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15 Cards in this Set
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Celer
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Latin root:
Swift |
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Accelerate
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ac = to
celer = swift ate = make To cause faster movement; to go faster |
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Celerity
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Swiftness; quickness; speed
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Curro, Currere, Cucurri, Cursum
Cursor, Cursoris |
Latin roots:
To run Runner |
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Concur
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con = with
cur = to run To agree, cooperate, or coincide |
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Discourse
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dis = in different directions
course = to run A vocal conversation also: a formal, written conversation on a single subject |
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Incur
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To bring upon oneself
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Precursor
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pre = before
cursor = runner Forerunner; item of same type that came prior to and led to a more advanced model |
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Succor
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suc = under
cor = run Help in time of distress; also to give such help |
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Glomus
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Latin root:
Ball |
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Conglomeration
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con = with
glom = ball ation = (process noun suffix) A collection of unrelated things amassed as one |
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Jacio, Jacere, Jeci, Jactum
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Latin root:
To throw |
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Abject
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ab = away from
ject = to throw Humiliating, miserable, contemptible |
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Conjecture
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An opinion formed from inconclusive evidence; a guess
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Interjection
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inter = between
ject = to throw In grammar, an exclamatory or emotional word or phrase such as "ouch!" |
