English Unit 17 and 18 Flashcards
Sub-
Under; below; in place of
Super-
on; above; over; more than
Sym-, Syn-
At the same time; together; like
Tele
Far; far off; from afar
Therm, Thermo, Thermy
Warm; hot; heat
Tra-, Tran-, Trans-
Across; beyond; through
Tri, Trio
Three; three times
Un, Uni
one; single
Vice-
In place of; a substitute
Subdean
An assistant or subsitute dean
Subject
To put under the control of
Submerge
To plunge something under water
Suburb
A town or village on or near a city’s border
Supernatural
Pertaining to that which is beyond or outside of the physical laws of nature
Supersonic
Showing a speed above that of the speed of sound in air
Superstructure
Anything built on top of some other structure
Symmetry
Correspondence in shape, size, and position of parts that are on opposite sides of each other
Synthetic
Resulting through artificial means
Telegram
a message sent to a distance by means of a telegraph
Telephone
An instrument which makes it possible to speak to and hear from someone afar
Television
A device that makes it possible to see a picture that is coming from afar
Thermal
of or pertaining to heat
Thermometer
An instrument for measuring temperature
Thermostat
An automatic device for setting ad regulating temperature
Diathermy
The generation of heat in living tissue by electric currents
Traversable
Capable of being traversed or crossed
Transcribe
To make one copy or many copies of in writing
Translucent
Allowing some light through without permitting any object beyond to be seen clearly
Triangle
A plane geometric figure of three sides and three angles
Trident
A three-pronged spear, as the one carried by Neptune
Trilateral
of or pertaining to three-sidedness
Trilingual
of or pertaining to three langugages
Trilogy
A group of three stories, plays, etc
Triplet
A combination or collection of three of a kind
Tripoli
N. African city resulting from the unification of three cities
Tripod
A three-legged stand or support
Trio
A group of three persons or things
Unanimous
Agreement by all concerned
Unicorn
A fabulous animal having a single horn in the middle of its forehead
Unilingual
Of or pertaining to one language
Uniped
A living thing that has only one foot or leg
Unipod
A one-legged support
Viceroy
The governor of a kingdom or country