Direct democracy

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Lesson 1

• Direct democracy people govern themselves
  instead of representatives
• Indirect democracy people elect representatives
  to speak for them (The United States is an
  indirect democracy).

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Lesson 2

• Advert verb, to call attention to something
• Avert verb, to turn away

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Lesson 3

• Bell- Latin root, war
• Bellicose adjective, warlike, aggressive,
  quarrelsome
• Antebellum adjective, refers to times before
  the war, especially the Civil War

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Lesson 4

• Bicameral adjective, government term, meaning
  having two branches, chambers, or houses
• Impeachment noun, process of bringing formal
  changes against a public official

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Lesson 5

• Affection noun, fondness, devotion
• Affectation noun, phoniness, pretension,
  artificiality

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Lesson 6

• Pac- Latin root, peace, agree
• Plac- Latin root appease
• Placate verb, to calm or satisfy
• Pacifist noun, person who opposes war or
  violence

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Lesson 7

• Pro tempore Latin term, for the time being,
  for a little while
• Writ of habeas corpus Latin legal term, a
  prisoner has the right to know why he or she is
  in jail and to be brought before a judge

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Lesson 8

• Common adjective, shared
• Mutual adjective, reciprocal

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Lesson 9

• Hosp- Latin root, guest
• Inhospitable adjective, unfriendly, uninviting,
  unwelcome
• Hospice noun, place or program for pilgrims,
  strangers, terminally ill find shelter, rest,or
  treatment

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Lesson 10

• Quorum noun, number of persons needed at a
  meeting in order for business to take place
• Caucus noun, meeting organized to further the
  special interests of the group in US politics

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Lesson 11

• Ambiguous adjective, having a double meaning,
  unclear, uncertain
• Ambivalent adjective, having conflicting feels
  or attitudes about something

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Lesson 12

• Amare Latin root, to love
• Amiable adjective, affable, pleasant,
  good-natured
• Amicable adjective, showing goodwill and
  friendliness, less personal than amiable

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Lesson 13

• Lobby noun, special group that tries to
  influence legislation
• Census noun, official count of people in any
  given place

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Lesson 14

• Can helping verb, to be able to
• May helping verb, to be permitted to

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Lesson 15

• Contemptible adjective, deserving scorn, more
  of a personality than an action
• Contemptuous adjective, showing scorn, scornful

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Lesson 16

• Crim- Latin root, fault, crime, accusation
• To incriminate verb, to show evidence or
  involvement of a crime
• Recrimination noun, a counter accusation

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Lesson 17

• Consul noun, official appointed by a government
  to look after the welfare and commercial
  interests of its citizen in foreign countries
• State of the union message noun, speech given
  by the President to Congress at the beginning of
  each session to recommend ways to improve the
  condition of the nation.

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Lesson 18

• To censor verb, to edit, remove something
  considered objectionable
• To censure verb, to condemn or blame

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Lesson 19

• Prob- Latin root, upright, honorable, suggests
  honesty or integrity
• Approbation noun, praise or commendation
• Probity noun, integrity, honesty, uprightness

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Lesson 20

• Pocket veto noun, occurs when the President
  holds a bill unsigned until Congress is no longer
  in session
• Ex post facto adjective, made or done after
  something has occurred but having retroactive
  effect

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Lesson 21

• i.e. - Latin term, that is to say, used with
  equivalent terms
• The class will study the document that governs
  the United States, i.e. the Constitution.
• e.g. - Latin term, for example, means that
  there are some examples listed, but more exist.
• There are some young teachers in the school, e.g.
  Mrs. Scaramucci, Mrs. Marcou, and Ms. Bradford.

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Lesson 22

• Judicial adjective, having to do with a court
  of law or the administration of justice.
• The judicial branch of government interprets the
  law.
• Jurisdiction noun, the range or extent of
  authority power.
• The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over
  ambassadors, public ministers, and consuls.
• Judicious adjective, having or exercising good
  judgement wise sensible
• The general was a judicious commander of troops.

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Lesson 23

• Appellate adjective, having to do with an
  appeal or call for help.
• A higher court is an appellate court.
• To apportion verb, to give out fair
  parts/portions
• Mrs. Scaramucci will apportion out the pizza so
  she will receive an extra slice.
• Appropriation noun, something, usually money,
  set aside for a specific purpose
• Part of Mrs. Scaramucci's check goes to an
  appropriation for paying her mortgage and house
  bills.

