Transcript WWW List #4

Next Quiz – Friday, October 24
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Bene - Good
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Benefit: something that is good/an
advantage
Benign: gracious or good
Corp - Body
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Corpse: a dead body
Corporation: group of people
regarded as one body
Dorm - Sleep
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Dormitory: where college students
sleep
Dormant: in a sleep-like state
Pater - Father
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Patriarch: the father of the family
Paternal: fatherly
Amphi - Both
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Amphibian: can live both on land
and in water
Amphitheater: spectators “on both
sides” (all around)
Eu - Good
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Eulogy: good things to say in
honor of someone who’s passed
away
Euphemism: a better way to
phrase something
Ex: “to pass away” instead of “to
die”
Phobia - Fear
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Acrophobia: fear of heights
Hydrophobia: fear of water
Ortho - Straight
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Orthodontist: a person who
straightens your teeth (with braces)
Orthodox: following accepted
(“straight”) beliefs
Put - Think
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Computer: info brought together
to “think through” a question
Dispute: to think differently from
another
Ver - True
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Verify: to make sure it is true
Verdict: to “say” what is
true/what will happen
Matri - Mother
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Matriarch: mother of the family
Maternity: motherhood
Morph - Shape
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Morphology: the study of the
shape of things
(biology or linguistics)
Amorphous: no shape
Vest - Clothes
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Vestry: a specific room in a church
for changing into robes
Vest: a type of clothing
Pond - Weight
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Ponder: to weight the answers
Pound: a measurement of weight
Nov - New
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Novice: one who is new at
something
Renovate: to make new again
Punct - Point
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Punctuation: marks or “points”
used in sentences to clarify
meaning
Puncture: a small hole caused by a
point
Ject - Throw
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Interject: to throw in a thought
Eject: to throw out
Tion – Act or State
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Completion: the act of finishing
something
Production: the act of producing
something
Loco - Place
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Location: “state of” being in a
specific place
Dislocate: moving a bone away
from its placement/position
Dox - Opinion
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Orthodox: following accepted
(“straight”) opinions
Paradox: contradicting
opinion/idea (example: I am
nobody)
Magn - Great
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Magnificent: great, excellent
Magna Carta: Latin for “Great
Charter”(important document to
Medieval England)
Endo - Within
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Endoskeleton: internal skeleton
(humans vs. lobsters)
Endothermic: a chemical process
that absorbs heat within an object
Mega - Large
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Megaphone: a large object that
amplifies sound
Megahertz: a large amount of
hertz ( measures radio
transmission frequency)
Pop - People
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Population: a group of people
Popular: liked by people
Sangui - Blood
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Sanguine: a blood-red color
Sanguinary: causing much
bloodshed