Unit 16 Flashcards
Top
Place
Centr/Center
Sharp point or center point of a circle
Dom
House, master
Omni
All
Hol/Holo
Whole
Retro
Back, backward, or behind
Tempor
Time (Latin)
Chron
Time (Greek)
Tri
Three
Top- place
Ic
Al- adjective
Designed for local application to or treatment of a bodily part; referring to the topics of the day.
Newsworthy
Ec- not
Top- place
Ic- adjective
Occurring or originating in an abnormal place.
Deranged
U- no
Top- place
Ian- adjective
Relating to an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social are perfect.
Abstract
Top- place
O
Graph- to write or to record
Y- noun
The art of showing the natural man-made features of a region on a map or chart; the features of a surface, including both natural and man-made features.
Contour
Ec- not
Centr- sharp point
Ic- adjective
Not following an established or usual style of conduct; staying from a circular path, off-center.
Bizzare
Epi- upon
Center- sharp point (noun)
The location on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake; the center or focus of activity.
Focal Point
Ego- Means “I”
Centr- sharp point
Ic- adjective
Overly concerned with oneself; self-centered.
Narcissistic
Ethno- nation or people
Centr- sharp point
Ic- adjective
Marked by or based on the attitude that one’s own group is superior to others.
Cultural
Dom- house/master
In
Ion- noun
An area over which one rules, domain; supreme authority.
Command
Pre- before
Dom- house/master
In
Ant- adjective
Greater in importance, strength, influence, or authority.
Dominant
Dom- house/master
In
Eer
Ing- adjective
Tending to control the behavior of others in a bossy manner.
Arrogant
Dom- house/master
In
At
Ion- noun
Supremacy or power over another; the exercise of governing or controlling influence.
Dictatorship
Omni- all
Vor- meat eating
E- noun
An animal that eats both plants and other animals.
Consumer
Omni- all
Pot- able
Ent- adjective
Having complete or unlimited power; all-powerful.
Almighty
Omni- all
Bus- adjective
Of or including many things.
Whole
Omni- all
Isci
Ent- adjective
Knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or knowledge.
All-seeing
Hol- whole
Ist
Ic- adjective
Relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts.
Comprehensive
Holo- whole
Gram- noun
A three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference produced by a beam of radiation such as a laser.
Projection
Holo- whole
Cene- recent (adjective)
Of, relating to, or being the present geologic epoch.
Epoch
Holo- whole
Cau
St- noun
The mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II; a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life, especially through fire.
Carnage
Retro- back, backward, or behind
Act
Ive- adjective
Intended to apply or take effect at a date in the past.
Attendant
Retro- back, backward, or behind
Fit- verb
To furnish something with new or modified parts or equipment that was optional or unavailable at the time of manufacture.
Backfit
Retro- back, backward, or behind
Gress- verb
To return to an earlier and usually worse or more primitive state.
Degenerate
Retro- back, backward, or behind
Spect- to look
Ive- noun
A generally comprehensive exhibition or performance usually covering an artist’s output to date.
Reflective
Tempor- time (latin)
Al- adjective
Having to do with time as opposed to eternity, having to do with earthly life as opposed to heavenly existence; having to do with time as distinguished from space.
Earthly
Con- together
Tempor- time (latin)
Ary- adjective
Occurring or existing during the same period of time; having to do with the present period, modern or current.
New
Ex- out of
Tempor- time (latin)
Ane
Ous- adjective
Composed, performed, spoken, or done on the spur of movement, impromptu or improvised; carefully prepared but delivered without notes.
Ad Hoc
Tempor- time (latin)
Ize- verb
To act in a way that fits the time or occasion, to give way to current opinion; to draw out discussions to gain time.
Balk
Chron- time (Greek)
Ic- adjective
Lasting a long time or recurring frequently; always present, constantly annoying or troubling, habitual.
Constant
Chron- time (Greek)
O
Log- type
Y- study of (noun)
A sequence of events in the order they occurred; a table, list, or account that presents events in order.
Agenda
Ana- up, against, or back
Chron- time (Greek)
Ism- noun
The error of placing a person or thing in the wrong time period; a person or thing that is out of its own time.
Misplacement
Syn- with, together
Chron- time (Greek)
Ous- adjective
Happening or existing at exactly the same time, simultaneous; recurring or acting at exactly the same intervals.
Coexistent
Tri- three
Ad- noun
A group of three usually related people or things; a secret Chinese criminal organization.
Threesome
Tri- three
Log- type
Y- noun
A series of three creative works that are closely related and develop a single theme.
Set of Three
Tri- three
Cerat- from the time period Cretaceous
ops- noun
One of a group of large dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous period and had three horns, a bony crest or hood, and hoofed toes.
Dinosaur
Tri- three
Mester- noun
A period of about three months, especially one of three such periods in a human pregnancy; one of three terms into which an academic year is sometimes divided.
Three months
Tri- three
N
Ity- noun
The unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one God or Christian belief; a group of three people.
Three
Tri- three
Ptych- fold (noun)
A picture or carving made in the form of three panels side by side; something composed or presented in three sections.
Set of three
Tri- three
Vi
Al- adjective
Of little value or importance.
Frivolous
