1.1 Flashcards
Solstice
Root: Sol-Alone
Suffix: Sti-stand
solo, soliloquy, solitaire, solitude, solitary, isolate
Noun
Definition- either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the sun’s path reaches its maximum distance north or south of the celestial equator
The winter solstice has long interested Cooke.
Six months ago, during the winter solstice, there were only nine hours and 33 minutes of daylight.
Enmity
Prefix: En-put into,make, provide with, root:Mit-send, suffix:Y- state, condition, result of an activity
emit, remit, submit
Noun
Definition- the bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies; hostility; antagonism
All this rivalry and enmity gives rise to some funny lines.
This weekend, the north and south will come together to discuss the past event that symbolises their enmity.
Tenuous
Root: Ten- hold, suffix: Ous-having the quality of, relating to
Content, detention, tenancy
Adjective
Definition- slender or fine, as a fiber
Sarah broke the silence with a tenuous giggle that evoked a twisted smile from Jackson.
Because the evidence against her is tenuous, the accused murderer will be released from jail on bail.
Nocturnal
Root: Noc=night
noctidial, noctilucence, noctilucine
Adjective
Definition- done, occurring, or active at night.
It is a solitary and nocturnal animal
It was not unlike any night’s nocturnal hallucination.
Preeminently
Prefix: Pre: before, root: Eminent: (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession., suffix: Ly: every
synonyms: primarily, principally, above all, chiefly, mostly, mainly, in particular
Adverb
eminent above others; excelling others, esp. in a particular quality; surpassing
she is preeminently qualified to teach biology
With a 0-8 record, our high school basketball team is no longer the preeminent team in the county.
Pillage
synonyms:ransack, rob, plunder, despoil, raid, loot
Noun
Definition- Pillage is the act of taking or stealing something by force.
The Pirates pillaged the village.
The robber pillaged the supermarket.
Luxuriant
Root: Ur-tail, tail like, suffix: Ant- indication
lush, rich, abundant, profuse, exuberant, riotous, prolific, vigorous
Adjective
Definition-(of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush.
Some of the volcanic soil is barren, but much of the district is clothed in luxuriant vegetation.
At the eastern end steep cliffs rise from the water, and luxuriant vegetation covers the hills.
Profusion
Prefix: Pro- for, Root: Fus-pour, Suffix: Ion- condition or action
synonyms:abundance, mass, host
Definition-an abundance or large quantity of something.
The hills were a profusion of snowy dogwood and pink plumb and cherry blossoms.
Lizards occur in great profusion and variety.
Opaque
Op-towards, again, in the way
nontransparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, smeary, misty, hazy
Adjective
Definition-not letting light pass through; not transparent or translucent
The dark plastic was opaque.
The fabric was not opaque.
Inherently
Prefix: In- not, Her-stick, -ent, : kind of agent, indication, important, dependent, convenient, Ly- in the manner of
innate; basic; inborn
Definition-existing in someone or something as a natural and inseparable quality, characteristic, or right;
It is inherent in every human being.
There was an inherent weakness in the design.
