Hit List Flashcards
Adhere
To believe in/ follow
I want to be added to adhere to your philosophies
haerēre means stick ad means to
To stick
Ambivalence
Mixed feelings
I had ambivalence between which valence electrons where importance to chemistry
Ambi- both valence- strong
Both strong
Analogous
Similar
Logs are sometimes analogous to each other
Ana- throughout
Logos- ratio/ proportion
Brevity
Conciseness
I took a short breath in brevity
Brevis- brief
Buttress
Support
The butt was a buttress to the torso
Buter- to thrust
Circumvent
To find a way around
Circum- around
Vent- venir- to come!
Concede
To admit that something is true after denying it
Biden conceded the presidency to Kamala Harris!
Con- together
Cederé- to withdraw- like predecessor, ancestor
Conjecture
Opinion without proof/ guess
My conjecture was that there were foxes outside but I didn’t know for sure
conicere= throw together
Contrite
Sincere remorse
I needed to be Contrite to red on the phone
con- against
trite- ordinary
Contrive
to plan with ingenuity, to plot
I contrived I plan to become world ruler!
con- unattested
tropare- to find
controver- to devise/ invent
Delegate
Representative of something/ To give a job to someone
I delegate task of putting words into brainscape to my dog
de- from or away
legare- send with commission
Demur
to object
I demur delaying
demorari- to delay
Discernable
Able to understand
The amount of studying Tessa is doing for the SAT is discernable
Discernere- to seperate
Discord
No unity
The two polarized sides were in discord over the presidential debate
Discord among people is obvious today
discorder- differ/quarrel
dis- apart
cor- heart
Dubious
SUS
Mudge looks dubious when he does something wrong
dubare- to hestitate/ fluncuating
duo- two
Dynamic
Ever changing
dyn- power
The character in two fishes was dynamic
Eclipse
Blocking/ covering
I love the time the moon eclipses the sun
ekleipsis- an abandonment
ex/k- out
leipein- to leave
Elusive
Hard to catch
I’m in alusive squirrel
elus- frusterate
Enumerate
To count
I enumerated the values in the list
ex- out
numereare- to number
Eminent
distinguised/ clear
Emme was eminent at Woodmont
eminentem- standing out
Fabricate
Make something up or to create
She was caught fabricating info in the election
fabricare- to fashion, construct/build
Foretell
To predict
fore- before
tell- to tell
I foretold that mudge would turn into a squirrel if he ate the accorn
Geriatric
OLDY- especially regarding healthcare
I don’t want to go to a geriatric hospital
gere- grow old
iatrikos- of a physician
Imminent
Impending/ about to happen
I was in imminent danger of being swept away by the tornado!!!
imminere- to overhang/ mount or menace
Impartial
Having indifference/ neutral/ fair and just
i was impartial towards icecream or cookies
im- on
partial- not total/ whole
Infallible
Not making any errors
Doctors are not infallible
in- opposite of
fallible- to decieve
Nuance
subtle differences of shades
APUSH understanding is very nuanced
Nuer- to shade because of nubes- clouds
Latent
Dormant, hidden and concealed
Discovering her latent talent for diplomacy
latere- to lie hidden
Novel
Original/ unusual in an interesting way
He hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems
Novellus- new
Lucrative
Profitable
A lucrative business is amazing
lucrativus- profitable
lucrum- gain or profit
Ornate
Elaborate/ intricate with patterns
The christmas tree was decorated in an ornate fashion
ornatus- adorned
Paucity
Something in small quantities/ scarcity
A paucity of information
Paucitas- few
Prescribe
Reccomend or state as a rule
Doing things in the prescribed manner
praescribere- dirrect writing
prae- before
scribere- write
Promulgate
TO promote or enanct
The New constitution was promulgated
promulgat- exposed
pro- out
mulgere0 cause to come forth
Profusion
Large quantity
A rich profusion of wildflowers
profundere- pour out
Quarrel
heated arguement
I often quarrel with my sister
queri- complain/ query /question
quora(app)
Refute
disprove/ reject
I refutted the Negative team’s claim
repel
Reciprocate
respond by making a corresponding one
reciprocat- moved backwards and fowards
Replicable
able to be copied
Repudiate
reject
Pee yew!
repudium- divorced/rejected
Resilient
strong
I showed resilience by keeping my group with IBC
Satiate
full
Opposite of emaciated
satis- enough
Surly
bad tempered/ unfriendly
She left with a surly expression
sir- glum
Surmised
supposing something is true without evidence to confirm it– conjecture
she surmised that Jillian didn’t want to get an MRI
super- over
mittere-send
Send in afterwards
Tedious
too long/ dull
Frappes are always tedious
Tenuous
weak/ very slight
Her claim was tenuous so it was easy to win
tenuis- thin
Ubiquitous
All over
Her presence was ubiquitous
Mudge had a ubiquitous influence over the family
Underscore
Emphasize
Ms. Carney wants us to underscore the importance of the claim being made
Unprecedented
Never before
Our times are unprecedented
Verisimilitude
appearence of being real or true
The details gives the book verisimilitude
veri-true
similis-similar
Waive
TO give up or refrain from using
Her tuition fees will be waived
waif- abandon
