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Unit 16 Flashcards

1
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Top

A

Place

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Centr/Center

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Sharp point or center point of a circle

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Dom

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House, master

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Omni

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All

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5
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Hol/Holo

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Whole

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Retro

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Back, backward, or behind

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Tempor

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Time (Latin)

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Chron

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Time (Greek)

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Tri

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Three

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Top- place
Ic
Al- adjective

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Designed for local application to or treatment of a bodily part; referring to the topics of the day.
Newsworthy

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Ec- not
Top- place
Ic- adjective

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Occurring or originating in an abnormal place.

Deranged

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U- no
Top- place
Ian- adjective

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Relating to an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social are perfect.
Abstract

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Top- place
O
Graph- to write or to record
Y- noun

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The art of showing the natural man-made features of a region on a map or chart; the features of a surface, including both natural and man-made features.
Contour

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Ec- not
Centr- sharp point
Ic- adjective

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Not following an established or usual style of conduct; staying from a circular path, off-center.
Bizzare

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Epi- upon

Center- sharp point (noun)

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The location on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake; the center or focus of activity.
Focal Point

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Ego- Means “I”
Centr- sharp point
Ic- adjective

A

Overly concerned with oneself; self-centered.

Narcissistic

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Ethno- nation or people
Centr- sharp point
Ic- adjective

A

Marked by or based on the attitude that one’s own group is superior to others.
Cultural

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Dom- house/master
In
Ion- noun

A

An area over which one rules, domain; supreme authority.

Command

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Pre- before
Dom- house/master
In
Ant- adjective

A

Greater in importance, strength, influence, or authority.

Dominant

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Dom- house/master
In
Eer
Ing- adjective

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Tending to control the behavior of others in a bossy manner.

Arrogant

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Dom- house/master
In
At
Ion- noun

A

Supremacy or power over another; the exercise of governing or controlling influence.
Dictatorship

22
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Omni- all
Vor- meat eating
E- noun

A

An animal that eats both plants and other animals.

Consumer

23
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Omni- all
Pot- able
Ent- adjective

A

Having complete or unlimited power; all-powerful.

Almighty

24
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Omni- all

Bus- adjective

A

Of or including many things.

Whole

25
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Omni- all
Isci
Ent- adjective

A

Knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or knowledge.
All-seeing

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Hol- whole
Ist
Ic- adjective

A

Relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts.
Comprehensive

27
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Holo- whole

Gram- noun

A

A three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference produced by a beam of radiation such as a laser.
Projection

28
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Holo- whole

Cene- recent (adjective)

A

Of, relating to, or being the present geologic epoch.

Epoch

29
Q

Holo- whole
Cau
St- noun

A

The mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II; a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life, especially through fire.
Carnage

30
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Retro- back, backward, or behind
Act
Ive- adjective

A

Intended to apply or take effect at a date in the past.

Attendant

31
Q

Retro- back, backward, or behind

Fit- verb

A

To furnish something with new or modified parts or equipment that was optional or unavailable at the time of manufacture.
Backfit

32
Q

Retro- back, backward, or behind

Gress- verb

A

To return to an earlier and usually worse or more primitive state.
Degenerate

33
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Retro- back, backward, or behind
Spect- to look
Ive- noun

A

A generally comprehensive exhibition or performance usually covering an artist’s output to date.
Reflective

34
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Tempor- time (latin)

Al- adjective

A

Having to do with time as opposed to eternity, having to do with earthly life as opposed to heavenly existence; having to do with time as distinguished from space.
Earthly

35
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Con- together
Tempor- time (latin)
Ary- adjective

A

Occurring or existing during the same period of time; having to do with the present period, modern or current.
New

36
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Ex- out of
Tempor- time (latin)
Ane
Ous- adjective

A

Composed, performed, spoken, or done on the spur of movement, impromptu or improvised; carefully prepared but delivered without notes.
Ad Hoc

37
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Tempor- time (latin)

Ize- verb

A

To act in a way that fits the time or occasion, to give way to current opinion; to draw out discussions to gain time.
Balk

38
Q

Chron- time (Greek)

Ic- adjective

A

Lasting a long time or recurring frequently; always present, constantly annoying or troubling, habitual.
Constant

39
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Chron- time (Greek)
O
Log- type
Y- study of (noun)

A

A sequence of events in the order they occurred; a table, list, or account that presents events in order.
Agenda

40
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Ana- up, against, or back
Chron- time (Greek)
Ism- noun

A

The error of placing a person or thing in the wrong time period; a person or thing that is out of its own time.
Misplacement

41
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Syn- with, together
Chron- time (Greek)
Ous- adjective

A

Happening or existing at exactly the same time, simultaneous; recurring or acting at exactly the same intervals.
Coexistent

42
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Tri- three

Ad- noun

A

A group of three usually related people or things; a secret Chinese criminal organization.
Threesome

43
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Tri- three
Log- type
Y- noun

A

A series of three creative works that are closely related and develop a single theme.
Set of Three

44
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Tri- three
Cerat- from the time period Cretaceous
ops- noun

A

One of a group of large dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous period and had three horns, a bony crest or hood, and hoofed toes.
Dinosaur

45
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Tri- three

Mester- noun

A

A period of about three months, especially one of three such periods in a human pregnancy; one of three terms into which an academic year is sometimes divided.
Three months

46
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Tri- three
N
Ity- noun

A

The unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one God or Christian belief; a group of three people.
Three

47
Q

Tri- three

Ptych- fold (noun)

A

A picture or carving made in the form of three panels side by side; something composed or presented in three sections.
Set of three

48
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Tri- three
Vi
Al- adjective

A

Of little value or importance.

Frivolous

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