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Greek Roots Vocab
Greek Roots - Good and Bad
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General Vocab
9th Grade
01/06/2008

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AISTHANESTHAI
Definition
to percieve
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aesthete
Definition
a person who cultivates a wuperior appreciation of beauty, especially in theh arts; often used to imply that the person's appreciation is excessive, affected, or impractical
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aesthetic
Definition
pertaining to an appreciation of beauty
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BEO, BEARE, BEAVI, BEATUM
Definition
to make blessed
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beatific
Definition
demonstrating extreme joy or blessedness
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beatitude
Definition
supreme blessedness; exalted happiness; a series of declarations about blessedness made by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount
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BENE
Definition
well
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benign
Definition
kindly, mild, gentle in effect;
not malignant, as a growth or tumor
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benignant
Definition
beneficial, kindly especially to inferiors
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benison
Definition
blessing/benediction
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BONUS
Definition
good
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bona fide
Definition
authentic, genuine
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bonanza
Definition
a rich mass of ore;
an unexpected source of great wealth or luck, a windfall
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bon vivant
Definition
a person who enjoys good food and drink and lives luxuriously
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boon
Definition
jolly, convival (like boon companion);
a benefit that is greatlly enjoyed
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debonair
Definition
suave, urbane, nonchalant
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EU
Definition
good
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eugenics
Definition
the study of improving a species, especially human beings, by genetic control such as discouragint the reproduction of individuals presumed to have undesirable innate traits and encouraging the reproduction of those with desirable tratits
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euphemism
Definition
use of aneutral, mild, or vague word or phrase instead of a m,ore explicit on that might offend someone.
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euphony
Definition
pleasant sounds, especially in spoken language
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