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List 3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ism | Doctrine |
| Feminism | a movement to win social equality for women |
| Patr | Father |
| Expatriate | a person who withdraws from his or her native country |
| Matr | Mother |
| Matronly | having the qualities of a dignified, strong, mature woman; motherly |
| Re | Again |
| Rebuke | to scold or scorn |
| Epist | Knowledge |
| Epistle | a long, instructive letter usually mean to impart wisdom |
| Lent | Full of |
| Fraudulent | being deceitful; deliberately using trickery to achieve something |
| Contra | Against |
| Contraband | prohibited or illegal items |
| Hyper | Over |
| Hyperion | A Titan in Greek mythology; an example of masculinity |
| Germ | Related |
| Germinate | to begin to grow or develop |
| Ate | Cause |
| Deviate | to depart from a procedure, action, or acceptable norm |
| Enervate | To deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken |
| Assiduous | Constant; unrelenting |
| Enmity | A feeling of extreme hatred and bitterness |
| Emulate | To try to equal or excel; imitate |
| Ostentatious | Pretentiously or conspicuously showy in an effort to impress |
| Substantiate | To establish by proof or competent evidence |
| Censure | To criticize or reproach in a vehement manner |
| Supercilious | Haughty; disdainful or contemptuous |
| Cajole | To persuade by flattery or promise; wheedle; coax |
| Iconoclast | A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc. as being based on error or superstition. |