Unit 3 vocab (making "sense" of it all) Flashcards
extro
outward
grand
big;great
intro
inward
mono
one
per
through
re
back;again
retro
back again
soli
alone
sub
under
ab
away from
ad
to; towards
bi
two
circum
around
con
together; with
de
away from
di
away from
equ
equal
audi
to hear
caput
head
klepto
thief
lingua
(language); to speak; to call; voice
loqu
(language); to speak; to call; voice
ocul
eye: sight; to see; appear
opt (op)
eye; sight; to see; appear
ora
mouth
pyro
fire
spec(t)
eye; sight; to see; appear
vers (vert)
to turn, act of turning
vis
eye; sight; to see; appear
voc (voke)
(language): to speak: to call: to voice
-ible
able
-mania
madness
-metry
act of measuring
-ous
full of
verse
turn; act of turning
adverse
preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable
adversary
ones opponent in a contest, conflict, or battle
audible
able to be heard
averse (aversion)
having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
bilingual
a person fluent in two languages
circumlocution
the use of many words where fewer would do
circumspect
wary and unwilling to take risks
conversion (convert)
the process of changing/causing something to change from one form to another
decapitate
cutting off the head of an animal or human
divert
cause to change course or turn from one direction
equivocal (equivocate)
open to more than one interpretation
extrovert
outgoing, overtly expressive person
grandiloquent
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manor especially in a way that is intended to impress
introspection
the examination/observation of one’s own mental health and emotional process
introvert
a shy reticent person
kleptomania
a recurrent urge to steal, typically without regret for need of profit
linguist
a person skilled in foreign languages; a person who studies linguistics
loquacious
tending to talk a great deal
monocle
a single eyeglass kept in position by muscle around eye
optometrist
a person who practices optometry
orator
a public speaker especially one who is eloquent or skilled
pyromaniac
a person suffering from pyromania
retrospect
a survey or review of a past cause of events/ periods of time
revert
returning to previous state
revoke
put an end to the validity or operation
soliloquy
an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
specter
something widely feared as a possible unpleasent or dangerous occurence
subversive
seeking or intended to subvert an established system
visionary
thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom
vocation
a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
