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74 Cards in this Set
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combining form |
two or more words or morphemes combined into one word |
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morph |
Greek "form, shape" morpheme |
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-eme |
French suffix "irreducible unit" |
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log/logy |
study of |
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anthropo |
Greek "man" |
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bio
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Greek "life" |
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entomo
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Greek "notched animal, insect" entomology, entomophagous |
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ethno
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Greek "race or nation of people" |
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etymo
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Greek "basic meaning of a word" |
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geo |
Greek "land, earth" |
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horo
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Greek "hour, time" |
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neuro
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Greek "nerve" |
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patho |
Greek "suffering, disease, feeling" |
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psycho
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Greek "soul, mind" |
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phag
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Greek "eating" |
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ichthyo
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Greek "fish" |
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sapro
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Greek "rotten, decaying" |
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rhiz(o)
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Greek "root" |
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hipp
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Greek "horse" |
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iatr(o)
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Greek "doctor, treatment" |
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pus/pod |
Greek "foot" |
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orinth(o)
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Greek "bird" |
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ger |
Greek "old" |
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carcin/carino
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Greek "cancer" |
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partheno
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Greek "virgin" |
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carni
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Latin "meat, flesh" |
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cide
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Latin "kill" |
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febri |
Latin "fever" |
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frugi/fructi
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Latin "fruit" |
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fuge
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Latin "drive away, flee" |
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fy
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Latin "make" |
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herbi
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Latin "grass" |
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insecti
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Latin "insect" |
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magni
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Latin "big" |
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omni
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Latin "all" |
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pater/patri
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Latin "father" |
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pesti
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Latin "troublesome animal, plant, etc." |
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pisci
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Latin "fish" |
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rani
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Latin "frog" |
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sui |
Latin "self" |
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vermi
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Latin "worm" |
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vor(e)
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Latin "eating" |
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ag/act |
Latin "do" |
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frang/fract
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Latin "break" |
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grav
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Latin "heavy, serious, pregnant" |
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host
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Latin "enemy" |
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neglig/neglect |
Latin "disregard" |
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sap/sip
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Latin "taste" |
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brevi
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Latin "short" |
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joc
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Latin "jest" |
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nebul |
Latin "cloud" |
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rect
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Latin "right" |
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simil(i)
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Latin "like" |
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squal
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Latin "rough, dirty" |
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radic
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Latin "root" |
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literal meaning |
etymological meaning so far as we can determine |
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figurative meaning |
meaning does not have etymological sense |
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ferv |
Latin "heat" fervid |
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horizon |
Origin: Greek ὁρίζων "bounding circle, horizon"
Modern: The boundary-line of that part of the earth's surface visible from a given point of view; the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet. |
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vodka
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Origin: Russian voda “water”
Modern: An ardent spirit used orig. esp. in Russia, chiefly distilled from rye, but also from barley, potatoes, or other materials. |
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whisky |
Origin: Short for whiskybae, Gaelic uisgebeatha “water of life”
Modern: A spirituous liquor distilled originally in Ireland and Scotland, and in the British Isles still chiefly from malted barley, in U.S. chiefly from maize or rye. |
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sardonic |
Origin: Greek Σαρδόνιος Sardinian, descriptive epithet of bitter or scornful laughter; reference to the effects of eating a ‘Sardinian plant’, which was said to produce facial convulsions resembling horrible laughter, usually followed by death
Modern: Of laughter, a smile: Bitter, scornful, mocking. Hence of a person, personal attribute, etc.: Characterized by or exhibiting bitterness, scorn or mockery. |
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OK |
Origin: 1. Old Kinderhook, the nickname of Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), president of the United States (1837–41)Kinderhook- the name of his hometown, 2. The initial letters of oll/orl korrect, jocular alteration of “all correct”
Modern: fairly good; not very good or very bad; acceptable or agreeable; not ill, hurt, unhappy, etc. |
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Allusion |
Origin: Latin lud/lus “mock, make a fool of”
Modern: reference to something or someone in an indirect or casual way. |
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Illusion
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Origin: Latin lud/lus “mock, make a fool of”
Modern: belief not in accord with the facts. |
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Alteration
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Origin: Latin alter “other, another”
Modern: change from one thing to another. |
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Altercation
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Origin: Latin alter “other, another”
Modern: quarrel with another person. |
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Violation
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Origin: Latin violat “force, violence”
Modern: breaking a minor law. |
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Volition
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Origin: Latin vel/vol “wish, desire”
Modern: deliberate act of will. |
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Alter ego
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second self |
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Cum grano salis |
“with a grain of salt” with some reservation |
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In extremis
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at the point of death |
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Tempus fugit
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time flies |
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Ex libris |
"from the library of” |