Unit 6 Flashcards
Equ
Equal
Equ- equal
Able- adjective
Def: Tending to be calm, not extreme mood swings.
The towns were equable to each other.
Ad- toward
Equ- equal
Acy- adjective
Def: Being equal to some need or requirement.
I require adequacy.
Equ- equal
O
Libri
Um- noun
Def: A state in which opposing forces are balanced so that one is not stronger or greater than the other; a state of emotional balance or calmness.
We seek equilibrium.
Equ- equal
i
Nox- night(noun)
Def: A day when day and night are the same length.
We have reached an equinox.
Quis
To seek or obtain
In- “in”
Quis- to seek
I
Tion- noun
Def: A questioning or examining that is often harsh or severe.
We should commit more inquisitions.
Per- perk
Quis- to seek
Ite- noun
Def: A privilege or profit that is provided in addition to one’s base salary; something claimed as an exclusive possession or right.
I love perquisites.
Ac
Quis- to seek
It
Ive- adjective
Def: Eager to acquire; greedy.
Do not be so acquisitive.
Re- again
Quis- to seek or obtain
It
Ion- noun
Def: A demand or request (such as for supplies) made with proper authority.
The Polo club made a requisition.
Ple/Plen
To fill.
Plen- to fill
Ary- adjective
Def: Including all who have a right to attend; complete in all ways.
Please make the city town hall meeting plenary.
Com
Ple- to fill
Ment- noun
Def: Something that fills up or makes perfect; the amount needed to make something complete; a counterpart.
The red complements the room.
De- apart
Ple- to fill
Te- verb
Def: To reduce in amount by using up.
The supplies were depleted.
Re- again
Ple- to fill
Te- verb
Def: Fully or abundantly filled or supplied.
Let’s replete the shelves.
Metr/Meter
Measure.
Metr- measure
Ic- adjective
Def: Relating to or based on the metric system; relating to or arranged in meter.
Use the metric system.
Meter- measure (noun)
Def: The basic metric unit of length, equal to about 39.37; a systematic rhythm in poetry or music.
Use meters as your units.
Odo- trip
Meter- measure (noun)
Def: An instrument used to measure distance traveled.
My odometer cost a small fortune!
Tach
O
Meter- measure (noun)
Def: A device used to measure of speed of rotation.
I can’t afford a new tachometer.
Aud
To do with hearing.
Aud- hearing
It
Or- noun
Def: A person who formally examines and verifies financial accounts.
Business men hate auditors.
Aud- hearing
It
Ory- adjective
Def: Perceived or experienced through hearing; of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing.
The jet was an auditory experience for 2 year old Jimmy.
Aud- hearing
It
Ion- noun
Def: A trial performance to evaluate a performer’s skills.
How was your audition?
In- not
Aud- hearing
Ible- adjective
Def: Not heard or capable of being heard.
The mans words were inaudible.
Son
Sound
Son- sound
Ic- adjective
Def: Having to do with sound; having to do with the speed of sound in air (about 750 miles per hour).
The sonic jet blow his out his ear drums.
Dis- not
Son- sound
Ant- adjective
Def: Clashing of discordant, especially in music; incompatible or disagreeing.
The symphony’s music was very dissonant.
Re- again
Son- sound
Ance- adjective
Def: A continuing or echoing of sound; a richness and variety in the depth and quality of sound.
The resonance of the mans yell lasted for several minutes across the chasm.
Ultra- super
Son- sound
Ic- adjective
Def: Having a frequency higher than what can be heard by a the human ear.
The bees ultrasonic communications can’t be heard by the human ears.
Err
To wonder or stray.
Err- to wonder or stray
Ant- adjective
Def: Wandering or moving about aimlessly; straying outside proper bounds, or away from an accepted patter or standard.
Why are you errantly walking about?
Ab-
Err- to wonder or stray
Ant- adjective
Def: straying or differing from the right, normal, or natural type.
The church was aberrant to their original methods.
Err- to wonder or stray
At
Ic- adjective
Def: Having no fixed course; lacking in consistency.
The shuttle’s trajectory was erratic.
Err- to wonder or stray
One
Ous- adjective
Def: Mistaken, incorrect.
The women’s experiments were erroneous.
Ced
To proceed.
Ced- to proceed
E- verb
Def: To give up, especially by treaty; yield.
The armies has ceded!
Con- together
Ced- to proceed
E- verb
Def: To admit grudgingly; yield.
I concede to your argument.
Ac
Ced- to proceed
E- verb
Def: To give in to a request or demand; to give approval or consent.
The student accedes his phone after complaining about the test.
Pre- before
Ced- to proceed
Ent- adjective
Def: Something done or said that may be an example or rule to guide later acts of a similar kind.
The war on terror was precedent to the war on drugs.
Augean stable
A condition or place marked by great accumulation of filth or corruption.
Croesus
A very rich person.
Dragon’s teeth
Seeds of conflict
Hades
The underground home of the dead in Greek mythology.
Lethargic
Lazily sluggish; indifferent or apathetic.
Midas Touch
The talent for making money in every venture.
Pyrric victory
A victory won at excessive cost.
Stygian
Extremely dark, dank, gloomy, and forbidding.
