Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

Terminal- n./adj.

Answer 1

Forming or relating to an end or limit; fatal

Question 2

Indeterminate- adj.

Answer 2

Not precisely determined; vague

Question 3

Interminable- adj.

Answer 3

Having or seeming to have no end; tiresomely drawn out

Question 4

Terminus- n.

Answer 4

The end of a travel route; an extreme point or tip

Question 5

TERM/TERMIN

Answer 5

from the Latin verb terminare, “to limit, bound, or set limits to” and the noun terminus, “limit or boundary”

Question 6

Geocentric- adj.

Answer 6

Having or relating to the Earth as the center

Question 7

Geophysics- n.

Answer 7

The science that deals with the physical processes and phenomena occurring especially in the Earth and in its vicinity

Question 8

Geostationary- adj.

Answer 8

Being or having an orbit such that a satellite remains in a fixed position above the Earth, especially having such an orbit above the equator

Question 9

Geothermal- adj.

Answer 9

Of, or relating to, or using the natural heat produced inside the Earth

Question 10

GEO comes from…

Answer 10

the Greek word for “Earth”

Question 11

Spherical- adj.

Answer 11

Relating to a sphere; shaped like a sphere or one of its segments

Question 12

Stratosphere- n.

Answer 12

The part of the earth’s atmosphere that extends about seven to about thirty miles above the surface; a very high or the highest region

Question 13

Biosphere- n.

Answer 13

The part of the world in which life can exist; living things and their environment

Question 14

Hemisphere- n.

Answer 14

Half a sphere, especially half the global sphere as divided by the equator or a meridian

Question 15

SPHER

Answer 15

from the Greek word for “ball”

Question 16

Divert- v.

Answer 16

To turn from one purpose or course to another

Question 17

Converter- n.

Answer 17

A device that changes something from one form to another

Question 18

Avert- v.

Answer 18

To turn away or aside; to avoid or prevent

Question 19

Revert- v.

Answer 19

To go back or return (to an earlier state); to be given back to (a former owner)

Question 20

VERT

Answer 20

from the Latin verb vertere, meaning “to turn” or “to turn around”

Question 21

Amorphous- adj.

Answer 21

Without a definite shape or form; shapeless

Question 22

Anthropomorphic- adj.

Answer 22

Having or described as having human form or traits; seeing human traits in nonhuman things

Question 23

Metamorphosis- n.

Answer 23

A physical change, especially one supernaturally caused; a developmental change in an animal after birth or hatching

Question 24

Morphology- n.

Answer 24

The study of the structure and form of plants and animals; the study of word formation

Question 25

MORPH

Answer 25

from the Greek word for “shape

Question 26

Format- n.

Answer 26

The shape, size, and general makeup of something; a general plan, arrangement, or choice of material

Question 27

Conform- v.

Answer 27

To be similar or identical; to be in agreement or harmony; to follow ordinary customs

Question 28

Formality- n.

Answer 28

An established custom or way of behaving that is required

Question 29

Formative- adj.

Answer 29

Giving or able to give form or shape; constructive; having to do with important growth

Question 30

FORM

Answer 30

the Latin root meaning “shape” or “form”

Question 31

Doctrine- n.

Answer 31

Something that is taught; an official principle

Question 32

Docent- n.

Answer 32

Teacher, lecturer; a person who leads guided tours

Question 33

Doctrinaire- adj.

Answer 33

Tending to apply principles or theories without regard for practical difficulties or individual circumstance

Question 34

Indoctrinate- v.

Answer 34

To teach, especially basics or fundamentals; to fill someone with a particular opinion or point of view

Question 35

DOC/DOCT

Answer 35

from the Latin docere, which means “to teach”

Question 36

Tutorial- n.

Answer 36

A class for one student or small group; an instructional program that gives information about a specific subject

Question 37

Tuition- n.

Answer 37

The act of teaching; instruction; the cost of instruction

Question 38

Intuition- n.

Answer 38

The power of knowing something immediately without mental effort; quick insight

Question 39

Tutelage- n.

Answer 39

Instruction or guidance of an individual; guardianship

Question 40

TUT/TUI

Answer 40

from the Latin verb meaning “to look after

Question 41

Dichotomy- n.

Answer 41

A division into two contradictory groups

Question 42

Dimorphic- adj.

Answer 42

Occurring in two distinguishable forms

Question 43

Duplex- n.

Answer 43

Having two principle elements; allowing electronic communications in two directions at the same time

Question 44

Duplicity- n.

Answer 44

Deception by pretending to feel and act one way while acting in another

Question 45

DI/DUP

Answer 45

Greek and Latin meaning “two”

Question 46

Bipartisan- adj.

Answer 46

Involving members of two political parties

Question 47

Binary- adj.

Answer 47

Consisting of two things or parts; involving a choice between two alternatives

Question 48

Biennial- adj.

Answer 48

Occurring every two years; lasting over two years

Question 49

Bipolar- adj.

Answer 49

Having two opposed forces or views; having two poles or opposed points of attraction

Question 50

BI/BIN

Answer 50

Latin combining form of “bis,” meaning “double”