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Lesson 24

• Lev- Latin root, to lighten, raise
• Alleviate verb, to relieve, diminish, lighten
• Levity noun, frivolity, giddiness, lack of
  appropriate seriousness

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Lesson 25

• Amendment noun, act of changing by correction,
  deletion, or addition.
• Constitutional amendment change made after the
  Constitution was ratified.
• First ten amendments Bill of Rights
• Suffrage noun, the right to vote

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Lesson 26

• Delusion noun, persistent false belief
• Illusion noun, false belief by
  misinterpretation of things that actually exist
• Allusion noun, casual or indirect meaning of
  something

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Lesson 27

• Grav- Latin root, weighty, serious, heavy
• Gravid adjective, enlarged with something
• Gravity noun, weighty importance of something
• To gravitate verb, to be drawn toward something

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Lesson 28

• cicerone noun, one who guides sightseers
  through a museum or other interesting landmark
• To hector to bully, intimidate, torment

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Lesson 29

• Hung jury noun, a jury that cannot agree on a
  verdict of a person accused of a crime
• Filibuster noun, method of delaying or stopping
  action on a legislative issue by the use of long
  speeches or prolonged debate
• To filibuster verb, to obstruct legislative
  action by long speeches or debate

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Lesson 30

• Faze verb, to perturb, disturb, or fluster
• Phase noun, a period or stage verb, to
  introduce in stages

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Lesson 31

• Hedonism noun, theory that pleasure is the
  highest good
• Driven by hedonism, the crazy teacher spent her
  days at gourmet restaurants and making
  extravagant
• Nestor noun, leader in his/her own field
• Nestor comes from the Iliad, as he was one of the
  oldest and wisest Greek warriors of Troy.

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Lesson 32

• Conscience noun, sense of right and wrong
• In order to maintain a clear conscience, the
  customer returned the excess change to the
  salesclerk.
• Conscientious adjective, guided by one's
  conscience.
• The conscientious nurse attended to her patients
  tenderly and carefully.
• Consciousness noun, awareness of one's
  surroundings.
• Public consciousness of the politician's
  dishonesty changed the overall outlook of the
  election.
• Conscious adjective, aware or cognizant
• The nurse was conscious of the patient's need for
  attention.

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Lesson 33

• Stentorian adjective, loud and powerful sound
• Spartan adjective simple, frugal, and
  disciplined

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Lesson 34

• Et al. - Latin, et alii, and others
• Used for referencing additional people
• Etc. - Latin, et cetera, and others
• Used for referencing additional things.

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Lesson 35

• Krat- Greek root, power
• Demos- Greek root, people
• Democracy noun, rule by the people
• Aristocracy noun, powerful nobility
• Bureaucrat noun, appointed government official
• Plutocrat noun, one who has power because of
  his or her wealth

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Lesson 36

• Stoic adjective, indifferent to pain and
  pleasurenoun, someone who is indifferent to pain
  and pleasure
• Sybartic adjective, extravagant and hedonistic
  with pleasure

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Lesson 37

• Felicitious adjective, appropriate or fitting
• Fortuitous adjective, happening or produced by
  chance accidental lucky

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Lesson 38

• Ven-/vent- Latin root, to come
• Advent noun, coming, arrival
• To intervene verb, to come between, to mediate
  between two groups

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Lesson 39

• Implicit adjective, implied or hinted at
• Explicit adjective, clear and definite

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Lesson 40

• Cap-/cep-/cip- Latin roots, to take or seize
• Perceptible adjective, noticeable, able to be
  taken in through the sense
• Susceptible adjective, vulnerable, liable, open
  to influence

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Lesson 41

• All ready completely prepared
• Already before, has happened previously
• All right satisfactory
• Alright not a real word
• Altogether entirely, completely
• All together in a group

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Lesson 42

• Ag- Latin root, go, drive, lead, do
• Agenda noun, list of things that need to be
  done
• Agitate verb, to stir or excite

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Lesson 43

• Fin- Latin root, end, boundary
• Finale noun, last part or conclusion of any
  performance or course of action
• Finite adjective, having definite limits or
  boundaries

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Lesson 44

• Any way in any manner
• Anyway in any case, nevertheless
• Anyways not a proper word

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Lesson 45

• Ject- Latin root, throw, hurl
• Conjecture noun, theory based on few facts
• Trajectory noun, curved path taken by a
  projectile, such as a missile, meteor, or bullet

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Lesson 46

• To compose verb, to make up, to constitute
• To comprise verb, to include, to consist of
• Is compromised of not a proper phrase

