List 19 Flashcards
ven
circumvent(V)
come
to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
ichthy
ichthyologist(N)
fish
a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
pulse
impulse(N)
drive
a sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usually unpremeditated action
calor
calorific(ADJ)
heat
of or relating to heat production
sol
solarium(N)
sun
a glass-enclosed porch or room
strat
stratosphere(N)
layer
the part of the earth’s atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the surface and in which temperature increases gradually to about 32°F (0°C) and clouds rarely form
nuc
nucleus(N)
center
the small bright body in the head of a comet
sat
insatiable(ADJ)
enough
incapable of being satisfied
Prothero
proterozoic(ADJ)
early
of, relating to, or being the eon of geologic time or the corresponding segment of rocks that includes the interval between the Archean and Phanerozoic eons, exceeds in length all of subsequent geologic time, and is marked by rocks that contain fossils indicating the first appearance of eukaryotic organisms (such as algae)
mont
piedmont(ADJ)
mountain
lying or formed at the base of mountains
kilo
kilowatt(N)
thousand
1000 watts
myria
myriad(N)
many
ten thousand
tachy
tachycardia(N)
quick
relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological
fiss
fissure(N)
split
a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
cumu
cumulus(N)
heaped
a dense puffy cloud form having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain