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1st Semester Vocab

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
congratulate
to rejoice over success
gynarchy
government by a woman or women
lithography
art of prinitng with a smooth, flat stone
accrue
come about by addition
commodious
spacious
cent
hundred
ciliated
having minute hairs
cyclo
wheel
capitious
finding fault
tangible
that which can be touched
contrite
pentinent
dia
across, through
disingenous
not candid
delusive
deceptive
vit/viv
life
elegiacal
used in, suitable for, or resembling a funeral song or lament
gyn
woman
domin
master
plaudits
rounds of applause
elucidate
to make clear; to explain
acrid
sharp; bitterly pungent
carnal
concerning the body (flesh)
primeval
of the first (earliest) age
cognition
process of knowing
litho
stone
collation
a light meal
stratum
horizontal layer; section, level
pon
place
circum
around
disparate
basically different, unrelated
phon
sound
bellicose
warlike
consanguinity
kinship
schem
shape or form
jab
jold
deride
to make fun of
desuetude
disused condition
cathartic
purgative; cleansing
curr
run
agronomy
science of crop production
mandate
an order to command; to order or command
dissolute
loose in morals
nocturnal
pertaining to the night
autocrat
ruler with absolute power
laud(plaud)
strike
doggerel
poor verse
optimum
best; most favorable
luna
moon
astrophysics
branck of astronomy dealing with physical aspects/compostiion of heavenly bodies
asperity
sharpness (of temper)
reputation
character in the view of the public
anthropology
study of human character/cultures
integ
whole
voc/vox
voice
frater
brother
hyper
over, above
lust
shine
libertine
one who leads an unrestrainted, immoral life
not
mark
jur
law, swear
derision
ridicule
mur
wall
carrion
rotting flesh of a dead body
chrom
color
done
give
aqua(e)
water
cognizance
knowledge
senile
showing signs of old age
claustrophobia
an abnormal fear of closed spaces
intramural
withing the walls of (the same city, school, etc.)
atypical
not normal
judicious
showing sound judgement
dastard
coward
interjection
an interruption
pathology
the unhealthy conditions caused by a disease
ecclesiastic
a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
crucible
originally a bowl of burning oil placed at the foot of a cross
defile
pollute; profane
canard
unfounded rumor
lev
raise
mimeograph
a machine for making copies
convivial
sociable; lively in social situations
cacophony
discordant sound
init
beggining
castigate
punish
innate
inborn; not acquired
lim
boundary
ocu
eye
aerodynamics
the branch of physics dealing with the motion of air/gasses around objects
antipathy
aversion; dislike
distrait
absent-minded
juris
law
catechism
book for religious instruction
colloquy
informal discussion
art deco
a style of decorative art developed in the 1920's
carping
fault-finding
sentimental
having, showing tenderness/emotion
calumniate
slander
disconsolate
sad
lunatic
an insane person
mut
change, interchange
affray
public brawl
initiate
to bring into use; to start
capricious
fickle
tractable
easily worked
omni
all
simultaneous
together; at the same time
abrade
wear wara by friction; erode
geothermal
having to do with teh internal heat of the earth
umbr
shade
mega
great
effete
lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent
aborigines
primitive inhabitants
phyl
leaf
doughty
courageous
glacification
process of covering over with ice or glacier
pug
fight
adduce
offer as example or reason
homo
man
assiduous
done with diligence
cohesive
force which keeps parts together
demure
serious; coy
dipsomaniac
one who has a string craving for intoxicating liquors
bene
good
plurality
condition of being numerous; a great number
diva
prima donna
mand
to order
amalgamate
combine; unite in one body
carnage
slaughter (as in war)
compulsory
forced; required
rectangle
a four-sided chape that has two sides longer than the other two
ludicrous
laughable; abusurd; ridiculous
geriatrics
branch of medicine dealing with disorders of old age
manipulate
to handle or use, especially with skill
phys
nature
pseudo
false
lat
carry
nav
ship
disparity
the lack of equality
clandestine
secret
lud (lus)
play
laps
slip
act
do
acclivity
sharp up slope of a hill
censure
