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BHS Tiger#1-10 Words
Application of Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| carnage | noun. killing of a large number of people |
| gestation | noun. the process of carrying in the womb between conception and birth |
| androgynous | adjective. partly male and partly female in appearance |
| porcine | adjective. resembling a pig |
| exhume | verb. dig out, especially a corpse from the ground |
| suburbs | noun. outlying district of a city |
| destruct | verb. cause deliberate, irreperable damage to something |
| rectify | verb. correct |
| confidence | noun. faith that one can rely on someone of something |
| necropolis | noun. a cemetary, especially one belonging to a large city |
| pacifist | noun. a person who believes war and violence are unjustifiable |
| retrospection | noun the action of looking back at a situation or event |
| ethics | noun. the branch of knowledge (art) that deals with moral principles |
| procrastinate | verb. put off doing something |
| distort | verb. pull or twist out of shape |
| petrify | verb. scare someone so that they cannot move |
| pedicure | noun. a cosmetic treatment of the feet |
| unilateral | adjective. performed by or affecting only one group or person without the agreement of others |
| bipartisan | adjective involving the cooperation of two political parties |
| triathalon | noun an athletic event invoving three different sports |
| cyclic | adjective, occuring in cycles, regularly repeated |
| mobility | noun the ability to be moved freely and easily |
| autodidact | noun. someone who teaches his or her self |
| equiiable | adjective. fair and impartial |
| lateral | adjective. of at or towards the side |
| biodiversity | noun. the variety of life |
| deride | express contempt, ridicule |
| demobilize | verb. take troops out of service |
| bibliophile | noun. someone who loves books |
| antidepressant | noun. a drug used to alleviate (make better) depression |
| graphic novel | noun. a novel in a comic strip form |
| meritocracy | noun. a government where power is held by people based on their merit |
| diction | n. the choice or use of words in writing |
| originate | verb. to create, to cause the origin |
| unironic | adj. not ironic |
| sympathy | adj. with feeling, common feeling, pity for someone |
| introspection | noun. the examination of one's own mental processes |
| extraterrestrial | adjective. from beyond the earth |
| divert | verb. to cause something to turn from one direction to another |
| convert | verb. to cause to change in shape, form or function |
| nonprofit | adjective. not for profit |
| philosophy | noun. the study of knowledge "love of wisdom" |
| anthropology | noun. the study of humankind |
| scribe | noun. a person who copies out documents |
| predict | verb. do say or estimate something that will happen in the future |
| postmortem | noun. an examination of a dead body to determine cause of death |
| audible | adjective. able to be heard |
| pseudonym | noun. a fictious name used by a person |
| dismiss | verb. to send away |
| incredible | adjective. not believable, impossible to believe |
| derisive | adjective. expressing contempt or ridicule |
| stellar | adjective, relating to a star, outstanding |
| democractic | adjective, favoring or characterized by social equality |
| pluralism | noun. a form of society in which minority groups maintain their independent cultural traditions |
| ridicule | verb. subjecting someone to mockery |
| multifarious | adjective. many and of various types |
| contravene | verb. to violate or go against or , conflict with |
| synchronize | verb. to cause to operate at the same time |
| hydrophobia | noun. fear of the water |
| maladroit | adjective, ineffective or bumbling, clumsy |
| benevolent | adjective, well meaning, kindly, good intentions |
| ssemiautobiographical | adjective. dealing partly with an author's own life but also containing fictional elements |
| centennial | adjective. of or relating to 100th anniversary |
| intracranial | adjective. within the soul |
| interpersonal | adjective. relating to relationships between people |
| excise | verb. to cut out surgically |
| circumspect | adjective. unwilling to take risks |
| exculpate | verb. show that someone is not guilty |
| euphemism | noun. a mild or indirect word substituted for one considered to be too blunt or unpleasant or embarrassing |
| teleport | verb. carry across space |
| cacophony | noun. a harsh mixture of sounds |
| microchip | noun. a tiny piece of semiconducting material to make an integrated circuit |
| endoscope | noun. an instrument that can be introduced into the body to give a view of its internal parts |
| genocide | noun. deliberate killing of a group of people |
| exorcism | noun, the expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place |
| dehydrate | verb. cause a person's body to lose a great deal of water |
| aqueduct | noun. an artificial channel for carrying water |
| deduct | verb. subtract or take away |
| induct | verb. admit somebody to a position or organization |
| suicide | noun. killing of oneself |
| captive | noun. a person who has been taken prisoner |
| neologism | noun. a newly coined word or phrase |
| paternal | adjective, of or approropriate to a father |
| patriarchy | noun. a system of government in which primarily men hold power |
Created by:
Ms. Brinkman-Young
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