vocab 7 Flashcards
bovine
(adj) pertaining to cows or cattle
callow
(adj) young and inexperienced
peccadillo
(n) a minor offense; a misdeed
dichotomy
(n) a division into two parts
macroscopic
(adj) visible to the naked eye
rationalize
(v) to make an excuse for
patent
(adj) evident or obvious
knell
(n) a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral
ferret
(v) to search or drive out
fatuous
(adj) foolish; inane
adroit
(adj) skillful; clever
affectation
(n) a phony attitude; pose
laconic
(adj) few words; short; concise
quiddity
(n) an essential quality
sagacious
(adj) wise; having keen perception and sound judgment
the root tach means
“swift” or “speed”
the roots mid, med, and meso mean
“middle”
the root bol means
“to throw” or “to put”
the roots prov and prob mean
“good” or “to test”
the prefix meta- means
“changed”
the suffix -meter means
“measure”
the prefix inter- means
“among”
the prefixes em- and im- mean
“in”
the prefix sym- means
“with” or “together”
