Etymology Unit 5 Flashcards
Malicious
Desiring to cause pain
Malevolent
Having or showing intense ill will or hatred.
To make harsh and often false or misleading statements about.
Malign
Malnourished
Badly or poorly nourished
Cataclysm
Violent and massive charge in earths surface
Catacombs
Underground cemetery of connecting passageway
Catalyst
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction; someone or something that brings significant change
Catatonic
Relating to or suffering from schizophrenia; showing an unusual lack of movement.
Protagonist
The main character in a story.
Protocol
A code of diplomatic or military rules of behavior: a set of rules for the formatting of date in an electronic communication system.
Protoplasm
The substance that makes up the living part of a cell
Prototype
An original model on which it is based.
Antechamber
An outer room, waiting room
Antedate to date something such as a check with a date earlier to precede in time.
to date something such as a check with a date earlier to precede in time.
Antecedent
A word or phrase that is referred to by a pronoun that follows it
Anterior
Located before or toward the front of the head.
Orthodontics
Treatment and correction of crooked teeth an other irregularities
Orthodox
Holding established beliefs; especially in religion conforming to established rules or traditions
Orthopedics
Correction or prevention of deformities
Orthography
The spelling of words especially according to standard usage
Rectitude
Moral integrity
Rectify
To set right, remedy
Rectilinear
Moving in or forming a straight Line or having many straight lines
Directive
Something that guides or directs especially a general instruction of higher power.
Eugenic
Related to or production of good offspring though controlled breeding
Euphemism
Agreeable or inoffensive word or expression that is substituted
Euphoria
A strong feeling of well being or happiness
Eulogy a formal speech or writing especially in honor of a dead person; high praise
a formal speech or writing especially in honor of a dead person; high praise
Dystopia
An imaginary place
Dyslexia
A disturbance or interference with the ability to read
Dyspeptic
Relating to or suffering from in defeatism
Dysphasia abnormal growth in cells
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A fortiori
All the more certainly
A posteriori
Relating to or derived by observed fact
A priori
Relating to or derived by self evident propositions
Bona fide
Made in good faith without deceit
Carpe dine
To enjoy the moment without the future in mind
Caveat emptor
Let the buyer beware without a warranty the buyer must take the risk.
Corpus delcti
The substantial and basic fact necessary to prove that a crime has been committed
Corriculum vitae
A short summary of someone’s career and qualifications
