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Latin Roots Set 1
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English
12th Grade
11/17/2011

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rupt
Definition
break; burst
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cide
Definition
killing; killer
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string
Definition
bind; draw tight
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vor
Definition
eat greedily
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viv
Definition
live; alive
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abrupt
Definition
broken off; sudden
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corrupt
Definition
changed from good to bad; vicious
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disrupt
Definition
break apart; cause disorder
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erupt
Definition
burst or break out
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incorruptible
Definition
inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed
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interrupt
Definition
break into or betwee,; hinder; stop
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rupture
Definition
break; breaking; hostility
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bactericide
Definition
substance that kills bacteria
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biocide
Definition
substance that destroys many different organisms
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fratricide
Definition
act of killing one's brother
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fungicide
Definition
substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth
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genocide
Definition
deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
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germicide
Definition
substance that kills germs
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herbicide
Definition
substance that kills plants
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homicide
Definition
killing of one human by another
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infanticide
Definition
act of killing an infant
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insecticide
Definition
substance that kills insects
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matricide
Definition
act of killing one's mother
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patricide
Definition
act of killing one's father
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pesticide
Definition
substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.
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regicide
Definition
act of killing a king
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sororicide
Definition
act of killing one's sister
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suicide
Definition
act of killing one's self
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tyrannicide
Definition
act of killing of a tyrant
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astringent
Definition
drawing the tissues tightly together; stern; austere
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boa constrictor
Definition
snake that constricts or crushes its prey in its coils
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constrict
Definition
draw together; render narrower; shrink
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restrict
Definition
keep within limits; confine
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stricture
Definition
adverse criticism; censure; restriction
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stringent
Definition
strict (tight); rigid; severe
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carnivore
Definition
flesh-eating animal
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carnivorous
Definition
flesh-eating
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devour
Definition
eat greedily; seize upon and destroy
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frugivorous
Definition
feeding on fruit
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herbivore
Definition
plant-eating animal
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insectivorous
Definition
dependent on insects as food
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omnivore
Definition
person or animal that eats everything (flesh and plants)
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omnivorous
Definition
eating both plants and animal substances; avidly taking in everything
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voracious
Definition
greedy in eating; insatiable, as a voracious appetite
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convivial
Definition
fond of eating and drink with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable
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revive
Definition
bring back to life; restore
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survive
Definition
outlive; remain alive
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vivacious
Definition
lively in temper or conduct
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vivacity
Definition
liveliness of spirit
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vivify
Definition
enliven; make vivid
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vivisection
Definition
operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
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