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Unit 14 Vocab
IB English Vocab
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11th Grade
03/20/2012

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CRYPT / CRYPH
Definition
hidden
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Apocryphal
Definition
Of doubtful genuineness or authenticity
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Cryptic
Definition
(1) Mysterious; puzzlingly short. (2) Acting to hide or conceal.
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Cryptography
Definition
(1) Secret writing. (2) The encoding & decoding of messages.
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Crypt
Definition
A room completely or partially underground, especially under the main floor of a church; a room or area in a large above-ground tomb
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AB / ABS
Definition
from, "away", "off"
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Abscond
Definition
To depart in secret & hide
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Abstemious
Definition
Restrained, especially in the consumption of food or alcohol
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Abstraction
Definition
The consideration of a thing or idea without associating it with a particular example
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Abstruse
Definition
Hard to understand; deep or complex
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PED
Definition
child (Greek)
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Pedagogy
Definition
The art or profession of teaching; the study of teaching.
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Encyclopedic
Definition
(1) Of or relating to an encyclopedia. (2) Covering a wide range of subjects.
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Pediatrician
Definition
A doctor who specializes in the diseases, development, and care of children.
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Pedant
Definition
(1) A formal, unimaginative teacher. (2) A person who shows off his / her learning.
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NASC / NAT / NAI
Definition
to be born
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Cognate
Definition
(1) Related or alike by nature. (2) Related because descended from the same language.
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Innate
Definition
(1) Present from birth onward; inborn. (2) Part of the essential nature of something.
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Nascent
Definition
Coming or having just come into being.
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Renaissance
Definition
(1) Rebirth or revival. (2) The period of European history between medieval & modern times, from about the 14th to the 17th century, which saw a revival of classical culture, a flowering of the arts & literature.
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FER
Definition
to carry
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Deferential
Definition
Showing respect or esteem
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Fertile
Definition
(1) Bearing great quantities of fruit or imaginative ideas; productive or inventive. (2) Able to support abundant plant growth.
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Inference
Definition
(1) A conclusion arrived at from facts or statements taken as true. (2) A guess or assumption made on the basis of little or no evidence.
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Proliferate
Definition
To grow or increase by rapid production of new units; to multiply
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TRANS
Definition
through, across, or beyond
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Transfiguration
Definition
A change in form or appearance; a glorifying spiritual change
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Transfuse
Definition
(1) To spread into or throughout; to permeate. (2) To transfer into a vein of a person or animal.
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Transient
Definition
(1) Not lasting long; short-lived. (2) Passing through a place & staying only briefly.
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Transcendent
Definition
(1) Exceeding or rising above usual limits; surpassing, supreme. (2) Beyond comprehension; beyond ordinary experience or material existence.
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PON / POS
Definition
put or "place"
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Component
Definition
A separate of a whole; an ingredient or element
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Disposition
Definition
(1) Tendency, inclination. (2)Basic outlook or attitude.
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Repository
Definition
A place or container where something is stored.
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Superimpose
Definition
To put or place one thing over something else.
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TEN / TIN / TAIN
Definition
hold or "hold on to"
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Abstinence
Definition
Holding oneself back voluntarily from indulging an appetite or craving.
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Tenacious
Definition
Stubborn or persistent in clinging to a thing
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Tenable
Definition
Capable of being held or defended; reasonable
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Sustenance
Definition
(1) Something that gives support or strength. (2) Food, nourishment.
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MONO
Definition
one or "only" (Greek)
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Monogamous
Definition
Being married to one person or having one mate at a time.
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Monograph
Definition
A scholarly essay written on a single small topic & published separately.
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Monolithic
Definition
(1) Appearing to be a huge, featureless, often ridged whole. (2) Made up of material with no joints or seams.
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Monotheism
Definition
The worship of a single god.
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UNI
Definition
one (Latin)
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Unicameral
Definition
Having only one lawmaking chamber.
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Unilateral
Definition
(1) Done by one person or party; one-sided. (2) Affecting one side of the body.
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Unison
Definition
(1) Perfect agreement. (2) Sameness of musical pitch.
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Unitarian
Definition
Relating or belonging to a religious group that believes that God exists only in one person & stresses individual freedom of belief.
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