Unit 9 Flashcards

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Fug

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To flee or escape

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Her

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To stick

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Cosm

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Order

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Sci

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To understand, to know.

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Junct

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To join

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Part

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Part

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Mis

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To send

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Pel

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To move or drive

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Arachnid (noun)

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A member of the class Arachnida, which principally includes animals with four pairs of legs and no antennae, such as spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks.

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Calliope (noun)

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A musical instrument similar to an organ in which it whistles are sounded by steam or compressed air.

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Dryad (noun)

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A wood nymph.

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Fauna (noun)

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Animal life, especially the animals that live naturally in a given area or environment.

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Flora (noun)

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Plant life, especially the flowering plants that live naturally in a specific area or environment.

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Pandora’s Box (noun)

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A source of many troubles.

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Scylla and Charybdis (noun)

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Two equally dangerous alternatives.

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Ad- toward
Her- to stick
Ent- noun

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Someone who follows a leader, a party, or a profession; one who believes in a particular philosophy or religion.
Disciple.

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Co- together
Her- to stick
E- verb

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To hold together together firmly as parts of the same mass.

Glue.

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In- not
Co- together
Her- to stick
Ent- adjective

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Unclear or difficult to understand; loosely organized or inconsistent.
Choppy.

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In- not
Her- to stick
Ent- adjective

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Part of something by nature or habit.

Ingrained.

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Centr- central
I
Fug- to flee or escape
Al- adjective

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Moving outward from a center or central focus.

Efferent.

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Re- again
Fug- to flee or escape
E- noun

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Shelter or protection from danger or distress, or a place that provides shelter or protection.
Protection.

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Fug- to flee or escape

Ue- noun

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A musical form in which a theme is echoed and imitated by voices or instruments that enter one after another and interweave as the piece proceeds.
Opera.

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Sub- under, or below
Ter
Fug- to flee or escape
E- noun

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A trick designed to help conceal, escape, or evade; a deceptive trick.
Artifice.

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Cosm- Order

Os- noun

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The universe, especially when it is viewed as orderly and systematic; any orderly system that is complete in itself.
Nature.

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Cosm- order O Log- word, speech, reason Y- noun
A theory that describes the nature of the universe; a branch of astronomy that deals with the origin and structure of the universe. Nature.
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Mirco- very small | Cosm- order (noun)
Something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger. Pawn.
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Cosm- order O Polit- citizen An- adjective
Having international sophistication and experience; made up of persons, elements, or influences from many different parts of the world. Modern.
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Con- together Sci- to know and understand Enti Ous- adjective
Governed by morality; resulting from painstaking or exact attention. Just.
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Ne- new Sci- to know and understand Ence- noun
Lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance. | Uneducated.
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Pre- before Sci- to know and understand Ent- adjective
Having or showing advance knowledge of what is going to happen. Wise.
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``` Un- not Con- together Sci- to know and understand On Able-adjective ```
Not guided by any moral sense; shockingly excessive, unreasonable, or unfair. Crude.
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Junct- to join | Ure- noun
An important point in a process or activity; a place where things join; junction. Contingency.
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Ad- toward | Junct- to join (adj/n.)
Something joined or added to another thing of which it is not a part. Prosthetic.
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Dis- apart Junct- to join Ion- noun
A break, separation, or sharp difference between two things. | Juxtaposition.
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Con- together | Junct- to join (adjective)
Bound together; joined, united. | Collaborative.
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Bi- both Part- part Ite- adjective
Being in two parts; shared by two. | Dual.
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Im- not Part- part Ial- adjective
Fair and not biased; treating or affecting all equally. | Moral.
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Part- part Ici Ple- noun
A word that is formed from a verb but used like an adjective. Infinitive.
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Part- part Is An- noun
A person who is strongly devoted to a particular cause or group; a guerrilla fighter. Patriot.
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Mis- to send S Ion- noun
A task that someone is given to do, especially a military task; a task that someone considers an important duty. Goal.
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Mis- to send S Ion- noun Ary- noun
A person undertaking a mission, and especially a religious missionary. Crusader.
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E- out Mis- to send S Ary- noun
Someone sent out to represent another; an agent. | Senator.
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Trans- through Mis- to send S Ion- noun
The act or process of sending something from one point to another, especially sending electrical signals to a radio, television, computer, etc; the gears by which the power is passed from the engine to the axle in a motor vehicle. Communicable.
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Com- together | Pel- to move or drive (verb)
``` To force (someone) to do something; to make (something) happen. Initiate. ```
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Ex- out of | Pel- to move or drive (verb)
To drive or force out; to force to leave, usually by official action. Eviction.
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Im- towards | Pel- to move or drive (verb)
To urge or drive forward by strong moral force. | Right.
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Re- back | Pel- to move or drive (verb)
``` To keep (something) out or away; to drive back. Yield. ```