1. Bell Ringers Survey of Literature
Week 1 Quarter 3

2. Autocrat (v) Autophile (n) autonomy(n) Autopsy (n) Adduce (v)
Functioning independently
Monday, January 28
Autocrat (v)
A single ruler of uncontrolled authority
Autopsy (n)
Looking inside
-aut= self, same, directed from within.
autonarcosis (adj)
Self induced sleep
Adduce (v)
To lead or bring into an argument
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Autophile (n)
Someone who loves themselves

3. patricide (n) homicde (n) ethnocide (n) fratricide (n) infanticide (n)
The killing of an ethnic group
Tuesday, January 29
patricide (n)
Killing a parent
fratricide (n)
One who kills his/her brother
-cide= kill/killer
infanticide (n)
Killing infants
genocide (n)
Killing a race of people
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homicde (n)
Killing of a human being

4. -dele – to destroy or abolish
Delenda (n)
Things to be destroyed
Wednesday, January 30
deletive (adj)
Adapted to destroy
Deletory(n)
That which blots out
-dele – to destroy or abolish
deletionist (n)
Someone who destroys a famous work
Indelible (adj)
Impossible to remove
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Deleble (n)
Capable of being destroyed

5. Alter ego (n) ego (n) egocentrism (adj) Egomaniac (adj)
Another side of oneself
Thursday, January 31
ego (n)
An exaggerated sense of self importance
egocentrism (adj)
Regarding one’s opinions as important
-ego self
Egotist (n)
A boastful person
Egomaniac (adj)
Someone who is extremely self-centered
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egotistic (adj)
Having an inflated idea of self importance

6. Epi/ep – Above, over, besides, in addition to, toward, among
epicenter (n)
Area directly over an earthquake
Friday, February 1
epithet (adj)
An added description about someone (Richard, the Great)
epidemic (n)
Widespread among many people
Epi/ep – Above, over, besides, in addition to, toward, among
episodic (v)
Relating to an episode
epilogue (n)
A closing statement in addition to the rest
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revitalize (v)
To bring back to life

7. Sources