7/8 reading vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 super, sur | above, over |
| supernatural | above natural things |
| surtax | additional tax |
| cad, cas | to fall |
| cascade | waterfal |
| decadent | deteriorating; falling down |
| ac, acr | sharp |
| acrimonious | bitter; caustic |
| acerbity | bitterness of temper |
| alter | other |
| altruistic | unselfish; considering others |
| alter ego | a second self |
| ann, enn | year |
| biennial | every years |
| perennial | present all year; persisting for several years |
| aud, audit | to hear |
| audible | able to be heard |
| audience | group that hears |
| ben, bon | good |
| benefactor | one who does good deeds |
| bonus | something extra above regular pay |
| cid, cis | to cut, to kill |
| incision | a surgical cut |
| homicide | killing a human being |
| fratricide | killing a brothr |
| deb, debit | to owe |
| debt | something owed |
| indebtedness | debt |
| dic, dict | to say |
| abdicate | renounce |
| verdict | statement of the jury |
| eu | good, well, beautiful |
| eulogize | praise |
| euphemism | pleasant way of saying something blunt |
| eupeptci | having good digestion |
| fall, fals | to deceive3 |
| fallacious | misleading |
| infallible | not prone to error, perfect |
| falsify | lie |
| fin | end, limit |
| confine | keep within limits |
| finite | having definite limits |
| infinite | without limits |
| mono | one |
| monotheism | belief in one go |
| monarchy | rule by one leader |
| inter | between |
| intervene | come between |
| international | between nations |
| Did the king _________________from the throne so that he could marry a divorced American woman? | abdicate |
| Mother Teresa was a humanitarian who was very ______________with the poor in India. | altruistic |
| The photographer took several pictures of the ______________in Hawaii that fell into the Pacific Ocean. | cascade |
| A ___________ was added to the price of the imports sold in the United States which increased the already high price of the Japanese car. | surtax |
| Boone Pickens is a famous ______________ to the OSU football department | benefactor |
| The surgeon made a _____________ to remove the goiter. | incision |
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