Unit One Flashcards

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Bene- means well
Fac- means to make
T
Or- is noun

A

That man you’ve so haughtily disrespected happens to be our benefactor.

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Bene- good
Dict- to speak
Ion- action/condition
noun

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We shall commence our benediction.

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Bene- Good
Vol- to wish
Ence- noun

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Jared has always had a way of doing things with a benevolence that is sure to get him to heaven.

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Am- to love
Ic- peaceful
Able- adjective

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The church is usually amicable, but lately all they’ve done is ask for money and give nothing but reassurance that we were to have a ticket to heaven.

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En- In
Am- love
Ored- past tense; verb

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I feel enamored to be in your care.

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Par- secret
Am- to love
Our- condition; noun

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The man was unknowing of his paramour.

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Am- love
Or
Ous- possessive; adjective

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The man was rather amorous during his wedding.

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Ante- before
Bell- war
Um- noun

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Antebellum to the Civil War was the election of Mr. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States of America.

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Bell- War
Ic- war like
Ose- adjective (full of)

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Johnny, who was a rather bellicose man, may have had a dependency on alcohol.

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Re- again
Bell- war
Ion- noun

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The rebellion was futile.

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Bell- war
Iger
Ence- adjective

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It was the man’s own belligerence that led to his death.

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Pac- agree, peace.

Ify- verb

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Germany did nothing to pacify their enemies, resulting in a series of harsh battles that led to the fall of the Nazi regime.

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Pac- peace

T- past tense, noun

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Although a few pacts were signed between the warring empires, skirmishes were not an uncommon occurrence.

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Pac- peace or agree

E- noun

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The author appears to support a Republican agenda, pace his articles often lash out at the entire organization despite the actions of one figure instead of the whole community.

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Pac- peace
If
Ist- noun

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Mr. Hartman preferred to view himself as a pacifist despite his violent tendencies.

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Crim- fault/crime
In
Ology- study of, noun

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The department requires that each of its employees major in some form of criminology.

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De- seperate (prefix)
Crim- fault or crime
Inal
Ize- to render/make, verb

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The committee has attempted to decriminalize marijuana in their own state despite federal laws that state the opposite.

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In- meaning in
Crim- fault or cime
In
Ate- function, verb

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Do not try to incriminate me.

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Ap- away
Prob- prove
Ation- noun, action

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The man has been given many approbations despite his career.

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Re- again
Crim- fault or crime
Inat
Ion- noun, condition/action, noun.

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Stop with the recriminations, and admit that you were wrong.

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Prob- prove or proof

Ate-noun, function

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This whole probate business is not boding well.

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Prob- Prove, proof, honesty

Ity- noun, state or quality.

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Why would I not question your probity?

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Re- again
Prob- proof or prove
ate- noun

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Lord Voldemort was a reprobate for the majority of his life.

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Grav- heavy or serious.

e- adjective

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We are in a grave situation.

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Grav- heavy, weighted, serious. it Ate- cause to be (verb)
The earth gravitates toward the sun.
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Grav- heavy or serious | Itas- adjective
The CEO had a gravitas character in the office, but drastically changed after a few drinks at the bar.
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Ag- do Grav- heavy or serious. Ate- verb
Do not aggravate me.
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Al- Lev- light or to raise or to lighten. I- Ate-verb
Can you alleviate my problems?
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E- Lev- light or lighten. At- Ion- noun
The elevation effects those with asthma.
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Lev- light, to raise or to lighten. | Ity- noun
The man did not like levity at his marriage.
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Canti- Lev- light, to raise or to lighten. Er- noun
The cantilever was knocked off the wall.
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Cicerone | Noun
A guide.
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Hector | Verb
To bully or harass by personal pressure.
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Hedonism | Noun
An attitude/way of life that happiness should be chief goal.
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Nestor | Noun
A senior figure or leader in one's field. (Eldest Greek leader of Trojan war)
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Spartan | Adjective
Marked by simplicity, avoidance of luxury, often strict self discipline/self-denial.
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Stentorian | Adjective
Extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of sound.
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Stoic | Adjective
Seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain. (Greece-Roman eras)
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Sybaritic (Ancient city of Sybaris) | Adjective
Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life.
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Bene
Well or good.
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Am
Love.
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Bell
War.
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Pac
Peace or agree.
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Crim
Fault or crime.
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Prob
Prove or proof.
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Grav
Serious or dire.
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Lev
Light or lighten.