Enlish Mid Term Review

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excise,

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an internal tax or duty on certain commodities

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incision,

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a cut, gash, or notch.

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incisors,

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any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing

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concise,

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expressing or covering much in few words

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incisive

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remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen

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oligarchy,

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government by the few.

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hierarchy,

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any system of persons or things ranked one above another

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anarchy,

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a state of society without government or law.

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patriarchy

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a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe.

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synthetic,

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something made by a synthetic, or chemical, process

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synthesis,

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a complex whole formed by combining

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synchronous,

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occurring at the same time; coinciding in time

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synopsis,

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brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject

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syntax

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the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language.

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mortuary,

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funeral home.

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mortician,

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a person, usually a licensed embalmer, who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.

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immortal,

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not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting

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mortify,

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to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect

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mortgage

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a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.

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fortify,

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to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.

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simplify,

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to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier

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magnify,

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to make greater in actual size; enlarge

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glorify,

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to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol

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testify

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to bear witness; give or afford evidence.

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subterfuge,

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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something

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subterranean,

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existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground

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subtle,

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delicate or faint and mysterious

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subvert,

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to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.

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subordinate

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of less importance; secondary.

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formulary,

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a collection or system of formulas

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formula,

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any fixed or conventional method for doing something

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conform,

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to be or become similar in form, nature, or character

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reformatory

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a penal institution for reforming young offenders, esp. minors

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pompous,

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ostentatiously lofty or high-flown

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courageous,

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possessing or characterized by courage; brave

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vicious,

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given or readily disposed to evil

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riotous,

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characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.

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advantageous

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providing an advantage; furnishing convenience or opportunity; favorable; profitable; useful; beneficial

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inclement,

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of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy

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incontrovertible,

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not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable

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inconsistent,

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lacking agreement, as one thing with another or two or more things in relation to each other; at variance

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incongruous,

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not harmonious in character; inconsonant;

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inappropriate

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not appropriate; not proper or suitable

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pseudonym,

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a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name

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pseudopodia,

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method of cell movement Pseudopod literally translates as "fake foot," but pseudopodia are not organelles or even true structures. Rather, they are just extensions of the cytoplasm toward which the rest of the cytoplasm tends to flow. An example of an organism that utilizes this type of motion is the amoeba.

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pseudomorph,

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an irregular or unclassifiable form

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pseudoscience,

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any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis

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pseudoevent

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A pseudo-event is an event or activity that exists for the sole purpose of garnering media publicity and serves little to no other function in real life

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decentralize,

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to disperse (something) from an area of concentration

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eccentric

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a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern

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centrist,

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a member of a political party of the Center; moderate

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concentric,

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having a common center, as circles or spheres

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centrifugal

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moving or directed outward from the center

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goddess,

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a female god or deity

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lioness,

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a female lion.

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baroness,

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the wife of a baron.

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priestess,

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a woman who officiates in sacred rites.

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waitress

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a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant

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retract,

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to draw back or in:

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regain,

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to get again; recover

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reiterate,

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to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively

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revive,

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to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew

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regenerate

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to re-create, reconstitute, or make over, esp. in a better form or condition

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malediction,

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the utterance of a curse.

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interdict,

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any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.

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edict,

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any authoritative proclamation or command.

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benediction,

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an utterance of good wishes.

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abdicate

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to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like

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anthropology,

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the study of human beings' similarity to and divergence from other animals

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entomology

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the branch of zoology dealing with insects.

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addendum,

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a thing to be added; an addition.

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adherent,

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a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.

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advocate,

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to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly

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adapt,

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to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly

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adhesive

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coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance

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scribble,

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to write hastily or carelessly

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conscription,

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compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft

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transcribe,

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to make a written copy

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manuscript

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the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher

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appendicitis,

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inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

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tonsillitis,

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inflammation of a tonsil or the tonsils.

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bursitis,

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inflammation of a bursa.

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colitis,

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inflammation of the colon.

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arthritis

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acute or chronic inflammation of a joint

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unequal,

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not equal; not of the same quantity, quality, value, rank, ability,

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unequivocal,

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not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation

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unearned,

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not earned; unmerited; undeserved

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unconventional,

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not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent

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unattended

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without attendance; lacking an audience, spectators

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cis

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root (cut)

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archy

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- suffix (chief, first, rule)

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syn

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prefix (together/with/same)

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mor-, -mort-

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root (mortal, death)

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ify

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suffix (make)

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sub

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prefix (under/below)

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form

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root (form, shape)

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ous

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suffix (full of, having)

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in

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prefix (not)

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pseudo

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prefix - (false, fake)

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centri

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root –- (center)

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ess

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suffix - (forms female nouns)

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re

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prefix (again)

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dict

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root -- (say)

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ology

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suffix –(study of)

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ad

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prefix - (to, toward)

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scrib-/-scribe

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root -- (write)

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itis

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suffix -(infection/inflammation)

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un

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prefix - (not)

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I me mine myself we us ours ourselves

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2nd

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you you yours yourself yourselves

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3rd

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he/she/it him/her/it his/hers himself/herself/itself they them theirs themselves

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to be

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am are is was were been being

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MLA heading

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My name
Mrs. holmes
class
date

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header

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.5" from top last name page#

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page setup

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1" indent first line
title in center