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Lesson 47

• Tract- Latin root, to drag or draw
• Retraction noun, withdrawal or taking back of
  something previously said
• Intractable adjective, not easily drawn back or
  controlled, stubborn

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Lesson 48

• Any one a particular person or thing
• Anyone anybody
• Every one each one in a group, one
• Everyone the group as a whole, all

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Lesson 49

• Duc- Latin root, to lead
• Conducive adjective, tending to promote or
  encourage
• Deduction noun, conclusion made by reasoning
  subtraction

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Lesson 50

• Envelop verb, to wrap up, surround, or cover
  completely
• Envelope noun, wrapper or container, used
  especially for mailing letters

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Lesson 51

• Sec-/sequi- Latin root, to follow
• Consequential adjective, following as an effect
  or conclusion
• Sequence noun, fixed condition or order of one
  thing following directly after another

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Lesson 52

• Disinterested -adjective, impartial, neutral,
  impassionate
• Disinterested not choosing a side
• Uninterested adjective, indifferent,
  unconcerned
• Uninterested doesn't care, more negative

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Lesson 53

• Apollonian adjective, harmonious, serene,
  well-balanced, rational, calm
• Bacchanalian adjective, frenzied, riotous,
  wanton, debauched

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Lesson 54

• Biannual adjective, twice a year
• Biennial adjective, every two years
• Bimonthly adjective, either twice a month or
  every two months
• Biweekly adjective, either twice a week or
  every two weeks

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Lesson 55

• Delphic adjective, unclear, ambiguous, obscure
• Dionysian adjective, wildly, uninhibited,
  frenzied, unrestrained, undisciplined

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Lesson 56

• Flair noun, natural talent
• Flare noun, a flame or bright blaze of light
• Flare verb, to blaze with a sudden burst of
  flame

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Lesson 57

• Jovial adjective, merry and jolly
• Mercurial adjective, unpredictable, changeable,
  volatile, fickle

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Lesson 58

• Libel noun, act or crime of damaging a person's
  reputation by way of pictures, signs, or
  written/printed words
• Slander noun, act or crime of uttering a false
  and malicious statement about another person

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Lesson 59

• Ambi- Latin root, on both sides, around
• Amphi- Greek root, on both sides, around
• Ambivalent adjective, having conflicting
  feelings or attitudes about an object
• Ambidextrous adjective, able to use both left
  and right hands with equal ease
• Ambient adjective, completely surrounding,
  encompassing

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Lesson 60

• Tortuous adjective, full of bends, twists, and
  turns
• Torturous adjective, painful and agonizing

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Lesson 61

• ep-/eph-/epi- Greek prefixes, on, upon, in
  addition to
• Ephemeral adjective, lasting for a day,
  fleeting, momentary
• Epidermis noun, outer layer of skin

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Lesson 62

• Prim- Latin prefix, first
• Examples primary, primer, primate, primitive
• Primogenture noun, being the first born child
  historically as the rights of the parents' estate
  going to the firstborn son.
• Primal adjective, original, first in importance

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Lesson 63

• Prone lying with your face down, planking
  naturally inclined, likely, disposed
• Supine lying on your back with the face turned
  upward having moral or mental indifference,
  apathetic

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Lesson 64

• Modus operandi Latin, a manner of work, a
  method of operation
• Modus vivendi Latin, a manner of living, a
  practical arrangement that is acceptable to all
  concerned

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Lesson 65

• Loath adjective, reluctant and unwilling
• Loathe verb, to detest or hate

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Lesson 66

• Ad hoc - for a specific and limited purpose
• Ad hominem - using prejudice and emotion rather
  than intellect or reason

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Lesson 67

• Grisly adjective, causing horror, revulsion, or
  fear, gruesome
• Grizzly adjective, grayish

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Lesson 68

• Vor- Latin root, to eat
• Carnivorous adjective, meat-eating
• Herbivorous adjective, plant-eating

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Lesson 69

• Lightning noun, brilliant electrical discharge
  in the atmosphere
• Lightening adjective, making lighter or
  brighter making less heavy, reducing the weight
  or load

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Lesson 70

• Cred- Latin root, believe
• Credence noun, belief
• Credulity noun, willingness to believe, accept,
  or trust without sufficient evidence, gullibility

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Lesson 71

• Noisome adjective, offensive, especially to the
  smell
• Noisy adjective, making noise or racket

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Lesson 72

• Literally adjective, word for word, in the
  literal or strict sense
• Figuratively adjective, involving a figure of
  speech, metaphorically, not literally

