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33 Cards in this Set
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Latin: Littera |
letter |
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Root: LITER |
letter |
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Literal |
(adjective) Exactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical actual |
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Our teacher told us that the poem had much more to offer than just a ___ message about a sunrise. |
literal |
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Literate |
(adjective) 1. able to read 2. well-read |
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The library set up a tutoring program to help people who were not ___. |
literate |
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Susan has read over 2,000 books and is one of the most ____ people I know. |
literate |
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Obliterate |
(verb) to completely destroy |
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Celia's nasty note ____ all the positive feelings that Marcel had for her. |
obliterated |
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Greek: Logos |
word, speech, idea, reason |
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Root: LOG |
word, speech, idea, reason |
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Illogical |
(adjective) not done according to reason irrational |
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Analogy |
(noun) comparison |
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Apologetic |
(adjective) sorry; showing regret regretful |
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As the two debaters got worked up, their arguments became more ____. |
illogical |
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The professor tried to think of an ___ to explain the rotation of the sun. |
analogy |
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The weatherman seemed ____ about predicting clear skies the night before a nine-inch snowfall. |
apologetic |
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Greek: Gramma, Graphein |
letter, writing, to write |
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Root: GRAM, GRAPH |
letter, writing, to write |
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Diagram |
(verb) to draw a detailed picture of; to map out sketch |
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Not even the best students were able to ____ the solution to the math problem. |
diagram |
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Program |
(verb) to train; to teach |
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We were able to ____ our home security system to notify the police within ten seconds of a break-in. |
program |
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Biographical |
(adjective) describing one's life |
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The director's fifth movie was a ____ account of a famous jazz trumpeter. |
biographical |
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Latin: Scribere, scriptum |
to write |
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Root: SCRIPT, SCRIB |
to write |
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Descriptive |
(adjective) giving details about; illustrating; explaining |
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Subscribe |
(verb) to believe in; to feel approval or agreement support |
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Manuscript |
(noun) a handwritten document |
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The poet decided to burn all of her original ___. |
manuscripts |
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Anyone who still ____ to the idea that the sun revolves around the earth simply does not want to believe the scientific facts. |
subscribes |
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Because the advertisement was not very ____, many people were confused about the product. |
descriptive |
