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Vocabulary, Unit 8
Words and roots
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English
8th Grade
02/15/2012
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"insul"
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"island
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insular
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adj. Limited to knowledge or perspective
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insulate
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v. To protect from outside influence
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"idio"
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"single, peculiar, personal"
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idiosyncrasy
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n. A peculiar quality; a quirk
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idiom
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n. Speech or phrase specific to a particular language or group of people
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"num"
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"to count"
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enumerate
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v. To list separately; to count off
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innumerable
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adj. So plentiful as to be uncountable
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"plus, plur"
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"many"
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nonplussed
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adj. Baffled; confused
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surplus
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n. Amount beyond what is necessary
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plurality
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n. Greater part; majority
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"sing"
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"single"
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single
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v. To isolate; to choose
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singular
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adj. Separated from others; unique
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