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Greek Vocabulary
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10th Grade
06/09/2013

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therm
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heat
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hydr
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water
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hygr
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moisture
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bar
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weight; pressure
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phot, phos
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light
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pyr
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fire
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aer
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lower air
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ether
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upper air
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caust, caut
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burn
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schiz, schis
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cleave
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od
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way; path
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pseudo-
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false; counterfeit
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-phoria, -phery
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a bearing; a carrying; production
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-phor, -her
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that which bears
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-phore, -phorus
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carries, produces
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-phoric, -phoric
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bearing; producing
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isotherm
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(noun) a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature
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hydrophobia
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(noun) extreme or irrational fear of water, commonly a symptom of rabies in humans
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hygrometer
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(noun) an instrument for measuring the humidity of the air or a gas
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isobar
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(noun) a curve or formula representing a physical system at constant pressure; a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period
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phosphorus
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(noun) a solid, nonmetallic element existing in at least three allotropic forms; it's compounds are used in matches
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pyromaniac
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(noun) a person with a mania for setting things on fire
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aeronautics
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(noun) the science or practice of travel through the air
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ethereal
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(adj.) extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world
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caustic
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(adj.) able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action; (noun) a caustic substance
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schism
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(noun) a spilt or division between strongly opposed parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief; the formal separation of a church into two churches or the secession of a group owing to doctrinal and other differences
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exodus
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(noun) a mass departure of people, esp. emigrants; the departure of the Israelites from Egypt
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pseudonym
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(noun) a fictitious name, esp. one used by an author
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pyrotechnical
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(adv.) of or relating to fireworks
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photograph
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(verb) take a photograph of; (noun) a picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused onto film or other light-sensitive material and then made visible
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holocaust
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(noun) destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, esp. caused by fire or nuclear war: "a nuclear holocaust"; the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941-45
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