50 Word Group S, T, U, V Flashcards
VAIL / VAL
strength, use, worth
ambivalent: being caught between contradictory feelings of equal power or worth
avail: to have force; to be useful; to be of value
convalescent: recovering strength; healing
VEN / VENT
to come or to move toward
adventitious: accidental contravene: to come into conflict with
convene: to assemble for some public purpose
VER
truth
aver: to affirm, to declare to be true
veracious: habitually truthful
verisimilitude: the appearance or semblance of truth
VERB
word
proverb: an adage; a byword; a short, commonly known saying
verbatim: exactly as stated; word-for-word
verbiage: excessive use of words; diction
VERD
green
verdant: green with vegetation; inexperienced
verdure: fresh, rich vegetation
VI
life
convivial: sociable
viable: capable of living
vivacity: the quality of being lively, animated, spirited
VILE
base, mean
revile: to criticize with harsh language
vile: loathsome, unpleasant
vilify: to slander, to defame
VIRU
poison
virulent: acrimonious; very bitter; very poisonous
viruliferous: containing a virus
VOC / VOK
call, word
advocate: to support or urge by argument
convoke: to call together
vocabulary: the stock of words used by or known to a particular person or group
vociferous: crying out noisily
VOL
wish
benevolent: characterized by or expressing goodwill
malevolent: characterized by or expressing bad will
volition: free choice, free will; act of choosing
VOLU / VOLV
to roll, to turn
convolution: a twisting or folding
voluble: easily turning; fluent; changeable
VOR
to eat
carnivorous: meat-eating
omnivorous: eating or absorbing everything
voracious: having a great appetite
ULT
last, beyond
penultimate: second-to-last
ulterior: beyond what is immediately present; future; beyond what is stated; hidden
ultimate: last; final
UMBR
shadow
adumbrate: to foreshadow; to sketch; to overshadow
penumbra: a shaded area between pure shadow and pure light
umbrage: shade; shadow; displeasure; resentment
UN
not
unseen: not seen
unusual: not usual; exceptional; strange
UND
wave
abound: to be plentiful; to overflow (from water flowing in waves)
inundate: to flood
undulate: to move in a wavelike way
UNI / UN
one
unanimous: of one mind; incomplete accord
uniform: of one kind; consistent
US / UT
to use
abuse: to use wrongly or improperly
usurp: to seize and hold
utilitarian: efficient, functional, useful
TAC / TIC
to be silent
reticent: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
tacit: unspoken understanding
taciturn: uncommunicative
TEND / TENS / TENT / TENU
to stretch, to thin
attenuate: to weaken or reduce in force
extenuating: making less serious by offering excuses
THEO
god
apotheosis: glorification, glorified ideal
theocracy: a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler
THERM
heat
thermal: relating to heat; retaining heat
thermonuclear: relating to a nuclear reaction that takes place at high temperatures
TOR / TORQ / TORT
to twist
contort: to twist; to distort
distort: to pull out of shape, often by twisting; to twist or misrepresent facts
extort: to wring money, property, or services out of somebody using threats or force
TORP
stiff, numb
torpid: numbed; sluggish
torpor: numbness; listlessness; apathy
TOX
poison
antitoxin: an antibody that counteracts a given poison
toxic: poisonous
TRANS
across, beyond
intransigent: refusing to agree or compromise
transcendent: going beyond ordinary limits
transgress: to violate a law, command, or moral code
SACR / SANCT
holy
sacrament: something regarded as possessing sacred character
sacrilege: the violation of anything sacred
sanctify: to make holy
SAG / SAP / SAV
taste, thinking, discerning
sagacious: perceptive; discerning; insightful
sage: wise
sapient: wise
savant: a learned person
SAL / SIL / SAULT / SULT
to leap, to jump
assault: a sudden or violent attack
exult: to show or feel triumphant joy
SALU
health
salubrious: healthful
salutary: healthful
SALV
to save
salvage: to save; something saved or recovered
salvation: being saved
savior: one who saves
SAN
healthy
sane: mentally healthy
sanitarium: a place of healing
SANG
blood
consanguinity: being related by blood
sanguinary: bloody; bloodthirsty
SAT
enough
dissatisfied: feeling that one does not have enough
sate: to fill
saturate: to fill completely; to entirely satisfy
SCI
to know
conscience: the inner sense of what is right or wrong, impelling one toward right action
omniscient: knowing everything
prescient: having knowledge of things before they happen
SE
apart, away
secede: to withdraw formally from an association
sedition: incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government
SEC / SEQU / SUE / SUI
to follow
non sequitur: an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
obsequious: fawning
SED / SESS / SID
to sit, to settle
assiduous: diligent, persistent, hardworking (literally, “sitting down” to business)
insidious: intended to entrap or beguile; lying in wait to entrap
SEMI
half
semicircle: half a circle
semiconscious: only partly conscious; half awake
SEN
old
senate: the highest legislative body (from “council of elders”)
senescent: getting old
senile: relating to old age; experiencing memory loss or other age-related mental impairments
SENS / SENT
to feel, to be aware
dissent: to differ in opinion, esp. from the majority
insensate: without feeling or sensitivity
presentiment: a feeling that something is about to happen
SOL
alone
desolate: deserted; laid waste; left alone
isolate: to set apart from others
soliloquize: talk to oneself; talk onstage as if to oneself
solipsism: the belief that the only thing that really exists, or can really be known, is oneself
SOL
to loosen, to free
absolution: forgiveness for wrongdoing
dissolute: indifferent to moral restraints
SOL (2)
sun
parasol: an umbrella that protects from the sun
solarium: a sunroom; a room with windows for taking in the sun
SOMN
sleep
somnambulist: a sleepwalker
somniferous: sleep-inducing
somniloquist: one who talks while asleep
somnolent: sleep-inducing; sleepy; drowsy
SOPH
wisdom
philosopher: one who studies logic, beauty, truth, etc.; one who seeks wisdom
sophisticated: complex; worldly; experienced
SOURC / SURG / SURRECT
to rise
insurgent: rising up in revolution; rushing in
insurrection: rising up in armed rebellion
surge: to rise up forcefully, as ocean waves
SPEC / SPIC
to look, to see
circumspect: watchful and discreet, cautious
conspicuous: easily seen or noticed; readily observable
specious: deceptively attractive
SUA
sweet, pleasing, to urge
assuage: to make less severe, ease, relieve
suave: smoothly agreeable or polite; sweet
SUB / SOP
below, under
subliminal: existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness
subsidiary: serving to assist or supplement
suppose: to put down as a hypothesis; to use as the underlying basis of an argument; to assume
SUMM
highest, total
consummate: highly qualified; complete; perfect
summit: highest point
SUPER / SUR
over, above
supercilious: arrogant, haughty, condescending
superfluous: extra, more than necessary
SYM / SYN
together
symbiosis: living together in a mutually beneficial relationship
symposium: a meeting at which ideas are discussed
