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Classical Roots 9&10

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18683166artifactan object made by human beings
18683167ars/artis (Latin)art
18683168artificecraftiness, trickery
18683169artlesswithout deceit or cunning; natural; simple
18683170artisana skilled craftsperson
18683303aoide (Greek)song
18683304odea poem usually addressed to a particular person, object, or event
18683305parodya humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music
18685761rhapsodyspeech or writing expressing great pleasure
18685762canto/cantare (Latin)to sing
18685763incantationthe chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power
18685764recantto take back a previously made formal statement or belief
18685765pingo/pingere (Latin)to paint, embroider
18685766depictto paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture; to describe
18685767pictographa picture or drawing representing words or ideas; a tool used to write on waxen tablets
18685768cresco/crescere (Latin)to grow
18686123accrueto come as a natural increase or advantage
18686124beneficencekindly action
18686125crescendoa gradual increase in sound
18686126excrescenceabnormal growth or outgrowth
18686127efficaciouseffective as a means or remedy
18686128facileeasy, fluent
18686129facio/facere (Latin)to make
18686130facsimilean exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc.
18686131fetishan object believed to possess magical power
18686132factiona group or clique within a larger group, party, or government
18686133mollifyto calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling
18686134pretexta false reason put forward to conceal the true one
18686135texo/texere (Latin)to weave
18686136contextthe circumstances surrounding an event or situation

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