Chapter 6 Practice Flashcards
Give the meaning of: insanity
the condition of being mentally unhealthy
Give the meaning of: lucid
illuminated, clear
Give the meaning of: vacuous
characterized by being empty
Give the meaning of: absorption
the act of sucking something up
Give the meaning of: rigidity
stiffness
Give the meaning of: error
the result of wandering, a mistake
Give the meaning of: gravid
pregnant, heavy with young
Give the meaning of: ebullition
the process or state of boiling
Give the meaning of: consistency
the quality of standing together or agreeing
Give the meaning of: cavity
a hollow space
Name the term for: the quality of being sharp
acuity
Name the term for: characterized by anger
furious
Name the term for: the act of cutting something apart
dissection
Name the term for: the act of stepping or going forward
progression
Name the term for: a swelling
tumor
Name the term for: the quality of being heavy
gravity
Name the term for: a period of sleep
dormancy
Name the term for: able to be or tending to be broken
fragile
Name the term for: the quality of being short in duration
brevity
Name the term for: the quality of being near something
proximity, juxtaposition
Fill in the blank: asborb- the quality of being absorbed
absorbency
Fill in the blank: transluc- the quality of letting light pass through
translucency, translucence
Fill in the blank: dement- the state of being out of one’s mind
dementia
Fill in the blank: fur- a state of anger
fury, furor
Fill in the blank: extens- the act of stretching out
extension
Fill in the blank: -ence the result of knowing, knowledge
science
Fill in the blank: -ion a bending or breaking back
refraction
Fill in the blank: -ancy the state of being empty
vacancy
Fill in the blank: -ary characterized by health
sanitary
Fill in the blank: -ility the condition of being susceptible to breaking
fragility
