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Belen Jesuit
Arencibia Latin/Greek roots; by A-Rod
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Literature
12th Grade
12/10/2008
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Term
bellicose
 Definition
bellum - warlike
Term
topography
 Definition
topo - place
graph - image
Term
***pyromania
 Definition
pyro - fire
mania - ???
Term
pseudonym
 Definition
psuedo - false
nym - name
Term
phobia
 Definition
phob - fear
Term
gnostic
 Definition
gno - know
Term
euphoria
 Definition
eu - well, good
Term
ethnic
 Definition
ethnos - nation
Term
dermatitis
 Definition
derm - skin
itis - inflammation
Term
demagoge
 Definition
dem - people
Term
chromatic
 Definition
chrom - color
Term
exquisite
 Definition
ex - out of
quarere - to seek
Term
equine
 Definition
equus - horse
Term
retrograde
 Definition
retro - back
grad - step
Term
dissect
 Definition
di - apart
sect - split
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vacuity
 Definition
vacare - empty
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diffuse
 Definition
di - apart
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verbatim
 Definition
verbum - word
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eclectic
 Definition
ec - out of
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lavish
 Definition
lavare - wash
Term
jurisprudence
 Definition
jurare - swear
Term
intramural
 Definition
intra - within
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farce
 Definition
farcire - to stuff
Term
dormitory
 Definition
dorm - sleep
Term
loquacious
 Definition
loqui - speak
Term
impetuous
 Definition
petere - to rush at
Term
annihilate
 Definition
nihil - nothing
Term
***disparate
 Definition
di - apart
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morality
 Definition
moris - custom, manner
Term
***megalith
 Definition
mega - ???
lith - stone
Term
epilogue
 Definition
epi - on, at
logue - speak
Term
euphemism
 Definition
eu - good, well
phe - speak
Term
chronoscope
 Definition
chrono - time
scope - view
Term
onomatopoeia
 Definition
onom - name
topo - place
Term
epithet
 Definition
epi - on, at
Term
theocracy
 Definition
theo - god
crat - gorvern
Term
mandate
 Definition
mandare - command
Term
mentation
 Definition
mens - mind
Term
replenish
 Definition
re - again
plenus - full
Term
abdicate
 Definition
ab - from
dicare - declare
Term
ambidextrous
 Definition
ambi - both
dextr - right
Term
aviary
 Definition
avis - bird
Term
clemency
 Definition
clemens - mercy
Term
culpable
 Definition
culpa - fault
Term
bona fide
 Definition
bon - good
Term
abyss
 Definition
byssos - deep
Term
circumcise
 Definition
circum - around
cise - cut
Term
verdict
 Definition
verbum - word
dict - declare
Term
negate
 Definition
negare - deny
Term
immigrate
 Definition
migare - to move
Term
epopee
 Definition
epos - word
Term
plentiful
 Definition
plenus - full
Term
impotent
 Definition
poten - power
Term
preface
 Definition
pre - before
Term
aqueduct
 Definition
aque - water
duct - to lead
Term
firmament
 Definition
firma - support
Term
fragile
 Definition
frangere - to break
Term
***habitation
 Definition
habili - skillful
Term
***horror
 Definition
horrore - shudder
Term
literally
 Definition
littera - speech
Term
lector
 Definition
lectus - to read
Term
collateral
 Definition
lateral - side
Term
sojourn
 Definition
jour - day
Term
herbivore
 Definition
herba - plant
Term
public
 Definition
publicus - people
Term
quadrant
 Definition
quadr - four
Term
proverb
 Definition
verbum - word
Term
physiological
 Definition
physio - nature
logi - idea
Term
euthanasia
 Definition
eu - good
thanatus - death
Term
symmetry
 Definition
similis - same
metr - measure
Term
fertile
 Definition
pher - to bear
Term
politics
 Definition
polis - city
Term
heterosexual
 Definition
hetero - different
Term
homogeny
 Definition
homo - same
gen - origin
Term
hexagon
 Definition
hexa - six
gon - angles
Term
hagiography
 Definition
hagio - holy
graph - record
Term
misogyny
 Definition
miso - hatred
gyn - female
Term
heliotrope
 Definition
helios - sun
Term
hypoglycemic
 Definition
hypo - below
glyc - sweet
Term
geriatric
 Definition
gerias - old age
Term
anesthesize
 Definition
esthesio - sensation
Term
epidermis
 Definition
epi - on, at
derm - skin
Term
endocrine
 Definition
endo - within
Term
orthodox
 Definition
ortho - straight
dox - opinion
Term
archetype
 Definition
arcos - primary
type - image
Term
***allegory
 Definition
allos - other
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autodidact
 Definition
auto - self
Term
cacophony
 Definition
caco - bad, evil
phon - sound
Term
christen
 Definition
christos - anoint
Term
critical
 Definition
critos - to judge
Term
polydactyl
 Definition
poly - many
dactyl - finger, toe, digit
Term
decade
 Definition
deca - ten
Term
diagram
 Definition
dia - through
gram - image
Term
acropolis
 Definition
acro - top
polis - city
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iconoclast
 Definition
icono - image
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autobiography
 Definition
auto - self
bio - life
graph - record
Term
jejune
 Definition
juvenis - young
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