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HonSophComp Vocab 1
Norvell's class vocab part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AGRI--agronomy | field--science of crop production |
| ANTHROP--anthropology | man, human being--study of man's culture and characteristics |
| ARCH--hierarchy | chief, principal--a group of persons or things arranged in order of rank or importance |
| AUTO--autocrat | self--ruler with absolute power |
| BELLI--bellicose | war, warlike--warlike, prone to or enjoying argument |
| CART--cartography | map or chart--science of making maps or charts |
| CIRCUM--circumvent | around--surround, evade |
| DEMO--demographic | race, nation--statistical study of population |
| GER--geriatrics | old age--branch of medicine dealing with disorders of old age |
| HYDRO--hydraulic | water--operated by the movement and pressure of liquid |
| JURIS, JUD--adjudicate | law--to act as judge; to give or pass judgement |
| MAR, MER--maritime | sea--on or near the sea |
| METRO--metropolitan | mother--of or pertaining to a main city |
| MON--monastery | alone, one--group residence for those retiring from the world |
| PAN--pandemonium | all--place or scene of wild disorder (literally--a place for all demons) |
| PLURI--plurality | several, many--condition of being numerous; a great number |
| STRAT--stratum | covering--horizontal layer; a section or level |
| TERR--interment | earth--burial |
| UNI--unilateral | one--one-sided |
| LEG--legacy | law--money or property left to someone in a will |