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Honors CA
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Communication
12/12/2010
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Term
vers, vert.
 Definition
to turn
Term
adversary
 Definition
oppnent
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adversity
 Definition
misfortune
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inadvertent
 Definition
unintentional
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perverse
 Definition
difficult or disobedient
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via.
 Definition
way
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diviate
 Definition
to turn away from an established plan
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impervious
 Definition
no way through
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trivial
 Definition
unimportant
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divious
 Definition
crooked
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voc, voke.
 Definition
voice, to call
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advocate
 Definition
one who argues on anothers behalf
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avocation
 Definition
a hobby
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vocation
 Definition
an occupation or profession
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irrevocable
 Definition
unalterable
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tele.
 Definition
far
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telemetry
 Definition
trasmission of data by radio
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telepathy
 Definition
communication between 2 people by other then normal sensary means
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tort.
 Definition
to twist
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distort
 Definition
to twist from true meaning
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extort
 Definition
obtain by violence or threat
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retort
 Definition
a reply to an insult
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tri.
 Definition
three
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trilogy
 Definition
a related series in threes
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trivet
 Definition
a three legged stand
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triplicate
 Definition
one of three related copies
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ver.
 Definition
true
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veracious
 Definition
truthful
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verifiable
 Definition
capable of being true
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verity
 Definition
the truth
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spec, spic, spect.
 Definition
to look
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conspicuous
 Definition
easy to notice, obvious
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retrospect
 Definition
a looking backward
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auspicious
 Definition
favorable
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sub.
 Definition
under
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Subliminal
 Definition
below the threshold of concoius perseption
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subsume
 Definition
to include under one general catigory
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super.
 Definition
above
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insuperable
 Definition
not capable of being ovecome
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superflouse
 Definition
extra
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superimpose
 Definition
to lay something over something else
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Syn, Sym, Syl.
 Definition
together, with
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symposium
 Definition
several people speaking
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synopsis
 Definition
a brief general summary
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syntax
 Definition
words put together to make a sentence
Term
pro.
 Definition
before, for, forth,forward
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proclivity
 Definition
an inclanation toward something
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provision
 Definition
preperation for the future
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proceed
 Definition
to go forward
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re.
 Definition
back, again
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recalcitrent
 Definition
stubbornly rebelious
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remiss
 Definition
negligent
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revert
 Definition
to return to a former habit or condition
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scrib, script
 Definition
to write
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conscription
 Definition
military draft
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nondescript
 Definition
lacking in destinctive qualities
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proscribe
 Definition
to condemn or forbid as harmful
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sed, sess, sid.
 Definition
to sit
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assiduious
 Definition
persistant
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insidious
 Definition
more dangerous then seems evident
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supersede
 Definition
to displace
Term
phob.
 Definition
fear
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acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
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claustraphobia
 Definition
fear of enclosed places
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phobic
 Definition
excessively fearful
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phon.
 Definition
sound
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cacophony
 Definition
bad sounds
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phonetics
 Definition
study of speech sounds and there symbols
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phonics
 Definition
sounds of letters to teach
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post.
 Definition
after
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posterity
 Definition
future generations
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posthumously
 Definition
awarded after ones death
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preposterous
 Definition
absurd
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Pan.
 Definition
all
Term
pandemonium
 Definition
a wild uproar
Term
panoply
 Definition
ceremonial attire
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panorama
 Definition
view in all directions
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path.
 Definition
feeling, suffering
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antipathy
 Definition
a strong dislike
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apethetic
 Definition
without a feeling, indifferent
Term
empathy
 Definition
a feeling where one is in anothers place
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ped.
 Definition
foot
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expedient
 Definition
advantages
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expidite
 Definition
to speed the progress of
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impede
 Definition
to hinder the progress of
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meter, metr.
 Definition
measure
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metronome
 Definition
a clocklike instrement for keeping time
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pedometer
 Definition
an instrement that measures distance in steps
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tachometer
 Definition
an instrement that measures the rotation of a shaft per minute
Term
Mit,mis, miss.
 Definition
to send
Term
intermittent
 Definition
stopping and starting
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omit
 Definition
to send away or leave out
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premise
 Definition
an intitial statement
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mono.
 Definition
one
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monogamy
 Definition
marraige to one person at a time
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monolithic
 Definition
one single stone, hence massive, solid, and uniform
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log.
 Definition
speech, word
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doxology
 Definition
a hymn or expression of praise to God
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epilouge
 Definition
a speech at the end of a play
Term
prolouge
 Definition
a speech before a play
Term
logy.
 Definition
study of
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entomology
 Definition
the study of insects
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etymology
 Definition
the study of words
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Loqu, Loc.
 Definition
to speak
Term
colloqual
 Definition
informal or conterversial
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loquatious
 Definition
talkitive
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soliloquy
 Definition
speaking alone to ones self
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mal.
 Definition
bad
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malady
 Definition
a diesease
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malapropism
 Definition
a ludicrous misuse of words
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pre.
 Definition
before
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precendent
 Definition
an act that goes on before and a later example
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preclude
 Definition
to prevent
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precocious
 Definition
prematurely developed
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prerequistie
 Definition
something required before hand
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phil.
