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CALLIGRAPHY Calli (beautiful) + graphein (to write) Pretty words Bellus Calli
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CANDIDATE Candio (light) From Roman candidates who wore white.
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CAPTAIN Caput (head) Head words: caput, cephal, cheif
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CARPET Carpere (to pluck)
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CARTOGRAPHY Cartere (card) + graphein (to write) Write words: graph, script, cripe
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CATACOMB Cata (among) + tumbas (tombs) Words for tomb: Taphos/tumbas
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CAUSTIC Kaustus (to burn)
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CHAPEL Cappas – cape of St. Marten preserved in first chapel
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CHAUVINISM Nicholas Chauvin – French soldier in Napoleon’s army known for his patriotism. Now used to describe a bias.
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CHIROGRAPHY Chiros (hand) + graphein (to write) Hand words – chiros, manu
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CHROMOPHOBIA Chroma (color) + phobia (fear of )
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CIRCUMSTANCE Circum (around) + stare (to stand) Circle words – circum, kyklos
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COHABIT Com (with/together) + habitare (to dwell)
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COMRADE Chamberfellow/roommate
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COMPARE Com (with/together) + par (equal)
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CONOID Konos (cone) + eidos (to look like)
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CONDONE Com (with/together) + donare (to give)
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CONSPIRE Com (with/together) + spirare (to breath)
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CONVINCE Com (with/together) + vincere (to conquer)
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COSMOGRAPHY Cosmos (universe) + graphein (to write)
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CREDIT Credere (to trust)
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CRUSADE Crux (cross)
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CUTANEAOUS Cutis (skin) Skin words: cutis/dermos
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CONFIDE Com (with/together) + fidere (to trust)
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DANDELION Dent (tooth) + de (of) + leo (lion) Tooth of the lion
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DECIMATE Decem (10) Every 10 th man punished to reduce numbers
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DECUMBENT De (down) + cumbere (to lie/recline)
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DEICIDE Deus (god) + cide (to kill) Words for God: Theos, deus, got
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DENTIST Dent (tooth)
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DEUTEROGAMY Deuteros (second) + gamos (marriage)
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DIGIT Digitus (finger/toe) Finger words – digitus/dactyle
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CONGREGATION Com (with/together) + gregare (to gather/flock)
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CONVEY Com (with/together) + via (way)
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CORRODE Com (with/together) + rodere (to gnaw)
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COUNTERFEIT Contra (against) + facare (to do or make)
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CYCLONE Kyklos (circle)
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DAISY Deag (days) + eage (eye) Day’s Eye
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decelerate De (down) + celer (swift)
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dendrochronology Dendros (tree) + chronos (time) + logy (study of)
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dispsomania Dipso (thirst) + mania (madness) Thirst for alcohol
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Orthodontist Orthos (straight/right) + dent (tooth)
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pachyderm Pachy (thick) + dermos (skin)
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polytheist Poly (many) + theos (god)
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velocipede Velos (swift) + ped (foot)
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exfenestracide Ex (out) + fenentra (window) + cidere (to kill)
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sunflower Heliotrope –helio (sun) + tropos (to turn)
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Philo (love) Philogynist – love + gynos (woman) Philocracy – love + kratos (ruler/rules) Philosophy – love + sophia (wisdom) Philotheism – love + theos (God) Philology – love + logos (speak) Philanthropy – love + anthropo (man) Philharmonic – love + harmonia (agreement)
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Philo words Pediphelia – pedi (child) + philo Hippophelia – hippo (horse) + philo
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Miso (hate) Misoneism – hate new or changed things Misopedia – hate + children Misogamist – hate + gamos (marriage) Misogynist – hate + gynos (women) Misanthrop – hate + anthropo (man) Misology – hate + logos (to speak) Misophobia – hate + phobia (fear)
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