unit 1 Flashcards
phot/phos
light
phototropic
tending to grow towards the light
phosphorescent
giving off light without heat
photogenic
attractive in pictures
luc
light, clear
lucid
easy to understand, clear
elucidate
to make clear by explaining
translucent
allowing light to pass through
spect/spec
to look at
prospect
that which is expected
specter
a ghost or a phantom
vid/vis
to see
invidious
hateful or spiteful
providential
happening by good fortune
improvise
to create without any preperation
nunc/nounc
to announce
enunciate
to pronounce or articulate
renounce
to reject by declaration
pronouncment
a declaration of opinion, judgement
voc/ vok
to call
invoke
to call on for support
provocative
causing disturbance or excitement
revoke
to make invalid, deactivate
fa
to speak
ineffable
indescribable
infantile
childish, immature
affable
easy to converse with, friendly
dic/dict
to say, to tell
edict
an official order
indict
to charge with a crime
dictum
a formal or authoritative statement