unit18 Flashcards
capitalism
An economic system based on private ownership, private decisions, and open competition in a free market.
capitulate
To surrender or stop resisting; give up.
decapitate
(1) To cut off the head; behead. (2) To destroy or make useless.
recapitulate
To repeat or summarize the most important points or stages.
anthropoid
Any of several large, tailless apes.
anthropology
The science and study of human beings.
misanthropic
Hating or distrusting humans.
lycanthropy
(1) A delusion that one has become a wolf. (2) Transformation into a wolf through witchcraft or magic.
kinesiology
The scientific study of human movement.
hyperkinetic
(1) Relating to or affected with hyperactivity. (2) Characterized by fast-paced or frantic activity.
kinescope
A motion picture made from an image on a picture tube.
telekinesis
The movement of objects without contact or other physical means, as by the exercise of an occult power.
dynamic
(1) Relating to physical force or energy. (2) Continuously and productively active and changing; energetic or forceful.
dynamo
(1) A power generator, especially one that produces direct electric current. (2) A forceful, energetic person.
aerodynamics
(1) A science that studies the movement of gases such as air and the way that objects move through such gases. (2) The qualities of an object that affect how easily it is able to move through the air.
hydrodynamic
Having to do with the science that studies fluids in motion and the forces that act on bodies surrounded by fluids.
gradation
(1) A series made up of successive stages. (2) A step in an ordered scale.
degrade
(1) To treat someone or something poorly and without respect. (2) To make the quality of something worse.
gradient
(1) Slope, grade. (2) A continuous change in measure, activity, or substance.
retrograde
(1) Moving or performed in a direction that is backward or opposite to the usual direction. (2) Moving toward a worse or earlier state.
regimen
A regular course of treatment, usually involving food, exercise, or medicine.
interregnum
(1) The time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes. (2) A period during which the normal functions of government or control are suspended.
regalia
(1) The emblems and symbols of royalty. (2) Special or official dress.
regency
A government or period of time in which a regent rules in place of a king or queen.
criterion
A standard by which a judgment or decision is made.
critique
A judgment or evaluation, especially a rating or discussion of merits and faults.
hypercritical
Overly critical.
hematocrit
The ratio of the volume of red blood cells to whole blood.
jurisprudence
(1) A system of law. (2) The study and philosophy of law.
abjure
To reject formally.
perjury
The crime of telling a lie under oath.
de jure
Based on or according to the law.
