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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 know or to understand

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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

All nouns

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To send

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Pel

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To move or drive

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Adherent

Ad- toward
Her- to stick
Ent- noun

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Meaning: someone who follows a leader, a party, or a profession; one who believes in a particular philosophy or religion

Synonymy:

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Cohere

Co- together
Her- to stick
E- verb

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Meaning: to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass

Synonymy:

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Incoherent

In- toward
Co- together
Her- to stick
Ent- Adjective

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Meaning: unclear or difficult to understand; loosely organized or inconsistent

Synonymy: unclear

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Inherent

In- toward
Her- to stick
Ent- adjective

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Meaning: part of something by nature or habit

Synonymy: nature

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Centrifugal

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

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Meaning: moving outward from a center or central focus

Synonymy: outward

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Refuge

Re- back or backward
Fug- to flee or escape
E- noun

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Meaning: shelter or protection from danger or distress

Synonymy: protected

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Fugue

Fug- to flee or escape
Ue- noun

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Meaning: a musical form in which a theme is echoed

Synonymy: echoed

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Subterfuge

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

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Meaning: a trick designed to help conceal, escape, or evade; a deceptive trick

Synonymy: trick

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Cosmos

Cosm-
Os- noun

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Meaning: the universe, especially when it is viewed as orderly and systematic; any orderly system that is complete in itself

Synonym:

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Cosmology

Cosm-
O
Logy-
Noun

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Meaning: a theory that describes the nature of the universe; a branch of astronomy that deals with the origin and structure of the universe

Synonym:

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Microcosm

Micro- small
Cosm- order
Noun

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Meaning: something that is seen as a small version of something much larger

Synonym:

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Cosmopolitan

Cosm- order
O
Polit- citizen
An
Adjective
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Meaning: having international sophistication and experience; made up of persons, elements, or influences from many different parts of the world

Synonym:

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Conscientious

Con- together
Sci- to know 
Ent
Ious
Adjective
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Meaning: governed by morality; scrupulous; resulting from painstaking or exact attention

Synonym:

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Nescience

Ne- new
Sci- to know
Ence
Noun

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Meaning : lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance

Synonym:

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Prescient

Pre- before
Sci- to know or to understand
Ent- adjective

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Meaning: having or showing advance knowledge of what is going to happen

Synonym:

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Unconscionable

Un- not 
Con- together 
Sci- to know or to understand
On
Able- adjective
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Meaning: not guided by any moral sense; unscrupulous; shockingly excessive, unreasonable, or unfair

Synonym:

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Juncture Junct- to join Ure- noun
Meaning: an important point in a process or activity; a place where things join: junction Synonym:
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Adjunct Ad- toward Junct- to join Adjective/ noun
Meaning: something joint for added to another thing of which it is not a part Synonym:
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Disjunction Dis- apart Junct- to join Ion- noun
Meaning: a break, separation, or sharp difference between two things Synonym:
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Conjunct Con- together Junct- to join Adjective
Meaning: bound together; joined, united Synonym:
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Bipartite Bi- both Part- part Ite- adjective
Meaning: being in 2 parts; shared by 2 Synonym:
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Impartial Im- not Part- part Ial- adjective
Meaning: fair and not biased; treating or affecting all equally Synonym:
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Participle Part- part Ic Iple- noun
Meaning: a word that is formed from a verb but used like an adjective Synonym:
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Partisan Part- part Is An- noun
Meaning: a person who is strongly devoted to a particular cause or group; a guerrilla fighter Synonym:
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Mission Mis- to send Sion- noun
Meaning: a task that someone is given to do, especially a military task; a task that someone considers an important duty Synonym:
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Missionary Mis- to send S Ion Ary- noun
Meaning: a person undertaking a mission, and especially a religious missionary Synonym:
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Emissary E- out Mis- to send S Ary- noun
Meaning: someone sent out to represent another; an agent Synonym:
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Transmission Trans- through Mis- to send Sion- noun
Meaning: 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 Synonym:
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Compel Com- together Pel- to move or drive Verb
Meaning: to force someone to do something; to make something happen Synonym:
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Expel Ex- out Pel- to move or drive Verb
Meaning: to drive or force out; to force to leave, usually by official action Synonym:
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Impel Im- toward Pel- to move or drive Verb
Meaning: to urge or drive forward by strong moral force Synonym:
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Repel Re- back Pel- to move or drive Verb
Meaning: to keep something out or away; to drive back Synonym:
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Words from mythology Arachnid Noun
A member of the class Arachnida, which principally includes animals with 4 pairs of legs and no antennae, such as spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks
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Words from mythology Calliope Noun
A musical instrument similar to an organ in which whistles are sounded by steam or compressed air
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Words from mythology Dryad Noun
A wood nymph
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Words from mythology Fauna Noun
Animal life, especially the animals that live naturally in a given area or environment
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Words from mythology Flora Noun
Plant life, especially the flowering plants that live naturally in a specific area or environment
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Words from mythology Herculean Adjective
Extremely strong; extremely extensive, intense, or difficult
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Words from mythology Pandora's box Noun
a source of many troubles
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Words from mythology Scylla and Charybdis Noun
Meaning: two equally dangerous alternatives

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