Unit 9 and 10 Vocab Flashcards
Illegible
Incapable of being read
Immortal
Not mortal
Incredible
Not capable of being believed
Irrational
Not rational
Neglect
To ignore or pay little attention to
Nonsensical
Absurd; foolish
Unreal
Lacking in reality
Intersect
To cut into or between
Interstate
Taking place between states
Intervene
To come in between
Intramural
Taking place within the same walls
Intrastate
Taking place within the same state
Introspect
To look within or into
Eject
To throw out
Inject
To throw or drive something into something else
Project
To shoot or throw something forward
Reject
To throw back; To refuse to accept
Kilogram
A metric measure of weight equal to one thousand grams
Kiloliter
A metric measure of volume containing one thousand liters
Kilometer
A measure of length equal to one thousand meters
Kiloton
A unit of weight equivalent to one thousand tons or 2,000,000 pounds
Zoological
Of or pertaining to zoology, the science which studies and explains facts about animals
Entomologist
One who is well versed in entomology, the science which studies and explains facts about insects
Monologue
A long speech by one person
Anthology
A collection of beautiful poems or passages from authors
Anthropology
The science of man, his origin, customs, development, etc.
Archeology
Scientific study of history from the remains of ancient things
Ecology
A branch of science which treats of the relationship between organisms and their environments
Etymology
The science which treats of the derivation of words
Eulogy
Written or oral praise of a person
Soliloguy
A speech by an individual to himself
Manage
To control or regulate
Manicure
To care or treat the hands and nails
Manual
A small book which can be carried in the hand
Intermediate
Lying or being in the middle
Mediator
One who stands between parties at variance
Anemometer
An instrument used in measuring wind speed
Barometer
An instrument used in measuring atmospheric pressure or weight
Perimeter
In geometry, the distance around a plane figure
Trigonometry
A branch of mathematics that treats of the study of triangles.
IL-, IM-, IN-, IR-, NEG-, NON-, UN-
Not; without
INTER-
Between or among
INTRA-, INTRO-
Inside or within
JECT
To throw; to cast
KILO-
A thousand
LOGICAL, LOGIST, LOGUE, LOGY, LOQUY
A science or study of
MAN-, MANI-, MANU-
The hand
MEDI-
In the middle; relating to the middle
METER-, METRY-
A measure; a measurement