unit5 Flashcards
malevolent
Having or showing intense ill will or hatred.
malicious
Desiring to cause pain, injury, or distress to another.
malign
To make harsh and often false or misleading statements about.
malnourished
Badly or poorly nourished.
cataclysm
(1) A violent and massive change of the earth’s surface. (2) A momentous event that results in great upheaval and often destruction.
catacomb
An underground cemetery of connecting passageways with recesses for tombs.
catalyst
(1) A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or lets it take place under different conditions. (2) Someone or something that brings about or speeds significant change or action.
catatonic
(1) Relating to or suffering from a form of schizophrenia. (2) Showing an unusual lack of movement, activity, or expression.
protagonist
The main character in a literary work.
protocol
(1) A code of diplomatic or military rules of behavior. (2) A set of rules for the formatting of data in an electronic communications system.
protoplasm
The substance that makes up the living parts of cells.
prototype
(1) An original model on which something is patterned. (2) A first, full-scale, usually working version of a new type or design.
antechamber
An outer room that leads to another and is often used as a waiting room.
antedate
(1) To date something (such as a check) with a date earlier than that of actual writing. (2) To precede in time.
antecedent
(1) A word or phrase that is referred to by a pronoun that follows it. (2) An event or cause coming before something.
anterior
(1) Located before or toward the front or head. (2) Coming before in time or development.
orthodontics
A branch of dentistry that deals with the treatment and correction of crooked teeth and other irregularities.
orthodox
(1) Holding established beliefs, especially in religion. (2) Conforming to established rules or traditions; conventional.
orthopedics
The correction or prevention of deformities of the skeleton.
orthography
The spelling of words, especially spelling according to standard usage.
rectitude
Moral integrity.
rectify
To set right; remedy.
rectilinear
(1) Moving in or forming a straight line. (2) Having many straight lines.
directive
Something that guides or directs; especially, a general instruction from a high-level body or official.
eugenic
Relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring through controlled breeding.
euphemism
An agreeable or inoffensive word or expression that is substituted for one that may offend or disgust.
euphoria
A strong feeling of well-being or happiness.
eulogy
(1) A formal speech or writing especially in honor of a dead person. (2) High praise.
dystopia
An imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives.
dyslexia
A disturbance or interference with the ability to read or to use language.
dyspeptic
(1) Relating to or suffering from indigestion. (2) Having an irritable temperament; ill-humored.
dysplasia
Abnormal development of cells or organs, or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth.
