WWtW List #32

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Flashcards on WWtW List #32, created by Emily Gardner on 12/12/2017.
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#32,1 Emily Gardner verb hypo (greek) under Hypothecate: Pledge as security Hypothecate the land as security. No connection
#32,2 Emily Gardner adj. dox (greek) opinion Heterodox: Unorthodox He was criticized for his heterodox opinions. Choose the path less traveled
#32,3 Emily Gardner adj. put (latin) think Putative: Thought-to-be He was the putative leader of the mafia. Unsure
#32,4 Emily Gardner noun mega (greek) large Megaton: the force of a million tons of dynamite A ten-megaton bomb exploded in the desert.
#32,5 Emily Gardner noun alter (latin) other Altercation: heated dispute Talleyrand heard a noisy altercation in the streets.
#32,6 Emily Gardner verb contra (latin) against Contravene: to go against Do not contravene a command intentionally. a more powerful version of break
#32,7 Emily Gardner noun con (latin) together Confluence: a flowing together The US is a confluence of many people and cultures.
#32,8 Emily Gardner verb circum (latin) around Circumlocute: to talk in circles
#32,9 Emily Gardner noun sol (latin) alone Soliloquy: speech to oneself He roamed the kitchen in humorous soliloquy.
#32,10 Emily Gardner verb fy (latin) make Mollify: make soft We need to mollify the client's resentment.
#32,11 Emily Gardner adj. ous (latin) full of Gregarious: sociable The nice host had a gregarious personality.
#32,12 Emily Gardner adj. hetero (greek) different Heterochromatic: Many different colors Many Huskies have heterochromatic eyes.
#32,13 Emily Gardner noun pater (latin) father Paterfamilias: male head of the family Please consult with the paterfamilias.
#32,14 Emily Gardner verb ver (latin) true Aver: affirm or declare He had seen nothing, he averred to the prosecutor.
#32,15 Emily Gardner noun sangui (latin) blood Sangfroid: cold-blooded composure She performs with cool sangfroid in emergencies.
#32,16 Emily Gardner noun ego (latin) i Alter Ego: second self She was not just a friend but an alter ego to me.
#32,17 Emily Gardner verb ven (latin) come Intervene: to come between The bartender had to intervene before the fight got worse.
#32,18 Emily Gardner adj. flu (latin) flow Influential: having an influence Steven Hawking was very influential.
#32,19 Emily Gardner noun loqu (latin) talk Circumlocation: talking in circles His circumlocation of the issue rankled the audience.
#32,20 Emily Gardner noun tion (latin) act or state solution: answer The solution to world peace is equality.
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