English Vocab 1

Question 1

Crypt (n)

Answer 1

a room completely or partly underground, especially under the main floor of a church; a room in a large underground tomb

Ex. I was curious to see what the crypt looked like.

Question 2

Encrypt (v)

Answer 2

to convert a message into code or cypher (v)

Ex. You’ll see a check box that can be used to encrypt the file

Question 3

Cryptic (adj)

Answer 3

mysterious; puzzlingly short or acting to conceal

Ex. He left me a cryptic message.

Question 4

Cryptography (n)

Answer 4

secret writing; the encoding or decoding of messages

Ex. We know more about cryptography, and have more algorithms to crack the code.

Question 5

Crypt (ROOT)

Answer 5

from the greek word for “hidden”

Question 6

Abscond (v)

Answer 6

to depart in secret and hide

Ex. The suspect absconded to Canada

Question 7

Abstemious (adj)

Answer 7

restrained, especially in the consumption of food or alcohol

Ex. Gerald was abstemious at dinner and only ate a little of the food on his plate.

Question 8

Abstraction (n)

Answer 8

the consideration of a thing or idea

Ex. In a moment of abstraction she lost control of the car.

Question 9

Abstruse (adj.)

Answer 9

hard to understand; deep or complex

Ex. Its’ abstruse style may be hard going for those who are not so prepared

Question 10

Ab/Abs (ROOT)

Answer 10

from latin, meaning “from”, “away”, or “off”

Question 11

Pedagogy (n)

Answer 11

the art, science, or profession of teaching

Ex. This was a new approach to pedagogy.

Question 12

Pedant (n)

Answer 12

a formal, unimaginative teacher; a person who shows off his or her learning

Ex. A pedant will always insist that you ask for ‘fewer’ items rather than ‘less’

Question 13

Pediatrician (n)

Answer 13

A doctor who specialized in the diseases, development, and care of children

Ex. The pediatrician gave my child antibiotics for his infection.

Question 14

encyclopedic (adj)

Answer 14

of or relating to an encyclopedia, covering a white range of subjects

Ex. He has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of food.

Question 15

Ped (ROOT)

Answer 15

from the Greek word for “child”

Question 16

Tropism (n)

Answer 16

Automatic movement by an organism unable to move about from place to place, especially a plant; that involves turning or growing toward or away from a stimulus

Ex. This granted the creatures a positive tropism towards light; however, their own lamps would be extinguished if the new light signal became too powerful.

Question 17

Entropy (n)

Answer 17

the decomposition of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inactive uniformity; chaos, randomness

Ex. Designers, even more than artists, are battlers against entropy.

Question 18

Psyshotropic (adj)

Answer 18

Acting on the mind

Ex. The psychotropic drugs they ere being forced to take will elevate body temperature.

Question 19

heliotrope (n)

Answer 19

any of a genus of herbs or shrubs having small white or purple flowers

Ex. The lush, fragrant flowers of the heliotrope range from dark violet to white in color.

Question 20

trop (ROOT)

Answer 20

from the greek tropos meaning “turn” or “change”

Question 21

neoclassic (adj)

Answer 21

relating to a revival or adaptation of the styles of ancient greek and Rome, especially in music, art, or architecture

Ex. The house is decorated in neoclassic style

Question 22

Neoconservative (Adj)

Answer 22

a conservative who favors strongly encouraging democracy and the U.S nation interest in world against, including through military means

Ex. Meanwhile, neoconservative journalists have been channeling the administration’s thinking.

Question 23

neonatal (adj)

Answer 23

of or relating to babies in the first month after their birth

Ex. Our baby was cared for in the hospital’s neonatal unit.

Question 24

Neo (ROOT)

Answer 24

from the GREEK neos, meaning “new”

Question 25

Novice (n)

Answer 25

one who has no previous training or experience in a specific field or activity; beginner; one preparing to become a nun or monk

Ex. I am a novice sailor and have had difficulty raising the mainsail while underway on a solo sail.

He then spends two years as a novice monk.

Question 26

Novel (adj)

Answer 26

new and not respelling something formerly known or used; original and striking.

Ex. She has suggested a novel approach to the problem

Question 27

Innovation (n)

Answer 27

a new idea, device, or method

Ex.The vegetarian burger was an innovation which was rapidly exported to Britain.

Question 28

Supernova (v)

Answer 28

the explosion of a star that abuses it to become extremely bright; something that explodes into prominence or popularity

Ex. Lukas Rossi is the newest rockstar, but he won’t be a supernova.

Question 29

nov (ROOT)

Answer 29

from the LATIN word novus, meaning “new”

Question 30

Juxtapose (v)

Answer 30

to place side by side (for comparison)

Ex. Juxtaposing the Hoback notes with the printed page shows similar alterations

Question 31

Impose (v)

Answer 31

to take unfair advantage

Ex. The judge imposed a life sentence.

Question 32

Transpose (v)

Answer 32

to change the position or order of; to move from one place or period to another

ex. She could play any piece of music she heard and transpose it into any key.

Question 33

Superimpose (v)

Answer 33

to put or place one thing over something else

Ex. His picture was superimposed on a muscular body.

Question 34

pos (ROOT)

Answer 34

from the latin verb ponere meaning “to put” or “to place”

Question 35

Tenure (n)

Answer 35

the amount of time that a person holds a job, office, or title

Ex. After she served for three years, the committee tenured her.

(Think “ten year”)

Question 36

tenacious (adj)

Answer 36

stubborn or determined in clinging to something

ex. She is a tenacious woman.

Question 37

Tenable (v)

Answer 37

capable of being held or defended; reasonable

Ex. The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.

Question 38

Tenet (n)

Answer 38

a widely held principle or belief

Ex. certainly it is my own view that marriage has always been the basic tenet of society.

Question 39

ten (ROOT)

Answer 39

from the latin verb tenere, meaning “hold” or “hold on to”

Question 40

Monogamous (adj)

Answer 40

being married to one person or having one mate at a time

Ex. Many birds are monogamous.

Question 41

Monoculture (n)

Answer 41

a culture dominated by a single element.

Ex. The monoculture has never been changed by the tribe.

Question 42

Monolithic (adj)

Answer 42

appearing to be a huge, featureless, often rigid whole

ex. we tend to think of corporations as monolithic, singular entities.

Question 43

Monotheism (n)

Answer 43

the worship of a single god

Ex. The three monotheistic religion with the most followers are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

Question 44

mono (ROOT)

Answer 44

from the greek monos meaning “alone” or “single”

Question 45

Unicameral (adj)

Answer 45

having only one lawmaking chamber

Ex. The legislative branch is unicameral.

Question 46

Unilateral (adj)

Answer 46

done by one person or party; one sided

Ex. They were forced to take unilateral action.

Question 47

Unison (n)

Answer 47

perfect agreement; sameness of musical pitch

ex. The congregation sang the song in unison.

Question 48

Unitarian (adj)

Answer 48

relating or belonging to a religious group that believes god exists only in one person and stresses individual freedom of belief

Ex. She came from a strict Unitarian home.

Question 49

uni (ROOT)

Answer 49

from the latin work for “one”

Question 50

Neolithic (adj)

Answer 50

relating to the latest period age, when polished stone tools were used

Ex. The knife that was found was neolithic.