English Roots Numba 1

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Acclimatized

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1.to acustom, be acostumed to new enviroment
2.latin "ad" meaning "to" and the Greek "Klima" meaning region

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Accredited

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1. to give official authorization to, or approve of
2. latin "accreditus" and french "credere" to believe

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Affronted

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1. Offensive to ones dignity or self respect
2. Middle english "afrounten", from old old french "afronter" Latin "ad"

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Archipelago

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1. a large group or chain of islands
2. Derived from the Greek Arkhipelago. Arkhi - Chief. Pelago - sea

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Blunder

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1. A gross, stupid, or careless mistake.
2. From middle english "Blunderen" (to go blindly), Old Swedish Blundra (to have ones eyes closed

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Bureaucratic

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1. Government by department officials following an inflexible routine
2. French word "Bureau" which means desk and French word "cratic" cracy- like Democracy

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Collation

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1. To assemble in proper numerical order
2. from latin "collatus" (to bring together) originally meant coming together for a meal

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Comptroller

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1. The comptroller is the person in charge
2. Comptroller comes from the misspelling of the word control. the latin root "contra" meaning against and "rotulus" meaning to roll

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Credulous

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1. Tending to believe too readily.
2. From the latin credulous, from credere,' to believe'

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Deadpan

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1. Expressionless, impassive
2. 1925-1930, Americanism; Dead-Pan