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Professional Writing b-c
Professional Writing Word Parts from Latin
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12th Grade
01/23/2011
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Term
Be
 Definition
to be,
to have a quality
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befriend
 Definition
to be their friend
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belie
 Definition
make something seem to be a lie
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bereft
 Definition
feel the loss of something
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bel/bell
 Definition
war
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rebel
 Definition
makes war against
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belligerent
 Definition
war like
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bellicose
 Definition
angry like you should be in battle
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ben/bon
 Definition
good
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beneficiary
 Definition
who gets the benefit
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benefactor
 Definition
one who does good
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benign
 Definition
not cancerous
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bona fide
 Definition
in good faith
(the real deal)
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bi
 Definition
2 times
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binoculars
 Definition
to view with two eyes
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bigamy
 Definition
two marriages
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bilateral
 Definition
two sides
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Bri/brev
 Definition
short/brief
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abbreviate
 Definition
to shorten a word
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abridge
 Definition
to shorten
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cap/cip/cept
 Definition
to fall
to happen
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cap/capit/cipit
 Definition
head
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capital
 Definition
head of something
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disciple
 Definition
one who is under the leadership of someone
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decapitate
 Definition
to behead
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precipice
 Definition
to come before the head of something
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card/cord/cour
 Definition
heart
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cardiac
 Definition
the heart
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courage
 Definition
to take heart
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accord
 Definition
your hearts are together
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carn
 Definition
meat or flesh
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carnivorous
 Definition
to eat flesh
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carnage
 Definition
bodies on ground
(battlefield)
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reincarnation
 Definition
getting new body/flesh
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ced/ceed/cess
 Definition
stop
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concede
 Definition
give over to someone else; to stop argue
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precedent
 Definition
what came before to stop something from happening
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cessation
 Definition
stopping of something
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incessant
 Definition
doesn't stop
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cern
 Definition
to judge/decide
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ascertain
 Definition
to figure out,
to make a decision
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certitude
 Definition
really certain of something
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discern
 Definition
to make good judgements
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chron
 Definition
time
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chronological
 Definition
in order of time
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chronological
 Definition
in order of time
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chronic
 Definition
happens over a long period of time
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anachronism
 Definition
out of its correct time
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cis
 Definition
to cut
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cis
 Definition
to cut
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excise
 Definition
to cut out
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incision
 Definition
to cut into
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concise
 Definition
been cut back
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cla/clo/clu
 Definition
to close
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conclude
 Definition
to close up
(together)
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recluse
 Definition
close themselves away from others,
hermit
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preclude
 Definition
close off ahead of time
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cloister
 Definition
place where nuns and monks live away from the world; closed off from others
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claim/clam
 Definition
to shout out
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proclaim
 Definition
to shout forward
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acclaim
 Definition
shouting out praises
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clamor
 Definition
loud noise, lots of talking etc.
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co/col/com/con
 Definition
together
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collaborate
 Definition
to work together
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congenial
 Definition
to be friendly together
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convival
 Definition
to be lively together
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crat/cracy
 Definition
to govern
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democracy
 Definition
ruled by people
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theocracy
 Definition
ruled by church/God
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bureaucracy
 Definition
ruled by bureaus
(agencies)
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cred
 Definition
believe
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credibility
 Definition
someone you can believe or trust
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credo
 Definition
statement of belief
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credence
 Definition
what you place your belief in
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culp
 Definition
blame
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mea culpa
 Definition
latin for:
my fault, I'm to blame, my bad
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culpable
 Definition
held accountable
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exculpate
 Definition
evidence takes blame away
(alibi)
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cour/cur
 Definition
running
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recur
 Definition
to run again
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concurrent
 Definition
running at the same time
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precursor
 Definition
runs before, comes before
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cursory
 Definition
skimming along, eyes running along
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