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Latin Roots #1
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9th Grade
02/12/2014
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corrupt
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changed from good to bad; vicious
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erupt
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burst, break out
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incorruptible
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inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed
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rupture
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1) breaking, break

2) hostility
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astrigent (n.)
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substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blood
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astrigent (adj.)
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1) drawing tightly together

2) stern; austere
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stringent
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strict; rigid; severe
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unrestricted
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1) not confined within bounds; free

2) open to all
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boa constrictor
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snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey into coils
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ab
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from; away
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dis
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apart; in different directions; not
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inter
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between, among
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bacter
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bacteria
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bio
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life
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frater
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brother
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fungi
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fungi
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gen
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race; origin; kind
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rupt
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break; burst
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string (strict)
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bind; draw tight
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matr
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mother
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part
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father
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regi
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king; rule
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soror
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sister
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sui
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self
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con
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together; with
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re
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back; again
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hom
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man
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cide
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killing; killer
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Carn
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Flesh
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Insect
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Insect
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Vor
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Eat greedily
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Tort (tors)
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twist
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Herb
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Herb
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Omni
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All
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viv
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Live; alive
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Devour
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1) eat greedily or ravenously 2) seize upon and destroy
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voracious
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1) greedy in eating 2) insatiable, as a voracious appetite
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revive
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Bring back to life; restore
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Survive
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Outlive; remain alive after
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Vivacious
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Lively in temper or conduct
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Vivacity
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Liveliness of spirit
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Vivid
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1) having the vigor and spirit of life 2) sharp and clear; graphic
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Vivify
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Enliven; make vivid
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confortionist
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Person who can twist his or her body into odd postures
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distort
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1) twist out of shape; contort 2) twist out of the true meaning; misrepresent
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Extort
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Wrest from a person by force
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Retort (n.)
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Quick witty or cutting reply
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Retort (v.)
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reply quickly or sharply
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Torture (v.)
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1) wrench; twist 2) inflict severe pain upon
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Torture (n.)
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Anguish of body or mind; agony
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