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58 Cards in this Set
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Root: Caput
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Latin "Head"
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Capitalist
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(Caput L. Head) - A person who has invested personal wealth in busiess.
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Capitulation
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(Caput L. Head) - Surrender
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Decapitate
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(Caput L. Head) - To behead
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Precipice
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(Caput L. Head) - A steep cliff
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Precipitate
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(Caput L. Head) - To throw down from a great height; to make happen suddenly
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Recapitulation
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(Caput L. Head) - Restatement of a main idea; summary/review
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Root: Cerebum
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Latin "Brain"
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Cerebral
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(Cerebrum L. Brain) - Partaining to the brain; intellectual
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Cerebration
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(Cerebrum L. Brain) - The act of thinking
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Root: Facies
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Latin "face"
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Deface
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(Facies L. Face) - To mar / spoil
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Efface
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(Facies L. Face) - To wipe/rub out; to make oneself inconspicuous
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Facade
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(Facies L. Face) - A face of a building; a false front
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Facet
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(Facies L. Face) - One aspect of a situation; a side of a jewel
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Root: Frontis
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Latin "Front"
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Affront
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(Frontis L. Front) - Insult intentionally
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Confront
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(Frontis L. Front) - Stand or come directly in front of; face with defiance
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Effrontery
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(Frontis L. Front) - boldness / audacity
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Root: Supercilium
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Latin "eyebrow"
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Supercillious
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(Supercilium L. Eyebrow) - disdainful, haughty and aloof
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Root: Os
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Latin "mouth"
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Inexorable
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(Os L. Mouth) - Relentless; unyeilding
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Oracle
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(Os L. Mouth) - Greek shrine; prophecy made at the shrine; person who prophesizes
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Oration
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(Os L. Mouth) - Speech
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Orifice
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(Os L. Mouth) - Mouth or Vent; Opening
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Osculate
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(Os L. Mouth) - To kiss (playfully)
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Root: Dentis
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Latin "Tooth"
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Indentation
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(Dentis L. Tooth) - a cut or notch
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Indenture
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(Dentis L. Tooth) - A written contract; an agreement of apprenticeship
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Trident
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(Dentis L. Tooth) - A long three-pronged fork or weapon
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Root: Odontos
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Greek "tooth"
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Orthodontist
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(Odontos G. tooth) - A specialist who corrects irregularly positioned teeth
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Root: Gurges
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Latin "throat"
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Gorge
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(Gurges L. Throat) - A deep, narrow passage between mountains; gluttonous eating
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Disgorge
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(Gurges L. Throat) - To vomit / discharge violently
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Gargantuan
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(Gurges L. Throat) - Huge
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Gargoyle
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(Gurges L. Throat) - Groseque carved human or animal figure, usually a rainspout
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Regurgitate
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(Gurges L. Throat) - Vomit / rush or surge back
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Root: Carnis
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Latin "flesh"
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Carnage
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(Carnis L. Flesh) - The killing of many people; massacre
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Carrion
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(Carnis L. Flesh) - Dead and decaying flash
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Incarnate
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(Carnis L. Flesh) - Embodied in human form
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Root: Collum
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Latin "neck"
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Accolade
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(Collum L. Neck) - An honor or award / a ceremonial tap on the shoulder (for knighting usually)
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Decolletage
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(Collum L. Neck) - Garmet with a low neckline
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Root: Corpus
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Latin "Body"
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Corporal
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(Corpus L. Body) - Relating to or having an effect on the human body
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Corporeal
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(Corpus L. Body) - Characteristic of or resembling the physical body
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Corps
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(Corpus L. Body) - An army unit / a group of people having purpose and direction in common
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Corpulent
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(Corpus L. Body) - Excessively bulky; fat
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Corpus
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(Corpus L. Body) - A body or collection of writings
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Root: Cordis
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Latin "Heart"
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Accord
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(Cordis L. Heart) - an agreement
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Cordial
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(Cordis L. Heart) - Hearty, warm, sincere
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Concordance
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(Cordis L. Heart) - A state of agreement
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Root: Os
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Latin "Bone"
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Ossify
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(Os L. Bone) - to turn into bone / to become rigid (in behavior, habits or beliefs)
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