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Literature
7th Grade
02/17/2011

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Term
aero
Definition

air, mist, wind

  

In science class my partner and I use an aerometer to estimate the amount of air in the room.

 

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Term
ant/ent
Definition

a person who; a thing which

 

When I'm in the house cleaning I use a disinfectant spray to clean most things.

 

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Term
a
Definition

not or without

 

My mother was very anonymous when she was at high school.

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aqua
Definition

water

 

aquarium: a water-filled transparent container, often box-shaped, in which fish and other water animals and plants are kept.

 

I went to the aquarium today and I saw some very beautiful fish there.

Term
be-
Definition

to make, cause or become

 

I like to befriend when I see a new student at school.

Term
biblio
Definition

book

 

My brother Tyrese is a bibliophile who really loves the Harry Potter books.

Term
chron
Definition

time

 

synchronize: to occur at the same time; to cause to go to at the same rate; specifically, to cause (a timepiece) to indicate the same as another

 

Alex likes things to synchronize when we are at a concert together.

Term
dem
Definition

country, land, people

 

democracy: a government by people; the free and equal right of every person to participate in a system of government

 

My grandmother is part of the democracy in Kansas City, Kansas.

Term
-ess
Definition

female

 

If I'm a future God then my mother is the Goddess of Little Rock, Arkansas.

 

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Term
geo
Definition

earth, world

 

My brother Brendan and I are both studying geology in our high school class.

Term
graph
Definition

writing

 

When Mrs. Hargrove was gone, Mrs. Basel told the class to write her a paragraph saying that we are sorry for our behavior.

Term
hemi
Definition

half

 

I had to hemisect the frog in science class yesterday.

Term
-ism
Definition

a belief in, practice of

 

Some people believed in racism in the 1860's

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-ist
Definition

person

 

My brother is the best cartoonist in the state of Kansas.

Term
meter
Definition

measure

 

In math class we found the perimeter of a shoe box.

Term
micro
Definition

small

 

At home I use a microwave to heat most things.

Term
mid
Definition

middle

 

On school nights I stay up until midnight.

Term
migr
Definition

remove; wander; move away

 

We arem studying immigration in social studies class this week.

Term
mim
Definition

imitate, copy

 

At lunch, I always mimic what Jai' says to make her mad.

Term
mort
Definition

death, dead

 

I used to know a guy named Nate who works at a mortuary for a living.

Term
phon
Definition

sound

 

I have the best telephone in the world!!!

 

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Term
photo
Definition

light

 

When I was at the beach I used a photometer to measure the intensity of light.

Term
post
Definition

after

 

Last friday the basketball coach had to postpone our pizza party.

Term
scrib/script
Definition

write

 

Alex gave a short inscription about me in his brand new book.

Term
semi
Definition

half, partly

 

My sister Jada and I both competed against each other in th semifinals last year.

Term
super
Definition

over, above

 

I think our superintendent is a very mean person.

Term
tele
Definition

far, distant

 

In my dreams I am telekinesis on my adventures.

Term
test
Definition

witness; one who stands

 

My brother Brendan is always competing in a contest.

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