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10th Grade
12/22/2010

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Term
Leg
Definition

Law,to read

Legal-Permited by law

Legitimate-According to law

legislator-A person who gives or makes laws

Priveleve-The right to

Legend-Nohistoricle story handed down generations

Legible-Easily known

Legion-Very great in number

 

1. The stories of "King Arthur" are considered legends.

2. Everytime I mess up in something I lose most my priveleges.

Term
Pute
Definition

To clean, or prune

Putative-Commonly regarded as such

Amputate-To cut off, remove

Compute-To determine by calculation

Deputy-A person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another

Dispute-To engage in argument or debate

Impute-To attribute or ascribe

1. The sergon had to amputate the mans infected leg because of the bullet wound.

2. It seems I have a dispute with my girlfriend everyday.

 

Term
Serv
Definition

Servant

Servant-A person employed by another

Service-An act of helpful activity

Servitude-Slavery or bondage of any kind

Servile-slavishly submissive or obsequious

Deserve-to merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to

Disserve-Serve harmfully

Subservient-Serving or acting in a subordinate capacity

1. Men and women in our country who provide service to us, we solute you.
2. The king of Britain must of had man royal servants.
Term
Mort, Mors
Definition

Death

Mortal-Subject to death, able to die

Mortuary-Funeral home

Mortify-to humiliate or shame, injury to one's self-respect

Mortgage-Interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed

Immortalize-To make immortal

1. The gods have the power to immortalize anyone they want to.

2. Everyone in the world we're living in is a mortal.

 

Term
Funct
Definition

Perform

Function-The kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution

Dysfunction-Malfunctioning of an organ or structure

Defunct-No longer in effect or use

Perfunctory-Performed as a routine duty

malfunction-Failure to function properly

1. The machine kept malfunctioning so the process was set back a few days.

2. After all the bugs in the machine it was defunct.

Term
Crac,Crat
Definition

Ruler,strength

Aristocracy-A class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges

Bureaucracy-The body of officials and administrators

Democracy-Government by the people

Autocrat-An absolute ruler

1. The autocrat of England would also be called a monarch.

2. In the United States we live with a democracy.

Term
Claim, Clam
Definition

Call out or shout

Clamor-A loud uproard from a crowd or people

Acclaim-To announce with enthusiastic approval

Reclaim-To claim again

Disclaimer-The act of disclaiming, denying of claim

Exclaim-To cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently

1. The clamor from the crowd at the football stadium was massive.

2. I exclaimed aloud when I saw my brother get shot.

Term
Equa,Equi
Definition

Equal

Equal-As great as, the same as

Equate-To treat the same

Adequate-As much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose

Equivalent-Equal in value,measure,force,effect,significance

Equanimity-Mental or emotional stability

Equilateral-Having equal sides

1. I use equilateral triangles in my geometry class.

2. Every person should be treated with fair and equal rights.

Term

Ment

 

Definition

Mind

Mental-Pertaining to the mind

Mentality-The set of ones mind

Ament-Botany

Dementia-Severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration

1.I always ask people if they're mentaly ill when they do or say something stupid.

2. In soccer you have to have the mentality and mind set to score if you really want it.

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