World Lit {chapters 1 & 2 and units 1 & 2}
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Starlet33 on October 7, 2010
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for Mrs. White's classes
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mercyhs2013, OLM class of 2013!!
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Vinc/Vict | "to conquer" |
| Invincible | unable to be conquered |
| Provincial | limited in knowledge of the world |
| Evince | to establish; to reflect the truth of |
| Duc/Duct | "to lead" |
| Conducive | supportive; encouraging; helping to bring |
| Induce | To lead towards some action |
| Deduce | To draw a conclusion from fact; to infer |
| Tract | "to drag" |
| Protracted | extended in time |
| Intractable | stubborn; obstinate; hard to move |
| Retract | to draw back; withdraw |
| Peto | "to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush" |
| Petulant | irritable or short-tempered |
| Impetuous | pacting passionately and without forethought |
| Impetus | that which drives one; momentum |
| Fract/Fring/Frang | "to break" |
| Infraction | minor violation of a rule or law |
| Infringe | to intrude on an area belonging to another; o trespass |
| Cis | "cut, kill" |
| Excise | to cut out of; remove |
| Incisive | sharply cutting; direct and powerful |
| Concise | Brief and straightforward |
| Tom | "to cut" |
| Tome | a large and serious book |
| Epitome | the best or most typical example |
| Dichotomy | two opposite parts of one whole |
| Anatomy | the structure of parts, taken as a whole |
| Punct | "to sting, pierce" |
| Compunction | feeling of regret or remorse |
| Punctilious | paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful |
| Pungent | stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell |
| a, ab, abs | "without, away from" |
| amat, amor | "love, a fondness for" |
| anim | "life, mind, soul, spirit" |
| ante | "before" |
| anthro/andr | "man, human" |
| aster/astr/astro | "star, heaven" |
| aud | "hear, listen" |
| aqua | "water" |
| arachne | "spider" |
| annu/enni | "year" |
| arch/archi | "chief, principal" |
| archy | "ruler" |
| auto | "self" |
| bell | "war" |
| bi | "two" |
| ology | "the study of" |
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