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03/06/2012
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graph/gram
 Definition
writing
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autobiography
 Definition
story of someones life written by them self
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autograph
 Definition
persons own hand writing
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bibliography
 Definition
list of writings used in research
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biography
 Definition
story of a persons life written by someone else
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cardiogram
 Definition
tracing made by a heart monitor
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epigraph
 Definition
saying on a building or a statue
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geography
 Definition
features of the earth
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grammar
 Definition
study of the construction of sentences
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graphics
 Definition
writing systems
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graphology
 Definition
study of writing
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hologram
 Definition
3-d image
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monogram
 Definition
design with two or more alphabetical letters
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orthography
 Definition
study of speaking
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paragraph
 Definition
a writing form
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pentagram
 Definition
5 pointed star
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photography
 Definition
pictures
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telegram
 Definition
message by telegraph
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carnage
 Definition
results of a mass murder
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carnation
 Definition
pink, light red
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carnival
 Definition
a festival
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carnivore
 Definition
eats just meat
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corporal
 Definition
high level
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corporation
 Definition
big company
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corpse
 Definition
dead body
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corpulence
 Definition
big body
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corpuscle
 Definition
particles of blood
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corsage
 Definition
flowers
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espirit de corps
 Definition
enthusiasm of body or group
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incorporate
 Definition
unite or bring together
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reincarnation
 Definition
rebirth into a new form
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carn/corp
 Definition
body
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concurrent
 Definition
happening at the same time
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corridor
 Definition
a long hallway
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corsair
 Definition
pirate
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courier
 Definition
letter deliverer
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courser
 Definition
swift running horse
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current
 Definition
happening now
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curricular
 Definition
in free time
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cursory
 Definition
rapidly happening
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discursive
 Definition
wrongful
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incur
 Definition
guess
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incursion
 Definition
accident
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precursor
 Definition
forerunner
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recourse
 Definition
happening repeatedly
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recurrent
 Definition
happening at the same time
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succor
 Definition
comfort
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curr/curs/cours
 Definition
run
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cycl/orb
 Definition
circle
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cycle
 Definition
a process
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cyclone
 Definition
exact same
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cyclops
 Definition
giant with one eye
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cyclostomes
 Definition
circular mouth
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encyclopedia
 Definition
writing with information
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exorbitant
 Definition
extreme
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orbit
 Definition
circular path
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orb
 Definition
circular form
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periorbital
 Definition
around the eye
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recycle
 Definition
find a new use
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tricycle
 Definition
bicycle with three wheels
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unicycle
 Definition
bicycle with one wheel
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arch
 Definition
ruler
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anarchy
 Definition
no laws, no rules
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archaeology
 Definition
study of ancient times
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archaic
 Definition
old, ancient
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archetype
 Definition
original patterns
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archipelago
 Definition
chief sea, any sea interspread with islands
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architects
 Definition
builders
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archive
 Definition
public records
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arch rival
 Definition
enemy
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hierarchy
 Definition
government based on social class
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matriarch
 Definition
female ruler
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oligarchy
 Definition
government ruled by few
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patriarch
 Definition
male ruler
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min
 Definition
small
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diminish
 Definition
to cause to appear less
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mince
 Definition
cut up into small pieces
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miniature
 Definition
small in size
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minify
 Definition
make smaller
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minimally
 Definition
barely adequate
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minimum
 Definition
smallest amount possible
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minion
 Definition
a worker
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miniscule
 Definition
very tiny
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minor
 Definition
under age
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minority
 Definition
a small majority
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minuet
 Definition
A dance marked by small steps
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minus
 Definition
take off of
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minute
 Definition
small amount of time
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minutia
 Definition
minor details
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anthro/homo
 Definition
human
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anthropocentric
 Definition
man is number one
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anthropology
 Definition
study of humans
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anthropometry
 Definition
size of the body
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anthropomorphize
 Definition
morph
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homage
 Definition
respect
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homicide
 Definition
a killing
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homo sapiens
 Definition
human beings
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humane
 Definition
proper behaviors
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humanitarium
 Definition
having concern for people
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humanity
 Definition
the human kind
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misanthrope
 Definition
mean
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philanthropic
 Definition
showing concern for humanity
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philanthropist
 Definition
person who practices
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port
 Definition
carry
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deportation
 Definition
Act of carrying another away from the country
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deportation
 Definition
Act of carrying another away from the country
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export
 Definition
move out
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portable
 Definition
able to carry around
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portage
 Definition
Act of carrying boats/goods overload
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portal
 Definition
able to walk through
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portcullis
 Definition
Sliding iron door hanging over a castle entrance
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porter
 Definition
carries luggage
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portiere
 Definition
Curtain hanging across a doorway
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portmanteau
 Definition
large suitcase
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support
 Definition
hold up
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transport
 Definition
to move
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phon
 Definition
sound
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antiphony
 Definition
Musical answers sung back and forth
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aphoria
 Definition
loss of voice
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cacophany
 Definition
lots of sounds
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euphony
 Definition
beautiful sounds
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homophone
 Definition
sounds alike/rhymes
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microphone
 Definition
used to make sounds louder
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phonate
 Definition
vocalize
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phonics
 Definition
science of sounds
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phonolite
 Definition
type of volcanic rock
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phonology
 Definition
Study of fidtribution of speech
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symphony
 Definition
played together
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xylophone
 Definition
an instrument
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