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Honors CA
Final Vocab
219
Communication
9th Grade
12/12/2010

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Term
vers, vert.
Definition
to turn
Term
adversary
Definition
oppnent
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adversity
Definition
misfortune
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inadvertent
Definition
unintentional
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perverse
Definition
difficult or disobedient
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via.
Definition
way
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diviate
Definition
to turn away from an established plan
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impervious
Definition
no way through
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trivial
Definition
unimportant
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divious
Definition
crooked
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voc, voke.
Definition
voice, to call
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advocate
Definition
one who argues on anothers behalf
Term
avocation
Definition
a hobby
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vocation
Definition
an occupation or profession
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irrevocable
Definition
unalterable
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tele.
Definition
far
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telemetry
Definition
trasmission of data by radio
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telepathy
Definition
communication between 2 people by other then normal sensary means
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tort.
Definition
to twist
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distort
Definition
to twist from true meaning
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extort
Definition
obtain by violence or threat
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retort
Definition
a reply to an insult
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tri.
Definition
three
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trilogy
Definition
a related series in threes
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trivet
Definition
a three legged stand
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triplicate
Definition
one of three related copies
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ver.
Definition
true
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veracious
Definition
truthful
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verifiable
Definition
capable of being true
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verity
Definition
the truth
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spec, spic, spect.
Definition
to look
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conspicuous
Definition
easy to notice, obvious
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retrospect
Definition
a looking backward
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auspicious
Definition
favorable
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sub.
Definition
under
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Subliminal
Definition
below the threshold of concoius perseption
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subsume
Definition
to include under one general catigory
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super.
Definition
above
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insuperable
Definition
not capable of being ovecome
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superflouse
Definition
extra
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superimpose
Definition
to lay something over something else
Term
Syn, Sym, Syl.
Definition
together, with
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symposium
Definition
several people speaking
Term
synopsis
Definition
a brief general summary
Term
syntax
Definition
words put together to make a sentence
Term
pro.
Definition
before, for, forth,forward
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proclivity
Definition
an inclanation toward something
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provision
Definition
preperation for the future
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proceed
Definition
to go forward
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re.
Definition
back, again
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recalcitrent
Definition
stubbornly rebelious
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remiss
Definition
negligent
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revert
Definition
to return to a former habit or condition
Term
scrib, script
Definition
to write
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conscription
Definition
military draft
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nondescript
Definition
lacking in destinctive qualities
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proscribe
Definition
to condemn or forbid as harmful
Term
sed, sess, sid.
Definition
to sit
Term
assiduious
Definition
persistant
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insidious
Definition
more dangerous then seems evident
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supersede
Definition
to displace
Term
phob.
Definition
fear
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acrophobia
Definition
fear of heights
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claustraphobia
Definition
fear of enclosed places
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phobic
Definition
excessively fearful
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phon.
Definition
sound
Term
cacophony
Definition
bad sounds
Term
phonetics
Definition
study of speech sounds and there symbols
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phonics
Definition
sounds of letters to teach
Term
post.
Definition
after
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posterity
Definition
future generations
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posthumously
Definition
awarded after ones death
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preposterous
Definition
absurd
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Pan.
Definition
all
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pandemonium
Definition
a wild uproar
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panoply
Definition
ceremonial attire
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panorama
Definition
view in all directions
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path.
Definition
feeling, suffering
Term
antipathy
Definition
a strong dislike
Term
apethetic
Definition
without a feeling, indifferent
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empathy
Definition
a feeling where one is in anothers place
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ped.
Definition
foot
Term
expedient
Definition
advantages
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expidite
Definition
to speed the progress of
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impede
Definition
to hinder the progress of
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meter, metr.
Definition
measure
Term
metronome
Definition
a clocklike instrement for keeping time
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pedometer
Definition
an instrement that measures distance in steps
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tachometer
Definition
an instrement that measures the rotation of a shaft per minute
Term
Mit,mis, miss.
Definition
to send
Term
intermittent
Definition
stopping and starting
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omit
Definition
to send away or leave out
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premise
Definition
an intitial statement
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mono.
Definition
one
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monogamy
Definition
marraige to one person at a time
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monolithic
Definition
one single stone, hence massive, solid, and uniform
Term
log.
Definition
speech, word
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doxology
Definition
a hymn or expression of praise to God
Term
epilouge
Definition
a speech at the end of a play
Term
prolouge
Definition
a speech before a play
Term
logy.
Definition
study of
Term
entomology
Definition
the study of insects
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etymology
Definition
the study of words
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Loqu, Loc.
Definition
to speak
Term
colloqual
Definition
informal or conterversial
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loquatious
Definition
talkitive
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soliloquy
Definition
speaking alone to ones self
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mal.
Definition
bad
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malady
Definition
a diesease
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malapropism
Definition
a ludicrous misuse of words
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pre.
Definition
before
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precendent
Definition
an act that goes on before and a later example
Term
preclude
Definition
to prevent
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precocious
Definition
prematurely developed
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prerequistie
Definition
something required before hand
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phil.
Definition
to love
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bibliophile
Definition
one who loves or collects books
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philatelist
Definition
one who loves or collects stamps
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pathos
Definition
a feeling of pity
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monotheism
Definition
the belief that there is one God
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Morph.
