Awesome Root Words

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antebellum

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before the war, before the Civil War

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antecedent

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thing that comes before thing else

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antedate

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happening before

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antediluvian

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before the flood; old-fashioned

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ante meridian

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a.m. -- before noon

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anterior

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located before or in front

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anteroom

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waiting room; room before the main room

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antiquarian

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person who studies or collects antiques

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antiquated

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so old it's not useful any more

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antiquity

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ancient times

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anthropoid

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resembling humans-- example gorilla

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anthropomorphism

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giving something non-human characteristics of a human

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misanthrope

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person who hates people

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philanthropy

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donating money

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anticlimax

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a big let down, a drop from important to unimportant example: Corey Feldman

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antithesis

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the exact opposite. example: love is the antithesis of hate

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autocracy

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government by a single person

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autocrat

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an absolute ruler who is domineering

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automaton

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robot

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autonomic

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nervous system that runs by itself

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autonomy

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self-government

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benediction

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a blessing

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benefactor

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a person who does a good thing

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beneficence

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doing good

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beneficiary

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someone who gets good things

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bicameral

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legislature that has two houses

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bicuspid

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tooth that has two point example: human adults have eight.

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bipartisan

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supported by two political parties

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bivalve

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has two shells; example clam

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biofeedback

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use body signals to teache you about how to change your body

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biopsy

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checking body tissue ( for disease )

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biosphere

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the area the earth where living things exist

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symbiosis

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living together for mutual benefit : example remora and shark

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anachronism

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out of its proper place in time

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chronic

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happening all the time example:: if you are addicted to pot, it is all the time

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circuitous

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difficult to get around, winding, not direct

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circumlocution

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a non-direct way of saying something

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circumscribe

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to confine, to set limits

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circumspect

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inspect all around; to be cautious, consider all possibilities

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circumvent

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to get around something

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collusion

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secretly plotting together

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commensurate

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equal;

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commiserate

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to feel sorry with

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commodious

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spacious, has a lot of room

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compunction

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a slight sense of regret or guilt

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condone

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to forgive or allow an offense

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consensus

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general agreement

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consummate

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perfect

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convene

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to call a meeting, to come together

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convivial

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sociable, fond of eating, drinking and chilling

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correlate

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to relate together
math and geometry have many correlations.