50 Word Group D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L Flashcards
LAUD
praise, honor
laudable: praiseworthy
laudatory: expressing praise
LAV / LAU / LU
to wash
ablution: act of cleansing
antediluvian: before the biblical flood; extremely old
deluge: a great flood of water
LEC / LEG / LEX
to read, to speak
legible: readable
lexicographer: a writer of dictionaries
lexicon: a dictionary
LECT / LEG
to select, to choose
eclectic: selecting ideas, etc. from various sources
predilection: preference, liking
LI / LIG
to tie, to bind
liable: legally responsible; bound by law
lien: the right to hold a property due to an outstanding debt
ligature: a connection between two letters; a bond
LIBER
free
liberality: generosity
libertine: one who follows one’s own path, without regard for morals or other restrictions
LITH
stone
acrolith: a statue with a stone head and limbs (but a wooden body)
lithography: a printing process that originally involved writing on a flat stone
lithology: the study of rocks and stones
megalith: a very big stone
LOC / LOG / LOQU
word, speech, though
colloquial: of ordinary or familiar conversation
elocution: art of clear and expressive speaking
grandiloquent: pompous or inflated in language
loquacious: talkative
LUD / LUS
to play
allude: to refer casually or indirectly
delude: to mislead the mind or judgment of, deceive
elude: to avoid capture or escape defection by
JECT
to throw, to throw down
abject: utterly hopeless, humiliating, or wretched
conjecture: formation of opinion on incomplete information
eject: to throw out, expel
JOC
joke
jocose: given to joking; playful
jocular: in a joking manner; funny
jocund: merry; cheerful
JUD
to judge
abjudicate: to act as a judge
judicious: having good judgment
JUR
law, to swear
abjure: to renounce an oath
adjure: to beg or command
perjury: willful lying under oath
ICON
image, idol
iconic: being representative of a culture or movement
iconoclast: one who attacks established beliefs; one who tears down images
iconology: symbolism
IN / IM
in, into (often the m is dropped and the first letter to which i is prefixed is doubled)
incarnate: given a bodily, esp. a human, form
influx: the act of flowing in
intrinsic: belonging to a thing by its very nature
IN / IM (2)
not, without
indigent: poor, needy, lacking in what is needed
indolence: showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
innocuous: not harmful or injurious
HAP
by chance
haphazard: at random
hapless: without luck
HER / HES
to stick
adherent: able to adhere; believer or advocate of a particular thing
coherent: logically consistent; having waves in phase and of one wavelength
inherent: involved in the constitution or essential character of something
HOL
whole
catholic: universal
holograph: a document written entirely by the person whose name it’s in
holistic: considering something as a unified whole
HYPER
over, excessive
hyperactive: excessively active
hyperbole: purposeful exaggeration for effect
HYPO
under, beneath, less than
hypochondriac: one affected by extreme depression of mind or spirits, often centered on imaginary physical ailments
hypocritical: pretending to have beliefs one does not
hypodermic: relating to the parts beneath the skin
GEN
birth, creation, race, kind
congenital: existing or as such from birth
progeny: offspring, descendants
GNI / GNO
to know
ignoramus: a person lacking knowledge, uninformed
prognosis: to forecast, especially of disease
GRAT
pleasing
gratuity: money given for good service
ingratiate: to bring oneself into favor
GREG
flog
aggregate: a number of things considered a collective whole
egregious: remarkably bad; standing out from the crowd
gregarious: sociable; enjoying spending time with others
FAB / FAM
to speak
affable: friendly, courteous
defame: to attack the good name of
ineffable: too great for description in words; that which much not be uttered
FATU
foolish
fatuity: foolishness; stupidity
fatuous: foolish; stupid
infatuated: swept up in a fit of passion impairing one’s reason
FI / FID
faith, trust
affidavit: a written statement on oath
fiduciary: of a trust; held or given in trust
infidel: disbeliever in the supposed true religion
FLU / FLUX
to flow
confluence: merging into one
effluence: flowing out of (light, electricity, etc.)
mellifluous: pleasing, musical
FULG
to shine
effulgent: shining forth
refulgent: radiant; shining
FUS
to pour
diffuse: to spread widely or thinly
profuse: lavish, extravagant, copious
suffuse: to spread throughout or over from within
E / EX
out, out of, from, former, completely
efface: to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse
extricate: to disentangle, release
EPI
upon
epidermis: the outer layer of the skin
epigram: a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed
epilogue: a concluding part added to a literary word
EQU
equal, even
equation: the act of making equal
iniquity: gross injustice; wickedness
ERR
to wander
errant: wandering or traveling, especially in search of adventure
erratic: deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct
ESCE
becoming
convalescent: recovering from illness
obsolescent: becoming obsolete
EU
good, well
euphemism: pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant
euphony: pleasantness of sound
DAC / DOC
to teach
didactic: intended for instruction
indoctrinate: to imbue a person with learning
DE
away, off, down, completely, reversal
defame: to attack the good name or reputation of
deferential: respectful; to yield to judgment
defile: to make foul, dirty, or unclean
DEM
people
democracy: government by the people
endemic: peculiar to a particular person or locality
pandemic: general, universal
DI
day
diurnal: daily
quotidian: everyday; ordinary
DI / DIF / DIS
away from, apart, reversal, not
diffuse: to pour out and spread, as in a fluid
dilatory: inclined to delay or procrastinate
dissipate: to scatter wastefully
DIGN
worth
condign: well deserved; fitting; adequate
dignitary: a person who holds a high rank or office
disdain: to look upon or treat with contempt
DOL
to suffer, to pain, to grieve
doleful: sorrowful, mournful
dolorous: full of pain or sorrow, grievous
indolence: a state of being lazy or slothful
DUB
doubt
dubiety: doubtfulness
dubious: doubtful
indubitable: unquestionable
DULC
sweet
dulcet: sweet; pleasing
dulcified: sweetened; softened
dulcimer: a musical instrument
DYS
faulty, abnormal
dysfunctional: poorly functioning
dyspepsia: impaired digestion
dystrophy: faulty or inadequate nutrition or development
