Senses And Action - Chapter 10 Flashcards
Patient
Tolerant, understanding, person recieving medical care
Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow
Passion/passionate
Strong affection/feeling for something, intense sexual love
Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow
Impassioned
Filled with passion or fury
Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow
Compassion
Feeling of pity for suffering and misfortunes of others
Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow
Passive
Not active or participating
Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow
Impassive
Not revealing emotion, reserved
Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow
Mortuary
Building for dead bodies
Mort- death
Mortal
Able to die
Post mortem
After death
Mort- death
Mortified
Feeling humiliated
Mort- death
Moribund
Mort- death
Near death, in terminal decline
Morbid
Abnormal and unhealthy interest in death or unpleasant events
Morbus - diseases
Pedal
Foot operated lever
Ped- foot
Pedestrian
Person travelling on foot
Ped- foot
Pedicure
Treatment of feet
Ped- foot
Impede
Hinder, restrict the progress
Ped- foot
Impediment
Hinderance or obstruction
Ped- foot
Expedite
Facilitate the progress, speed up
Ped- foot
Expeditious
Done with speed and efficiency
Ped- foot
Pedlar
a person who goes from place to place selling small items.
Ped- basket (old English not Latin)
Expedient/expediency
Convenient; inclined towards methods or solutions that are advantageous rather than fair
Ped - food
Expedition
Organised journey
Ped-foot
Impeach
Ped-foot
To charge a public figure with an offense committed in office
Carivourous
Carn - flesh, meat
Meat eating
Carnage
Extensive slaughtering
Carn - flesh, meat
Incarnation/incarnate
In the flesh, possessing bodily form
Carnal
Of the flesh, relating to the passions of the body
Carn - flesh, meat
Reincarnation
Belief that on the death of the body, the soul transmigrates to or is born again in another body
Carn - flesh, meat
Carnival
Festive person marked by merrymaking, fair with sideshows and merry go around
(Not linked to Carn - flesh, meat )
Current
Happening in the present
Curr- curs- run
Concurrent
Happening at the same time
Curr- curs- run
Excursion
Curr- curs- run
Short journey
Recur/recurrence
Happening again
Curr- curs- run
Cursor
Moveable indicator on the computer screen
Curr- curs- run
Cursive
Joined letters in writing
Curr- curs- run
Cursory
Hasty, superficial
Curr- curs- run
Precursor
Person or thing that precedes something else
Curr- curs- run
Curriculum vitae
Outline of a persons educational and professional history
Curr- curs- run
Course
Route or direction followed; area which a sport is placed: prescribed lectures in an educational curriculum
Curr- curs- run
Courier
Messenger who delivers documents swiftly
Curr- curs- run
Recourse
Curr- curs- run
The act of resorting to a person or course of action for help
Concourse
Large open space for gathering of people in a public area
Curr- curs- run
Legible
Leg- lig- lect- read choose
Able to read
Lectern
Reading desk in a church of lecture theatre
Leg- lig- lect- read, choose
Lecture
Educational talk to an audience
Leg- lig- lect- read, choose
Eligible
Satisfying appropriate conditions
Leg- lig- lect- read, choose
Select
Carefully choose as being best or most suitable
Leg- lig- lect- read, choose
Elect
Choose
Leg- lig- lect- read, choose
Predilection
Preference or special like for something
Leg- lig- lect- read, choose
Include
Comprise, allow someone to share in an activity or privilege
Clud- shut/close
Exclude
Keep out
Clud- shut/close/
Seclude
Keep someone away form other people
Clud- shut/close/
Conclude
Bringing to an end, arrive at a decision
Clud- shut/close
Preclude
Prevent from happening or preventing someone from doing something
Clud- shut/close/
Occlude
Obstruct
Clud- shut/close
Fracture
Frang/Fract- break
A crack or break (bone or rock)
to break or cause to break
Fraction
Frang/Fract- break