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Lesson 73

• Fid- Latin root, faith
• Affidavit noun, written declaration certified
  before a judge or other authority
• Fiduciary noun, person chosen to manage the
  property or affairs of another adjective,
  relating to something held in trust

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Lesson 74

• Curr-/curs- Latin verb, to run
• Cursory adjective, hasty, rapid, superficial,
  not thorough
• Concurrent adjective, happening simultaneously

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Lesson 75

• Limp
• Noun, lame movement or gait
• Verb, to walk lamely or with an uneven gait
• Adjective, lacking firmness, wilted
• Limpid adjective, clear, transparent

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Lesson 76

• Flect-/flex- Latin root, to bend
• Flexor noun, muscle that bends or flexes the
  body
• To genuflect verb, to bend the knee, as in
  worship or respect

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Lesson 77

• To denote verb, to be an indication or sign of
• To connote verb, to imply or suggest a meaning
  in addition to the literal meaning

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Lesson 78

• Post- Latin prefix, after
• Posterior adjective, situated towards the back
  noun, the buttocks
• Posthumous adjective, occurring after one's
  death

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Lesson 79

• Flaunt verb, to make a bold, conspicious, gaudy
  display in public
• Flout verb, to treat with contempt or disdain

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Lesson 80

• Odyssey noun, a long journey of wanderings full
  of adventures and trials
• Penelope noun, a patient, perfect, and faithful
  wife

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Lesson 81

• Gerrymandering noun, practice of redrawing
  boundary lines of voting districts in order to
  favorite a certain party's candidates
• Constituent noun, one who elects another as a
  representative in public office

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Lesson 82

• Later comparative form of the adjective/adverb
  late
• Latter referring to the second of two things
  mentioned

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Lesson 83

• Eminent domain noun, government's right to take
  land for public use
• Enacting clause - be it enacted by the Senate
  and the House of Representatives is the enacting
  clause on each bill before Congress

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Lesson 84

• Procrustean adjective, taking no account of
  individual differences cruelly making everything
  the same forcing conformity
• Protean adjective, readily assuming different
  shapes variable

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Lesson 85

• Ascent noun, upward movement
• Assent verb, to express agreement

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Lesson 86

• Warrant
• noun, an authorization, justification, or
  sanction
• verb, to approve officially, authorize, sanction
• Writ noun, legal document ordering the person
  or persons named in it to do or refrain from
  doing a specific act

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Lesson 87

• Prohibition noun, legal restriction of the
  manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for
  common consumption
• The 18th Amendment instated prohibition.
• Bootleg verb, to make, sell, or transport
  illegally
• When there was prohibition in the United States,
  people would bootleg alcohol.

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Lesson 88

• Premier
• noun, a prime minister in certain European
  countries
• adjective, first in position, rank, or authority
• Premiere noun, first public showing of a movie,
  drama, opera, etc.

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Lesson 89

• Repeal verb, to revoke or withdrawal
• Used as To repeal a law or a tax
• Appeal noun, formal request made by a person or
  an institution regarding the correctness of a
  judgement or ruling

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Lesson 90

• Alliteration noun, repetition of the same
  initial/first letter
• Assonance noun, repetition of same vowel sounds
  in a series of words
• Consonance noun, repetition of same consonant
  sounds in a series of words

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Lesson 91

• Mal- Latin prefix, bad
• Malodorous adjective, having an unpleasant or
  offensive odor
• Malevolent adjective, doing or desiring to do
  evil or harm to others

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Lesson 92

• Cata- from the Greek word kata, meaning down
  or against
• Cataclysm noun, a violent change or sudden
  upheaval
• Catapult noun, ancient military weapon used for
  hurling stones, arrows, or other missiles
• Catacomb noun, underground cemetery

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Lesson 93

• Cata- Greek prefix, down, against
• Cataclysm noun, violent change, sudden upheaval
• Catapult noun, ancient military weapon for
  hurling stones, arrows, or other missiles
• Catacomb noun, underground cemetery

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Lesson 94

• Deca-/deka- Latin/Greek prefix, ten
• Dekameter - noun, length of ten meters
• Decapod - noun, crustacean with five pairs of
  legs
• Decade noun, period of ten years
• Decathlon noun, series of ten track and field
  events

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Lesson 95

• To download verb, to retrieve a file on the
  Internet
• Cache noun, storage place on the hard drive for
  recently-used Internet information
• Encryption noun, coding or scrambling of
  information in a file so that I can only be
  decoded and read by someone who has the correct
  decoding key

