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parts of words, soph world lit
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Language - English
10th Grade
06/10/2013

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Term
therm
Definition
heat
Term
hydr
Definition
water
Term
hygr
Definition
weight, pressure
Term
phot, phos
Definition
light
Term
pyr
Definition
fire
Term
aer
Definition
lower air
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ether
Definition
upper air
Term
caust, caut
Definition
burn
Term
schiz, schis
Definition
cleave
Term
od
Definition
way, path
Term
pseudo-
Definition
false, counterfeit
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-phoria, -phery
Definition
a bearing, a carrying, a production
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-phor, -pher
Definition
that which bears
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-phore, -phorus
Definition
carries, produces
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-phoric, -phorous
Definition
bearing, producing
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isotherm
Definition
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature
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pyromaniac
Definition
someone with a compulsion to set things on fire.
Term
exodus
Definition
departure or emigration
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hydrophobia
Definition
fear of water
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aeronautics
Definition
the science or art of flight
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pseudonym
Definition
a false name
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hygrometer
Definition
instrument used to measure water vapor content
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ethereal
Definition
light, airy, delicate, celestial
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pyrotechnical
Definition
dealing with the technical aspect of fireworks
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isobar
Definition
a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
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caustic
Definition
capable of burning, corroding, or destroying organic material
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photograph
Definition
an image created by sensitized surfaces reacting to chemical action of light
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phosphorous
Definition
containing the compound phosphorus
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schism
Definition
division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
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holocaust
Definition
a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.
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