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Mrs. Blue Root Words week 2 2nd grading period
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16
English
8th Grade
10/25/2014

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Term

cert

 

 

- ascertain

 

-certain

 

-certify

Definition

sure

 

-to find out something with certainty

 

-being absolutely sure

 

-to state that something is true

Term

chron

 

chronic

 

chronological

 

synchronize

Definition

time


-lasting a long time

 

-arrangement of events in time order

 

-happen at the same time

Term

cide, cise

 

homicide

 

incisor

 

insecticide

Definition

cut, kill

 

-murder

 

-a sharp tooth for cutting food

 

-a chemical used to kill insects

Term

claim, clam



clamor

 

exclaim

 

proclaim

Definition

shout, speak out



-to shout and make noise

 

-to cry out loudly and suddenly

 

-to announce something publicly

Term

clar

 

clarification

 

clarify

 

declare

Definition

clear

 

an explantion

 

to make something clear

 

to state something clearly

Term

cline

 

inclination

 

incline

 

recline

Definition

lean

 

-a feeling or leaning toward

 

-a surface that slopes or leans

 

-to shut off from others

Term

clud

 

exclude

 

include

 

seclude

Definition

shut

 

-to shut out


-to make part of the group;to not shut out

 

-to shut off from others

Term

cogn



cognizant

 

incognito

 

recognize

Definition

know



-having knowledge

 

-disguised so no one kows you

 

-to know a thing,person, etc.

Term

commun

 

communal

 

commune

 

community

Definition

common


-owned by everyone in common

 

-a group that shares everything

 

-people who live in a common area


Term

corp


corporation

 

corpse

Definition

body

 

-a company recognized by law as a single body

 

-a dead body

Term

cosm

 

cosmonaut

 

cosmos

 

microcosm

Definition

universe

 

-a Russian astronaut

 

-the universe

 

-a miniature universe

Term

cracy, crat


aristocrat

 

bureaucrat

 

theocracy


Definition

rule


-a member of the ruling class

 

-an official who applies rules rigidly

 

-government ruled by a god or priests


Term

cred

 

credence

 

credulous

 

incredible

Definition

believe

 

-belief that something is trueor valid

 

-believing things too easily;gullible

 

-unbelievable



Term

cycl


bicycle

 

cycle

 

cyclone


Definition

circle, ring

 

-a vehicle with two wheels

 

-a sequence that is repeated

 

-a storm with circling winds

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