Week #7 Flashcards
A
A-not, without
-Achromatic - without color
-Asymmetrical - not even
-Amoral - without morals
Ambi
Ambi-both
-Ambiguous - open to more than one interpretation; unclear of not specific.
-Ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing.
-Ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally.
Contra
Contra-against, opposite
-Contradict - to argue against
-Contrary - not in agreement
-Contrast - differ striking
Mater
Mater-mother
-Maternity - motherhood
-Maternal - relating to motherhood
-Maternalism - public expression of domestic values associated with motherhood.
Lab
Lab-work
-Laborious - requiring a significant amount of work
-Collaborate - to work with a person
-Elaborate - to work out the details
Min
Min-small
-Minimize - To make as small as possible
-Mini - Something that is very small
-Minuscule - extremely tiny
Fract
Fract-break
-Infraction - the violation or breaking of a rule, law or agreement
-Fracture - a break
-Fraction - a part or element of a larger whole
Dict
Dict-say
-Diction - the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
-Dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down
-Prediction - a statement foretelling the future
Cumul
Cumul-mass
-Accumulate - to gather or build up
-Cumulative - gradually building up
-Cumulus - a cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other
Ir
Ir-not
-Irredeemable - not redeemable
-Irreformable - not reformable
-Irrational - not rational
-Irresponsible - not responsible, not showing responsibility