blame; criticize
monochrome
a painting or drawing in one color or different shades of one color
proponent
a supporter; one who proposes
grat
pleasing, thankful
fol
leaf
maritime
pertaining to navigation or shipping on the sea
subliminal
below the limit or boundary of conciousness
vagrant
a person who wanders
tributary
one who pays tribute or makes a contribution
liberation
acheiveing freedom
elusory
hard to express or define
catholic
broadly sympathetic; liberal
audit
hear
locus
a place or point
mon
advise; warn
elicit
to draw forth or bring out; educe; evoke
donation
a gift; contribution
ann(u)
year
diachronic
happening through time
psychoanalysis
analysis of the mind or personality
duplicate
a copy; to copy
fuga/fugi
flee
sonorous
capable of producing impressive sound
hierarchy
group of persons/things arranged by rank/importance
continence
self-restraint; sexual chastity
controvert
oppose with arguments; contradict
umbrella
a shade or screen, usually of cloth
philanthropist
a person who loves mankind and works for its welfare
narr
tell
ger(i)
old; aged
interment
burial
schematic
showing a form or pattern
compliant
yielding
clarion
shrill; trumpet-like sound
nox (noct)
night
corp
body
negation
denial
peri
around
man
hand
cavil
to make frivolous objection
pend (pens)
hang
maximize
to raise to the highest possible degree
min
small; lessen
psychosomatic
physical disorder created in or influenced by the mind
ang
bend
assuage
ease; lessen
lapi
stone
spirochete
coil-shaped bacteria
icthyosaurus
prehistoric marine animal
adjudicate
to act as judge; give/pass judgement
neg
no
coerce
force
apposite
appropriate, fitting
lapidary
one who cuts, collects, or deals in stone
mag
great
pryotechnics
the art of making and using fireworks
cognomen
family name
cap
head
cart
map or chart
dirge
musical lament
dissolution
a breaking up or into parts
bucolic
rustic; pastoral
chimerical
fantastic; highly imaginative
mem
mindful
orig
beginning
prolapse
slipping out of place (as in an internal organ)
proto
first
comestible
something fit to be eaten
flect
bend
vitreous
of or like glass
accretion
growth; increase
asseverate
make positive statement or solemn declaration
demo
race; nation
chary
cautiously watchful
photo
light
equi
equal
omniscient
knowing all things
neologism
new word
phob
fear
monastery
group residence for those retiring from the ordinary world
peripatetic
a person who wanders/travels from place to place
denote
mark; indicate
para
equal
mar
sea
cogent
convincing
desiccate
dry up
demure
delay; object
corpulent
very fat
administration
the management of government or institutional affairs
chide
scold
plic (plex)
fold
depravity
corruption; wickedness
abortive
unsucessfull; fruitless
diurnal
daily; during the day
antithesis
contrast; direct opposite
greg
gather
auditory
pertaining to hearing or the organs used for hearing
helix
a spiral
metropolitan
of/pertaining to a main city
centennial
marking the completion of a period of 100 years
visionary
describing a speculative or impractical idea
coalesce
combine; fuse
leg
law
deprecatory
disapproving
conjunction
joining or being joined
abeyance
suspended action
imaginary
not real
propel
push foward
deleterious
harmful
dank
damp
cert
sure
novitiate
a state or period of being new at something
abstruce
obsure
fraternity
state of being a brother(s)
brontosaurus
"thunder lizards;" huge dinosaur
desultory
aimless
vivparous
bearing live young (not eggs)
cupidity
greed
maritime
on or near the sea
enamored
to inspire with love; captivate
amphi
both ways
declivity
downward slope
cleft
split
aero
air
cataclysm
upheaval
acidulous
slightly sour; caustic; sharp
dilatory
delaying
integrity
honesty; sincereity; moral uprightness
enunciate
to pronounce clearly
commiserate
feel or express pity or sympathy
dour
sullen; stubborn
hospice
place of refuge for travelers
abjure
renounce upon oath
dolorous
sorrowful
mim
same
efflorescent
blossoming
heli
spiral
abysmal
bottomless like the sea
extemptoraneous
made, done, spoken without preparation
photophilous
flourishing in strong light, especially in sunlight
mortuary
a place where the dead are prepared for burial
crux
crucial point
accoutre
equip
poly
many
emaciated
to make abnormally lean or thin.
