Unit 3 vocab (making "sense" of it all) Flashcards
(65 cards)
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extro
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outward
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grand
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big;great
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intro
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inward
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mono
A
one
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per
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through
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re
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back;again
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retro
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back again
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soli
A
alone
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sub
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under
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ab
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away from
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ad
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to; towards
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bi
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two
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circum
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around
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con
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together; with
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de
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away from
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di
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away from
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equ
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equal
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audi
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to hear
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caput
A
head
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klepto
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thief
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lingua
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(language); to speak; to call; voice
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loqu
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(language); to speak; to call; voice
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ocul
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eye: sight; to see; appear
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opt (op)
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eye; sight; to see; appear
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ora
mouth
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pyro
fire
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spec(t)
eye; sight; to see; appear
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vers (vert)
to turn, act of turning
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vis
eye; sight; to see; appear
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voc (voke)
(language): to speak: to call: to voice
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-ible
able
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-mania
madness
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-metry
act of measuring
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-ous
full of
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verse
turn; act of turning
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adverse
preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable
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adversary
ones opponent in a contest, conflict, or battle
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audible
able to be heard
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averse (aversion)
having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
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bilingual
a person fluent in two languages
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circumlocution
the use of many words where fewer would do
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circumspect
wary and unwilling to take risks
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conversion (convert)
the process of changing/causing something to change from one form to another
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decapitate
cutting off the head of an animal or human
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divert
cause to change course or turn from one direction
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equivocal (equivocate)
open to more than one interpretation
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extrovert
outgoing, overtly expressive person
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grandiloquent
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manor especially in a way that is intended to impress
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introspection
the examination/observation of one's own mental health and emotional process
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introvert
a shy reticent person
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kleptomania
a recurrent urge to steal, typically without regret for need of profit
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linguist
a person skilled in foreign languages; a person who studies linguistics
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loquacious
tending to talk a great deal
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monocle
a single eyeglass kept in position by muscle around eye
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optometrist
a person who practices optometry
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orator
a public speaker especially one who is eloquent or skilled
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pyromaniac
a person suffering from pyromania
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retrospect
a survey or review of a past cause of events/ periods of time
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revert
returning to previous state
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revoke
put an end to the validity or operation
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soliloquy
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
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specter
something widely feared as a possible unpleasent or dangerous occurence
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subversive
seeking or intended to subvert an established system
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visionary
thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom
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vocation
a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
