Unit 4 Flashcards
(86 cards)
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{tens}
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stretch, or stretched
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{ive}
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suffix to show what class of word a word is.
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prefix {dys}
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bad, poor, difficult
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prefix {eu}
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well, good, easy
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base {enter}
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the inside, an intestine
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base {gen}
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give birth to, be born
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base {log}
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study, science, word
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base {pept / peps}
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cook, digest
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base {phon/phem}
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sound
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base {pne}
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blow, breathe
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base {thanas/thanat}
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die/snap
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suffix {ia/a}
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condition of, act of
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suffix {ic}
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pertaining to
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suffix {ics}
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study of
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suffix {ism}
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doctrine, condition of
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suffix {istic}
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forms an adjective
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suffix {y}
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process of, condition of, act of
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dysentery
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bad intestines; a disorder of the lower intestine accompanied by violent diarrhea, sometimes fatal.
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eugenics
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study of good births; study of the improvement of the human race by such means as selection of parents with desirable genes.
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eulogy
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act of speaking well; act of praising someone
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eupepsia
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condition of having good digestion
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dysgenics
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study of bad births; study of factors leading to degeneration of descendants, particularly by inbreeding.
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dyspepsia
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bad digestion
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dyslogistic
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criticize
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euthanasia
act of causing an easy and painless death
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euphony
pleasant or good sounding
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dyspnea
trouble breathing
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euphemism
substitution of a pleasant or inoffensive term for an unpleasant or offensive one
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patriarchy
rule by the fathers
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monarchy
one ruler
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phobia
an excessive (unnatural, unusual, or morbid) fear of something
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anglophobe
fear of people from England
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russophobe
one who has a (morbid) fear of russian people
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{phil/phile}
one who has an extreme liking for something. phil is used before elements beginning with a vowel or h; philo is used before a consonant other than h.
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base {biblio}
books
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bibliography
list of books and other resources that pertain to a given subject
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bibliophile
one who is fond of books
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bibliophobe
one who has a (morbid) fear of books
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agoraphobia
morbid fear of not wanting to leave one's house because of a morbid fear of open spaces
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{anthrop/anthropo}
man
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{ist}
one who does something
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philanthropist
one who loves mankind, or one who has access to money and shows love to mankind by giving money to worthy causes
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philharmonic
loves harmony/music
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biology
study of life
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theology
study of God
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astrology
In Greek and Roman times, it was the study of stars and planets. Now, it is the study of the stars in order to predict the future.
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Astronomy
Study of stars and planets.
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Philogy
love of studying
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Philology
study of languages and culture
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{soph}
wisdom
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philosophy
love of wisdom; system of thought or knowledge
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{hellene}
Greek
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philhellene
love of greece
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{hydro}
water
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{dynam}
power
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hydrophobia
term used to describe a symptom of the disease of rabies; victim cannot swallow water or other liquids.
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base {acro}
height, point
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base {crac}
rule
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base {dermato}
skin
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base {entomo}
insect
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base {etymo}
real meaning
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base {graph}
write
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base {helio}
sun
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base {man}
madness
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base {ochlo}
mob
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base {ophio}
snake
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base {ornitho}
bird
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base {phag}
eat
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base {pyro}
fire
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base {theo}
god
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paraphernalia
Origin: Greek: paraphema
Etymology: a bride's property
Modern: miscellaneous articles; equipment needed for a particular activity
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robots
Origin: Czech: robotnik
Etymology:peasant owing compulsory labor
Modern: a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer.
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cynic
Origin: Greek: κυων, κυνος
Etymology: dog
Modern: a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons
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cynosure
Origin: Greek: κυνοσουρα
Etymology:dog's tail
Modern: a center of attraction or attention
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calculate
Origin:Late Latin: calculus
Etymology:pebble
Modern: to determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically
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complement
Derived from Latin complere (meaning fill up). Means "full."
| Ex: When we say that two people complement each other, we mean that taken together they make a whole.
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compliment
Derived from Latin complere (meaning fill up). Refers to all the little things that one does to be polite or flattering.
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connotation
Of Latin origin (from {not} = know). Refers to the emotional concepts that the word has for its users (more personal).
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dennotation
Of Latin origin (from {not} = know). It is the plain, direct meaning of a word that is used by speakers of a language.
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Elementary
Latin. Derived from the Latin noun elementum, which meant "first principle." The adjective still means "of first principles" or "fundamental" as well as "simple."
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alimentary
Latin. Made up of {ali} = eat, plus the suffixes {ment} and {ary} and the word means connected with food.
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Post mortum
"after death;" an autopsy performed to determine cause of death
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Vice versa
"with the change/succession having been turned;" with the order reversed.
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In toto
"in whole/in all;" completely, totally
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Casus belli
"cause of war;" cause of a war, just cause for a war
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Per capita
"by heads;" per individual, by person
