Greek

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Greek Latin Roots
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Alacrity

• Alacri-
• lively
• cheerful readiness
• We accepted the invitation to the party with
  alacrity.

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Ambulatory

• Ambul-
• Walk, move
• capable of walking
• We took an ambulatory exploration of the
  countryside.

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Archetype

• Arch-
• First, primary
• the first of its kind
• Frankenstein . . . Dracula . . . Dr. Jekyll and
  Mr. Hyde . . . these are the archetypes that have
  influenced all subsequent horror stories.

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Cataclysm

• Cata-
• Down, against completely
• Klysmós
• a washing
• disaster
• The typhoon resulted in a cataclysm of epic
  proportion.

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Cordial

• Cord-
• heart
• sincere heartfelt
• The Inn keeper offered a cordial greeting to all
  guests.

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Defunct

• Funct-
• Perform work
• no longer in existence or use
• The police tried to issue me a ticked based upon
  a defunct law.

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Egocentric

• Centri-
• Center
• Ego-
• Self
• self-centered
• You always have that one person in your class
  that is egocentric and cares nothing about others.

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Fortitude

• Fortis-
• Strength
• mental and emotional strength
• Never once did his fortitude subside during the
  Scripps Spelling Bee.

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Pseudonym

• Pseudo-
• False
• a fictitious name used by an author to conceal
  his or her identity
• Mark Twain is the pseudonym for Samuel Clemens.

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Pulchritude

• Pulcher-
• beautiful
• Physical beauty
• Marjorie was a vision of pulchritude that
  Randolph couldn't forget for days

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Veracity

• Verus-
• truth
• truthfulness
• Trisha was upset that the teacher would question
  the veracity of her response.