Review 1 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Adage
(Roots ad- and agi)
A common saying
From ad- (to) and agi (I say)
Alienation
(Root alius)
Feeling distant from groups, beliefs, or activities one should feel a part of
From alius (another, other, different)
Amorphous
(Root a- and morph)
Shapeless or formless
From a- (without) and morph (shape, form)
Caper
(Root capri)
Hopping or skipping dance moves
From capri (a male goat)
Cognitive
(Roots co- and gnos)
Related to thinking, using one’s mind
From co- (together, with) and gnos (knowledge)
Connotation
(Roots co- and not)
Feelings and ideas we connect to a word that go beyond the dictionary definition
From co- (together, with) and gnos (knowledge)
Contradict
(Roots contra- and dict)
When one idea is at odds with another idea so both can’t be true
From contra- (against) and dict (to say, speak)
Conundrum
A dilemma or problem
Cram
(Root crammian)
To procrastinate until the last minute and then to stuff huge amounts of information into your brain the night before a test
From crammian (to press something into something else)
Credible
(Root cred)
Believable, trustworthy
From cred (believe)
Distribute
(Roots dis and tribut)
To divide something up in order to spread it out
From dis- (apart, not) and tribut (divide, give)
Elaborate
(Roots ex- and labor)
To explain more about an idea
From ex- (out) and labor (labor, work)
Evidence
(Roots ex- and vid)
Facts and information that suggest something is true
From ex- (out, out of, fully) and vid (to see)
Glial Cell
(Root glia)
Brain cell that supports, nourishes, and protects neurons
From glia (glue)
Hallowed
(Root halgian)
Sacred
From halgian (to make holy)
Illustrate
(Roots in- and luc)
To draw a picture that makes an idea easier to understand
From in- (in, on, into, not) and luc (bright, light)
Implication
(Roots in- and plic)
Something that is suggested by what someone says although the speaker does not say it directly
From in- (in, into, not) and plic (fold)
Inchoate
(Roots in- and cohum)
Undeveloped and fuzzy, just starting to grow
From in- (in, on, into, not) and cohum (a strap used to hitch and ox to a plough)
Incorporate
(Roots in- and corpus)
To combine something with something else so the thing that’s added becomes part of the whole.
From in- (in, on, into, not) and corpus (body)
Interleave
(Roots inter- and leaf)
To arrange in alternating layers
From inter- (between, among) and leaf (leaf, sheet of paper, or page of a book)
Kinesthetic
(Roots kine and aesthet)
Related to the feeling of movement and body position
From kine (movement) and aesthet (feel, perceive)
Metaphor
(Roots meta- and phor)
Something understandable and familiar used as a symbol of something complex or hard to explain
From meta (across, between) and phor (to carry, bear)
Modaity
(Root modus)
The way something exists or is done, compared to another possible way
From modus ( a way or manner)
Myelin
(Root myel-)
Fatty material that surrounds neurons and helps their signals travel faster
From myel- (bone marrow, brain, innermost part)