Small piece, any part or subdivision
Fractious
Irritable
Frang/Fract- break
Fragment
Small piece broken off; incomplete part
Frang/Fract- break
Fragile
Easily broken, delicate or weak
Frang/Fract- break
Frail
Physically weak and delicate
Frang/Fract- break
Infringe/infringement
Break (a law or agreement)
Encroached on right or privilege
Frang/Fract- break
Science
Investigation of physical and natural phenomena
Sc- know
Conscience
A persons moral sense of right and wrong
Sc- know
Conscientious
Wishing to do what is right
Sc- know
Conscious
Aware of and responding to one’s surrounding; deliberate or knowing
Sc- know
Unconscionable
Not right or reasonable; unprincipled
Sc- know
Prescience
Knowing beforehand
Sc- know
Omniscient
Having very great knowledge, knowing everything
Sc- know
Incognito
In disguise
Cognit- cognosc- understand, know
Recognise
Know again, acknowledge the existence, validity or legality of
Cognit- cognosc- understand, know
Cognitive
Mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired
Cognit- cognosc- understand, know
Take cognisance of
Acknowledge; take notice of
Cognit- cognosc- understand, know
Ignorant
Lacking knowledge
Cognit- cognosc- understand, know
Audible
Aud- audit- hear, listen
Able to be heard
Audience
Those listening, formal interview
Aud- audit- hear, listen
Auditorium
Place where audience sits
Aud- audit- hear, listen
Auditory
Relating to sense of hearing
Aud- audit- hear, listen
Audition
Interview for a musician or actor
Aud- audit- hear, listen
Audit/auditor
Official inspection of an organisations accounts
Aud- audit- hear, listen
Video
System of recording
Vid-vis- see
Visual
Relating to seeing or sight
Vid-vis- see
Visible
Able to be seen
Vid-vis- see
Television
Seen from far away
Vid-vis- see
Provide/provision
Make available for use, make adequate preparation
Vid-vis- see
Provident
Making preparation for the future
Vid-vis- see
Improvident
Careless, lacking foresight
Vid-vis- see
Improvise
Create or perform spontaneously
Vid-vis- see
Voice
Sound produced through latynx and uttered through the mouth; express in words
Voc- voice
Vocal
Relating to human voice; expressing positions loudly or freely
Voc- voice
Evoke, evocative
Elicit; recall strong image, memory or feeling
Voc- voice
Invoke
Call on a god or spirit in prayer; appeal to as an authority
Voc- voice
Vociferous
Vehement; loudly expressing opinions
Voc- voice
Revoke
Cancel
Voc- voice
Irrevocable
Voc- voice
Cannot be called back or changed
Provoke or provocation.
Deliberately anger or incite anger
Voc- voice
Provocative
Intending to incite, especially to anger or sexual desire
Voc- voice
Equivocal
Ambiguous; open to more than one interpretation
Voc- voice
Equivocate
Use ambiguous or evasive language
Voc- voice
Tract
Large area of land
Trah-/Tract- drag
Tractor
Vehicle for hauling farm equipment
Trah-/Tract- drag
Detract
Take away, diminish
Trah-/Tract- drag
Protracted
Extended, dragging out
Trah-/Tract- drag
Retract/retraction
Take back, withdraw
Trah-/Tract- drag
Intractable
Difficult to influence or control
Trah-/Tract- drag
Contract
Decrease in size, agreement (n)
Trah-/Tract- drag
Agent
Person who provides a particular service
Ag- -ig act- do act
Agenda
List of items to be discussed at a meeting
Ag- -ig act- do act
Actor
Person whose profession is acting
Ag- -ig act- do act
Transact
Conduct business
Ag- -ig act- do act
Navigate
Sail or travel over, guide
Ag- -ig act- do act
Fumigate
Purify with fumes of certain chemicals
Ag- -ig act- do act
Litigate
Go to the law/drive a lawsuit
Ag- -ig act- do act
Intransigent
Unwilling to change one’s view or agree
Ag- -ig act- do act
Exigent
Pressing; demanding; urgent
Ag- -ig act- do act
Ambiguous
Having more than one meaning; open to different interpretation
Ag- -ig act- do act
Exit
Ient- it- go
Way out
Ambience
Atmosphere of a place
Ient- it- go
Sedition
Ient- it- go
Conduct or speed inciting rebellion
Ambit
Scope, extent of something
Ient- it- go
Ambition
