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Matching Exercise - Part IV
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Match the study term or technique with the definition. You may use some terms more than once, or not at all.
1


If we practice __________, we are "taking" something from someone by fraud.

2


to make a god of.

3


to depress the spirits. The literal meaning is "to throw down."

4


Demos means "the people," so __________ means "government by the people."

5


to remove from office or position, especially high office.

6


dis means "away," so the literal meaning of __________ is "to send away, or to tell or allow to leave."

7


going rapidly over something without noticing details; hasty; superficial.

8


to lead away; subtract.

9


a form of language that is used only in a certain place or with a certain group. lect means "to speak," so the literal meaning is "to speak across."

10


to destroy or kill a large part of.

11


division into two parts or kinds. tomy is derived from temnien, meaning "to cut."

12


lacking faith in one's own ability, worth or fitness; timid, shy.

13


according to its word parts, a __________ is a person who leads and excites people, or a person who gains power by arousing people's emotions and prejudices. The word usually has a negative connotation.

14


to take away something, especially something worthwhile or attractive.

15


originally the tenth month.

16


conversation between two or more persons; an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue with a view to reaching a friendly agreement.

17


a god or goddess.

18


holding back; forced delay or confinement.

19


handwriting in flowing strokes with the letters joined (running) together.

20


the written statement of a witness, made under oath, but not in court, to be used later at a trial.

21


gonia means "angle," so __________ means "connecting two non-adjacent angles." It also means "going across in a slanting direction."

22


willing to believe things even without proof; easily convinced.

23


Literally __________ means "to write about people." It is the science of vital and social statistics. It is concerned with such things as the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, and education of a population.

24


Gnosis means "to know," so a __________ means "to thoroughly examine or know all the facts to determine the nature of a disease."

25


passing aimlessly from one subject to another; rambling.

26


to cut off the head.

A)dismiss
B)cursory
C)dialect
D)detract
E)cursive
F)decapitate
G)democracy
H)dejected
I)depose
J)deduct
K)decimate
L)December
M)deify
N)dialogue
O)deity
P)deposition
Q)diagonal
R)diagnosis
S)discursive
T)dichotomy
U)diffident
V)deception
W)detention
X)demography
Y)demagogue
Z)credulous







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