Week 1 Quarter 3

Bell RingersSurvey of Literature

-aut= self, same, directed from within.

Autocrat (v)A single ruler of

uncontrolled authority

autonomy(n)Functioning

independently

Autopsy (n)Looking inside

Autophile (n)Someone who loves themselves

Adduce (v)To lead or bring into an

argument

Monday, January 28

autonarcosis (adj)

Self induced sleep

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one of the words

-cide= kill/killer

patricide (n)Killing a parent

ethnocide (n)The killing of an ethnic group

fratricide (n)

One who kills his/her brother

homicde (n)Killing of a human being

genocide (n)Killing a race of people

Tuesday, January 29

infanticide (n)Killing infants

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-dele – to destroy or abolish

deletive (adj)Adapted to destroy

Delenda (n)Things to be destroyed

Deletory(n)

That which blots out

Deleble (n)

Capable of being destroyed

Indelible (adj)

Impossible to remove

Wednesday, January 30

deletionist (n)Someone who destroys

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one of the words

-ego self

ego (n)

An exaggerated sense of self importance

Alter ego (n)

Another side of oneself

egocentrism (adj)

Regarding one’s opinions as important

egotistic (adj)

Having an inflated idea of self importance

Egomaniac (adj)Someone who is extremely

self-centered

Thursday, January 31

Egotist (n)A boastful person

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one of the words

Epi/ep – Above, over, besides, in addition to, toward, among

epithet (adj)An added description

about someone (Richard, the Great)

epicenter (n)

Area directly over an earthquake

epidemic (n)Widespread among many

people

revitalize (v)

To bring back to life

epilogue (n)A closing statement in

addition to the rest

Friday, February 1

episodic (v)Relating to an episode

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one of the words

Sources

• http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2447/?letter=C&spage=17