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  7. vox, vocis                                               voice

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    8. -ate                                                   verb suffix


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    9. -ion                                                   noun suffix attached to verbs ending in -ate

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  10. -ous                                                    adjective suffix

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  11. ambi-                                                   both


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  USING THE WORDS




  Can you pronounce the words?


    1. parity                                                 PAIR′-Ə-tee


    2. disparity                                              dis-PAIR′-Ə-tee

    3. disparate                                              DIS′-pƏ-rƏt

    4. disparagement                                          dis-PAIR′-Əj-mƏnt


    5. disparaging                                            dis-PAIR′-Əj-ing

    6. peer                                                   PEER

    7. equivocate                                             Ə-KWIV′-Ə-kayt′


    8. equivocation                                           Ə-kwiv′-Ə-KAY′-shƏn

    9. equivocal                                              Ə-KWIV′-Ə-kƏl

  10. unequivocal                                             un′-Ə-KWIV′-Ə-kƏl


  11. ambiguous                                               am-BIG′-y -Əs

  12. ambiguity                                               am′-bƏ-GY        ′-Ə-tee

  13. double entendre                                         DOOB′-lƏhn-TAHN′-drƏ
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