Root Words 4-6 Words Flashcards
(36 cards)
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Mile
A
“1000 paces”
2
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Nonagenarian
A
Person in his nineties
3
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Octoroon
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Person of one-eighth black ancestry
4
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Unicorn
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Mythical animal with one horn
5
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Decimal
A
Based on the number 10
6
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Quintuplets
A
Five offspring born at once
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Bicameral
A
Based on two legislative bodies
8
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Quadrille
A
Square dance
9
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Triumvirate
A
Government by three persons
10
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Sextet
A
Musical group of six
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Septennial
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Occurring every seven years
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Convocation
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Summons
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Malice
A
Spite, ill will
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Supervise
A
Oversee
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Desolate
A
Forsaken-abandon
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Confound
A
Confuse
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Florida
A
Feast of Flowers
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Superannuated-retired
A
Obsolete- no longer in general use
19
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Attain
A
Achieve
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Sanctimonious
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Hypocritically devout
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Secede
A
Withdraw
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Transgression
A
Sin
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Cordial
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Gracious
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Levity
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Buoyancy, lightness
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Promiscuous
Characterized by frequent and indiscriminate changes in one's sexual partners
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Omnibus
Covering many things at once
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Mortuary
Funeral home
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Tortuous
Winding
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Senescent
Beginning to show signs of old age
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Adversary
Opponent
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Allude
To hint at
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Clamorous
Vociferous- loud and noisy
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Semicentennial
Every 50 years
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Conference
Consultation
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Stringent
Rigid; constricted
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Cent
1/100 of a dollar
