Unit 4 Vocab Flashcards
Animated (adj)
Full of life; lively, vigorous, active, seeming to be alive
Magnanimous- adj.
Showing a lofty and courageous spirit; generous and forgiving
Animosity- n.
Ill will or resentment
Inanimate- adj.
(1) Not alive; lifeless (2) Not lively; dull
ANIM
from Latin anima, “breath” or “soul”
Figurative- adj.
Saying one thing in terms normally meaning or describing another thing; representing form or figure in art
Configuration- n.
An arrangement of parts or elements; shape, design
Effigy- n.
An image of a person, especially a crude representation of a hated person
Figment- n.
Something made up or imagined
FIG
from a Latin verb meaning “to shape or mold” and a noun meaning “a form or shape”
Annuity- n.
Money that is payable yearly or on some regular basis, or contract providing for such payment
Superannuated- adj.
(1) Outworn, old-fashioned, or out-of-date (2) Forced to retire because of old age or infirmity
Millennium- n.
(1) A period of time lasting 1,000 years, or the celebration (2) A period of great happiness and perfection on earth
Perennial- adj.
Continuing to grow; enduring or continuing without interruption
ANN/ENN
from Latin annus, “year”
Coeval- adj.
Having the same age or lasting the same amount of time; contemporary
Longevity- n.
A long duration of life; long continuance
Medieval- adj.
Extremely out-of-date; Relating to the Middle Ages of European history, from about A.D. 500 to 1500
Primeval- adj.
Having to do with the earliest ages; existing from the beginning
EV
from the Latin aevum, “age” or “lifetime”
Corporeal- adj.
Having or relating to a physical body; substantial
Corpulent- adj.
Having a large, bulky body; obese
Corporal- adj.
Relating to or affecting the body
Incorporate- v.
(1) To blend or combine into something already existing to form one whole (2) To form into a corporation
CORP
from corpus, the Latin for “body”
Tact- n.
The ability to deal with others without offending them
Tactile- adj.
Able to be perceived by touching; relating to the sense of touch
Tangential- adj.
Touching lightly; incidental
Tangible- adj.
Able to be perceived, especially by touch; physical, substantial
TANG/TACT
from the Latin tangere, “to touch” and tactus, “sense of touch”
Codex- n.
A book in handwritten form, especially a book of Scripture, classics, or ancient texts
Codicil- n.
An amendment or addition to a will; an appendix or supplement
Codify- v.
To arrange according to a system; classify
Decode- v.
To find the underlying meaning of; decipher
CODI/CODE
from the Latin codex, “trunk of a tree” or “document written on wooden tablets”
Signify- v.
To be a sign of something; to mean something
Insignia- n.
A badge of authority or honor; a distinguishing sign or mark
Signatory- n.
A person or government that signs an agreement with others; especially a government that agrees with others to abide by a signed agreement
Signet- n.
A seal used instead of a signature to give personal or official authority to a document
SIGN
from the Latin signum, “mark or sign”
Quadrant- n.
Any of the four quarters into which something is divided by two lines of intersecting right angles
Quadrille- n.
A square dance popular in the 18th and 19th century, made up of five or six patterns for four couples
Quadriplegic- n.
Paralyzed in both arms and both legs
Quartile- adj.
One of four equal groups each containing a quarter of a statistical population
QUADR/QUART
from the Latin words meaning “four” and “fourth”
Tetracycline- n.
A yellow broad-spectrum antibiotic
Tetrahedron- n.
A solid shape formed by four flat faces
Tetralogy- n.
A set of four connected literary, artistic, or musical works
Tetrapod- n.
A vertebrate with two pairs of limbs
TETR
from the Greek word for “four”
