English Vocab Chapter 9: Planet Earth, our Home Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
Q
Inter
A
To bury (verb)
2
Q
Subterranean
A
Underground (adjective)
3
Q
Tenant
A
Someone who lives on land or in a house owned by someone else (noun)
4
Q
Tenement
A
A large, run-down apartment building (noun)
5
Q
Tenure
A
The period of time that someone holds a job (noun)
6
Q
Trite
A
Unoriginal/clichéd (adjective)
7
Q
Attrition
A
A gradual loss, a wearing away, or a weakening (noun)
8
Q
Continent
A
That which is held together/a huge mass of land that stays in a solid piece (noun)
9
Q
Ter
A
Earth (root)
10
Q
Trit
A
To rub away/to wear away (root)
11
Q
Ten
A
To hold (root)
12
Q
Tin
A
To hold (root)
13
Q
Sub–
A
Under/beneath (prefix)
14
Q
Con–
A
Together/jointly (prefix)
