2016 Preliminaries Flashcards
sundry
This word is from English.
(adjective) more than one or two : miscellaneous, several.
Even after adding _____ herbs and spices to the soup, Miranda still thought it tasted like sludge.
Please pay careful attention to the definition and part of speech. This word has a homonym or could be
confused with a word that has a similar pronunciation.
enshroud
This word is made up of an English combining form plus a word that is originally English.
(verb) to cover with or as if with a garment or covering in order to screen or guard.
Wanting to _____ their weekend trip in mystery, Francesca refused to tell Garrett any of the details.
Please pay careful attention to the definition and part of speech. This word has a homonym or could be
confused with a word that has a similar pronunciation.
geminate
This word is from Latin.
(verb) to become double or paired.
In Italian, when two separate words are spelled as one, the initial consonant of the second word will
often _____ (as in, for example, “davvero” or “dimmelo”).
Please pay careful attention to the definition and part of speech. This word has a homonym or could be
confused with a word that has a similar pronunciation.
mademoiselle
This word is from a French word.
(noun) an unmarried French woman.
Robert is smitten with a young _____ he met during his trip to Paris.
allogamy
This word is made up of Greek parts.
(noun) in seed plants, fertilization between different kinds of individuals (as species or
varieties) resulting in the production of hybrids.
_____ may occur via the wind, as with conifers, or through symbiotic relationships with various animals.
Please pay careful attention to the definition and part of speech. This word has a homonym or could be
confused with a word that has a similar pronunciation.
chiropodist
This word consists of two Greek parts plus an English combining form.
(noun) one who practices the care and treatment of the human foot in health and disease.
Cody had his corns and bunions treated by a _____.
Please pay careful attention to the definition and part of speech. This word has a homonym or could be
confused with a word that has a similar pronunciation.
tapetum
This word is from Latin, which took it from Greek.
(noun) a layer between the retina and the sclerotic coat of the eye chiefly of nocturnal
mammals that reflects light and is made up of cells covered by a zone of double
refracting crystals.
The _____ in the eyes of cats, raccoons and cows aids in night vision and causes the pupil to appear to
glow in low light.
polysemy
This word went from Greek to Latin to English.
(noun) multiplicity of meaning.
_____ and misspelling are both obstacles to clear, coherent writing.
menatorrhachis
This word is made up of Greek parts.
(noun) a profuse discharge of blood into the spinal canal.
_____ almost never occurs except in the case of serious physical injury, and usually only accompanying
a fracture.
foutte
Originally Latin, this word was formed in French before becoming English.
(noun) a quick whipping movement of the raised leg in ballet, often accompanied by
continuous turning on the supporting leg.
After years of ballet class, Marguerite finally mastered the _____.
lachsschinken
This word is from German.
(noun) a boned double loin of pork that is rolled, mild-cured, slightly smoked and pressed
into a casing.
Wilhelm’s grandmother would often put sliced _____ and cream cheese on crackers as a snack after he
arrived home from school.
nynorsk
This word is from Norwegian.
(noun) a literary form of Norwegian based on the spoken dialects of Norway that dates from
about 1850 and was designed as a national language distinct from that of Denmark.
Though many papers in larger cities publish in another written standard, Agata’s local paper published
the news in _____.
reticent
quiet
decorous
proper
pilcrow
a paragraph mark
