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8th Grade
12/02/2013
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Term
poly
 Definition
many
Term
glotta
 Definition
tongue
Term
polyglot
 Definition
speaking many languages (of places, populations, etc.)
(Adj.)
Term
multi
 Definition
many
Term
lingu
 Definition
tongue, language
Term
multilingual
 Definition
speaking many languages (of a person or persons)
(Adj.)
Term
lat, later
 Definition
side
Term
bi
 Definition
two, twice
Term
bilateral
 Definition
two-sided
(Adj.)
Term
tri
 Definition
three
Term
trilateral
 Definition
three-sided (adj.)
Term
quad
 Definition
four
Term
quadrilateral
 Definition
four-sided
(Adj.)
Term
uni
 Definition
one
Term
unilateral
 Definition
one-sided
(Adj.)
Term
unicycle
 Definition
one-wheeled vehicle
(N)
Term
multilateral
 Definition
many-sided
(Adj.)
Term
kleptes
 Definition
thief
Term
mania
 Definition
madness
Term
kleptomania
 Definition
compulsion to steal
(N)
Term
dipsa
 Definition
thirst
Term
dipsomania
 Definition
compulsion to drink
(N)
Term
pyr
 Definition
fire
Term
mega
 Definition
large
Term
megalomania
 Definition
delusions of grandeur
(N)
Term
ego
 Definition
I, self
Term
egomania
 Definition
compulsion to self-aggrandizement
(N)
Term
egoism
 Definition
selfishness
(N)
Term
egotism
 Definition
conceit, boastfulness, constant use of "I" in conversation
(N)
Term
centr
 Definition
center
Term
egocentric
 Definition
self-centered
(Adj.)
Term
kleptomaniac
 Definition
the person who has an irresistible compulsion to steal
(N)
Term
dipsomaniac
 Definition
the person who has an irresistible compulsion to drink
(N)
Term
megalomaniac
 Definition
the person who has delusions of grandeur or greatness
(N)
Term
egomaniac
 Definition
the person who boasts of his/her accomplishments
(N)
Term
con
 Definition
with, together
Term
concentric
 Definition
with the centers together
(Adj.)
Term
centrifugal
 Definition
fleeing the center
(Adj.)
Term
centripetal
 Definition
moving toward the center
(Adj.)
Term
cent
 Definition
100
Term
pyre
 Definition
pile of wood, etc. for cremation
(N)
Term
pyrotechnics
 Definition
fireworks
(N)
Term
pyrotechnic
 Definition
refers to actual fireworks; (figuratively)dazzingly brilliant, witty, emotional, eloquent
(Adj.)
Term
sonus
 Definition
sound
Term
unison
 Definition
fact of all speaking, singing, playing, etc. with one sound
(N)
Term
cornu
 Definition
horn
Term
unicorn
 Definition
creature with one horn
(N)
Term
univalve
 Definition
mollusk with one-part shell
(N)
Term
bivalve
 Definition
mollusk with two-part shell
(N)
Term
phon
 Definition
sound
Term
megaphone
 Definition
conical device to increase the volume of sound
(N)
Term
micr, micro
 Definition
small
Term
microphone
 Definition
electronic device to amplify sound
(N)
Term
scope (skopein)
 Definition
see
Term
microscopic
 Definition
so small as to be invisible to the naked eye
(Adj.)
Term
microscope
 Definition
device to enlarge microorganisms, cells, etc.
(N)
Term
megaton
 Definition
force of a million tons of TNT
(N)
Term
a
 Definition
not, negative
Term
the, theo
 Definition
god
Term
atheist
 Definition
one who denies the existence of God
(N)
Term
gno
 Definition
know
Term
agnostic
 Definition
one who claims we cannot know about God's existence
(N)
Term
theism
 Definition
belief in the concept of god
(N)
Term
in
 Definition
in, into, not
Term
clud, clude, clus, claus, clois
 Definition
shut
Term
include
 Definition
shut in
(V)
Term
ex
 Definition
out
Term
exclude
 Definition
shut out
(V)
Term
se
 Definition
away from, apart
Term
seclude
 Definition
shut apart
(V)
Term
pre
 Definition
before
Term
presentiment
 Definition
a feeling beforehand
(N)
Term
precede
 Definition
to come or go before
(V)
Term
prejudice, prejudgment
 Definition
judgment made beforehand
(N)
Term
preclude
 Definition
shut off beforehand
(V)
Term
secede
 Definition
go apart
(V)
Term
segregation
 Definition
a herding of people or things apart from others
(N)
Term
prefix
 Definition
part of a word that comes before the root
(N)
Term
re
 Definition
back, again
Term
recluse
 Definition
one who shuts him/herself back from the world
(N)
Term
phobia
 Definition
any abnormal fear
(N)
Term
claustrophobia
 Definition
fear of confined places
(N)
Term
agora
 Definition
marketplace
Term
agoraphobia
 Definition
dread or fear of wide open spaces
(N)
Term
acro (akros)
 Definition
top
Term
acrophobia
 Definition
dread or fear of heights
(N)
Term
cloister
 Definition
a place of religious seclusion; a secluded, quiet place
(N)
Term
cloistered
 Definition
shut away or sheltered from the world
(Adj.)
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