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Chapter 1, 2, & 5
VOCAB
19
English
Not Applicable
09/08/2011

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Term
AMBIVALENCE
Definition

-Feeling conflicted

EX- love, what to eat, places

Sentence- "I have a feeling of AMBIVALENCE when it comes to Dan."

-am-biv-alence

Term
ASCERTAIN
Definition

-To know for sure

Sentence- I am ACERTAIN about the color of that dress."

a-certain

Term
Autonomy
Definition

-self saficent, independent

Sentence- "You have a very AUTONOMY essence about yourself."

-Auto-no-my

Term
DESTIDUTE
Definition

-Poor, unwealthy

Sentence- "Walking through this DESTITUTE town saddens me."

-Dest-a-tute

Term
MARTYRDOM
Definition

- suffering for your religious beliefs

Sentence- "I'd rather deal with MARTYRDOM than give it up."

-mart-ER-dom

Term
REFUTE
Definition

-Disprove, show that it isn't a truthful statement

Sentence- "I would have REFUTED this argument had it not been so well exicuted."

Term
AMBI-
Definition

-Both, around

-prefix

-ambivalence

Term
Mag-
Definition

-great, large

-prefix

-Magnify

Term
Post-
Definition

-After, behind

-prefix

-postdoctoral

Term
-DUC-
Definition

-To lead

-Root

-induce

Term
-LEV-
Definition

-lift, light, rise

-ROOT

-elevator

Term

-pon-

-pos-

Definition

-To put, to place

-Root

-proponent

-juxtaposition

Term
-rog-
Definition

-to ask

-root

-interrogate

Term

-vi-

-viv-

Definition

to live

root

vivid

Term
-dom
Definition

state something is in

suffix

freedom

 

Term
-tude
Definition

state/quaitly of

suffix

gradtitude

Term
myriad
Definition

infnant amount

There were MYRIAD people around.

my-raid

Term
sojourn
Definition

temporary stay

I was in CA sojourn. 

sojourn

Term
symbiotic
Definition

a mutually depentant or benifical relationship

My bestfriend and I have a symbiotic relationship.

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