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Fowler Word List 3A
Fowler word within the word list 3A
| word/word part | meaning |
|---|---|
| homonym | words pronounced the same, but have different meaning (son, sun) |
| induct | to place into office/group with a ceremony |
| defer | to put off to a later time; to give into the wishes of another |
| pending | not yet decided |
| microbe | any organism too small to be seen without a microscope |
| dehydrate | to remove water from |
| photgenic | looking attractive in a photograph |
| panorama | an open view of of all areas |
| pentagon | five sided figure |
| telepathy | sending messages from one mind to another |
| invidious | likely to cause bad feelings |
| perspective | the way things appear from a given point of view |
| homo | same |
| spec | look |
| duct | lead |
| fer | carry |
| pend | hang |
| micro | small |
| photo | light |
| hydro | water |
| pan | all |
| penta | five |
| tele | far |
| vid | look |