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lesson 6
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English
7th Grade
06/02/2012

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Term
crat
Definition

one who supports a certain type of government

 

Examples-

theocrat  = one who supports a government based on god

democratism = belief in government by the people

plutocrat=a person has power or influence because of wealth

 

Term
genesis
Definition

origin of

 

Examples-

psychogenesis = origin of the mind or soul               
anthropogenesis = origin of early humans            
dynamogenesis = origin of power

Term
-ist
Definition

one who practices/believes

 

Examples-

artist = one who practices art                                
monotheist  = one who believes in one god                      
dynamist = one who believes in power                        ultraist = one who believes in extremes

Term
-- istic
Definition

having to do with

 

Examples-

~ Note:  adjective ending

realistic = having to do with real things           socialistic = having to do with the relationship of living things
artistic = having to do with art

Term
-graph
Definition

write, draw or describe

 

Examples-

geography = description of the earth/Earth                                                            biography = written about life

Term
mal-
Definition

bad/poor

 

Examples-

malfunction = function badly/poorly                                                     malnutrition = poor nutrition        

 

Term
con -
Definition

together

 

Examples-

concentric = having the same center                  
confirm  = to firm together                           concentricity = condition of being together in the center

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