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10th Grade
09/25/2013

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tax, tact
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arrangement; order
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tox, toxic
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poison
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dox
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belief; opinion
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paed, ped
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child; instruction
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athl
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prize
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kine, kino, cinem, cinemat
Definition
movement
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sept, seps
Definition
poison (from decay)
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proto
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first
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deutero
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second
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tri
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three
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tetra
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four
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penta
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five
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hexa
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six
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hepta
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seven
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octo
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eight
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ennea
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nine
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deka, deca, dec
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ten
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hecato, hecatom, hecaton, hect
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hundred
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kilo
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thousand
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myriad
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ten thousand
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tactics
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an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
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toxic
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poisonous substances.
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Orthodox
Definition
conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved.
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Pediatric
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of or relating to the medical care of children
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Encyclopedia
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a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
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Pentathlon
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an athletic event comprising five different events for each competitor
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Kinetic
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energy that a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.
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Antiseptic
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relating to, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.
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Prototype
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a first, typical or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.
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Deuteronomy
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the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law
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Decade
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a period of ten years.
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Kilometer
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a metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters
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Syntax
Definition
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
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Taxidermy
Definition
the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals with lifelike effect.
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Orthopedic
Definition
relating to orthopedics or surgery
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