auto
self
junct
join
chlorophyll
green chemical found in leaves
posthumous
occuring after death
arch(y)
chief; principal
vociferous
shouting loudly; making a loud outcry
nat
born
descant
discuss fully
chasm
abyss; a deep gorge
commemorate
to honor the memory of by a ceremony
seni
old
demean
degrade
fugitive
a person fleeing from something
tenacious
holding firmly; refusing to let go
corporal
bodily; physical
cruc
cross
ast
star
descry
catch sight of
edify
to build, construct; to establish
terr
earth
desecrate
profane
agri
field
prelate
a high-ranking churchman such as a bishop
denizen
inhabitant
monocular
having only one eye
efficacy
capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness
mech
machine
chattel
personal property
lib
free
beneficiary
a person or group that receives profits or advantages
pandemonium
place/scene of wild disorder
pyr
fire
gregarious
living in herds/flocks/groups
caustic
buring; sarcastically biting
nov
new
hemisect
to cut into halves
foliage
leaves
ardor
heat; passion; zeal
contortion
distortion, especially of face or body
noun (nune)
declare
nov
new
vitr(o)
glass
capacious
spacious
effulgent
shining forth brilliantly; radiant
circumvent
surround; evade
diaphanous
sheer
educe
to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop
gon
angle
plur
more
loc
place
occurence
event
cartography
science of mapmaking
hydraulic
operadted by movement or pressure of liquids
actuarial
calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
illegible
unable to read
eval
age
mar
sea
cryptic
mysterious, hidden; secret
mechanical
having to do with machinery
innovate
to make changes
flu
flow, river
anathema
solemn curse
minimize
to lessen, to make less important
orthodontist
one who straightens teeth
pul
urge
extra
outside
syn
together
premonition
a forewarning; a vision of future events
lum
light
discomfit
defeat; disconcert
decapitate
to behead; to remove the head from the body
droll
queer and amusing
pugilist
prize fighter
art
skill
pel
drive
lab
work
rectify
to put or set right
transaction
somethign that is conducted, especially a business agreement
demeanor
behavior; bearing
megalith
a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction
efface
to wipe out; do away with; expunge
metro
mother
extracurricular
outside of regular curriculum
adjuration
solemn urging
anomaly
irregularity
avarice
greediness for wealth
hab
hold
geo
earth
certification
confirmed; attested
disport
amuse
confluence
a flowing together, especially of one or more streams or rivers
dissimulate
pretend
protrusion
that which projects or sticks out
some
body
duress
compulsion by thread or force; coercion; constraint
ebullient
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
altruism
unselfish aid to others; generosity
hyperbole
exaggeration; over or beyond what is realistic
put
think
cogn
know
egregious
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
spir
coil
abasement
humiliation
emend
to edit or change a text
dolt
stupid person
post
after
orth
straight
adventitious
accidental, causal
equilibrium
a state of being equal
respiration
act/process of breathing
astute
wise; shrewd
amicable
friendly
imag
likeness
habitual
done by habit
abstinence
restraint from
disparage
belittle
mon
alone; one
hemi
half
jurisprudence
the science or philosophy of law
incontrovertible
not disputable/debatable
abettor
encourager
acme
top; pinnacle
belli
war;warlike
coadjutor
assistant; colleague
chicanery
trickery
polynomial
an algebraic expression consisting of two or more rational and integral terms
deride
scoff at
cyclonic
like a cyclone
uni
one
jud/jus/jur
law, right
homo sapiens
human being
turbulence
disorder, commotion
cogitate
think over
phoneme
the smallest significant unit of speech in a language
anthrop
man; human being
ichthy
fish
minist
servant; officer
copious
plentiful
effigy
a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument of a hated person.
dross
waste matter; refuse
altimeter
a radio barometer used to ascertain the altitude of a plane
descendant
those corming after a a certain ancestor
polygon
a figure with many angles (sides)
dilettante
aimless follower of the arts
ficticious
imaginary
gyro
circle
neo
new
patriarch
dstudy of the nervous system
diminution
lessening
laborious
involving much work
synergism
where the whole is greater than the parts
churlish
boorish; rude
neur
nerve
demographic
statistical study of population
hosp
host
amorphous
shapeless
aqueduct
an artificial channel for conducting water
amphitheatre
a circular building with rows of seats around a central open space
liber
free
enumerate
to count (one by one)
encomiastic
eugloist
legacy
money/property less to someone in a will
anniversary
yearly reccurence of the date of a past event
gyroscope
a wheel mounted in a circle that is free to turn
emolument
profit, salary, or feess from office or employment; compensation for services
saur
lizards
phil
love
pater
father
abys
depths of the sea
strat
covering
psych
mind
unilateral
one-sided
predominate
to have authority over others
atrocity
brutal deed
patho
suffering
deign
condescend
contentious
quarrelsome
alt
high
luminescent
giving off light
magnanimous
free from pettiness; generous in forgiving
narrative
a story; account; tale
diadem
crown
conciliate
pacify; win over
antediluvian
antiquated; ancient
illustrious
shining; bright or famous; celebrated
avuncular
like an uncle
circumnavigate
to sail around
hydro
water
circuitous
roundabout
opt
best
patriarch
father-ruler of a family
leg
read
reflection
a throwing back by a surface
discursive
digressing
effusion
act of pouring forth.
podiatry
the study/treatment of ailments of the foot
max
greatest
immutable
unchangeable
pluri
several; many
duplicity
deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing
mort
death
protocol
original draft or record of a document or negotiation
fict
pretend
levity
rare lightness of weight
celibate
unmarried; abstaining from sexual activity
habitual
commonly used, followed, or observed
pseudonym
a false name
pendulum
a body that swings to and fro from a fixed point
aquiline
curved; hooked
numer
number
pan
all
ject
throw
ablution
washing
pod
foot
luc
light
ancillary
auxilliary; serving as an aid
baneful
ruinous; pastoral
egress
the act or instance of going, esp. from an enclosed place

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