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Unit 5 Flashcards

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Mal

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Bad.

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Cata

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Down.

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Prot/Proto

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First in time, first formed.

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Ante

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Before or in front of.

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Ortho

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Straight, right, or true.

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Rect

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Straight or right.

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Eu

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Well, good, or true.

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Dys

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Bad or difficult.

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Mal- bad
E
Vol- wish
Ent- adjective

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Def: Having or showing intense ill will or hatred.

The malevolent atmosphere brought forth anger all around.

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Mal- Bad
Ici
Ous- adjective

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Def:Desiring to cause pain, injury, or distress to another.

Johnny suddenly became malicious after having one drink too many.

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Mal- Bad

Ign- adjective

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Def: To make harsh and often false or misleading statements about.
Washington Post maligned several events in Missouri.

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Mal- Bad
Nour
Ished- adjective

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Def: Badly or poorly treated.

Many children all over the world are malnourished.

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Cata- Down

Clysm- noun

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Def: Violent and massive change in earth’s surface; momentous event that results in great upheaval and often destruction.
In the movie 2012, a massive cataclysm occurred.

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Cata- Down

Comb- noun

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Def: Underground cemetery of connecting passageways.

The catacombs are not a place for a child to be.

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Cata- Down

Lyst- adjective

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Def:A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction; someone or something that brings about or speeds significant change/action.
The sodium was a catalyst for the explosion.

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Cata- Down

Tonic- adjetive

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Def: Relating to or suffering from schizophrenia; showing an unusual lack of movement, actuality, or expression.
He has gone catatonic!

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Prot- first in time or first formed
Ago
NIst- noun

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Def: The main character in a literary work.

Vanagoral was the protagonist of Judich.

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Proto- first in time or first formed

Col- adjetive

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Def: A code of diplomatic or military rules of behavior; a set of rules for the formatting of data in an electronic communications system.
We must follow the protocol.

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Proto- first in time or first formed

Plasm- adjetive

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Def: The substance that makes up the living parts of cells.

Protoplasm is full of nutrients.

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Proto- first in time or first formed

Type- noun

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Def: An original model on which something is patterned; a first, full-scale, usually working version of a new type or design.
The prototype was responsible for ripping apart the bodies of a family, causing many law suits.

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Ante- before or in front of

Chamber- noun

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Def: An outer room that leads to another and is often used as a waiting room.
Fifth and Third’s ante chamber had several guards.

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Ante- before or in front of

Date- adjective

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Def: To date something with a date earlier than that of actual writing; to precede in time.
The check was antedated on the first.

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Ante- before or in front of
Ced
Ent- adjective

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Def: A word or phrase that is referred to by a pronoun that follows it; an event or cause coming before something.
Do not forget correctly use antecedents.

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Ante- before or in front of
Eri
Or- adjective

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Def: Located before or toward the front or head; coming before in time or development.
Trees are anterior to a house.

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Ortho= straight, right, or true Dont- teeth Ics- noun
Def: A branch of dentistry that deals with the treatment and correction of crooked teeth and other irregularities. I think I'm becoming interested in the field of orthodontics.
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Ortho- straight, right, or true | Dox- noun
Def: Holding established beliefs, especially in religion; conforming to established rules or traditions; conventional. Do not be so orthodox.
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Ortho- straight, right, or true Ped- foot Ics- noun
Def: The correction or prevention of deformities of the skeleton. Orthopedics is very important for our profession.
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Ortho- straight, right or true. Graph- write Y- noun
Def: THe spelling of words, especially spelling according to standard usage. How well versed are you in orthography?
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Rect- straight or right I Tude- adjective
Def: Moral intregrity. | Have some more rectitude.
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Rect- straight or right. | Ify- verb
Def: To set right; remedy | I need to rectify this mistake.
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Rect- straight or right. Ilin Ear- adjective
Def: Moving in or forming a straight line; having many straight lines. The graph was rectilinear.
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Di- apart Rect- straight or true Ive- adjective
Def: Something that guides or directs; especially, a general instruction form a high-level body or official. Directives was very important.
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Eu- well, good, or true Gen- relating to genes Ic- adjective
Def: Relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring through controlled breeding. Are these cows eugenic?
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Eu- good, well, or true. Phem Ism- noun
Def: An agreeable or inoffensive word or expression that is substituted for one that may offend or disgust. The words were merely euphemisms.
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Eu- good, well, or true Phor- Ia- noun
Def: A strong feeling of well-being or happiness. Drugs mostly offer euphoria.
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Eu- good, well, or true | Logy- noun
Def: A formal speech or writing especially in honor of a dead person; high praise. Ronin Williams has many eulogies.
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Dys- bad or difficult. Top La- noun
Def: An imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives. You don't want to go to dystopla.
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Dys- bad or difficult Lex- confuse Ia- noun
Def: A disturbance or interference with the ability to read or to use language. I heat having dyslexia.
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Dys- Bad or difficult Pept Ic- adjective
Def: Relating to or suffering form indigestion; having irritable temperament; ill-humored. Stop being so dysplastic.
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Dys- bad or difficult Plas La- noun
Def: Abnormal development of cells or organs, or an abnormal structure resulting form such growth. You've been diagnosed with dysplasla.
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A fortiori
All the more certainty.
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A posteriori
Relating to or derived by reasoning from known or observed facts.
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A priori
Relating to or derived by reasoning from self evident propositions.
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Bona fide
Made in good faith, without deceit; authentic or genuine.
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Carpe diem
Enjoy the pleasures or opportunities of the moment without concern about the future.
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Corpus Delicti
The substantial and basic fact or facts necessary to prove that a crime has been committed; the material substance, such as the murdered body, on which a crime has been committed.
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Curriculum vitae
Def: A short summary of one's career and qualifications, typically prepared by an applicant for position; résumé.

Etymology Aiken Period 2 (22 decks)

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