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Molly's Project

Roots Prefixes and Suffixes

TermDefinitionSentences
abstain to not participate When you are injured you usually abstain from sports.
agrimensorial Of or relating to the surveying of land.
auditory sense of hearing
benefic doing or promoting something good
corpulent large body In todays media women are prefered to be uncorpulent.
contradiction a combination of ideas against one another Some songs are a contradiction because they sound very happy, yet the lyrics are so down.
obdurate stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
refugee one who flees from another country The refugee crisis is one of the main headlines in the news recently.
equinox two times of the year where day and night are both 12 hours The two equinoxes of this year are on March 20th and September 22nd.
towlette small piece of material for wiping At most barbecue restaurants they give you a moist towelette to wipe your mouth after your meal.
hydrophobia fear of water Annie's hydrophobia caused her to stay inside for the entirety of her life, becoming a hydrated slob that didn't shower.
immure to wall off or build a wall around Donald Trump has spoken of immuring Mexican borders to our country.
interpreter a person who interprets, especially one who translates speech orally, a translator
pessimist a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen Pessimists see the glass half empty instead of half full.
centenarian someone who is 100 years old or more There are few centenarians in this world since it is quite difficult to live to 100.
aggressive ready to attack or confront Women's soccer has a high concussion rating since they players are quite aggressive.
lunatic a person who is effected by the changes of the moon
malfeasance wrongdoing, especially by a public official.
circumnavigate sail or travel all the way around
pedometer an instrument for estimating the distance traveled on foot by recording the number of steps taken Most wrist pedometers aren't very accurate since they track simple arm movements as steps.
psychosis a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality
unconscionable unreasonably unfair I think its unconscionable that I have to always do chores just because i'm always home and my brother doesn't because he isn't home.
desensitize make less sensitive. Marah was sent to the mental hospital to have the love wiped from her eyes and to be desensitized to keep her safe for the real world.
sole one and only The sole purpose of the safety elevator is to move material from one floor to another.
retrospect A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past
unicellular having one cell
oppugn to fight against
Created by: mollyksmith
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