Unit 3 Vocab

Question 1

Topical- adj.

Answer 1

Designed for local application or treatment of a bodily part; referring to the topics of the day

Question 2

Ectopic- adj.

Answer 2

Occurring or originating in an abnormal place

Question 3

Utopian- adj.

Answer 3

Relating to an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect

Question 4

Topography- n.

Answer 4

The features of a surface, including both natural and man-made features; the art of showing those features on a map or chart

Question 5

TOP

Answer 5

comes from topos, the Greek word for “place”

Question 6

Eccentric- adj.

Answer 6

Straying from or not following an established or usual style or conduct; off-center

Question 7

Epicenter- n.

Answer 7

The location of the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake; the center or focus of activity

Question 8

Egocentric- adj.

Answer 8

Overly concerned with oneself; self-centered

Question 9

Ethnocentric- adj.

Answer 9

Marked by or based on the attitude that one’s own group is superior to others

Question 10

CENTR/CENTER

Answer 10

from the Greek kentron and the Latin centrum, meaning “sharp point” or “center point of a circle”

Question 11

Dominion- n.

Answer 11

An area over which one rules; domain; supreme authority

Question 12

Predominant- adj.

Answer 12

Greater in importance, strength, influence, or authority

Question 13

Domineering- adj.

Answer 13

Tending to control the behavior of others in a bossy manner

Question 14

Domination- n.

Answer 14

Supremacy or power over another; the exercise of governing or controlling influence

Question 15

DOM

Answer 15

from the Latin domus, “house,” and dominus

Question 16

Omnivore- n.

Answer 16

An animal that eats both plants and other animals

Question 17

Omnipotent- adj.

Answer 17

Having complete or unlimited power; all-powerful

Question 18

Omnibus- adj.

Answer 18

Of or including many things

Question 19

Omniscient- adj.

Answer 19

Knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or knowledge

Question 20

OMNI

Answer 20

from the Latin word omnis, meaning “all”

Question 21

Holistic- adj.

Answer 21

Relating to or concerned with wholes or complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts

Question 22

Hologram- n.

Answer 22

A three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference produced by a beam of radiation such as a laser

Question 23

Holocene- adj.

Answer 23

Of, relating to, or being the present geologic epoch

Question 24

Holocaust- n.

Answer 24

(1) (usually capitalized) The mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during WWII
(2) A thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life, especially through fire

Question 25

HOL/HOLO

Answer 25

from the Greek word holos,meaning “whole”

Question 26

Retroactive- adj.

Answer 26

Intended to apply or take effect at a date in the past

Question 27

Retrofit- v.

Answer 27

To furnish something with new or modified parts or equipment that was optional or unavailable at the time of manufacture

Question 28

Retrogress- v.

Answer 28

To return to an earlier and usually worse or primitive state

Question 29

Retrospective- adj.

Answer 29

A generally comprehensive exhibition or performance usually covering an artist’s output to date

Question 30

RETRO

Answer 30

Latin meaning “back,” “backward,” or “behind”

Question 31

Temporal- adj.

Answer 31

Having to do with time as opposed to eternity; having to do with earthly life as opposed to heavenly existence

Question 32

Contemporary- adj./n.

Answer 32

Occurring or existing during the same period of time; having to do with the present period

Question 33

Extemporaneous- adj.

Answer 33

Composed, performed, spoken, or done on the spur of the moment; impromptu or improvised

Question 34

Temporize- v.

Answer 34

To act in a way that fits the time or occasion; to give way to current opinion; to draw out discussions to gain time

Question 35

TEMPOR

Answer 35

from the Latin tempus, meaning “time”

Question 36

Chronic- adj.

Answer 36

Lasting a long time or recurring frequently; always present, constantly annoying or troubling; habitual

Question 37

Chronology- n.

Answer 37

A sequence of events in the order they occurred

Question 38

Anachronism- n.

Answer 38

The error of placing a person or thing in the wrong time period; a person thing that it is out of its own time

Question 39

Synchronous- adj.

Answer 39

Happening or existing at exactly the same ?time; simultaneous

Question 40

CHRON

Answer 40

from the Greek word for “time”

Question 41

Triad- n.

Answer 41

A group of three usually related people or things; a secret Chinese criminal organization

Question 42

Trilogy- n.

Answer 42

A series of three creative works that are closely related and develop a single theme

Question 43

Triceratops- n.

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Trident- n.

Answer 44

A three-pronged spear, especially one carried by various sea gods in classical mythology

Question 45

Trimester- n.

Answer 45

(1) A period of about three months, especially one of three such periods in a human pregnancy
(2) One of three terms into which an academic year is sometimes divided

Question 46

Trinity- n.

Answer 46

The unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one God in Christian belief

Question 47

Triptych- n.

Answer 47

A picture or carving made in the form of three panels side by side; something composed or presented in three sections

Question 48

Trivial- adj.

Answer 48

of little value or importance

Question 49

TRI

Answer 49

Greek and Latin meaning three