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Unit Four
Vocabulary from latin and greek roots
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11th Grade
02/04/2009

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Term
Peccadillo
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Latin, Noun, PECC, a small sin or fault
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Impeccable
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Latin, Adj. PECC, Having no flaws
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Peccant
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Latin, Adj. PECC, Violating a moral law, sinful
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Pejorative
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Latin, Adj. Pej, Pair, megative and critical; insulting
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Impair
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Latin, Verb, PEJ, PAIR, to cause to diminish, as in stregth, value or quality.
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Malign
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Latin, Verb, MAL, to speak of maliciously; insult
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Malinger
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Latin, Verb, Mal, to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something.
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Malaise
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Latin, Noun, Mal, a sense of unease; depression.
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Negligent
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Latin, ADJ, NEG, not properly attentive
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Negligible
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Latin, ADJ, NEG, unimportant; insignificant
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Negate
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Latin, Verb, NEG, to cancel the effect of; nullify
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