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34 Cards in this Set
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BIBLION, BIBLI, BIBLIO
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book
Biblioclast - destroys books Biblioklept - steals books Bibliography - books of a particular subject; by one author |
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BIBERE, BIB
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to drink
Imbibe - to drink Bib - child's cloth to protect from dribbles |
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MALUS, MAL, MALE, MALI
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bad, evil
Malevolent - people who wish harm Malignant - harmful |
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AMARE, AMA, AMO
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to love
Amorous - falls in love easily Amoretto - cherub or cupid |
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BENE, BENI
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good, well
Benedictions - blessings Benefit - kind act Benign - harmless |
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ARISTOS
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best
Aristocrats - people of nobility Aristocracy - government ruled by the elite |
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AKROS, ACRO
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a point, at the tip
Acrobat - walk on tiptoe Acronyms - words from from initials, or tip Acrostic - poem in which first letters of each line spell out a name |
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ATHLON, ATHL
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prize
Athlete - sports figure who competes Decathlon - contest of 10 track & field events |
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BOMBOS
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booming, humming sound
Bomb - device that explodes, booms Bombard - attack bomb someone with questions |
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AMPLUS, AMPL
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large, wide
Amplify - to enlarge sound Ample - to have plenty |
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AMICUS, AMI
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friend
Amigo - male friend in Spanish Ami - male friend in French |
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ANGELOS, ANGEL
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messenger
Angel - messenger of God Evangelist - messenger, preacher |
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CALERE, CAL, CHA
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to be warm, hot
Caldron - pot to cook in Chafing dish - warming dish Chafe - warm by rubbing |
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ALBUS, ALB
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white
Albatross - white bird Alb - long white robe Albino - absense of certain pigments |
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BELLUM, BELL
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war
Rebel - to war against something Bellona - goddess of war |
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ANTIQUUS, ANTIQU
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ancient
Antique - items from the past Antiquity - something ancient |
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CABALLUS, CAVAL
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horse
Cavalcade - parade, origionally of horsemen Cavalry - charge, origionally of horsemen |
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ASTRON, ASTER, ASTRO
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star
Astrology - belief that position of stars influences one's life Disaster - belief of influence of heavenly bodies on our lives Aster - flower shaped like a star |
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ARKHEIN, ARCH
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to rule, begin
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ANIMUS, ANIM
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mind, soul
Animate - give life to something Animal - a living being other than human |
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CENSERE, CEN
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to assess, judge
Census - registery of person taken every 10 years Censor - people who judge books, movies, etc. |
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CIVIS, CIT, CIV
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citizen
Civilize - to educate, refine someone Citified - enjoys being citizen of the city Civics - study of citizens and surroundings |
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ARKHEIN, ARCH
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to rule, begin
Monarch - ruler Anarchy - a state without a ruler Patriarch - ruled by the father Matriarch - ruled by the mother |
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CADERE, CAD, CAS, CID
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to fall
Accident - mishap Casualty - victim of injury Cascade - resembles falling water |
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CLAUDERE, CLOS, CLUDE, CLUS
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to shut, close
Conclude - to close Enclose - to close in Exclude - to shut out |
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AGORA, GOR
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marketplace
Agora - markeplace of Athens, ancient Greece Category - originally meant "to speak before the Agora to accuse someone"; to classify |
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CLAMERE, CLAIM, CLAM
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to call out, shout
Exclaim - to cry out Proclaim - to declare, announce |
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BATTUERE, BAT
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to beat
Battalion - army unit to beat the enemy Assault and Battery - to bear someone |
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CREDERE: CRED
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to believe, trust
Credence - trust, belief Credit - recognize, honor someone |
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ANNUS, ANNI, ENNI
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year
Annual - once a year Biennial - plant that lives for 2 years Biannual - event occuring twice a year Perennial - grows year after year |
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AGERE, ACT
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to act, do, drive
Actors - men and women who act Activist - a doer, person involved in causes |
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BASSUS, BASE, BASS
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low, short
Bassoon - instrument with deep sound Abase - lower someone's self esteem Basset - hound low to the ground |
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AEVUM, EV
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ages
Primeval - first age or ages of world Medieval - middle ages |
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AGER, GRI
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field
Agriculture - science of cultivation of the fields Agrarian - related to land and farming |