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Vocabulary Vines
Vocabulary
| Word/Root | Defenition |
|---|---|
| 208. Support: to endure bravely or quietly | circle |
| accurate | without errors, completely correct; conforming to the truth |
| accurate | correct |
| ad-, ag-, ac-, etc. | to, toward, at |
| admission | an acknowledgment of the truth; right to enter; access |
| advertise | call attention to; literally, "turn (audience) toward" |
| aerobic | requires oxygen for life |
| aggressive | having or showing determination; acting in a hostile way |
| amphibian | animal capable of living on land and in water |
| anarchy | a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) |
| ann / enn (Lat) | yearly / years |
| anniversary | the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) |
| antibiotic | germ-killing substance produced by or derived from a microorganism |
| aquifer | a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows its flow |
| arch (Lat + Gk) | ruler, principal, first |
| archaeology | study of artifacts and relics of past cultures, study of ancient (first) people |
| architect | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) |
| atheist | someone who denies the existence of god |
| attract | to pull toward |
| attract | to pull toward or draw near |
| auto (Gk) | self |
| autograph | a person's own signature |
| automobile | 4-wheeled motor vehicle |
| autopsy | an examination of a dead body to determine cause of death |
| bi (Lat) | twice, two |
| bicycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
| biennial | occurring every second year |
| bigamy | having two spouses at the same time |
| bio (Gk) | life |
| biography | story of a person's life written by another person |
| biology | study of living things, life |
| biopsy | examination of live tissues taken from the body |
| centennial | the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
| centi (Lat) | hundred, hundredth |
| centigrade | referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |
| centimeter | one hundredth of a meter |
| centipede | (literally, "hundred-legged" creature); wormlike animal with one pair of legs on most of its segments |
| chronology | arrangement of events in time; time sequence |
| chronometer | device to measure time very accurately |
| circ, circum (Lat) | circle, around |
| circuit | a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; to go around (as in "make the circuit" |
| circulate | move around freely |
| circumcise | to cut off a male's foreskin |
| circumvent | to go around; to avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing(duties, questions, or issues) |
| colleague | an associate or cowworker of similar stratus |
| com-, con-, col-,co-, cor (Lat) | together, with, fully |
| commit | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause |
| compare | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous |
| compare | examine and note the similarities or differences |
| compel | to force or strongly persuade; coerce |
| complicated | difficult to analyze or understand |
| compose | to put ideas into writing; to write a musical piece; to create or produce |
| concert | a group of musicians performing together |
| conclusion | the end or final result |
| conform | be similar, be in line with |
| conifer | Needle-bearing tree that produce seeds in cones |
| consequence | a result or outcome |
| conserve | use cautiously and frugally; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction |
| constant | unchanging; something that stays the same |
| construct | put together out of components or parts |
| contract | binding written agreement between 2 parties; OR to shrink by drawing together |
| convention | a large formal assembly |
| convention | a "coming together" or large formal assembly |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| cracy, crat (Gk) | rule, government |
| cur (Lat) | care, attention |
| cycle (Gk) | circle |
| cyclone | a violent rotating windstorm; (a "circular" storm) |
| Cyclops | Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead |
| dia-, di- (Gk) | thorough, through, across |
| diagnosis | the identification of a disease or injury by symptoms; a critical analysis of the nature of something |
| diagonal | a line segment that connects two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon |
| dialect | speech shifted across a region; the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people |
| diameter | the distance across a circle through its center |
| dict | speak, say |
| dismiss | to send away, release |
| distract | draw someone's attention away from |
| enthusiasm | a feeling of excitement, literally "a god inside" |
| exit | to go out; an opening that permits escape or release |
| expedition | an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose |
| fer (Lat) | carry, bear, bring |
| gamy, gamous (Gk) | marriage, union |
| genealogy | family history, study of one's decendents |
| geo (Gk) | earth |
| geography | study of the earth's surface |
| geology | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks |
| geometry | mathematics dealing with lines, angles, surfaces, and solids |
| geothermal | heat from the earth |
| gon (Gk) | angle |
| grade, gress (Lat) | step, go, walk |
| gradual | happening little by little |
| graph, gram (Gk) | to write; something written |
| hydrology | The study of water and its effects on and in the earth and in the atmosphere |
| intervene | to enter in order to help or settle something |
| invisible | impossible or nearly impossible to see |
| it (Lat) | go |
| log, logue (Gk) | speech, study of, written work, word |
| manicure | professional care for the hands and fingernails |
| meter, metry (Gk) | measure |
