50 Word Group A, B, C Flashcards
CAD / CID
to fall, to happen by chance
cascade: a waterfall descending over a steep surface
coincidence: a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time, apparently by chance
recidivist: one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime
CAP / CIP / CEPT
to take, to get
capture: to take by force or stratagem
percipient: having perception; discerning; discriminating
precept: a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
CAP / CAPIT / CIPIT
to head, headlong
capital: the city or town that is the official seat of government
capitulate: to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
precipice: a cliff with a vertical face
CARD / CORD / COUR
heart
concord: agreement; peace, amity
concordance: agreement, concord, harmony
discord: lack of harmony between persons or things
CED / CEED / CESS
to go, to yield, to stop
accede: to yield to a demand; to enter office
cessation: a temporary or complete discontinuance
incessant: without stop
CELER
speed
accelerant: something used to speed up a process
celerity: speed; quickness
CERN / CERT / CRET / CRIM / CRIT
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide
certitude: freedom from doubt
discrete: detached from others, separate
hypocrite: a person who pretends to have beliefs that she does not
CHROM
color
chromatic: having to do with color
chromosome: genetic material that can be studied by coloring it with dyes
CHRON
time
anachronism: something that is out-of-date or belonging to the wrong time
chronic: constant, habitual
chronometer: a highly accurate clock or watch
CIRCU / CIRCUM
around
circuitous: roundabout, indirect
circumspect: cautious; watching all sides
CIS
to cut
exorcise: to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony
incisive: penetrating, cutting
CLA / CLO / CLU
to shut, to close
claustrophobia: an abnormal fear of enclosed places
cloister: a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution
preclude: to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence o
CLAIM / CLAM
to shout, to cry out
clamor: a loud uproar
disclaim: to deny interest in or connection with
proclaim: to announce or declare in an official way
CLI
to lean toward
climax: the most intense point in the development of something
disinclination: aversion, distaste
Proclivity: inclination, bias
CO / COL / COM / CON
with, together
commensurate: suitable in measure, proportionate
conciliate: to placate, win over
connect: to bind or fasten together
CONTRA / CONTRO / COUNTER
against
contrary: opposed to; opposite
countermand: to retract an order
CORP / CORS
body
corps: a body (an organized group) of troops
corpulent: obese; having a lot of flesh
incorporation: combining into a single body
COSM
order, universe, world
cosmology: a theory of the universe as a whole
cosmopolitan: worldly
microcosm: a small system that reflects a larger whole
COUR / CUR
running, a course
concur: to agree
cursory: going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial
incursion: a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly
CER / CRESC / CRET
to grow
accretion: an increase by natural growth
accrue: to be added a matter of periodic gain
excrescence: an outgrowth
CRED
to believe, to trust
credo: any formula of belief
credulity: willingness to believe or trust too readily
CULP
fault, blame
culpable: deserving blame or censure
inculpate: to charge with fault
mea culpa: through my fault; my fault
BE
about, to make, to surround, to affect (often used to transform words into transitive verbs)
belie: to misrepresent; to contradict
belittle: to make small; to make something appear smaller
bemoan: to lament; to moan for
BEL / BELL
beautiful
belle: a beautiful woman
embellish: to make beautiful; to ornament
BEN / BENE
good
benediction: act of uttering a blessing
benefit: anything advantageous to a person or thing
benign: having a kindly disposition
BI / BIN
two
biennial: happening every two years
bilingual: able to speak one’s native language and another with equal facility
binocular: involving two eyes
BON / BOUN
good, generous
bona fide: in good faith; without fraud
bountiful: generous
BREV / BRID
short, small
abbreviate: to shorten
breviloquent: laconic; concise in one’s speech
brevity: shortness
BURS
purse, money
bursar: treasurer
bursary: treasury
disburse: to pay
A / AN
not, without
agnostic: one who believes the existence of God is not provable
amoral: neither moral nor immoral; having no relation to morality
atrophy: the wasting away of body tissue
AB
off, away from, apart, down
abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a throne
abject: cast down; degraded
abstract: conceived apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances
abstruse: hard to understand; secret, hidden
ABLE / IBLE
capable of, worthy of
changeable: able to be changed
combustible: capable of being burned; easily inflamed
AC / ACR
sharp, bitter, sour
acerbic: sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper
acid: something that is sharp, sour, or ill-natured
acrimonious: caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature
acumen: mental sharpness; quickness of wit
ACT / AG
to do, to drive, to force, to lead
agile: quick and well-coordinated in movement; active, lively
pedagogue: a teacher
AD
to, toward, near (often the d is dropped and the first letter to which a is prefixed is doubled.)
accede: to yield to demand; to enter office
addict: to give oneself over, as to a habit or pursuit
adjoin: to be close or in contact with
AL / ALI / ALTER
other, another
alias: an assumed name
allegory: figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another
altruist: a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
AM
love
amateur: a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than financial or professional gain
amity: friendship; peaceful harmony
amorous: inclined to love, esp. sexual love
AMB / AMPHI
both, on both sides, around
ambidextrous: able to use both hands equally well
ambient: moving around freely; circulating
ambiguous: open to various interpretations
AMB / ABUL
to go, to walk
ambulance: a vehicle equipped for carrying sick people (from a phrase meaning “walking hospital”)
ambulatory: of, pertaining to, or capable of walking
perambulator: one who makes a tour of inspection on foot
ANIM
of the life, mind, soul, breath
animosity: a feeling of ill will or enmity
equanimity: mental or emotional stability, especially under tension
magnanimous: generous in forgiving an insult or injury
ANNUI / ENNI
year
annals: a record of events, esp. a yearly record
annual: of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly
perennial: lasting for an indefinite amount of time
ANT / ANTE
before
antecedent: existing, being, or going before
antedate: precede in time
antediluvian: belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old-fashioned
ANTHRO / ANDR
man, human
androgen: any substance that promotes masculine characteristics
androgynous: being both male and female
misanthrope: a person who hates humans or humanity
APO
away
apocalypse: revelation; discovery; disclosure
apogee: the highest or most distant point
apostasy: a total desertion of one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc.
ARCH / ARCHI / ARCHY
chief, principal, ruler
anarchy: a state or society without government or law
monarchy: a government in which the supreme power is lodged in a sovereign
oligarchy: a state or society ruled by a select group
ARD
to burn
ardent: burning; fierce; passionate
ardor: flame; passion
arson: the crime of setting property on fire
AUTO
self
autonomy: independence or freedom
autocrat: an absolute ruler
