Unit 8 Flashcards
Pend
To hang or weigh.
Port
To carry.
Pan
All, completely, whole, or general.
Extra
Outside or beyond.
Phot
Light
Luc
To shine or glitter.
Mor/Mort
To die and death.
Troph
Nourishment.
Aeolian Harp (noun)
A box-shaped instrument with strings that produce musical sounds when the wind blows on them.
Cynosure (noun)
A guide; a center of attention.
Laconic (adjective)
Using extremely few words.
Mnemonic (adjective)
Having to do with memory; assisting the memory.
Platonic (adjective)
Relating to the philosopher Plato or his teachings; involving a close relationship from which romance and sex are absent.
Sapphic (adjective)
Lesbian; relating to a poetic verse pattern associated with Sappho.
Socratic (adjective)
Having to do with the philosopher Socrates or with his teaching method, in which he systematically questioned the student in conversation in order to draw forth truths.
Port- to carry
Age- verb
The carrying of boats or goods overland from one body of water to another; also, a regular route for such carrying.
Transport.
Solecism (noun)
A grammatical mistake in speaking or writing; a blunder in etiquette or proper behavior.
Port- to carry
Folio- leaf, sheet (noun)
A flat case for carrying documents or artworks; the investments owned by a person or organization.
Binder.
De-
Port- to carry
Ment- noun
Manner of conducting oneself socially.
Attire.
Com- with
Port- to carry (verb)
To be in agreement with; to behave.
Cohere.
Pend- to hang or weigh.
Ant- noun
Something that hangs down, especially as an ornament.
Necklace.
Ap- appear
Pend- to hang or weigh. (verb)
To add as something extra.
Added.
Ap- appear
Pend- to hang or weigh
Age- noun
Something joined on to a larger or more important body or thing; a secondary body part, such as an arm or leg.
Attachment.
Sus- under or below
Pend- to hang or weigh. (Verb)
To stop something, or to force someone to give up some right or position, for a limited time; to hang something so that it is free on all sides.
Prorogate.
Pan- all, completely, whole, or general
Ac
Ea- noun
A remedy for all ills or difficulties; cure-all.
Solution.
Pan- all completely, whole or general
D
Emon
Ium- noun
A wild uproar or commotion.
Chaos.
Pan- all
Thei- God
Ism- noun
A system of belief that regards God as identical with the forces and laws of the universe.
Daoism.
Pan- all, completely
Op
Ly- noun
A magnificent or impressive array; a display of all appropriate accessory items.
Collection.
Extra- beyond or outside
D
Ite- verb
To deliver an accused criminal from one place to another where the trial will be held.
Exchange.
Extra- outside or beyond
Pol
Ate- verb
To extend or project facts or data into an area not known in order to make assumptions or to predict facts or trends.
Predict
Extro- outside or beyond
Vert- noun
A person mainly concerned with things outside him- or herself; a sociable and outgoing person.
Charismatic.
Extra- outside or beyond
Ane
Ous- adjective
Existing or coming from the outside; not forming an essential part; irrelevant.
Phot- light
O
Electr- electricity
Ic- adjective
Involving an electrical effect produced by the action of light or other radiation.
Light Studies.
Phot- light
O
Volta- inventor
Ic- adjective
Involving the direct generation of electricity when sunlight or other radiant energy falls on the boundary between dissimilar substances (such as two different semiconductors).
Solar Power.
Phot- light
On- noun
A tiny particle or bundle of radiant energy.
Energy.
Phot- light
O
Synthe- put together
Sis- noun
The process by which green plants use light to produce organic matter from carbon dioxide and water.
Chemical synthesis.
Luc- shine of glitter
Id- noun
Very clear and easy to understand; able to think clearly.
Concentrated.
E
Luc- to shine or glitter
Id
Ate- verb
To clarify by explaining; explain.
Resolute.
Luc- to shine or glitter
U
Brat
Ion- noun
Hard or difficult study; the product of study.
Report.
Trans- through
Luc- to shine or glitter
Ent- adjective
Partly transparent; allowing light to pass through without permitting objects beyond to be seen clearly.
See-through.
Mort- to die or death
Al
Ity- noun
The quality or state of being alive and therefor certain to die; the number of deaths that occur in a particular place or time.
Life.
Mor- to die or death
I
Bund- adjective
In the process of dying or approaching death. Inactive or becoming outmoded.
Fall.
A- not
Mort- to die or death
Ize- verb
To pay off by making small payments over a period of time.
Paying debt.
Mort- to die or death
Ify- verb
To subdue it deaden especially by self-discipline or self-inflicted pain; to embarrass greatly.
Shame.
A
Troph- nourishment
Y- noun
Gradual loss of muscle or flesh, usually because of disease or lack of use; a decline or degeneration.
Loss.
Hyper- above, beyond
Trophy- nourishment
Y- noun
Excessive development of an organ or part; exaggerated growth or complexity.
Stimulation.
Dys- bad or difficult
Troph- nourishment
Y- noun
Any of several disorders involving the nerves and muscles, especially muscular dystrophy.
Muscular Disease.
Eu- well
Troph- nourishment
Icat
Ion- noun
The process by which a body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients.
Fed.
