Midterm Words Flashcards
Adherent
N A follower of a person or idea Her/Hes S-disciple A-opponent
Vinc/vict
To conquer
Duc/Duct
To lead
Tract
To drag
Peto
to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush
Fract/fring/frang
To break
Cis
Cut, kill
Tom
To cut
Punct
String, pierce
Pel/puls
To push/drive
Jac/Ject
To throw, to cast
MIT/MIS
To send
Mot/MOV
To move
Vid/Vis
To see
Peri
Be visible, appear
Spec
To look
Phan
To appear, to show
Her/hes
To be attached, be fixed
Fus
To pour out
Solu/Solv
To loosen, to solve
Leg
to select, to choose, to gather
Fac/fact/Fic
To make do
Pon/pound
To put/place/arrange
Struct/strue
To build
Stit/stat
To stand
Plac
To please
Grat
Pleasing, earning thanks, thankful
Doc/Doct
To teach
Temper
to temper, make less severe
Complacent
Adj Satisfied with a situation that should be changed or improved Plac S-smug A-X
Confer
V
To discuss something with someone else; consult/To bestow
Fer
S/A-x
Deference
N Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority Fer S-submission A-rebellion
epiphany
N
A moment of great insight, or revelation
Phan
S/A-X
expel
V To send out or away Pel/puls S-eject A-admit
impervious
Adj Unable to be affected Via S-invulnerable A-X
indoctrinate
V To teach a certain point of view to Doc/Doct S-instill A-X
inference
N
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
Fer
S/A-X
introspective
Adj Contemplating ones own thoughts and ideas Spec S-meditative A-Shallow
motive
N Cause for action MOT/MOV S-incentive A-X
phenomenon
N
Fact or event that can be observed and/or documented
Phan
S/A-X
punctilious
Adj Paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful Punct S-meticulous A-careless
purported
Adj Claimed as true, but probably false Port S-alleged A-definite
retrospective
Adj
Looking backward over a period of time
Spec
S/A-X
sacrilege
N An act against a holy person or place Leg S-profanity A-reverence
sycophant
N
A person who flatters, a yes man
Phan
S/A-X
Port
To carry, to bring
Fer
To carry, to bring
