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Word Clues #8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crat, cras | mix |
| crater | Bowl shaped depression at the mouth of a geyser or a volcano |
| cosm | Order, world |
| cosmopolitan | Common to the whole world,having world worldwide sophistication |
| cosmos | The universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious place |
| polit, polis | city |
| politics | The art or science of political government |
| crit, cris | separate,discern,judge |
| hypercritical | Overly or excessively critical |
| hypocrite | One who exhibits falseness or insincerity to another |
| critical | Inclined to judge severely or find fault |
| top | place |
| topography | Accurate, detailed drawing of places or thir surface features |
| thalass, thalatt | sea |
| thalassic | Pertaining to seas or oceans |
| naus, nau | ship |
| astronaut | A space traveler |
| plut | wealth |
| plutocrat | Person with power or influence because of wealth |
| idio- | one's own individual |
| idiosyncrasy | Any personal peculiarity or mannerism |
| ideo-, idea- | idea |
| ideogram | A graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept |
| auto- | self |
| autocracy | Government in which one person possesses unlimited power |
| -cracy -crat -cratic | rule; government one who rules pertaining to rule |
| -poly -pole, -polist -polistic | sale; selling one who sells pertaining to selling |
| monopoly | Exclusive ownership or control of a commodity or supply |