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GREEK/LATIN ROOTS
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Term | Definition |
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geocentric | having or representing the earth as a center: |
geography | the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, and vegetation, |
geology | the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing. |
aerate | to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through: |
aerobic | (of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life. |
anaerobic | of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material. |
pyre | a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material. |
pyromania | a compulsion to set things on fire. |
pyrotechnics | the art of making fireworks. |
vitality | exuberant physical strength or mental vigor: |
vivacious | lively; animated; spirited: |
vivid | strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: |
immortal | not liable or subject to death; undying: |
morbid | suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme |
mortify | to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect. |
renaissance | the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world. |
naive | having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous |
innate | existing in one from birth; inborn; native |
capitalism | an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations. |
capitulate | to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms: |
precipitous | of the nature of or characterized by precipices |
emancipate | to free from restraint, influence, or the like. |
manifest | readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain |
manipulate | to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: |
expedient | tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: |
impede | to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder. |
pedigree | an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry. |