| micro (Gk) | small |
| microbe | microscopic life form; microorganism; germ |
| microcosm | a miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale |
| microphone | device used to make small sounds big |
| microscope | an instrument that makes small objects look larger |
| mit, miss (Lat) | send, throw |
| monarchy | government under a single ruler |
| mono (Gk) | one, single |
| monogamy | marriage to only one person at a time |
| monologue | a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor |
| monotheism | belief in a single God |
| ops, opt, opia (Gk) | eye, see, inspection |
| optometry | testing of eyes to measure vision |
| par (Lat) | to set or get ready |
| patriarch | the male head of family or tribe |
| ped, pod Lat & Gk | foot |
| pedicure | professional care for the feet and toenails |
| pentagon | a five-sided polygon |
| perennial | a plant lasting for three seasons or more (n.) OR lasting in indefinite amount of time (adj.) |
| peri-(Gk) | around, near |
| perimeter | The distance around a figure |
| periodontics | study of bone & tissue around tooth |
| periscope | instrument permitting those in a submarine a view ("look around") at the surface |
| permit | to allow |
| phono (Gk) | sound, voice |
| phonograph | record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound |
| photograph | a picture made by light taken w/ a camera "written w/ light" |
| poly (Gk) | many |
| polygamy | having more than one spouse at a time |
| polygon | closed plane figure having, literally, many angles and therefore many sides |
| polytheism | belief in multiple Gods |
| pre | before, in front of |
| precedent | procedure based on what has gone before |
| prepare | to make or get ready; make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose, use or event |
| prevent | keep from happening or arising |
| previous | the way used before |
| progress | gradual improvement or growth or development |
| repair | the act of putting something in working order again |
| retrograde | move in a direction contrary to the usual one |
| scope (Lat + Gk) | watch, view, examine |
| semicircle | 1/2 circle |
| sonogram | an image produced by sound waves |
| stethoscope | instrument used for listening to internal body sounds |
| sub, sup, sus, etc | under, less than |
| submit | hand over formally (as in an assignment); , yield to the control of another (as in a person of greater power) |
| subsidiary | sits under (an authority, influence, etc. |
| supervise | oversee; to direct or manage activities |
| suspect | look under the surface |
| symbiosis | relationship in which two species live closely together |
| symmetry | having the same shape, size, and position on both sides of a dividing line |
| symphony | a musical composition for an orchestra; harmony of sounds |
| synopsis | summary; literally "seeing everything together" |
| Tele (Gk) | far away |
| telegraph | a device used to send words in code from one place to another |
| telephone | transmitting speech at a distance |
| telescope | a device built to observe distant objects by making them appear closer |
| television | a receiver that displays television images |
| television | tool transmitting visual images from far away |
| the, theo (Gk) | God, a god |
| theocracy | government run by religious leaders |
| thermo, therm (Gk) | heat |
| thermometer | instrument for measuring temperature |
| thermostat | a device used to control the temperature |
| tract (Lat) | draw, pull, |
| tractor | a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads |
| trans- (Lat) | across, through |
| transfer | move from one place to another; change ownership |
| transgression | the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit |
| transit | make a passage or journey from one place to another |
| translate | to "bring a meaning across"; to interpret; to change from one form into another |
| transmit | to send something out; to broadcast across open lines of communication |
| transport | to carry across; to send from one person or place to another |
| tripod | a three-legged rack used for support |
| ven, vent Lat. | come |
| vis, vid Lat. | see |
| contra-, counter | against, opposite |
| Counterfeit | make something opposite the genuine |
| Controversy | a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views |
| –able, -ible | able to |
| Portable | capable of being carried or moved about |
| Reversible | able to be changed back to an earlier or original state |
| Eligible | qualified to participate or be chosen |
| Feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| Legible | capable of being discovered or understood |
| Capable | able to hold duties |
| Re- | again, back |
| Repellent | serving or tending to driving away or ward off |
| Retain | to keep in possession or use |
| Resonate | to produce or exhibit resonance |
| Reserve | to set aside |
| Recluse | shut away, shut back |
| Regenerate | formed or created again |
| Reform | to put or change into an improved form or condition |
| Recognize | to acknowledge formally |
| Reject | to refuse to accept |
| Remote | separated by a interval or space greater than usual |
| Ex-, E, Ef-, Ec- | Out, former, entirely |
| Export | Send goods aboard |
| Expect | Look out for |
| Educate | Draw out knowledge |
| Eject | To throw out |
| Expel | To be forced to leave |
| Exclude | Close out |
| Eligible | qualified to participate or enter |
| An-, A- | without, not |
| Anonymous | not named or identified |
| Agnostic | a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion to something |
| Port | carry, bear, bring |
| Import | to bring from a foreign or external source |
| Support | to endure bravely or quietly |
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