Senses And Action - Chapter 10

Question 1

Patient

Answer 1

Tolerant, understanding, person recieving medical care

Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow

Question 2

Passion/passionate

Answer 2

Strong affection/feeling for something, intense sexual love

Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow

Question 3

Impassioned

Answer 3

Filled with passion or fury

Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow

Question 4

Compassion

Answer 4

Feeling of pity for suffering and misfortunes of others

Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow

Question 5

Passive

Answer 5

Not active or participating

Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow

Question 6

Impassive

Answer 6

Not revealing emotion, reserved

Pat- pass- suffer, feel, allow

Question 7

Mortuary

Answer 7

Building for dead bodies

Mort- death

Question 8

Mortal

Answer 8

Able to die

Question 9

Post mortem

Answer 9

After death

Mort- death

Question 10

Mortified

Answer 10

Feeling humiliated

Mort- death

Question 11

Moribund

Answer 11

Mort- death

Near death, in terminal decline

Question 12

Morbid

Answer 12

Abnormal and unhealthy interest in death or unpleasant events

Morbus - diseases

Question 13

Pedal

Answer 13

Foot operated lever

Ped- foot

Question 14

Pedestrian

Answer 14

Person travelling on foot

Ped- foot

Question 15

Pedicure

Answer 15

Treatment of feet

Ped- foot

Question 16

Impede

Answer 16

Hinder, restrict the progress

Ped- foot

Question 17

Impediment

Answer 17

Hinderance or obstruction

Ped- foot

Question 18

Expedite

Answer 18

Facilitate the progress, speed up

Ped- foot

Question 19

Expeditious

Answer 19

Done with speed and efficiency

Ped- foot

Question 20

Pedlar

Answer 20

a person who goes from place to place selling small items.

Ped- basket (old English not Latin)

Question 21

Expedient/expediency

Answer 21

Convenient; inclined towards methods or solutions that are advantageous rather than fair

Ped - food

Question 22

Expedition

Answer 22

Organised journey

Ped-foot

Question 23

Impeach

Answer 23

Ped-foot

To charge a public figure with an offense committed in office

Question 24

Carivourous

Answer 24

Carn - flesh, meat

Meat eating

Question 25

Carnage

Answer 25

Extensive slaughtering Carn - flesh, meat

Question 26

Incarnation/incarnate

Answer 26

In the flesh, possessing bodily form

Question 27

Carnal

Answer 27

Of the flesh, relating to the passions of the body Carn - flesh, meat

Question 28

Reincarnation

Answer 28

Belief that on the death of the body, the soul transmigrates to or is born again in another body Carn - flesh, meat

Question 29

Carnival

Answer 29

Festive person marked by merrymaking, fair with sideshows and merry go around (Not linked to Carn - flesh, meat )

Question 30

Current

Answer 30

Happening in the present Curr- curs- run

Question 31

Concurrent

Answer 31

Happening at the same time Curr- curs- run

Question 32

Excursion

Answer 32

Curr- curs- run Short journey

Question 33

Recur/recurrence

Answer 33

Happening again Curr- curs- run

Question 34

Cursor

Answer 34

Moveable indicator on the computer screen Curr- curs- run

Question 35

Cursive

Answer 35

Joined letters in writing Curr- curs- run

Question 36

Cursory

Answer 36

Hasty, superficial Curr- curs- run

Question 37

Precursor

Answer 37

Person or thing that precedes something else Curr- curs- run

Question 38

Curriculum vitae

Answer 38

Outline of a persons educational and professional history Curr- curs- run

Question 39

Course

Answer 39

Route or direction followed; area which a sport is placed: prescribed lectures in an educational curriculum Curr- curs- run

