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Lesson 13- Book D
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
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Language - English
10th Grade
06/03/2012

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insubordinate
Definition
Not submissive to authority
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inordinate
Definition
Excessive; immoderate; not controlled
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ordain
Definition
1.To confirm priestly authority upon

2.To order by superior authority
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ordinance
Definition
1.A command or order; a law or regulation, especially a religious rite
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apostle
Definition
A leader or teacher of a new faith or movement
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stolid
Definition
Showing or appearing to feel no emotion; apathetic
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epistolary
Definition
Pertaining to letter-writing or contained in letters
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rectify
Definition
To set right; to correct
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rectitude
Definition
Moral uprightness; correctness of behavior
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constellation
Definition
1.A group of fixed stars

2.A brilliant gathering

3.A set of related objects or individuals
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stellar
Definition
1.Pertaining to stars

2.Oustanding; referring to a star performer
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asterisk
Definition
A star-shape figure used to indicate an omission or a footnote
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astral
Definition
Of or from the stars
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cosmology
Definition
The study of the whole universe: origin, evolution, and relationship of its parts
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cosmopolite
Definition
A person at ease in any part of the world and/or knowledgable in many subjects
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