Strong desire to do or achieve something
Ient- it- go
Fas
Right
Nefas
Wrong
Nefarious
Fa- fat- speak
Wicked or criminal
Ineffable
Fa- fat- speak
Too great of extreme to be spoken in words
Fate
Predetermined course of events or destiny
Fa- fat- speak
Fatal
Resulting in death, leading to failure or disaster
Fa- fat- speak
Fatalism
Belief that all events are predetermined and this inevitable
Fa- fat- speak
Profane
Secular rather than religious
Blasphemous or obscene
Fa- fat- speak
Fanatic
Person with excessive and obsessive enthusiasm for something
Fa- fat- speak
Infant
Very young child or baby
Fa- fat- speak
Salient
Most noticeable or important
Sal- -sil- jump
Resilient
Able to bounce back or recover quickly from difficult conditions
Sal- -sil- jump
Noxious
Harmful, poisonous
Nox- injury
Obnoxious
Nox- injury
Behaving in unpleasant manner
Innocent
Noc- injury/harm
Not guilty of a crime or offense, not corrupted, not experienced
Innocuous
Not harmful or offensive
Noc- injury/harm
Adhere
Stick to, follow the practise of
Her- hes- stick/cling
Adherent
Supporter of a particular party,person or set of ideas
Her- hes- stick/cling
Adhesive
Sticky, able to stick to a surface
Her- hes- stick/cling
Coherent
(Of an argument or theory) Logical and consistent
Her- hes- stick/cling
Cohesion
Action or fact forming a United whole
Her- hes- stick/cling
Inherent
Intrinsic, existing as an inseparable part
Her- hes- stick/cling
Divert
Turn aside, amuse or distract
Vert- Vers- turn
Avert
Turn away
Vert- Vers- turn
Averse
Strongly disliking
Adverse
Unfavourable
Vert- Vers- turn
Adversary
Opponent
Vert- Vers- turn
Adversity
Difficulty or misfortune
Vert- Vers- turn
Versatile
Able to adapt to many different functions or activities
Vert- Vers- turn
Convert
Change
Vert- Vers- turn
Revert/reversion/reverse
Go back, return to an earlier practise of condition
Vert- Vers- turn
Converse
Engage in conversation or opposite, contrary
Vert- Vers- turn
Conversant
Vert- Vers- turn
Experienced in; familiar with
Conversant
Experienced in, familiar with
Vert- Vers- turn
Conversion
Change in form, function or character
Vert- Vers- turn
Advertise
Present goods, service, ect, to encourage sales
Vert- Vers- turn
Controversy/ controversial
Dispute, argument or debate
Vert- Vers- turn
Diverse
Having variety
Vert- Vers- turn
Diversify
Vert- Vers- turn
To create different forms of, vary
Inadvertent
Unintentional
Vert- Vers- turn
Incontrovertible
Cannot be contradicted or disputed, undeniable
Vert- Vers- turn
Valid
Strong, legally acceptable
Val- be strong, be well
Invalid
Weak, legally unacceptable or someone suffering from ill health or injury
Val- be strong, be well
Validate
Strengthen; give legal force to
Val- be strong, be well
Invalidate
Weaken, take away legal force, annul
Val- be strong, be well
Convalesce
Recover from illness
Val- be strong, be well
Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings or opinions about
Val- be strong, be well
Paradox
A statement that seems to do against common sense but is true; seemingly contradictory
Hellenologophobia
Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific vocabulary
Sesquipedaliophobia
Fear of long word
Triskaidekaphobia
The fear of the number 13
Selachophobia
Fear of sharks
Aichmophobia
Fear of needles or pointed objects
Amathophobia
Fear of dust
Hydrophobia
Rabies
extreme or irrational fear of water
Psephology
Study of voting and elections
Bureaucracy
A system of administration based upon organisation into department, division of labour, hierarchy of authority , any administration in which action is impeded by unnecessary official procedures
Androgynous
Having male and female characteristics
Hermaphrodite
An organism with both male and female sex organs
Misogynist
A man who hates of women
Misandrist
Woman who hates men
Gynaecology
Study of the functions and diseases specific to women
Android
Resembling a man
Anthropomorphic
God, animal, or object in shape of humans
Anthro- human begin
