Vocab List 8 Flashcards
Anim
mind
Apt
fit
Cur
care for
Demi
half
Fy
make
gest
carry
Leg
read
Man
hand
Meta
change
Mir
wonder
nym
name
ocul
eye
oid
appearance
petr
rock
rect
Right
Retro
backward
Rid
laugh
Sanct
holy
Sed
sit
sens
feel
tact
touch
Tort
twist
Ultra
beyond
Voc
voice
Volv
roll
Re (as in reify)
real
Andro
man
Equanimity
mental calmness
Aptitude
a natural ability to do something or a tendency for learning;
Curate
to select, organize, and look after the items in a collection or exhibition
Demigod
a being with partial or lesser divine status, half god/ kids of gods
Reify
to make something abstract more concrete or real;
Gesticulate
to use dramatic gestures instead of or in addition to speaking;
Legendary
remarkable enough to be famous or well-known often based on myth or legend
Manacles
metal bands chains or shackles for fastening, someone’s hands or ankles
Metaphor
a figure of speech that describes one thing as being another to imply a likeness;
Admire
to regard with respect or warm approval;
Homonym
a word that is spelled and pronounced the same as another but differs in meaning;
Oculometer
an instrument used to measure the movements of the eye;
Android
a robot with a human-like appearance;
Petrify
to make someone so frightened that they are unable to move or think;
Rectitude
morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness;
Retrograde
moving backward or reverting to an earlier and typically worse state;
Deride
to express contempt for or ridicule someone or something;
Sanctimonious
making a show of being morally superior to other people;
Sedate
calm dignified and unhurried or to make someone calm using sedatives
Insensate
lacking physical sensation or lacking sympathy or compassion;
Intact
not damaged or impaired in any way; complete;
Tortuous
full of twists and turns or excessively lengthy and complex;
Ultraviolet
a type of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than visible light;
Vociferously
in a loud and forceful manner;
Convoluted
extremely complex and difficult to follow.
