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WW List 34
Roots, Words, And Word Definitions
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9th Grade
09/22/2011
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Term
dict
obiter dictum
 Definition
(say)
passing remark
Term
bas
abase
 Definition
(low)
to lower
Term
nihil
nihilism
 Definition
(nothing)
belief in nothing
Term
muta
mutatis mutandis
 Definition
(change)
with necessary changes
Term
terr
terra incognita
 Definition
(land)
unknown land
Term
cogn
terra incognita
 Definition
(know)
unknown land
Term
re
retort
 Definition
(again)
swift reply
Term
super supersede
 Definition
(above) replace
Term
de
declaim
 Definition
(down)
speak rhetorically
Term
gram
epigram
 Definition
(writing)
witty comment
Term
obit
obiter dictum
 Definition
(death)
passing remark
Term
sequ
obsequious
 Definition
(follow)
servilely following
Term
path
pathetic fallacy
 Definition
(feeling)
ascribing feelings to things
Term
ism
nahilism
 Definition
(doctrine)
belief in nothing
Term
inter
interstices
 Definition
(between)
small space
Term
in
inanimate
 Definition
(in or not)
lifeless
Term
sed
sedate
 Definition
(sit)
calm
Term
tort
retort
 Definition
(twist)
swift reply
Term
anim
inanimate
 Definition
(mind)
lifeless
Term
epi
epigram
 Definition
(on)
witty comment
Term
ob
obsequious
 Definition
(against)
servilely following
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