Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Etymology > Unit 17/18 > Flashcards

Unit 17/18 Flashcards

0
Q

Animated

Adj/noun

Breath or soul

A

Full of life; appearing to be alive

Alive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Anim

A

Breath or soul

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Magnanimous

Noun

Breath or soul

A

Greatness of spirit; generous and forgiving

Beneficiary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Animosity

Noun

Breath or soul

A

ILL will or resentment

Hateful

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Inanimate

Adj

Breath or soul

A

Lifeless, dull, not alive

Dead

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Fig

A

To shape or mold

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Fig/urative

Adj

Shape or mold

A

Saying something in terms normally meant to describe something else

Opposite meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Con/fig/ur/ation

Noun

Shape or mold

A

An arrangement of parts; shape or design

Assortment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Ef/fig/y

Noun

Shape or mold

A

A crude representation of a hated person

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Fig/ment

Noun

Shape or mold

A

Something imagined or created in your head

Imagination

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Ann/enn

A

Year

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Ann/uity

Noun

Year

A

Money that is payable yearly at a point in time

Charity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Super/ann/uated

Adj

Year

A

Outworn, old fashioned, or out of date

Old news

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Mill/enn/ium

Noun

Year

A

A thousand years

1,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Per/enn/ial

Noun

Year

A

Continuing to grow year after year; enduring

Lasting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Ev

A

Age or lifetime

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Co/ev/al

Noun

Age or lifetime

A

Having the same age or lasting the same amount of time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Long/ev/ity

Noun

Age or limit

A

A long duration of life; long,continuance

Life span

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Medi/ev/al

Noun or adj

Age or lifetime

A

Relating to the Middle Ages of European history

Primitive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Primeval

Noun or adj

Age or lifetime

A

Having to do with the earliest ages or existing from the beginning

Ancient

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Corp

A

Body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Corporeal

Noun

Body

A

Having a physical body

Bodily

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Corpulent

Noun or adj

Body

A

Obese

Overweight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Corporal

Adj

Body

A

Relating to or affecting the body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Incorporate

Verb

Body

A

To blend or combine into something already existing

Absorb

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Tang/tact

A

To touch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Tact

Noun

To touch

A

The ability to deal with others without offending them

Sensitivity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Tactile

Adj

To touch

A

Relating to sense of touch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Tangential

Adj

To touch

A

Touching lightly; incidental

Digressing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Tangible

Adj

To touch

A

Physical

Material

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Codi/code

A

Trunk of a tree

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Codex

Noun

Trunk of a tree

A

A book in handwritten form

Atlas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Codicil

Noun

Trunk of a tree

A

An amendment or attachment

Appendix

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Codify

Verb

Trunk of a tree

A

Classify; arrange in a system

Organize

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Decode

Verb

Trunk of a tree

A

To find the underlying meaning of; decipher

Unscramble

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Sign

A

Mark or sign

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Signify

Verb

Mark or sign

A

To be a sign of something

Imply

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Insignia

Noun

Mark or sign

A

A distinguished mark or sign

Symbol

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Signatory

Noun

Mark or sign

A

One who signs an agreement with another

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Signet

Noun

Mark or sign

A

A seal used instead of a signature to give official authority to a document

Stamp

40
Q

Quadr/quart

A

Four or fourth

41
Q

Quadrant

Noun

Four

A

A quarter of a circle or any of four quarters into which something is divided

Division

42
Q

Quadrille

Noun

Four or fourth

A

A square dance popular in the 18th and 19th century

Hoedown

43
Q

Quadriplegic

Noun

Four or fourth

A

Paralyzed in both arms and legs

Disabled

44
Q

Quartile

Noun

Four or fourth

A

One of four equal groups each containing a quarter of a statistical population

45
Q

Tetr

A

Four

46
Q

Tetracycline

Noun

Four

A

A broad spectrum antibiotic

Medicine

47
Q

Tetrahedron

Noun

Four

A

A solid shape formed by four flat surfaces

Cube

48
Q

Tetrapod

Noun

Four

A

A vertebrate with two pairs of limbs

Dog

49
Q

Tetralogy

Noun

Four

A

A set four connected pieces of art, music, or literature

Quadruple

50
Q

Capit

A

Head

51
Q

Capitalism

Noun

Head

A

An economic system based on private ownership, private decisions, and open competition in a free market

