ACT Vocab Week 2 Flashcards
Animate
Bring to life
anim: life, spirit
ate: to make
Captivating
Charming
capt: take, hold
Acceptable
To agree on; suitable
ac: to, toward
cept: take, hold
able: capable of
Conclusive
Decisive or convincing
con: with, jointly
clus: close
ive: like
Credible
Able to be believed
cred: believe, trust
ible: capable of
Creditable
Deserving praise
cred: believe, trust
able: capable of
Credulous
Showing too great a readiness to believe things
cred: believe, trust
ous: full of
Credence
Belief in
cred: believe, trust
ence: action, state of, quality
Discredit
Harm the good reputation of someone/something
dis: negation
cred: believe, trust
Accredit
Recognized, authorized of a person, study, and organization
Ac: to, toward
cred, believe, trust
Accumulate
Gather together/ quantity of
ac: to, toward
cumul: mass, heap
ate: to make
Cryptic
A meaning that is mysterious or obscure
crypt: hidden
ic: like, pertaining to
Cryptogram
A text written in code
crypt: hidden
gram: writing
Counterfeit
Important with the intention to defraud ordeceive
counter: against
feit: to make, to do
Contraband
Goods that have been imported/exported illegally
contra:against
Contradiction
A combination of statements, ideas
contra: against
dict: say or speak
ion: act of. state of, result of
Contraposition
Inference of going from a conditional statement into its logically
contra: against
posit: put
ion: act of, state of, result of
Controversial
Giving rise
contro: against
vers: turn
al: relating to
Counteract
Act against in order to reduce its force or neutralize it
counter: against
Anticylone
A weather phenomenon
anti: against, opposed to
cycl: circle, ring
Cycloid
A curve traced by a point on a circle being rolled along a straight line
cycl: ring, circle
oid: like
Encyclical
A papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church
en: intensification, put into, or on
cycl: circle, ring
al: relating to
Epicycle
A small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger
epi: upon
cycl: circle, ring
Tricycle
Similar to a bicycle, but with three wheels
tri: three
cycl: circle, ring
Endemic
A disease or condition found among particular people or in a certain area
en: put into or on, bring into the condition of, intensification
dem: people
ic: nature of, like
Pandemic
A disease prevalent over a whole country or the world
pan: all
dem: people
ic: nature of, like
Dendroid
tree-shaped; arborescent; branching of a plant
dendr: tree
oid: like
Dendrology
The scientific study of trees
dendr: tree
ology: study, science, theory
Dentifrice
A paste or powder for cleaning the teeth
dent: tooth
ice: condition, state, quality
