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104 Cards in this Set
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ab
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away
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astr
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star
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aud
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hear, sound
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auto
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self
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belli
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war, fight
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bio
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life
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brev
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short
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cap
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top of
seize, take |
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cent
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hundred
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chrono
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time order
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cide
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kill
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cor/cardi
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heart, central
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cred
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belief
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deca
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ten
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derm
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skin
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dorm
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sleep
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duct
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lead
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fac/fic
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to make
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fid(e)
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trust
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fin
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end
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flex
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bend
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fort
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strength
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fract/frag
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break
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gam
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marriage, together
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gen
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beginning
race, family |
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geo
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earth
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gress/grad
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move, step
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graph/gram
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write
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greg
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together
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hema/hemo
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blood
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hydra/hydro
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water
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ject
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throw
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loqu
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speaking
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magna
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large
magnanimous: large-hearted |
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mania
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manic, crazy
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mar
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sea
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mega
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large
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pol
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city
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meter
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measure
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micro
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small
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migra
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move, spread
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mit/mis
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to sent
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peri
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around
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hypo
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low
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hyper
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high
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seg
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out
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pro
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forward
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trans
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across
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ortho
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straight
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pel/puls
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to move
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port
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move, carry
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rupt
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break
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spir
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breathe
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temp(o)
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time
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tox
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poison
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vent
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to come or go
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voc
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to call
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path
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disease
to feel |
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nov
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new
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spec
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to see
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term
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to end
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inter
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between
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scient
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to know
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hetero
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opposite
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omni
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all, everything
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pan
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all, everything
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phil(o)
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love
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proto
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first, original
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scope
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look
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struct
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build
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terra
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land, earth
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tract
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pull
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vera/veri
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truth
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vor
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eat, devour
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naut
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traveler
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homo
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same
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cata
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down
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eu or u
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good
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intra
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inside, within
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mis
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not, away
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anthro
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human
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word, name
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ped/pod
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foot
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phobia
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fear
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psych(o)
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mind
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scrib/script
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write
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tele
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far
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therm
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heat
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uni
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one
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vict/vinc
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conquer, to win
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zo(o)
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animal
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pseudo
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fake, false
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bene(i)
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good
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dys
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bad
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epi
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top, outer
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Sentence Completion Strategies:
1. locate obvious synonyms 2. think of a word that makes sense in the sentence 3. consider secondary meanings 4. look at all possible choices before choosing your answer 5. watch for signal words 6. use knowledge of word parts |
Text Completion Strategies:
1. do one column at a time, eliminate answers if possible 2. break down passages into simpler sentences 3. use metaphors accurately 4. reread the passage with your answers to verify it makes sense |
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Cause and Effect Signals:
one thing causes another or logically determines another |
Ex: accordingly, because, consequently, given, hence, if...then, in order to, so...that, therefore, thus, when...then
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Support Signals:
supports or continues a thought, look for synonyms |
Ex: additionally, also, and, as well, besides, furthermore, indeed, likewise, moreover, too
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Explicit Contrast Signals:
indicates a contrast, reversal of thought |
Ex: albeit, although, but, despite, even though, however, in contrast, in spite of, instead of, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, on the contrary, on the other hand, rather than, still, while, yet
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Implicit Contrast Signals:
indicates a contrast, something unexpected or unwanted |
Ex: anomaly, illogic, incongruity, irony, paradox, surprise, anomalous, illogical, incongruous, ironic, paradoxical, surprising, unexpected, anomalously, illogically, incongruously, ironically, paradoxically, surprisingly, unexpectedly
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Exculpate
exonerate vindicate All of these words mean what? |
to free from blame
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naisc
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beginning, birth
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sem
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pass through
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mut
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change
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