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Creative Writing & Independent Reading: Quiz # 1

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Word/Root
Definition
mutation: noun   change; state of condition; the act or process of being changed or altered  
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nocturnal: adjective   active at night; of, concerning or occurring at night  
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noct   night  
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deduction: noun   to take something away; the act of subtracting; the process of reaching a conclusion by reasoning; to make a judgement about something based on the information you have  
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muta   change  
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tion   state of  
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de   down  
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duct   lead  
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despondent: adjective   feeling depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejected  
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spond   promise/pledge  
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parasite-noun   An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host; žOne who habitually takes advantage of someone else’s generosity without making any useful return.  
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para   alongside  
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sit   food  
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omnivore: noun   an animal whose diet includes both animals and plants  
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omni   all  
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vore   eat  
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symbiosis: noun   A close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms.  
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sym   together  
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bio   life  
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osis   condition  
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inference: noun   to form an opinion/hypothesis that something is probably true because of other information that you already know.  
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in   in  
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fer   carry  
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metaphor: noun   A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.  
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meta   change  
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phor   carry  
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