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Unit 09
Vocabulary Classical Roots C
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English
8th Grade
02/24/2012

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Capatilist
Definition

A person invested in personal wealth;

A very wealthy person

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Capitulation
Definition
Surrender
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Decapitate
Definition
To behead
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Precipice
Definition

A very steep face of a cliff or rock;

The egde of a dangerous situation

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Precipitate
Definition

To make happen suddenly;

To throw down from great height

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Recapitulation
Definition

The restatment of the main idea;

A summary review

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Cerebral
Definition
Pertaining to the brain
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Cerebration
Definition

The action of thinking;

thought

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Deface
Definition
To spoil the apperance of something
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Efface
Definition

To obliterate;

To make less clear;

To make oneself inconspicious

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Facade
Definition

Face of a building;

The front of anything, especially a false front

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Facet
Definition

One of many sides of a cut stone or jewel;

One aspect of a situation;

Aspect of a tooth

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Affront
Definition

To offend or embarrass;

An insult

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Confront
Definition

To stand directly in front of;

To face with defiance

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Effrontery
Definition
Insulting boldness
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