Definition
form
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amorphous
Definition
without definatite form or shape
Term
metamorphisis
Definition
the change of form or shape
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morphology
Definition
study of the form of animals or plants
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ex, es, e.
Definition
out
Term
ebullient
Definition
bubbling out, overflowing with enthusiasm
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enervate
Definition
to weaken
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exonerate
Definition
to free of charge or from guilt
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Fid.
Definition
faith
Term
Bona Fide
Definition
in good faith, genuine
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diffident
Definition
not having faith in ones self
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perfidous
Definition
decieving, treacherous
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Gen.
Definition
Birth, Race, Kind
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ingenious
Definition
having inborn talent
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ingenuous
Definition
freeborn, honest, ahowing innocent or childlike simplicity
Term
progeny
Definition
children or decendents
Term
graph, gram.
Definition
to write
Term
epigram
Definition
a writing on a subject, any short or witty saying
Term
monograph
Definition
a book written on a specific subject
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stenographer
Definition
one who uses narrow or small writing
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Dict.
Definition
to speak
Term
abdicate
Definition
to proclaim away, to renounce formally a throne or high office
Term
dictorial
Definition
speaking or acting in a domineering way
Term
jurisdiction
Definition
the right to interpret and apply the law
Term
equ.
Definition
equal
Term
equanimity
Definition
eveness of mind or temper; compser
Term
equitable
Definition
reasonable; fair, just
Term
equivalent
Definition
equal in value, force, a meaning
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dis, dif, di.
Definition
not, away, apart
Term
disconsolate
Definition
not able to be consoled; hopelessly sad
Term
disparity
Definition
difference, unlikeness
Term
dissident
Definition
sitting apart; one who dissagrees
Term
eu.
Definition
good, well
Term
eulogize
Definition
to give a good speech; speech of prasie
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euphemisim
Definition
substitiution of a mild or good word in place of a distasteful one
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euphoria
Definition
a feeling of well being
Term
com, con, col,cor.
Definition
together, with
Term
coherent
Definition
sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
Term
commiserate
Definition
to sympathize
Term
commodious
Definition
spacious; with plenty of room
Term
cred
Definition
to believe
Term
credence
Definition
belief; acceptence as true
Term
credulity
Definition
gullible
Term
miscreant
Definition
originally an unbeliever in a religion
Term
cur.
Definition
to run
Term
concurrent
Definition
running together; occuring at the same time
Term
cursory
Definition
running over rapidly with out attention to detail
Term
recurrent
Definition
running back; recurring repeatedly
Term
dem.
Definition
people
Term
democracy
Definition
people rule; elected by the people
Term
epidemic
Definition
upon the people; a disease or other abnoramal condition spreading rapidly among many people
Term
pandemic
Definition
among the people; widespred
Term
bi.
Definition
two
Term
bicentenial
Definition
200th anniversery
Term
bilingual
Definition
able to use two languages
Term
bipartisan
Definition
confused of or supported by two political parties
Term
bio
Definition
life
Term
biodegradable
Definition
being broken down by organims and absorbed by the enviornment
Term
biopsy
Definition
seeing of live tissues; examinaiton of tissues of the human bidy
Term
symbiosis
Definition
two dissimilar organisms living together to benifit eachother
Term
circum
Definition
around
Term
circutous
Definition
round about, winding
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circumscribe
Definition
to write a line around the bounds; to limit
Term
circumspect
Definition
cautious; careful to consider possible consequences
Term
chron
Definition
time
Term
anachronism
Definition
anything out of its proper historical time
Term
chronological
Definition
arranged in order of time occurence
Term
syncronize
Definition
to cause to operate (keep time) in unison
Term
anthrop
Definition
human
Term
anhropid
Definition
resembling humans
Term
misanthrope
Definition
one who hates people
Term
philanthropic
Definition
chartible
Term
anti
Definition
against
Term
antagonist
Definition
a person who striggles in a contest
Term
anticlimax
Definition
a sudden drop from the improtant to the commonplace
Term
antithesis
Definition
the exact oppisite
Term
auto
Definition
self
Term
autocracy
Definition
government by a single person
Term
autonomic
Definition
a nervous system that acts on its own
Term
bene
Definition
good
Term
benevolence
Definition
an inclanation
Term
benign
Definition
an inclantaion to do good
Term
benediction
Definition
a speaker of good wishes
Term
a, an
Definition
not, without
Term
agnostic
Definition
one who does not know if there is a God
Term
anamoly
Definition
a rare exception
Term
anonymous
Definition
without a name
Term
ambi, amphi
Definition
around, both
Term
ambience
Definition
the surrounding atmosphere
Term
ambiguity
Definition
the quality of having two possible meanings
Term
amivalent
Definition
having conflicting feelings toward someone or something
Term
ann, enn
Definition
year
Term
annals
Definition
a written account of events year by year; historical records
Term
annuity
Definition
an investment that provides fixed payments yearly or at other regular intervals
Term
perennial
Definition
having a life cycle lasting more then two years
Term
ante, anti
Definition
before
Term
antecendent
Definition
anything that logically goes before something else
Term
antidiluvian
Definition
old fashion or primitive
Term
antiquarian
Definition
one who collects or studies objects of former times
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