Vocab 7 and 8 Flashcards
FORE-
before in time or place
GEE-, GEO-
the earth
HECTO-
a hundred; characterized by a hundred
HEM-, HEMO-, EMIA-
Blood
HEMI-
Half
HEPT-, HEPTA-
Seven
HEX-, HEXA-
Six
HOM-, HOMO-
One and the same
HOMI-, HOMO-
Man
HYDR-, HYDRO-
Water
HYPER-
More than usual; above or over
HYPO-
Less than usual; below or under
IL-, IM-, IN-, IR-
in; into; within
Forecast
to predict
Forefather
An ancestor
Foreleg
A front leg
Apogee
The point in an earth satellite’s orbit when it is at the greatest distance from the earth’s center
Geography
The study of the earth’s surface, people, products
Geology
The science dealing with the earth’s structure and history
Geometry
The science dealing with the measurements and properties of solids, surfaces, angles, and lines
Hectogram
A metric measure of weight equal to one hundred grams
Hectoliter
A metric measure of volume containing one hundred liters
Hectometer
A measure of length equal to one hundred meters
Hemal
of or pertaining to blood or blood vessels
Hemorrhage
A discharge of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Anemia
A physical condition in which the blood lacks red blood cells
Leukemia
A physical condition in which the white cells destroy the red
Toxemia
A physical condition in which there is evidence of poisonous matter in the blood
Hemidemisemiquaver
In music, a sixty-fourth note
Hemisphere
The half of a square or ball; one of the halves of the earth as divided by the equator into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, or by the prime meridian into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Heptarchy
A government ruled by seven people
Heptagon
A plane geometric figure of seven sides and seven angles
Heptahedron
A solid geometric figure bounded by seven surfaces or seats
Homonym
A word having the same sound as another, but different in meaning
Homogenize
To reduce to small particles of the same size or kind
Homicide
The killing of one human being by another
Homo Sapians
Of, relating to, or being recent man
Hydrant
A pipe at which water may be drawn
Hydrology
The science of water, its laws, properties, and phenomena
Hydrometer
An instrument used in determining the specific gravity of liquids when compared to the weight of water
Hydrophobia
A disease brought on by the bite of a rabid animal, which makes the victim afraid of liquids and unable to swallow them
Hyperactice
Overactive; as, the doctor tranquilized the hyperactive child
Hypertension
Overly tense
Hypoactive
Underactive; sluggish
Hypodermic
of or pertaining to the tissues immediately below the surface of the skin
Illuminate
To bring light into
Import
To bring in from another place or country
Inspect
To look into; to examine
Irradiate
To brighten; to give off rays
