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47 Cards in this Set
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a/ an
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not/without
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agnostic
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GNOS- to know
someone who doesn't know whether there is a god |
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amoral
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without moral standards (both good and bad) unable to distinguish good/bad
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anarchy
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ARCH- ruler
without ruler; political chaos |
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anecdote
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EKDOTOS- given out
origionally not published, but now a short funny story |
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anemia
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HEM- blood
deficiency of blood |
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anesthetic
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ESTHET- feeling
a drug causing sensation of no feelings |
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anomaly
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HOMO- same
not the same as the others |
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anonymous
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ONYM- name
without a name; unknown |
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asymmetrical
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SYM- together
METER- mesure haveing 2 sides not identical |
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Atheist
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THE- god
someone who doesn't believe in a god |
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atypical
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not typical
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ambi/amphi
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around
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ambience
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the surrounding atmosphere
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ambiguous
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AGERE- to driv
uncertainty, haveing 2 meanings |
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ambitious
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-going around for votes
-having a desire to suceed |
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amphitheater
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circular structure with tiers of seats around an open space
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AMBI/AMPHI
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both
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ambidextrous
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DEXTR- right hand
both right hands, able to use both hands |
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Ambiguity
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having 2 possible meanings
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Ambivalence
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conflicting feelings towards someothing/someone
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amphibian
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BIO- life
animal living in both water and land |
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Amphibious
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BIO- life
able to travel on land and water |
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ANN/ENN
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year
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anals
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written account of events by year
historical records |
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anniversary
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VERS- to turn
yearly return of a memorable occasion |
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annual
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yearly
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annuity
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investment providing fixed payements yearly, or annother amount of fixed time
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biannual
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BI- 2
occuring 2 times a year |
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biennial
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BI- 2
occuring every 2 years |
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centennial
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CENT- 100
100th anniversary |
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millennium
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MILLI- 1000
1000 years/time when jesus rules earth |
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Per annum
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PER- through
by the year |
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perennial
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PER- through
having life cyle more than 2 years |
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semiannual
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SEMI- half
half yearly |
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superannuated
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SUPER- above
retired becuse of age/ beyond normal retirement age |
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ANTE/ANTI
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before
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ante
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amount poker players have to put into the pot before getting their cards
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antebellum
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BELL- war
before the war (mostly civil war) |
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antecedent
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CED- to go
anything that logically goes before something else the word/phrase/clause to which a pronoun refers |
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antediluvian
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DILUVIUM- flood
before the bible flood old-fashioned |
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ante meridiem
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MERIDI- noon
before noon |
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anterior
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the front
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anteroom
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a viewing room before the main room
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anticipate
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CAP- to take
to take before, to relize before hand |
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antiquarian
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one who collects objects from earlier times
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antiquated
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so old it's no longer useful
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