 Definition
to love
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bibliophile
 Definition
one who loves or collects books
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philatelist
 Definition
one who loves or collects stamps
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pathos
 Definition
a feeling of pity
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monotheism
 Definition
the belief that there is one God
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Morph.
 Definition
form
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amorphous
 Definition
without definatite form or shape
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metamorphisis
 Definition
the change of form or shape
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morphology
 Definition
study of the form of animals or plants
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ex, es, e.
 Definition
out
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ebullient
 Definition
bubbling out, overflowing with enthusiasm
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enervate
 Definition
to weaken
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exonerate
 Definition
to free of charge or from guilt
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Fid.
 Definition
faith
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Bona Fide
 Definition
in good faith, genuine
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diffident
 Definition
not having faith in ones self
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perfidous
 Definition
decieving, treacherous
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Gen.
 Definition
Birth, Race, Kind
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ingenious
 Definition
having inborn talent
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ingenuous
 Definition
freeborn, honest, ahowing innocent or childlike simplicity
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progeny
 Definition
children or decendents
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graph, gram.
 Definition
to write
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epigram
 Definition
a writing on a subject, any short or witty saying
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monograph
 Definition
a book written on a specific subject
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stenographer
 Definition
one who uses narrow or small writing
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Dict.
 Definition
to speak
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abdicate
 Definition
to proclaim away, to renounce formally a throne or high office
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dictorial
 Definition
speaking or acting in a domineering way
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jurisdiction
 Definition
the right to interpret and apply the law
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equ.
 Definition
equal
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equanimity
 Definition
eveness of mind or temper; compser
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equitable
 Definition
reasonable; fair, just
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equivalent
 Definition
equal in value, force, a meaning
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dis, dif, di.
 Definition
not, away, apart
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disconsolate
 Definition
not able to be consoled; hopelessly sad
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disparity
 Definition
difference, unlikeness
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dissident
 Definition
sitting apart; one who dissagrees
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eu.
 Definition
good, well
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eulogize
 Definition
to give a good speech; speech of prasie
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euphemisim
 Definition
substitiution of a mild or good word in place of a distasteful one
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euphoria
 Definition
a feeling of well being
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com, con, col,cor.
 Definition
together, with
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coherent
 Definition
sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
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commiserate
 Definition
to sympathize
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commodious
 Definition
spacious; with plenty of room
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cred
 Definition
to believe
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credence
 Definition
belief; acceptence as true
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credulity
 Definition
gullible
Term
miscreant
 Definition
originally an unbeliever in a religion
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cur.
 Definition
to run
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concurrent
 Definition
running together; occuring at the same time
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cursory
 Definition
running over rapidly with out attention to detail
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recurrent
 Definition
running back; recurring repeatedly
Term
dem.
 Definition
people
Term
democracy
 Definition
people rule; elected by the people
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epidemic
 Definition
upon the people; a disease or other abnoramal condition spreading rapidly among many people
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pandemic
 Definition
among the people; widespred
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bi.
 Definition
two
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bicentenial
 Definition
200th anniversery
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bilingual
 Definition
able to use two languages
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bipartisan
 Definition
confused of or supported by two political parties
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bio
 Definition
life
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biodegradable
 Definition
being broken down by organims and absorbed by the enviornment
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biopsy
 Definition
seeing of live tissues; examinaiton of tissues of the human bidy
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symbiosis
 Definition
two dissimilar organisms living together to benifit eachother
Term
circum
 Definition
around
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circutous
 Definition
round about, winding
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circumscribe
 Definition
to write a line around the bounds; to limit
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circumspect
 Definition
cautious; careful to consider possible consequences
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chron
 Definition
time
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anachronism
 Definition
anything out of its proper historical time
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chronological
 Definition
arranged in order of time occurence
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syncronize
 Definition
to cause to operate (keep time) in unison
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anthrop
 Definition
human
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anhropid
 Definition
resembling humans
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misanthrope
 Definition
one who hates people
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philanthropic
 Definition
chartible
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anti
 Definition
against
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antagonist
 Definition
a person who striggles in a contest
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anticlimax
 Definition
a sudden drop from the improtant to the commonplace
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antithesis
 Definition
the exact oppisite
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auto
 Definition
self
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autocracy
 Definition
government by a single person
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autonomic
 Definition
a nervous system that acts on its own
Term
bene
 Definition
good
Term
benevolence
 Definition
an inclanation
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benign
 Definition
an inclantaion to do good
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benediction
 Definition
a speaker of good wishes
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a, an
 Definition
not, without
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agnostic
 Definition
one who does not know if there is a God
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anamoly
 Definition
a rare exception
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anonymous
 Definition
without a name
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ambi, amphi
 Definition
around, both
Term
ambience
 Definition
the surrounding atmosphere
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ambiguity
 Definition
the quality of having two possible meanings
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amivalent
 Definition
having conflicting feelings toward someone or something
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ann, enn
 Definition
year
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annals
 Definition
a written account of events year by year; historical records
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annuity
 Definition
an investment that provides fixed payments yearly or at other regular intervals
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perennial
 Definition
having a life cycle lasting more then two years
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ante, anti
 Definition
before
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antecendent
 Definition
anything that logically goes before something else
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antidiluvian
 Definition
old fashion or primitive
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antiquarian
 Definition
one who collects or studies objects of former times