Question 40

Courier

Answer 40

Messenger who delivers documents swiftly Curr- curs- run

Question 41

Recourse

Answer 41

Curr- curs- run The act of resorting to a person or course of action for help

Question 42

Concourse

Answer 42

Large open space for gathering of people in a public area Curr- curs- run

Question 43

Legible

Answer 43

Leg- lig- lect- read choose Able to read

Question 44

Lectern

Answer 44

Reading desk in a church of lecture theatre Leg- lig- lect- read, choose

Question 45

Lecture

Answer 45

Educational talk to an audience Leg- lig- lect- read, choose

Question 46

Eligible

Answer 46

Satisfying appropriate conditions Leg- lig- lect- read, choose

Question 47

Select

Answer 47

Carefully choose as being best or most suitable Leg- lig- lect- read, choose

Question 48

Elect

Answer 48

Choose Leg- lig- lect- read, choose

Question 49

Predilection

Answer 49

Preference or special like for something Leg- lig- lect- read, choose

Question 50

Include

Answer 50

Comprise, allow someone to share in an activity or privilege Clud- shut/close

Question 51

Exclude

Answer 51

Keep out Clud- shut/close/

Question 52

Seclude

Answer 52

Keep someone away form other people Clud- shut/close/

Question 53

Conclude

Answer 53

Bringing to an end, arrive at a decision Clud- shut/close

Question 54

Preclude

Answer 54

Prevent from happening or preventing someone from doing something Clud- shut/close/

Question 55

Occlude

Answer 55

Obstruct Clud- shut/close

Question 56

Fracture

Answer 56

Frang/Fract- break A crack or break (bone or rock) to break or cause to break

Question 57

Fraction

Answer 57

Frang/Fract- break Small piece, any part or subdivision

Question 58

Fractious

Answer 58

Irritable Frang/Fract- break

Question 59

Fragment

Answer 59

Small piece broken off; incomplete part Frang/Fract- break

Question 60

Fragile

Answer 60

Easily broken, delicate or weak Frang/Fract- break

Question 61

Frail

Answer 61

Physically weak and delicate Frang/Fract- break

Question 62

Infringe/infringement

Answer 62

Break (a law or agreement) Encroached on right or privilege Frang/Fract- break

Question 63

Science

Answer 63

Investigation of physical and natural phenomena Sc- know

Question 64

Conscience

Answer 64

A persons moral sense of right and wrong Sc- know

Question 65

Conscientious

Answer 65

Wishing to do what is right Sc- know

Question 66

Conscious

Answer 66

Aware of and responding to one’s surrounding; deliberate or knowing Sc- know

Question 67

Unconscionable

Answer 67

Not right or reasonable; unprincipled Sc- know

Question 68

Prescience

Answer 68

Knowing beforehand Sc- know

Question 69

Omniscient

Answer 69

Having very great knowledge, knowing everything Sc- know

Question 70

Incognito

Answer 70

In disguise Cognit- cognosc- understand, know

Question 71

Recognise

Answer 71

Know again, acknowledge the existence, validity or legality of Cognit- cognosc- understand, know

Question 72

Cognitive

Answer 72

Mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired Cognit- cognosc- understand, know

Question 73

Take cognisance of

Answer 73

Acknowledge; take notice of Cognit- cognosc- understand, know

Question 74

Ignorant

Answer 74

Lacking knowledge Cognit- cognosc- understand, know

Question 75

Audible

Answer 75

Aud- audit- hear, listen Able to be heard

Question 76

Audience

Answer 76

Those listening, formal interview Aud- audit- hear, listen

Question 77

Auditorium

Answer 77

Place where audience sits Aud- audit- hear, listen

Question 78

Auditory

Answer 78

Relating to sense of hearing Aud- audit- hear, listen

Question 79

Audition

Answer 79

Interview for a musician or actor Aud- audit- hear, listen

Question 80

Audit/auditor

Answer 80

Official inspection of an organisations accounts Aud- audit- hear, listen

Question 81

Video

Answer 81

System of recording Vid-vis- see

Question 82

Visual

Answer 82

Relating to seeing or sight Vid-vis- see

Question 83

Visible

Answer 83

Able to be seen Vid-vis- see

Question 84

Television

Answer 84

Seen from far away Vid-vis- see

Question 85

Provide/provision

Answer 85

Make available for use, make adequate preparation Vid-vis- see

Question 86

Provident

Answer 86

Making preparation for the future Vid-vis- see

Question 87

Improvident

Answer 87

Careless, lacking foresight Vid-vis- see

Question 88

Improvise

Answer 88

Create or perform spontaneously Vid-vis- see

Question 89

Voice

Answer 89

Sound produced through latynx and uttered through the mouth; express in words Voc- voice

Question 90

Vocal

Answer 90

Relating to human voice; expressing positions loudly or freely Voc- voice

Question 91

Evoke, evocative

Answer 91

Elicit; recall strong image, memory or feeling Voc- voice

Question 92

Invoke

Answer 92

Call on a god or spirit in prayer; appeal to as an authority Voc- voice

Question 93

Vociferous

Answer 93

Vehement; loudly expressing opinions Voc- voice

Question 94

Revoke

Answer 94

Cancel Voc- voice

Question 95

Irrevocable

Answer 95

Voc- voice Cannot be called back or changed

Question 96

Provoke or provocation.

