List 20 Flashcards
(25 cards)
mela
melancholy
n
black
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
vice
viceroy
n
in place of
a ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign.
foli
defoliate
verb
leaf
remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic.
Atom
atomizer
n
vapor
a device for emitting water, perfume, or other liquids as a fine spray.
orb
orbital
adj
circle
relating to an orbit or orbits.
multi
multitudinous
adj
many
very numerous
ign
ignus fatuus
n
fire
a light that flits over swampy ground at night causes by spontaneous combustion
moll
emollient
soft
having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.
lin
delineate
v
line
describe or portray (something) precisely.
hemi
hemialgia
n
half
pain affecting half of the body
oo
oology
n
egg
the study or collecting of birds’ eggs.
pneumo
pneumograstic
adj
lung
relating to the lungs and stomach.
grade
retrograde
adj
step
directed or moving backward.
vect
invective
adj
carry
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
radi
radial
adj
ray
of or arranged like rays or the radii of a circle; diverging in lines from a common center.
ob
obdurate
adj
against
stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
oscu
osculation
n
mouth
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
digit
prestidigitation
n
finger
magic tricks performed as entertainment.
gymno
gymnasium
n
naked
a room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise.
plasm
ectoplasm
n
form
the more viscous, clear outer layer of the cytoplasm in amoeboid cells.
narco
narcotic
n
sleep
a variety of substances that dulled the senses and relieved pain.
vermi
vermicelli
n
worm
pasta made in long slender threads.
lign
lignify
v
wood
become rigid and woody by the deposition of lignin in cell walls.
dendr
denrite
n
tree
a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.