Free enterprise

52
Q

Capitulate

Verb

Head

A

To surrender, give up

Submit

53
Q

Decapitate

Verb

Head

A

Remove the head

Behead

54
Q

Recapitulate

Verb

Head

A

To summarize, review

Sum up

55
Q

Anthrop

A

Human being

56
Q

Anthropoid

Noun

Human being

A

Large apes without tails

Gorilla

57
Q

Lycanthropy

Noun

Human being

A

Transforming into a wolf; the delusion of such a thing

58
Q

Anthropology

Noun

Human being

A

Study of humans

Sociology

59
Q

Misanthropic

Verb?

Human being

A

Distrusting humans

Grinch

60
Q

Kine

A

Movement

61
Q

Kinesiology

Noun

Movement

A

Scientific study of human movement

62
Q

Kinescope

Noun

Movement

A

A motion picture made from the image on a picture tube

Television

63
Q

Telekinesis

Noun

Movement

A

The movement of objects without physical means

Psychic

64
Q

Dynam

A

Power

65
Q

Dynamic

Adj

Power

A

Productive, energetic, forceful

Spirited

66
Q

Dynamo

Noun

Power

A

A forceful or energetic person

Achiever

67
Q

Aerodynamics

Noun

Power

A

The science of how air or gas moves around an object

Smooth

68
Q

Hydrodynamics

Noun

Power

A

The science of how water moves around an object to create power

Hydroelectric

69
Q

Grad

A

Step or degree

70
Q

Graduation

Noun

Step or degree

A

A series of successive stages or steps

Convocation

71
Q

Degrade

Verb

Step or degree

A

To disrespect someone by word or action

Humiliate

72
Q

Gradient

Noun

Step or degree

A

Slope or grade

Incline

73
Q

Retrograde

Verb

Step or degree

A

Lessening to a degree; taking a step back

Backward

74
Q

Reg

A

Rule

75
Q

Regimen

Noun

Rule

A

A regular course of action or treatment

Control

76
Q

Inter/reg/num

Noun

Rule

A

A time when the throne is vacant during two successive regimes or reigns

Gap

77
Q

Regency

Noun

Rule

A

A period of time in which a regent rules instead of a king or queen

Rule

78
Q

Regalia

Noun

Rule

A

The formal symbols, emblems, or official dress of royalty

Crown

79
Q

Crit

A

To judge

80
Q

Crit/erion

Noun

To judge

A

Condition standard of judgement, a rule or principle for evaluating

Benchmark

81
Q

Critique

Noun or verb?

To judge

A

A judgement or evaluation, especially a rating or discussion of merits and faults

Assessment

82
Q

Hypercritical

Adj

To judge

A

Overly critical

Nit-picky

83
Q

Hematocrit

Noun

To judge

A

The ratio of the volume of red blood cells to whole blood

84
Q

Jur

A

To swear or take an oath

85
Q

Jurisprudence

Noun

To swear

A

A system of law; the study of the philosophy of law

Charter

86
Q

Abjure

Verb

To swear

A

To reject formally

Deny

87
Q

Perjury

Verb

To swear

A

To swear harmfully; to hurt oneself by swearing because you are telling a lie under oath

False evidence

88
Q

De jure

Noun

To swear

A

The actual written law as opposed to the practiced habits of citizens

Legally

89
Q

Pent

A

Five

90
Q

Pent/Athlon

Noun

Five

A

Athletic competition made up of five events

Olympics

91
Q

Pentateuch

Noun

Five

A

The first five books from the Old Testament

Bible

92
Q

Pent/a/meter

Noun

Five

A

A line of poetry consisting of five metrical feet

Iambic

93
Q

Pentecostal

Noun

Five

A

Relating to various fundamental sects that stress personal experience of God and vocal expression of worship

94
Q

Quint

A

Five

95
Q

Quin/cent/enni/al

Noun

Five

A

500th anniversary, celebration

96
Q

Quint/essenti/al

Noun

Five

A

Representing the purest or most perfect

Flawless

97
Q

Quint/et

Noun

Five

A

Musical piece for five instruments/voices; group of five, performers or players

Choir

98
Q

Quint/ile

Noun

Five

A

One or another of the values that divide a tested population into five evenly district classes

Etymology (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions