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ww2
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9th Grade
10/21/2013

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Term
-archy

Monarchy:
Definition
government

an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
Term
-ard

Dullard:
Definition
always

a person who evokes boredom
Term
-cide

Patricide:
Definition
kill

a person who murders their father
Term
-ician

Technician:
Definition
specialist

someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
Term
-itis

Dermatitis:
Definition
inflammation

inflammation of the skin
Term
aqua-

Aquatic:
Definition
water

operating or living or growing in water
Term
audi-

Auditory:
Definition
hear

of or relating to the process of hearing
Term
bell-

Belligerent:
Definition
war

hostile or aggressive
Term
cap-

Captives:
Definition
take

a prisoner
Term
-cise

Incised:
Definition
cut

cut or impressed into a surface
Term
bio-

Biomorphic:
Definition
life

a painted, drawn, or sculpted free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism
Term
auto-

autobiography:
Definition
self

a biography of yourself
Term
port-

Porter:
Definition
carry

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
Term
-scrib

Inscribe:
Definition
write

write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
Term
-ology

Entomology:
Definition
science

the branch of zoology that studies insects
Term
-dict

Indictment:
Definition
say

an accusation of wrongdoing
Term
cred-

Credulous:
Definition
believe

showing a lack of judgement or judgement
Term
cent-

Centipede:
Definition
one hundred

chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs the foremost being modified into poison fangs
Term
neo-

Neophyte:
Definition
new

any new participant in some activity
Term
ad-

Adhesive:
Definition
to

a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Term
-cede

Recede:
Definition
go

move back and away from
Term
miss-

Missionary:
Definition
send

someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
Term
-centri

Concentric:
Definition
center

having a common center
Term
biblio-

Bibliophile:
Definition
book

someone who loves (usually collects) books
Term
-anthropo

Misanthropist:
Definition
man

someone who dislikes people in general
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