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LING150/University of Oregon |
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1.
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1. fragile |
b r ea k |
8. podiatrist |
f oo t |
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2. (ø)orgy |
w o r k |
9. homogenous |
s a m e |
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3. gender |
k i n d |
10. labial |
l i p |
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4. vigor |
w a k e |
11. recognize |
k n ow |
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5. dental (n-->ø) |
t oo th |
12. sedentary |
s i t |
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6. pedal |
f oo t |
13. (ø)idea |
w i t |
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7. maternal |
m o th e r |
14. dissimilar |
s a m e |
2.
a. clinograph
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clin / |
(o) / |
graph |
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'lean,lie,bed' |
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'write,record' |
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'that which records the way something leans [i.e. its slope]' | ||
b. sororal
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soror / |
-al |
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'sister' |
ADJ |
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'sisterly' | |
c. plenipotentiary
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plen / |
(i) / |
pot / |
-ent / |
(i) / |
-ary |
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'full,many' |
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'be able, powerful' |
ADJ |
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ADJ |
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'fully powerful' i.e. invested with full powers | |||||
d. analgesic
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an- / |
alg / |
(es) / |
-ic |
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'not,without' |
'pain' |
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NOUN |
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'that which removes pain' | |||
e. peridontal
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peri- / |
don / |
(t) / |
-al |
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'around,close' |
'tooth' |
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ADJ |
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'close to the teeth (or around the teeth)' | |||
f. sesquipedalian
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sesqui / |
ped / |
-al / |
(i) / |
-an |
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'one and a half' |
'foot' |
ADJ |
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ADJ |
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'being one and a half feet long' | ||||
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Dictionary definition: a long word! | ||||
g. antiseptic
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anti- / |
sep / |
-ic |
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'against, opposite' |
'putrid,infection' |
ADJ |
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'against infection' | ||
h. absolution
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ab- / |
solu / |
(t) / |
-ion |
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'from,away' |
'loosen,unbind' |
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NOUN |
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'that which looses one from something [such as blame] ' | |||
i. theosophy
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theo / |
soph / |
-y |
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'god' |
'wise,knowledge' |
NOUN |
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'wisdom from God' | ||
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