Vocab 6-8 Etymology Flashcards
1
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avarice
A
[L, avere, desire]
2
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avid
A
[L, avere, desire]
3
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badger
A
[uncertain, poss. animal]
4
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baffle
A
[uncertain]
5
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banal
A
[OF, ban, summons to military service]
6
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belligerent
A
[L, bellum, war + gerere, wage]
7
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benign
A
[L, bene, well + genus, birth;race]
8
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bicker
A
[ME, bikeren, thrust/attack]
9
Q
bizarre
A
[Basque, beard]
10
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bland
A
[L, blandus, smooth/soft-spoken]
11
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bleak
A
[ON, bleikr, white/pale]
12
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blight
A
[unknown]
13
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blithe
A
[OE, blithe, sweet/happy]
14
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boisterous
A
[ME, boistous/boistres, violent/fierce]
15
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bombastic
A
[Turkish, pambuk, cotton]
