Etymology Unit 5 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Malicious
Desiring to cause pain
Malevolent
Having or showing intense ill will or hatred.
To make harsh and often false or misleading statements about.
Malign
Malnourished
Badly or poorly nourished
Cataclysm
Violent and massive charge in earths surface
Catacombs
Underground cemetery of connecting passageway
Catalyst
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction; someone or something that brings significant change
Catatonic
Relating to or suffering from schizophrenia; showing an unusual lack of movement.
Protagonist
The main character in a story.
Protocol
A code of diplomatic or military rules of behavior: a set of rules for the formatting of date in an electronic communication system.
Protoplasm
The substance that makes up the living part of a cell
Prototype
An original model on which it is based.
Antechamber
An outer room, waiting room
Antedate to date something such as a check with a date earlier to precede in time.
to date something such as a check with a date earlier to precede in time.
Antecedent
A word or phrase that is referred to by a pronoun that follows it
Anterior
Located before or toward the front of the head.
Orthodontics
Treatment and correction of crooked teeth an other irregularities
Orthodox
Holding established beliefs; especially in religion conforming to established rules or traditions
Orthopedics
Correction or prevention of deformities
Orthography
The spelling of words especially according to standard usage
Rectitude
Moral integrity
Rectify
To set right, remedy
Rectilinear
Moving in or forming a straight Line or having many straight lines
Directive
Something that guides or directs especially a general instruction of higher power.
