| Term | Definition |
|---|
| dem | people |
| democracy | when the goverment is elected by the people |
| epidemic | when a disease or condition is spreading rapidly among people |
| dict | to speak |
| contradict | to speak against something |
| dictatorial | speaking in a domineering or oppressive way |
| cred | to believe |
| credence | believe something is true |
| credible | something that is believable |
| credulous | to be tricked with facts |
| misreant | none believer of a religion |
| cur | to run |
| concur | to run together |
| cursory | doing something fast with out thinking |
| precursor | to come before something |
| equ | equal |
| equate | to represent as equal to somethin else |
| equilibrium | a state of balance |
| equinox | when the sun is in night and day |
| dis, di, dif | not, away, apart |
| disconsolate | not able to consoled |
| disparity | unlikeness |
| dissent | to differ in opinion or feelings |
| eu | good or well |
| euphemism | mild way of tlk |
| euphoria | to feel well |
| euthanasia | a painless death |
| ex, es, e | out |
| ebullient | overflowing out |
| eradicate | to pullout by the roots; to destroy |
| exonerate | to take the burn out; to free from the charge of being gulity |
| hyper | overmuch; too far |
| hyperbole | a type of speech which gives a effect to the meaning |
| hypercritical | extremely critical |
| graph, gram | to write |
| cardiogram | a written tracing showing the contractions of a heart |
| graffiti | drawings or writting on a public wall |
| seismograph | a devise used to record eathquakes |
| fid | faith |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| infidel | not faithful |
| infidelity | unfaithfulness |
| gen | birth, race, kind |
| genesis | the birth of something |
| genial | having a friendly and kindly manner |
| logy | study of |
| archeology | the study of ancient cultures based on artifact and other remains |
| anthrology | a study of the physical, social, and cultural development and behavior of human beings |
| astrology | a pseudoscience claiming to fore tell the future by a study of the stars |
| ecology | the study of the relationship between organisms |
| geology | the study of the history on earth |
| meteorology | the study of the atmosphere,especially weather and weather conditions |
| ornithology | the branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| psychology | the study of mental processes and behavior |
| log | speech word |
| analogy | resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unliked |
| dialogue | speech between 2 or more people |
| epilogue | a speech at the end of a play to conclued it |
| monologue | a speech by one person |
| prologue | a speech before a play |
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