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Latin and Greek Unit 1
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15
English
8th Grade
08/18/2009

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Phototropic
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Adjective, tending to grow or move towards light
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Phosphorescent
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Adjective, giving off light without heat
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Photogenic
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Adjective, attractive in pictures or photographs
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Phot/Phos       Luc
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light
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Spec/Spect
Definition
to look at
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Vid/Vis
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to see, to look at
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Lucid
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Adjective, easy to understand, clear
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Elucidate
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Verb, to make clear by explaining
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Translucent
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Adjective, allowing light to pass through
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Circumspect
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Adjective, careful; mindful of rules and consequences
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Prospect
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Noun, that which is expected
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Specter
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Noun, a ghost or phantom
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Invidious
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Adjective, hateful or spiteful
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Providential
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Adjective, happening by good fortune
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Improvise
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Verb, To create without any forethought or preparation
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