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English
12th Grade
08/30/2012

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tax, tact
Definition
arrangement; order
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tox, toxic
Definition
poison
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dox
Definition
belief; opinion
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paed, ped
Definition
child; instruction
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athl
Definition
prize
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kine, kino, cinem, cinemat
Definition
movement
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sept, seps
Definition
poison (from decay)
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proto-
Definition
first
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deutero-
Definition
second
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tri-
Definition
three
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tetra-
Definition
four
Term
penta-
Definition
five
Term
hexa-
Definition
six
Term
hepta-
Definition
seven
Term
octo-
Definition
eight
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ennea-
Definition
nine
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deka-, deca-, dec-
Definition
ten
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hecato-, hecatom-, hecaton-, hect-
Definition
hundred
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kilo-
Definition
thousand
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myriad-
Definition
ten thousand
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tactics
Definition
An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
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toxic
Definition
Poisonous substances
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orthodox
Definition
(of a person or their views, esp. religious or political ones) Conforming to what is accepted as right or true: "orthodox Hindus".
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pediatric
Definition
of or relating to the medical care of children
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encyclopedia
Definition
A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
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pentathlon
Definition
an athletic contest consisting of five different events
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kinetic
Definition
Of, relating to, or resulting from motion.
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antiseptic
Definition
An antiseptic compound or preparation.
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prototype
Definition
A first or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.
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Deuteronomy
Definition
The fifth book of the Bible, containing a recapitulation of the Ten Commandments and much of the Mosaic law.
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decade
Definition
A period of ten years.
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kilometer
Definition
A metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters.
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syntax
Definition
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
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taxidermy
Definition
The art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals with lifelike effect.
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orthopedic
Definition
of or relating to orthopedics
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