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Word Meaning:
someone with too much excitement, perhaps crazy
Fun Fact:
Fewer words begin with Z than with any other letter except X.
Related words: zenith, zero, zephyr
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Word Meaning:
fear or strong dislike of books
Root: biblio
(phobia=fear)
Root Meaning:
books
Related words: bibliography, bibliomania,
biblioklept, bibliophile
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Word Meaning:
to slow something down or get in the way of progress
Root: ped
Root Meaning:
foot
Related words: expedite, impediment,
expedition, pedal
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Word Meaning:
treasurer or person who holds the money
in an organization
Root: burs
(ar=a person who)
Root Meaning:
purse
Related words: bursa, bursitis, disburse,
disbursement, reimburse
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Word Meaning:
something given to counteract a poison
Root: anti
(dote=give)
Root Meaning:
against
Related words: overdose, doting
NOT: anecdote=short, funny story
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Word Meaning:
to tease or torment by presenting something desired and keeping it out of
reach
Root: tant
Root Meaning:
as much as
Related words: tantamount
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Word Meaning:
a feeling of pity or sorrow toward a person or situation
Root: path
Root Meaning:
feeling or sensitive
Related words: sympathy, apathy, antipathy,
sociopath
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Word Meaning:
to seek favor or to present in a pleasing manner
Root: grat
(in= in or not)
Root Meaning:
pleasing or grace
Related words: grateful, gratitude,
gratuity, gratis, congratulate
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Word Meaning:
to slant in a direction or position; odd; bend
Root: liquis
Root Meaning:
to turn aside; elbow
Related words: not a right triangle, muscles attached to 1 end of a bone
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Word Meaning:
city of the dead; cemetery
Root: necro
(polis=city)
Root Meaning:
dead
Related words: necrophobia, necrology, politician, cosmopolitan
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Word Meaning:
unit of hearing
Root: dec
Root Meaning:
ten
Related words: decagon, decimeter, December,
decathlon, decade
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Word Meaning:
an attempt to kill off a whole race or
political or cultural group
Root: gen
(cide=killing)
Root Meaning:
race or kind
Related words: gender, general, generation,
insecticide, suicide
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Word Meaning:
ancient Chinese practice of harmonizing buildings, rooms, and gardens with
nature
Root: feng
(shui=water)
Root Meaning:
wind
Related words: chow, kowtow, gung ho
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Word Meaning:
the graduate with the 2nd highest rank or grade score
Root: salu
Root Meaning:
health
Related words: salutatory, salute, salutation, salubrious,
salvation, valedictorian
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Word Meaning:
setting people free from being owned by someone else
Root: man
(e=out or not)
Root Meaning:
hand
Related words: manager, management, manufacture, manuscript, manual labor
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Monday, April 13, 2020
Week of April 13 Review Words 16-30
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