Anger

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Di- two

Vest- to dress or to clothe (verb)

A

To get rid of or free oneself of property, authority, or title; to strip of clothing, ornaments, or equipment.
Bankrupt/Deprive

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In- literally in
Vest- to dress or to clothe
It
Ure- noun

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The formal placing of someone in office.

Inauguration

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Trans- across
Vest- to dress or to clothe
Ite- noun

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A person, especially a male, who wears the clothing and adopts the mannerisms of the opposite sex.
Closet Queen

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Tra- across
Vest- to clothe or to dress
Y- noun

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An inferior or distorted imitation; a broadly comic imitation in drama, literature, or art that is usually grotesque and ridiculous.
Counterfeit

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Apo- away
Theo- god
Sis- noun

A

Transformation into a god; the perfect example.

Deification

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A- not
The- god
Ist- pertaining to
Ic- adjectve

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Denying the existence of God or divine power.

Agnostic

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Pan- many
Theo- god
N- noun

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A building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a nation; a group notable persons or things.
Chapel

20
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Theo- god
Cr
Acy- noun

A

Government run by officials who are regarded divinely inspired; a state governed by a theocracy.
Hierocracy

21
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Icon- image (noun)

A

A religious image usually painted on a small wooden panel; emblem, symbol.
Figure

22
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Icon- image

Ic- adjective

A

Symbolic; relating to a greatly admired and successful person or thing.
Exemplary

23
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Icon- image
Ocl
Ast- noun

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A person who destroys religious images or opposes their use; a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions.
Denouncer

24
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Icon- image
O
Graph- map
Y- noun

A

The imagery and symbolism of a work of art or an artist; the study of artistic symbolism.
Emblem

25
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Urb- city

Ane- adjective

A

Sophisticated and with polished manners.

Affable

26
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Ex- not
Urb- city
An- adjective

A

Relating to a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families.
(Sub) Suburban

27
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Inter- between
Urb- city
An- adjective

A

Going between or connecting cities or towns.

Burghal

28
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Urb- city
Anizat
Ion- noun

A

The process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areas.
Sophistication

29
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Ac- toward
Cult- care
Urat
Ion- noun

A

Modification of the culture of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture; the process by which a human being acquires the culture of a particular society from infancy.
Assimilation

30
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Cross- cross
Cult- care
Ur
Al- adjective

A

Dealing with or offering comparison between two or more different cultures or cultural areas.
Analogy

31
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Sub- under
Cult- care
Ure- noun

A

A group of people whose beliefs and behaviors are different from the main groups within a culture or society.
Sect

32
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Demo- people
graph- drawn/written
Ic- adjective

A

Having to do with the study of human populations, especially their size, growth, density, and patterns of living.
Numerical

33
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En- in
Dem- people
Ic- adjective

A

Found only in a given place or region; often found in a given occupation, area, or environment.
Local

34
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Dem- people
Agog
Ue- noun

A

A political leader who appeals to the emotions and prejudices of people in order to arouse discontent and to advance his or her own political purposes.
Agitator

35
Q

Demo- people
T
Ic- adjective

A

Popular or common.

Conversational

36
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Popul- people

Ist- noun

A

A believer in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people.
Egalitarian

37
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Popul- people

Ace- noun

A

The common people or masses; population.

Masses

38
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Popul- people

Ous- adjective

A

Numerous, densely settled, or having a large population.

Crowded

39
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Vox
Popul- people
I- noun

A

Popular sentiment or opinion.

General Voice

40
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Aquiline (adjective)

A

Relating to eagles; curving like an eagle’s beak.

Beaked

41
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Asinine (adjective)

A

Foolish, brainless.

Absurd

42
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Bovine (adjective)

A

Relating to cows and oxen; placid, dull, unemotional.

Cow

43
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Canine (adjective)

A

Relating to dogs or the dog family; doglike.

Mutt

44
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Feline (adjective)

A

Relating to cats or the cat family; like a cat in being sleek, graceful, sly, treacherous, or stealthy.
Covery

45
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Leonine (adjective)

A

Relating to lions; lionlike.

Renowned

46
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Porcine (adjective)

A

Relating to pigs or swine; piglike.

Hoggish

47
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Vulpine (adjective)

A

Relating to foxes; foxlike: Sneaky, clever, or crafty; foxy.
Ingenious

Etymology Aiken Period 2 (22 decks)

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