Test October 2 Flashcards
Mono-
One
Poly-
Many
Ped-
Of or relating to foot; children
Pop-
People
Ex: population
Ab-
Away from
Ex: abnormal, abduct
Ad-
To or toward
Ex: adhesive, advantage
Ant(i)-
Against
Ex: antagonist, antibiotic
Ante-
Before
Ex: Ante, antebellum, anteroom
Hyper-
Over or above
Ex: hyperactive, hyperextension
Hypo-
Under or below
Ex: hypothermia
Chron-
Time
Ex: chronological
Chrom-
Color
Ex: monochromatic
The(o)-
Gods/religion
Ex: theology, monotheism, polytheism
Circum-
Around
Ex: circumstance, circumference
Ambi-
Both
Ex: ambition, ambidextrous
Exo-
outside
Endo-
Inside
Crypt(o)-
Hidden
Graph-
To write
Pandora’s box
MODERN DAY: opened can of worms ORIGIN: -Greek mythology -Told not to open box by Zeus, who gave it to pandora -Before, world was perfect -Curiosity- opens box, evil comes out -Hope left at bottom of box
Murphy’s Law
Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong
Faustian bargain
MODERN: deal with devil; sell sole to devil
ORIGIN: German folklore, Faust made a pact with Lucifer
Achilles Heel
MODERN: your weakness
ORIGIN: -Mother dipped him in water (River Sticks) by heels to make him invincible
-Killed him by cutting heels- his weakness
Baker’s dozen
13
Red herring
Misleading clue
Peter Pan syndrome
An adult who refuses to grow up
Drinking the Kool-Aid
MODERN: going along with what you are told or what’s popular (bandwagon approach)
ORIGIN: Jim Jones (1978) created a cult, 1100 people, and convinced most of them to drink poisoned Kool-Aid. Approx 913 died
As the Crow Flies
Direct route from point A to point B
