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04/17/2013

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Term
ambi
Definition
both,around
ambivalence:having conflicting feelings; feeling both ways
ambiance: the atmosphere around a person
Term
mag
Definition
great,large
magnitude:greatness
magnify: to make larger
Term
post
Definition
after,behind
posterity: future generations;those that come after
postdoctoral:pretaining to study done after receiving a doctorate
Term
duc
Definition
to lead
conducive:leading toward
induce:lead one to do
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lev
Definition
lift,light,rise
allevator:device that lifts people
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pon-pos,
Definition
to put, to place
Propnent:one who puts one's point forward
juxtaposition:an act of placing close together
Term
rog
Definition
to ask
prerogative: a special right to ask for something
interrogate: to ask questions
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vi,viv,
Definition
life,to live
vivid:filled with life;dramatic
revive:to bring back to life
Term
dom
Definition
state,condintion,or quality of martydom: the state of suffering
freedom: the condintion of being free
Term
tude
Definition
state or quality of
magnitude: the quality of being great gratitude: the state of being thankful
Term
ex
Definition
out,out of, former export:to send or carry goods out of a country
exculde: to keep out
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per
Definition
through,throughout completely
pervasive:spreading throuhgout
perform: to go through with; to compelete
Term
sym
Definition
with,together
symbiotic:pertaning to the living together of two dissimilar organisms
symphony: brings together a combination of sounds
Term
flu,flux
Definition
to flow affluence:a flowing toward
infulx: an act of flowing in
Term
her,hes
Definition
to sick coherent:sicking to one point
abhensiv:sticky
Term
plac
Definition
to please
placate: to please, to calm
placid: pleasently calm
Term
sta,sti
Definition
to stand, to be in a place
status:standing;social position
destitude:lacking;without support or standing
Term
most
Definition
most
unmost:the most extreme
foremost:the most important
Term
phobia
Definition
fear of
acrophobia: a fear of heights
claustrophobia: a fear of enclosed places
Term
meta
Definition
change
metamorphosis: a change in form
metabolism: chemical changes in an organism
Term
multi
Definition
many,much
multitude:an indetifinite number many
multicolored:many-colored
Term
para
Definition
next to,almost,beyond,abnormal
parapharse: to restate almost like original parallel:next to each other without ever meeting
Term
ann-enn
Definition
year
biannual:happening twice each year
perennial:lasting through many years
Term
mut
Definition
change
permuatation-the act of changing
mutant: a new type of organism due to change
Term
sequ
Definition
to follow
sequential: to follow in order
sequel: anything that follows a continuation
Term
tract
Definition
to drag,to pull,to draw
abtract-to draw or pull out
tractor: vehicle used to pull things
Term
oid
Definition
like, resembling
paranoid,resembling paranoia(a suspicion of others) humanoid: resembling humans
Term
ure
Definition
action or process
procure:process of getting something
failure,action of failing
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