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14 Cards in this Set
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Cresco, Crescere, Crevi, Cretum
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Latin root: to grow, to increase
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Accrue
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ac = to
crue = (from root) to increase to come as a natural increase or advantage |
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Crescendo
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cresc = to increase
endo = noun suffix (thing) a gradual increase in sound (often in music) |
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Excrescence
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ex = out of
cresc = grow ence = thing abnormal growth or outgrowth |
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Facio, Facere, Feci, Factum
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Latin root: to make
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Beneficence
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bene = good
fice = to make ence = noun suffix (thing) doing good or causing good to be done |
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Efficacious
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ef = from
cacio = to make effective as a means or remedy |
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Facile
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easy; acting or proceeding with ease
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Facsimile
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fac = to make
simile = alike an exact copy of a document, painting, book, etc. |
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Faction
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noun form - "made thing"
a group or clique within a larger group or body |
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Mollify
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mollis = soft
fy = facere = to make to clam; to make softer or gentler in feeling |
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Texo, Texere, Texui, Textum
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Latin root: to weave
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Context
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con = with
text = weave the parts before or after a word that influence its meaning; also, the circumstances surrounding an event or situation |
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Pretext
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pre = before
text = weave a false reason put forward to conceal the true one |
