Vocab 8

Question 1

Ann-

Answer 1

Year

Question 2

-al

Answer 2

Of, related to

Question 3

Biennial

Answer 3

Adj

Lasting or living for two years

Question 4

Bi-

Answer 4

Two

Question 5

Enn-

Answer 5

Year

Question 6

-ial

Answer 6

Of, relating to

Question 7

Millennium

Answer 7

N

• A span of one thousand years
• a hoped-for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice.

Question 8

Mill-

Answer 8

Thousand

Question 9

Enn-

Answer 9

Year

Question 10

-ium

Answer 10

Element or group

Question 11

Superannuated

Answer 11

Adj

Retired or elderly

Question 12

Super-

Answer 12

Above

Question 13

Ann-

Answer 13

Year

Question 14

-ate

Answer 14

Characterized by

Question 15

Neologism

Answer 15

N

A new word, expression, or usage.

Question 16

Neo-

Answer 16

New

Question 17

Log-

Answer 17

Word

Question 18

-ism

Answer 18

State, condition

Question 19

Neophyte

Answer 19

N

A beginner or novice

Question 20

Neo-

Answer 20

New

Question 21

Phyte-

Answer 21

Plant, growth

Question 22

Duress

Answer 22

N

Forcible confinement, constraint by threat

Question 23

Dur(us)-

Answer 23

Hard

Question 24

Obdurate

Answer 24

Adj

Hard heartened, not giving in to persuasion, hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness

Question 25

Ob-

Answer 25

Against

Question 26

Dur-

Answer 26

Hard

Question 27

-ate

Answer 27

Characterized by

Question 28

Symbiotic

Answer 28

Adj

A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

Question 29

Sym-

Answer 29

Together

Question 30

Bio-

Answer 30

Life

Question 31

-ic

Answer 31

Of, relating to

Question 32

Antibiotic

Answer 32

Adj

Destroying life, preventing the continuation of life

Question 33

Anti-

Answer 33

Against

Question 34

Bio-

Answer 34

Life

Question 35

-ic

Answer 35

Of, relating to

Question 36

Abiogenesis

Answer 36

N

The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter.

Question 37

A-

Answer 37

Not against

Question 38

Bio-

Answer 38

Life

Question 39

Gen-

Answer 39

Birth, race, kind

Question 40

Euphemism

Answer 40

N

The act or example of substituting a mild, indirect or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.

Question 41

Eu-

Answer 41

Good

Question 42

Phem-

Answer 42

Speech

Question 43

-ism

Answer 43

State, condition

Question 44

Euphony

Answer 44

N

Agreeable sound, especially in the phonetic quality of words

Question 45

Eu-

Answer 45

Good

Question 46

Phon-

Answer 46

Sound

Question 47

-y

Answer 47

Condition, state

Question 48

Euphoria

Answer 48

N

A feeling of great happiness or well-being

Question 49

Eu-

Answer 49

Good

Question 50

Phor-

Answer 50

To bear

Question 51

-ia

Answer 51

Derived from, relating to, belonging to

Question 52

Eugenics

Answer 52

N

The study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding

Question 53

Eu-

Answer 53

Good

Question 54

Gen-

Answer 54

Birth, race, kind

Question 55

-ics

Answer 55

Science, art, study, knowledge, skill

Question 56

Jovial

Answer 56

Adj
Origin: roman mythology
Background: the supreme god, patron of the Roman state and brother and husband of Juno. Also called Jove
Defin: marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer

Question 57

Mentor

Answer 57

N
Origin: literature
Background: Odysseus’s trusted counselor, under whose disguise Athena became the guardian teacher of Telemachus.
Defin: a wise and trusted counselor or teacher

Question 58

Nabob

Answer 58

N
Origin: history
Background: a governor in India under the a Mogul Empire. Also called nawab
Defin: a person of wealth and prominence.

Question 59

Pharisiac

Answer 59

Adj
Origin: Bible
Background: In the Bible, the Pharisees were rich merchants who made a lavish display of the contributions they made to the temple.
Defin: hypocritically self-righteous and condemnatory.

Question 60

Philistine

Answer 60

Adj
Origin: Bible
Background: a member of the an Aegean people, considered boorish and uncivilized, who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century B.C.
Defin: one who lacks knowledge in a specific area.

Question 61

Nemesis

Answer 61

N
Origin: Greek mythology
Background: Nemesis is th goddess of retributive justice or vengeance.
Defn. an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome.
b. one that inflicts retribution or vengeance

Question 62

Annals

Answer 62

(N)

A descriptive account or record, a history