english vocabulary set 15
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- ROOT: Latin for: to limit, boundary, or limit
- term/termin
- indeterminate
- vague; not precisely determined
- interminable
- seeming to have no end; tiresome; drawn out
- terminal
- relating to an end or limit; fatal
- terminology
- words with specialized or precise meanings used in a particular field
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ROOT:
Latin for: to conquer or overcome. - vinc/vict
- evince
- to show or reveal; to be outward evidence of
- invincible
- incapable of being conquered or overcame
- provincial
- lacking polish, culture, and broad experience
- victimize
- trick; decive; or injure
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ROOT:
Greek word for ball - sphere
- stratosphere
- very high; the highest region; the earth's atmosphere from 7-31 miles
- biosphere
- living things and their environment
- hemisphere
- half the global sphere as divided by the equator or a meridian
- spherical
- shaped like a ball
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ROOT:
Latin for: to turn or to turn around - vert/vers
- divert
- to turn from one purpose to another
- perverse
- corrupt; improper; incorrect
- avert
- to turn away or aside (especially one's eyes); to prevent
- versatile
- having many uses; turning easily from one skill to another
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ROOT:
The Greek word for: shape - morph
- amorphous
- without a definite form or shape
- anthropomorphic
- described as having human form or traits
- metamorphosis
- a physical change ( especially one that is supernaturally caused)
- morphology
- the study of the structure and form of plants and animals
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ROOT:
Latin root meaning: shape or form - form
- conform
- to be similar; to be in agreement or harmony; to follow the same customs
- formality
- the following of formal or conventional rules; a required custom
- formative
- constructive; having to do with important growth or development
- format
- the shape and general makeup of something; a general plan
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ROOT:
Latin for: to look at.
English root meaning is equal to: to guide, guard, or teach - tut/tui
- intuition
- quick insight; the power of knowing somethig without mental effort
- tuition
- the act of teaching; the cost of instruction
- tutelage
- instruction or guidance of an individual
- tutorial
- a class for a small group of students; an instructional program about a specific subject
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ROOT:
Latin for: to teach - doc/doct
- doctrine
- an official principle, opinion, or belief
- docile
- easily taught or led; obedient
- indoctrinate
- to teach basics or fundamentals; to fill someone with particular opinion
- document
- a paper that provides evidence, information, or proof about something