English (Ch 1-4) Flashcards
A group of three dramatic or literary works related in subject or theme.
trilogy
Tri (Greek) = three
Tres (Latin) = Three
Example: Athenians at the time may have recalled another great Greek expedition overseas, to Troy; Euripides’ Trojan trilogy was produced in 415.
To divide into three equal parts.
trisect
Tri (Greek) = three
Tres (Latin) = Three
any association of three in office or authority.
triumvirate
Tri (Greek) = three
Tres (Latin) = Three
1) one fourth of the circumference of a circle. A circular arc of 90° 2) an instrument formerly used in astronomy and navigation for measuring the altitudes of stars, 3) Any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines
quadrant
Quartus (Latin) = fourth
Quatuor (Latin) = Four
1) A composition for four voices or four instruments. 2) any group of four persons or things.
quartet
Quartus (Latin) = Fourth
Quatuor (Latin) = four
A stanza or poem of four lines.
quatrain
Quartus (Latin) = Fourth
Quatuor (Latin) = four
1) To destroy or kill a large part of (a group).
2) to kill one in every ten
decimate
Decem (Latin) = ten
an athletic contest for men in which each athlete competes in ten different events.
decathlon
Decem (Latin) = ten
1) (adj) Happening once every 200 years. 2) (n) Relating to a 200th anniversary.
bicentennial
Centum (Latin) = hundred
1) (adj) Of or relating to a 100-year period. 2) (n) A centennial.
centenary
Centum (Latin) = hundred
(adj) referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees
centigrade
Centum (Latin) = hundred
wild uproar or chaos.
pandemonium
Pan (Greek) = all
a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all.
panacea
Pan (Greek) = all
having unlimited authority or power.
omnipotent
Omnis (Latin) = all
present everywhere at the same time
omnipresent
Omnis (Latin) = all
devouring everything, specially intellectually
omnivorous
Omnis (Latin) = all
pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.
catholic
Holos (Greek) = whole
eating both animal and plant foods.
omnivorous
Omnis (Latin) = all
universal; including most things.
catholic
Holos (Greek) = Whole
- A great destruction, specially by fire. Ex. After the great 1906 earthquake, a _________ swept through San Francisco.
- (n) Murder by the Naxis of over 6 million Jews and millions of other people in World War II
holocaust
Holos (Greek) = whole
(adj) referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control.
totalitarian
Totus (Latin) = whole
A covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard.
cloister
Claudo (Latin) = to close
A monastery or similar place of religious seclusion
cloister
Claudo (Latin) = to close
To make impossible, To prevent
preclude
Claudo (Latin) = to close
a person who avoids mixing with people. Withdrawn from the world;
recluse
Claudo (Latin) = to close
A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group
monologue
Monos (Greek) = one
A person who rules a kingdom or empire; a king or queen, emperor or empress
monarch
Monos (Greek) = one
A design composed of letters, usually the first letter of a name.
monogram
Monos (Greek) = one
1) Exclusive control of the trade in some item or service
2) Sole ownership or control of anything
monopoly
Monos (Greek) = one
(n.) a large block of stone
monolith
Monos (Greek) = one
(adj.) being in complete agreement
unanimous
Unus (Latin) = one
(adj.) One-sided; done by or affecting one person, group, or country, etc. and not another
unilateral
Unus (Latin) = one
(n.) a dwelling with two living units
duplex
Duo (Latin) = two
Duplex (Latin) = twofold
(v.) To make an identical copy or double of something; to repeat
duplicate
Duo (Latin) = two
Duplex (Latin) = twofold
1) (adj.) having two sides 2) Made between two persons or groups
bilateral
Bi (Latin) = two
(adj.) involving two political parties.
bipartisan
Bi (Latin) = two
(v.) to divide into two equal parts
bisect
Bi (Latin) = two
(n.) The beginning of something.
inception
Incipio (Latin) = to begin
(adj.) In its early stages; beginning
incipient
Incipio (Latin) = to begin
to destroy completely
annihilate
Nihil (Latin) = nothing
the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs
nihilism
Nihil (Latin) = nothing
1) (v.) to disprove; to nullify 2) to rule out; to cancel; to repeal
negate
Nego (Latin) = to deny
(n.) one who deserts a group, cause, faith, etc.; an outlaw.
renegade
Nego (Latin) = to deny
(adj) Empty, especially of meaning or purpose.
vacuous
Vanus (Latin) = empty
Vacuus (Latin) = empty
1) (n) conceit, especially about one’s appearance.
2) Something worthless or useless
3) a dressing table (ex: a ________ usually has an attached mirror and many drawers)
vanity
Vanus (Latin) = empty
Vacuus (Latin) = empty
(v.) To boast, to brag about.
vaunt
Vanus (Latin) = empty
Vacuus (Latin) = empty
(n) an opening, specially one that admits light
aperture
done or shown openly ex. Their ______ hostility gave us little hope for a reconciliation
overt
