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Latin Roots 16-20
Etymology, Miss Dock/Mrs. Beach
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11th Grade
03/19/2009
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Term
grat
 Definition
this Latin root means "pleasant" and "favor"
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gratis
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free
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ingrate
 Definition
ungrateful person
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ingratiate
 Definition
establish in the favor or good graces of another
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moribund
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near death
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mortification
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shame;humiliation
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mortify
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embarass
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corporal
 Definition
bodily
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corpulent
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obese
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corpus
 Definition
general collection or body of writings, laws, etc.
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corpuscle
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blood cell
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corpus delicti
 Definition
facts proving that crime has been committed
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espirit de corps
 Definition
group spirit
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conducive
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helpful
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ductile
 Definition
easily to drawn out or hammered thin; docile
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traduce
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vilify
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viaduct
 Definition
bridge for conducting a road or railroad over a valley, river, etc.
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concur
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happy together
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incursion
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running into;hostile invasion
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egress
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exit
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gradation
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change by steps or stages
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gradient
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rate at which a railroad, road, temp, voltage, etc. rise or falls
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retrograde
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becoming worse
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expedite
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facilitate;speed up
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velocipede
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tricycle
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tact
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sensitive mental perception of what is appropriate on a given occasion
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prehensile
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adapted for seizing
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reprehend
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find fault with
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apprehend
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seize;understand
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abject
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downtrodden
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advert
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refer
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avert
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avoid
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diversion
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entertainment
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obverse
 Definition
front of coin, medal, etc.
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missive
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letter
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remiss
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careless
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remit
 Definition
send money due
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colloquy
 Definition
conversation
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grandiloquent
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bombastic
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interlocutor
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questioner
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loquacious
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talkative
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obloquy
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bad repute
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proliferous
 Definition
producing a new, fast growing growth
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vociferous
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noisy
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