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primus septem dies VOCAB ONE
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English
10th Grade
08/21/2008

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bell
Definition
war
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pac/peas
Definition
'agree' or peace
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hosp/host
Definition
host, guest, or shelter
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am/im
Definition
to love, friendly, good-natured
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antebellum
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prefix: bell- adj
existing before a war, especially before the
American Civil War
ante: before
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bellicose
Definition
Prefix: bell
used for a person most often
warlike, agressive, quarrelsome
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belligerent
Definition
Prefix: bell
used for a group of people most often
hot headed, ready to fight, warlike
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pacifist
Definition
Prefix: pac
a person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to fight, on moral or religious grounds
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pact
Definition
prefix: pac
a formal 'peace'
an agreement between two or more people or groups; a treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or resolve a dispute.
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appease
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prefix: peas
to make peaceful and quiet, to calm, to satisfy
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hospice
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prefix: hos
a place or program to help care for the terminally ill
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hostel
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prefix: hos
an expensive, supervised, place for young travelers to stay over night
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inhospitable
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prefix: hos
1 not welcoming
2. providing no shelter or food
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amicable
Definition
prefix: am
friendly, peaceful
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inimical
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prefix: im
not lovable, hostile, unfriendly, harmful
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paramour
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prefix: am
a lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom
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Theme
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Thee comment or insight into human nature, physical world, or spiritual world that the author makes through his or her writing
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