Answer 96

Deliberately anger or incite anger Voc- voice

Question 97

Provocative

Answer 97

Intending to incite, especially to anger or sexual desire Voc- voice

Question 98

Equivocal

Answer 98

Ambiguous; open to more than one interpretation Voc- voice

Question 99

Equivocate

Answer 99

Use ambiguous or evasive language Voc- voice

Question 100

Tract

Answer 100

Large area of land Trah-/Tract- drag

Question 101

Tractor

Answer 101

Vehicle for hauling farm equipment Trah-/Tract- drag

Question 102

Detract

Answer 102

Take away, diminish Trah-/Tract- drag

Question 103

Protracted

Answer 103

Extended, dragging out Trah-/Tract- drag

Question 104

Retract/retraction

Answer 104

Take back, withdraw Trah-/Tract- drag

Question 105

Intractable

Answer 105

Difficult to influence or control Trah-/Tract- drag

Question 106

Contract

Answer 106

Decrease in size, agreement (n) Trah-/Tract- drag

Question 107

Agent

Answer 107

Person who provides a particular service Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 108

Agenda

Answer 108

List of items to be discussed at a meeting Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 109

Actor

Answer 109

Person whose profession is acting Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 110

Transact

Answer 110

Conduct business Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 111

Navigate

Answer 111

Sail or travel over, guide Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 112

Fumigate

Answer 112

Purify with fumes of certain chemicals Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 113

Litigate

Answer 113

Go to the law/drive a lawsuit Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 114

Intransigent

Answer 114

Unwilling to change one’s view or agree Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 115

Exigent

Answer 115

Pressing; demanding; urgent Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 116

Ambiguous

Answer 116

Having more than one meaning; open to different interpretation Ag- -ig act- do act

Question 117

Exit

Answer 117

Ient- it- go Way out

Question 118

Ambience

Answer 118

Atmosphere of a place Ient- it- go

Question 119

Sedition

Answer 119

Ient- it- go Conduct or speed inciting rebellion

Question 120

Ambit

Answer 120

Scope, extent of something Ient- it- go

Question 121

Ambition

Answer 121

Strong desire to do or achieve something Ient- it- go

Question 122

Fas

Answer 122

Right

Question 123

Nefas

Answer 123

Wrong

Question 124

Nefarious

Answer 124

Fa- fat- speak Wicked or criminal

Question 125

Ineffable

Answer 125

Fa- fat- speak Too great of extreme to be spoken in words

Question 126

Fate

Answer 126

Predetermined course of events or destiny Fa- fat- speak

Question 127

Fatal

Answer 127

Resulting in death, leading to failure or disaster Fa- fat- speak

Question 128

Fatalism

Answer 128

Belief that all events are predetermined and this inevitable Fa- fat- speak

Question 129

Profane

Answer 129

Secular rather than religious Blasphemous or obscene Fa- fat- speak

Question 130

Fanatic

Answer 130

Person with excessive and obsessive enthusiasm for something Fa- fat- speak

Question 131

Infant

Answer 131

Very young child or baby Fa- fat- speak

Question 132

Salient

Answer 132

Most noticeable or important Sal- -sil- jump

Question 133

Resilient

Answer 133

Able to bounce back or recover quickly from difficult conditions Sal- -sil- jump

Question 134

Noxious

Answer 134

Harmful, poisonous Nox- injury

Question 135

Obnoxious

Answer 135

Nox- injury Behaving in unpleasant manner

Question 136

Innocent

Answer 136

Noc- injury/harm Not guilty of a crime or offense, not corrupted, not experienced

Question 137

Innocuous

Answer 137

Not harmful or offensive Noc- injury/harm

Question 138

Adhere

Answer 138

Stick to, follow the practise of Her- hes- stick/cling

Question 139

Adherent

Answer 139

Supporter of a particular party,person or set of ideas Her- hes- stick/cling

Question 140

Adhesive

Answer 140

Sticky, able to stick to a surface Her- hes- stick/cling

Question 141

Coherent

Answer 141

(Of an argument or theory) Logical and consistent Her- hes- stick/cling

Question 142

Cohesion

Answer 142

Action or fact forming a United whole Her- hes- stick/cling

Question 143

Inherent

Answer 143

Intrinsic, existing as an inseparable part Her- hes- stick/cling

Question 144

Divert

Answer 144

Turn aside, amuse or distract Vert- Vers- turn

Question 145

Avert

Answer 145

Turn away Vert- Vers- turn

Question 146

Averse

Answer 146

Strongly disliking

Question 147

Adverse

Answer 147

Unfavourable Vert- Vers- turn

Question 148

Adversary

Answer 148

Opponent Vert- Vers- turn

Question 149

Adversity

Answer 149

Difficulty or misfortune Vert- Vers- turn

Question 150

Versatile

Answer 150

Able to adapt to many different functions or activities Vert- Vers- turn

Question 151

Convert

Answer 151

Change Vert- Vers- turn

Question 152

Revert/reversion/reverse

Answer 152

Go back, return to an earlier practise of condition Vert- Vers- turn

Question 153

Converse

Answer 153

Engage in conversation or opposite, contrary Vert- Vers- turn

Question 154

Conversant

Answer 154

Vert- Vers- turn Experienced in; familiar with

Question 155

Conversant

Answer 155

Experienced in, familiar with Vert- Vers- turn

Question 156

Conversion

Answer 156

Change in form, function or character Vert- Vers- turn

Question 157

Advertise

Answer 157

Present goods, service, ect, to encourage sales Vert- Vers- turn

Question 158

Controversy/ controversial

Answer 158

Dispute, argument or debate Vert- Vers- turn

Question 159

Diverse

Answer 159

Having variety Vert- Vers- turn

Question 160

Diversify

Answer 160

Vert- Vers- turn To create different forms of, vary

Question 161

Inadvertent

Answer 161

Unintentional Vert- Vers- turn

Question 162

Incontrovertible

Answer 162

Cannot be contradicted or disputed, undeniable Vert- Vers- turn

Question 163

Valid

Answer 163

Strong, legally acceptable Val- be strong, be well

Question 164

Invalid

Answer 164

Weak, legally unacceptable or someone suffering from ill health or injury Val- be strong, be well

Question 165

Validate

Answer 165

Strengthen; give legal force to Val- be strong, be well

Question 166

Invalidate

Answer 166

Weaken, take away legal force, annul Val- be strong, be well

Question 167

Convalesce

Answer 167

Recover from illness Val- be strong, be well

Question 168

Ambivalent

Answer 168

Having mixed feelings or opinions about Val- be strong, be well

Question 169

Paradox

Answer 169

A statement that seems to do against common sense but is true; seemingly contradictory

Question 170

Hellenologophobia

Answer 170

Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific vocabulary

Question 171

Sesquipedaliophobia

Answer 171

Fear of long word

Question 172

Triskaidekaphobia

Answer 172

The fear of the number 13

Question 173

Selachophobia

Answer 173

Fear of sharks

Question 174

Aichmophobia

Answer 174

Fear of needles or pointed objects

Question 175

Amathophobia

Answer 175

Fear of dust

Question 176

Hydrophobia

Answer 176

Rabies extreme or irrational fear of water

Question 177

Psephology

Answer 177

Study of voting and elections

Question 178

Bureaucracy

Answer 178

A system of administration based upon organisation into department, division of labour, hierarchy of authority , any administration in which action is impeded by unnecessary official procedures

Question 179

Androgynous

Answer 179

Having male and female characteristics

Question 180

Hermaphrodite

Answer 180

An organism with both male and female sex organs

Question 181

Misogynist

Answer 181

A man who hates of women

Question 182

Misandrist

Answer 182

Woman who hates men

Question 183

Gynaecology

Answer 183

Study of the functions and diseases specific to women

Question 184

Android

Answer 184

Resembling a man

Question 185

Anthropomorphic

Answer 185

God, animal, or object in shape of humans Anthro- human begin