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08/23/2014

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Term
nat/nas/nai
Definition
to be born
Term
ex:nat/nas/nai
Definition
natural:
native:
naive:
cognate
renaissance
nascent
Term
cognate
Definition
related by blood; having a common ancestor
Term
nascent
Definition
starting to develop
Term
nic/noc/nox
Definition
harm
Term
ex:nic/noc/nox
Definition
innocent:
noxious:
obnoxious:
innocuous:
Term
innocuous:
Definition
having no adverse effect; harmless
Term
nom
Definition
rule, order
Term
ex:nom
Definition
astronomy:
economy:
gastronomy
taxonomy:
autonomy:
Term
economy:
Definition
the careful or thrifty use of resources, as of income, materials, or labor
Term
gastronomy
Definition
: the art or science of good eating
Term
taxonomy:
Definition
the science, laws, or principles of classification
Term
nom/nym/noun/now
Definition
name
Term
ex:nom/nym/noun/now
Definition
synonym:
anonymous
nominal
nominate:
nomenclature:
acronym:
Term
nominal
Definition
existing in name only; negligible
Term
nomenclature:
Definition
a system of names; systematic naming
Term
nounc/nunc
Definition
to announce
Term
ex:nounc/nunc
Definition
announce:
pronounce
renounce
Term
nov/neo/nou
Definition
new
Term
ex:nov/neo/nou
Definition
novice:
renovate:
innovate:
neologism:
neophyte:
nouveau riche:
Term
neologism:
Definition
a newly coined word, phrase, or expression
Term
neophyte:
Definition
a recent convert
Term
nouveau riche:
Definition
one who has lately become rich
Term
ob/oc/of/op
Definition
toward, to, against, over
Term
ex:ob/oc/of/op
Definition
obese
obstinate:
obstruct:
oblique:
obstreperous
obtuse
obfuscate:
obsequious:
Term
obstinate:
Definition
stubbornly adhering to an idea, inflexible
Term
oblique:
Definition
having a slanting or sloping direction
Term
obstreperous:
Definition
noisily defiant, unruly
Term
obfuscate:
Definition
to render indistinct or dim; darken
Term
omni
Definition
all
Term
ex:omni
Definition
omnibus:
omnipresent:
omnipotent
omniscient:
Term
omniscient:
Definition
having infinite knowledge
Term
pac/peac
Definition
peace
Term
ex:pac/peac
Definition
appease:
pacify
pacifier:
pact:
Term
pan
Definition
all; everyone
Term
ex:pan
Definition
panorama:
panegyric
panoply:
pantheon:
pandemic:
Term
panegyric
Definition
formal or elaborate praise at an assembly
Term
panoply:
Definition
wide-ranging and impressive array or display
Term
pantheon:
Definition
a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation
Term
par
Definition
=
Term
ex:par
Definition
par:
parity:
apartheid:
disparage:
disparate:
Term
apartheid:
Definition
any system or caste that separates people according to race, etc.
Term
parity:
Definition
equally, as in amount, status, or character
Term
disparage:
Definition
to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
Term
disparate:
Definition
essentially different
Term
para
Definition
next to, beside
Term
ex:para
Definition
parallel:
parasite:
parody
parable:
paragon
paranoid
Term
parable:
Definition
a short, allegorical story designed to illustrate a moral lesson or religious principle
Term
paragon
Definition
a model of excellence
Term
pas/pat/path
Definition
feeling, suffereing, disease
Term
ex:pas/pat/path
Definition
sympathy
empathy
compassion:
dispassionate
impassive
sociopath:
pathogenic
Term
impassive
Definition
showing or feeling no emotion
Term
sociopath:
Definition
a person whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility
Term
pathogenic
Definition
causing disease
Term
:pau/po/pov/pu
Definition
few, little, poor
Term
ex:pau/po/pov/pu
Definition
poverty:
paucity
pauper
impoverish:
pusillanimous:
puerile:
Term
paucity
Definition
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
Term
pauper
Definition
a person without any personal means of support
Term
puerile:
Definition
childish, immature
Term
pusillanimous:
Definition
lacking courage or resolution
Term
ped
Definition
child, education
Term
ex:ped
Definition
pedagogue
pediatrician
pedant:
encyclopedia
Term
pedagogue
Definition
teacher
Term
pedant:
Definition
one who displays learning ostentatiously
Term
ped/pod
Definition
foot
Term
ex:ped/pod
Definition
pedal:
pedestrian
expedite
impede
podium:
antipodes:
Term
expedite
Definition
to speed up the progress of
Term
impede
Definition
to retard progress by means of obstacles or hindrances
Term
antipodes:
Definition
places diametrically opposite each other on the globe
Term
pen/pun
Definition
to pay; to compensate
Term
ex:pen/pun
Definition
penal:
penalty
punitive:
penance:
penitent:
Term
penal:
Definition
of or pertaining to punishment, as for crimes
Term
punitive:
Definition
serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
Term
penance:
Definition
a punishment undergone to express regret for a sin
Term
penitent:
Definition
contrite
Term
pend/pens
Definition
to hang; to weight; to pay
Term
ex:pend/pens
Definition
depend:
stipend
compensate:
indispensable
appendage:
Term
stipend
Definition
a periodic payment; fixed or regular pay
Term
appendix:
Definition
supplementary material at the end of a text
Term
appendage:
Definition
a limb or other subsidiary part that diverges from the central structure
Term
per
Definition
completely
Term
ex:per
Definition
persistent:
perforate:
perplex:
peruse
perfunctory:
pertinacious
perspicacious
Term
perforate:
Definition
to make a way through or into something
Term
peruse
Definition
to read with thoroughness or care
Term
perfunctory:
Definition
performed merely as routine duty
Term
pertinacious
Definition
resolute
Term
perspicacious
Definition
shrewd, astute
Term
peri
Definition
around
Term
ex:peri
Definition
perimeter:
periscope
peripatetic
Term
periscope
Definition
an optical instrument for seeing objects in an obstructed field of vision
Term
peripatetic
Definition
walking or traveling about; itinterant
Term
pet/pit
Definition
to go; to seek; to strive
Term
ex:pet/pit
Definition
appetite:
compete:
petition:
centripetal:
impetuous:
petulant:
Term
centripetal:
Definition
moving toward the center
Term
impetuous:
Definition
characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion
Term
petulant:
Definition
showing sudden irritation, esp. over some annoyance
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