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Vocabulary Unit 10
Latin and Greek Roots
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12th Grade
11/07/2010

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Term

Latin: ars, artis "art" (n).

ARTIFICE

Definition
Clever trickery; deception
Term

Latin: ars, artis "art"

ARTLESS

Definition
Naïve; lacking strategy or deceit
Term

Latin: imitare, imitatum "to mimic, to imitate" (v).

EMULATE

Definition
To imitate; to seek to be like
Term

Greek: eikon "image" (n).

ICON

Definition

An image that best represents something

A symbol

Term

Greek: eikon "image" (n).

ICONOCLAST

Definition
Someone who mocks or attacks things most people believe in
Term

Greek: eikon "image" (n).

ICONOGRAPHY

Definition
The study of a group of representative pictures or symbols
Term

Latin: ars, artis "art" (adj).

INERT

Definition
Lifeless; not having power to move
Term

Latin: imitare, imitatum "to mimic, to imitate" (adj).

INIMITABLE

Definition
Impossible to imitate or copy
Term

Latin: videre, visum "to see" (n).

PROVISO

Definition
A clause or statement that gives instructions for a potential event or situation
Term

Latin: videre, visum "to see" (n).

PURVEYOR

Definition
A supplier or seller
Term

Latin: videre, visum "to see" (n).

PURVIEW

Definition
Range of skills or authority; capability
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