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Kyle Vocab
High School Test Prep
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accentuate | to stress, single out as important |
| alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word |
| analogy | drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity |
| antibody | a protein that produces an immune response |
| aspire | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
| bamboozle | conceal one's true motives from |
| bizarre | conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual |
| boisterous | full of rough and exuberant animal spirits |
| boycott | refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization |
| root: agri | field |
| root: anthropo | man |
| agriculture | farming |
| agronomy | field-crop production and soil management |
| anthropology | the study of man |
| root: astro | star |
| astronaut | one who travels in interplanetary space |
| root: bio | life |
| biology | the study of life |
| root: cardio | heart |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| root: cede | go |
| precede | to go before |
| root: chromo | color |
| chromatology | the science of colors |
| root: demos | people |
| democracy | government by the people |
| root: derma | skin |
| epidermis | the outer layer of skin |
| dermatologist | skin doctor |
| root: dyna | power |
| dynamic | characterized by power and energy |
| root: geo | earth |
| geology | the study of earth |
| root: helio | sun |
| heliotrope | any plant that turns toward the sun |
| root: hydro | water |
| hydroponics | growing of plants in water reinforced with nutrients |
| root: hypno | sleep |
| hypnosis | a state of sleeping induced by suggestion |
| root: ject | throw |
| eject | to throw out |
| root: magni | great, big |
| magnify | to enlarge, to make bigger |
| root: man(u) | hand |
| manuscript | written by hand |
| root: mono | one |
| monoplane | airplane with one wing |
| root: ortho | straight |
| orthodox | right, true, straight opinion |
| root: pod | foot |
| pseudopod | false foot |
| root: pyscho | mind |
| pyschology | study of the mind in any of its aspects |
| root: pyro | fire |
| pyrometer | an instrument for measuring temperatures |
| root: script | write |
| manuscript | hand written |
| root: terra | earth |
| terrace | a raised platform of earth |
| root: thermo | heat |
| thermometer | an instrument for measuring heat |
| root: zoo | animal |
| zoology | the study of animals |
| prefix: ante | before |
| antebellum | before the war |
| prefix: auto | self |
| automatic | self-acting or self-regulating |
| prefix: bene | good |
| benefit | an act of kindness; a gift |
| prefix: circum | around |
| circumscribe | to draw a line around; to encircle |
| prefix: contra | against |
| contradict | to speak against |
| prefix: de | reverse; remove |
| defoliate | remove the leaves from a tree |
| prefix: dis | apart |
| dislocate | to unlodge |
| prefix: dys | bad |
| dysfunctional | not functioning |
| prefix: ecto | outside |
| ectoparasite | parasite living on the exterior of animals |
| prefix: endo | within |
| endogamy | marriage within the tribe |
| prefix: ex | out |
| excavate | to dig out |
| prefix: equi | equal |
| equidistant | equal distance |
| prefix: extra | beyond |
| extraterrestrial | beyond the earth |
| prefix: hyper | over |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| prefix: hypo | under |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
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