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Latin and Greek Roots 1-5
Lesson 1
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10th Grade
11/10/2011

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Credo
Definition
To Believe
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Accredit
Definition
(Tr. V.) To authorize; certify; to believe
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Credence
Definition
(N.) Believe; acceptance as true
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Creditable
Definition
(Adj.) Deserving praise
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Credulous
Definition
(Adj.) Believing too easily; gullible
ant. Incredulous- not gullible
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Creed
Definition
(N.) A statement of belief or principle
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Deus
Definition
God
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Deify
Definition
(Tr. V.) To make a god of
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Deity
Definition
(N.) a god or goddess
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Divino
Definition
To Foretell
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Divine
Definition
(Tr. V.) 1) To foretell by supernatural means 2)To know by intuition or insight
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Divinity
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(N.) 1) A god or goddess; a divine being 2) The state of being divine. 3) The study of Christian Theology
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Theos
Definition
God
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Apotheosis
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(N.) 1) Making a god of something; deification. 2) A glorified ideal; an essence
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Theocracy
Definition
(N.) Government run by devine power of preists
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Theology
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(N.) The study of religion
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Atheist
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(N.) A person who believe there is no God.
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Pantheism
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(N.) Identifying god with nature; belief in all gods
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Pantheon
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(N.) All the gods of a people or religion. (When Capitalized: Refers to the circular domed temple in Rome, buitld in 27 B.C. and dedicated to all the gods.
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Sacer>L
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Sacred
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Consecrate
Definition
to make or declare something sacred
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Execrate
Definition
to denounce as vile or evil
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Sacrament
Definition
something considered to have sacred significance
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Sacrilege
Definition
Disrespect to something regarded as sacred
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Sacrosanct
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Sacred
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Sanctus>L
Definition
Holy
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Sanctimonious
Definition
pretending o be righteous
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Sanction
Definition
approval; support; permission
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Sanctity
Definition
godliness, holiness
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Sanctuary
Definition
a sacred place; any place of refuge
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Hieros>G
Definition
Holy, sacred
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Hierarchy
Definition
a group organized by rank
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Hieroglyphic
Definition
written with pictures
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Pio>l
Definition
to purify or appease
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Expiate
Definition
to make amends
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Piety
Definition
religious devotion
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Impious
Definition
sacrilege
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Pittance
Definition
a meager portion of anything
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Dokein>G
Definition
to appear
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Doxa>G
Definition
opinion or judgement
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Dogma
Definition
a system of doctrines put forth by authority
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Dogmatic
Definition
pertaining to dogma
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Heterodox
Definition
not in agreement with accepted beliefs
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Gignoskein>G
Definition
to know
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Agnostic
Definition
someone who believes that nothing can be known about the existence of a god
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Physiognomy
Definition
the art of judging human character by facial features
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Prognosis
Definition
a prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forecast or prediction
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Krinein>G
Definition
to separate, to decide
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Criterion
Definition
a standard or rule or which a decision is made
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Hypocrisy
Definition
pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have
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Mnemonikos>G
Definition
mindful
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Amnesty
Definition
a general pardon for offenders
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Mnemonic
Definition
relating to or assisting the memory
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Phrenos>G
Definition
heart
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Frenetic
Definition
frantic
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Schizophrenia
Definition
a severe mental disorder or a situation of extreme conflict between choices
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Ratio>L
Definition
Reason
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Rear>L
Definition
to think, calculate
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Arraign
Definition
to call to court to answer charges
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Rationale
Definition
the reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement
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Rationalize
Definition
to provide a rational basis for something, often by false of self-serving reasoning
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Sapere>L
Definition
to taste, to perceive
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Sapient
Definition
wise, insightful
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Sage
Definition
a person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom
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Nosco>L
Definition
to get to know, acquaint
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Cognition
Definition
the act of knowing or perceiving
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Cognizant
Definition
aware
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Connoisseur
Definition
an expert or very discriminating person
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Notorious
Definition
widely and unfavorably known; infamous
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Puto>L
Definition
to settle
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Compute
Definition
to determine by mathematics
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Impute
Definition
to attribute or ascribe a negative quality
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Rupute
Definition
to assign a reputation to
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Putative
Definition
supposed
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Sagio>L
Definition
to perceive with the mind
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Presage
Definition
a sign or feeling concerning some future event
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Sagacious
Definition
having good judgement; shrewd
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Conscientious
Definition
guided by a sense of right and wronge; careful attention
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Scio>L
Definition
to know or understand
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Plebiscite
Definition
a direct vote by all people in a country or district
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Prescience
Definition
foresight; knowledge of events before they occur
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Alliteration
Definition
the occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession
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Litera>L
Definition
letter
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Literal
Definition
concerned with facts; in concern with primary meaning
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Literate
Definition
able to read and write; educated
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Obliterate
Definition
to wipe out
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Scribo>L
Definition
to write
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Ascribe
Definition
to attribute to a specific cause
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Circumscribe
Definition
to draw a line around
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Conscription
Definition
a military draft
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Proscribe
Definition
to denounce or condemn; forbid
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Subscribe
Definition
to agree to something; to sign one's name to something
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Transcribe
Definition
to make a copy of
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Onoma>G
Definition
to name
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acronym
Definition
a word composed of the first letters of a name or series
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
a word that sounds like the thing it names
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Pseudonym
Definition
a fictitious name
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Ignominious
Definition
shameful, disgraceful
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Nomenclature
Definition
a system of naming
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Nomen>L
Definition
name
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