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Lesson 96

• Multi- Latin prefix, many
• Multiply verb, to make many or increase the
  number
• Multivitamin noun, has several vitamins in one
  capsule
• Multiped noun, many-footed
• Multitude noun, a great many

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Lesson 97

• Ambi- Latin prefix, both, around
• Ambisinister adjective, clumsy with both hands
• Ambidextrous adjective, skillful with both
  hands
• Ambilateral adjective, refers to both sides
• Ambiversion noun, personality that exhibits
  both extroversion and introversion
• Ambivalent adjective, having conflicting
  feelings or attitudes

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Lesson 98

• Template noun, pre-formatted file used as a
  starting point for a new document
• Pixels noun, short for picture elements, the
  tiny dots that make up pictures on computer
  displays
• Resolution noun, how fine an image a monitor
  can display and a printer can print
• Server noun, computer that serves information
  to other computers connected to it.

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Lesson 99

• Soli- Latin prefix, alone, single, sole
• Soliloquy noun, speech in which one is speaking
  to oneself
• Solitude noun, state of being or living alone
• Solitaire noun, card game played by one person
• Solo noun, performance or action done by only
  one person

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Lesson 100

• Circum- Latin prefix, around or round about
• Circumference noun, boundary around a circular
  area
• Circumvent verb, to go around
• Circumspect adjective, watchful, prudent
• Circumnavigate verb, to fly or sail around
  something

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Lesson 101

• Para- Greek prefix, beside or near
• Parasite noun, animal or plant that lives on or
  in another organism of a different species, from
  which the parasite obtains its food
• Parallel adjective, extending in the same
  direction and remaining the same distance apart
  at every point
• Paragon noun, model of excellence
• Paradigm noun, pattern or example

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Lesson 102

• Upload verb, opposite of download, send file
  from computer to server
• Spam noun, unsolicited junk email
• Webmaster noun, person in charge of maintaining
  a website
• Firewall noun, security feature

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Lesson 103

• Audi- Latin prefix, sounds within human hearing
  range
• Audible adjective, capable of being heard
• Audience noun, group of listeners at an event
• Audition noun, trial hearing given to vocalist
  or actor
• Audiologist noun, person who evaluates one's
  hearing

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Lesson 104

• Con-, Com-, Co-, Col-, Cor- Latin prefixes
  meaning with or together
• Convene verb, to come together
• Commingle verb, to mix together or combine
• Coadjutor noun, works with another employee as
  an assistant
• Collateral noun, security provided when
  applying for a loan
• Correlate verb, to show a meaningful connection
  between

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Lesson 105

• Contra- Latin prefix, against
• Contradict verb, to speak against
• Contraband noun, goods illegally imported or
  exported
• Contravene verb, to go against or oppose
  something
• Contrast noun, comparison to show the
  differences
• Contralateral adjective, referring to part of
  the human body on opposite sides

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Lesson 106

• Dis- Latin prefix, apart, away, opposite of
• Disarray noun, out of order
• Disappoint verb, to fail to meet expectations
• Disbelief noun, lack of or refusal to believe
• Dishearten verb, to discourage
• Disown verb, to refuse to recognize as one's own

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Lesson 107

• Extra-/extro- Latin prefix, outside of or
  beyond
• Extracurricular adjective, outside of the
  regular school curriculum
• Extrovert noun, outgoing sociable person
• Extraordinary adjective, not usual
• Extrasensory adjective, things outside of one's
  normal perception
• Extrospection noun, observation of things
  outside oneself

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Lesson 108

• Inter- Latin prefix, between or among
• Interscholastic adjective, between schools
• Interfere verb, to concern oneself with other
  people's affairs without having been asked
• Intervene verb, to come between certain events
  or points in time
• Intercept verb, to catch between

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Lesson 109

• Trans- Latin prefix, across, beyond, through
• Transmit verb, to send or to forward
• Transcontinental adjective, across a continent
• Transcend verb, to rise above or to go beyond
• Transfix verb, to pierce through or impale

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Lesson 110

• Omni- Latin prefix, all
• Omniscient adjective, having all knowledge
• Omnipotent adjective, having complete or
  unlimited power
• Omnifarious adjective, all kinds, types, or
  forms
• Omnivorous adjective, eating all types of foods

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Lesson 111

• Loqu- Latin root, speak
• Soliloquy noun, the act of talking to oneself.
• Colloquy noun, formal conversation, discussion,
  or conference
• Loquacious adjective, excessively talkative