Unit 3

Question 1

ambi
(from Latin)

Answer 1

on both sides, around

Question 2

ambiguous
Latin: ambigere

Answer 2

to be undecided

Question 3

ambit
The treatment of farm animals generally falls outside the ambit of animal-cruelty laws in the U.S.

Answer 3

The range or limit covered by something (such as a law)

Question 4

epi
Greek

Answer 4

on, over, attached to

Question 5

epiphyte

Answer 5

A plant that obtains its nutrients from the air and the rain and usually grows on another plant for support

Question 6

epitaph

Answer 6

An inscription on a grave or tomb in memory of the one buried there

Question 7

Si monumentum requiris, circumspice.

Answer 7

If you seek my monument, look around you.

Question 8

hyp/hypo
hypochondriac, hypothermia, hypothetical,

Answer 8

Greek prefix meaning below, under

Question 9

hypoglycemia

Answer 9

abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood

Question 10

therm/thermo

Answer 10

comes from the Greek word meaning warm

Question 11

thermodynamics
열역학(熱力學)

Answer 11

Physics that deals with the mechanical actions of heat

Question 12

thermonuclear
열핵(熱核)의

Answer 12

Of or relating to the changes in the nucleus of atoms with low atomic weight, such as hydrogen, that require a very high temperature to begin

Question 13

British thermal unit (BTU)

Answer 13

The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of on expound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a specified temperature

Question 14

polymer

Answer 14

A chemical compound formed by a reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form larger molecules with repeating structural units

Question 15

prim
Latin: primus
primer(pri_mer)

Answer 15

first

Question 16

homologous (ho_mä_le_ges)
Greek

Answer 16

Developing from the same or a similar part of a remote ancestor

Question 17

dis
dissuade, disorient

Answer 17

Comes from Latin meaning apart

Question 18

ad hoc
The faculty formed an ad hoc committee to deal with the question of First Amendment rights in campus.

Answer 18

Formed or used for a particular purpose or for immediate needs
Latin meaning: for this
English: for this specific purpose

Question 19

ad hominem
Presidential campaigns have often relied on ad hominem attacks, rather than serious discussion of important issues.

Answer 19

Marked by an attack on a opponent’s character rather than by an answer to the arguments made or the issues raised
Latin: to the man (against the other person)

Question 20

alter ego

Answer 20

Latin: second I

Question 21

ex post facto
When Carl tells us his reasons for why he behaved badly, they’re nothing but ex post facto excuses for impulsive behavior.

Answer 21

done, made, or formulated after the fact
Latin: from a thing done afterward

Question 22

modus operandi

Answer 22

Latin: method of operating

Question 23

modus vivendi
During the budget crisis, the Democratic governor and the Republican legislature established a good working modus vivendi.

Answer 23

1. A practical compromise or arrangement that is acceptable to all concerned. 2. A way of life
   Latin: manner of living