Unit 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

Capitalism- n.

Answer 1

An economic system based on private ownership, private decisions, and open competition in a free market

Question 2

Capitulate- v.

Answer 2

To surrender or stop resisting; give up

Question 3

Decapitate- v.

Answer 3

(1) To cut off the head; behead (2) To destroy or make useless

Question 4

Recapitulate- v.

Answer 4

To repeat or summarize the most important points or stages

Question 5

CAPIT

Answer 5

from the Latin for “head”

Question 6

Anthropoid- n.

Answer 6

Any of several large, tailless apes

Question 7

Anthropology- n.

Answer 7

The science and study of human beings

Question 8

Misanthropic- adj.

Answer 8

Hating or distrusting

Question 9

Lycanthropy- n.

Answer 9

(1) A delusion that one has become a wolf (2) Transformation into a wolf through witchcraft or magic

Question 10

ANTHROP

Answer 10

from the Greek word for “human being”

Question 11

Kinesiology- n.

Answer 11

The scientific study of human movement

Question 12

Hyperkinetic- adj.

Answer 12

Characterized by fast-paced or frantic activity

Question 13

Kinescope- n.

Answer 13

A motion picture made from an image on a picture tube

Question 14

Telekinesis- n.

Answer 14

The movement of objects without contact or other physical means

Question 15

KINE

Answer 15

from the Greek word kinesis, meaning “movement”

Question 16

Dynamic- adj.

Answer 16

(1) Relating to physical force or energy (2) Continuously and productively active and changing; energetic or forceful

Question 17

Dynamo- n.

Answer 17

A power generator, especially one that produces direct electric current; a forceful, energetic person

Question 18

Aerodynamics- n/adj.

Answer 18

(1) A science that studies the movement of gasses such as air and the way that objects move through such gasses (2) The qualities of an object that affect how easily it is able to move through air

Question 19

Hydrodynamic- adj.

Answer 19

Having to do with the science that studies fluids and the forces that act on bodies surrounded by fluids

Question 20

DYNAM

Answer 20

from the Greek dynamis, meaning “power”

Question 21

Gradation- n.

Answer 21

A series made up of successive stages; a step in an ordered scale

Question 22

Degrade- v.

Answer 22

To treat someone or something poorly and without respect; to make the quality of something worse

Question 23

Gradient- n.

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A continuous change in measure, activity, or substance

Question 24

Retrograde- adj.

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Moving or performed in a direction that is backward or opposite to the usual directions or toward a worse or earlier state

Question 25

GRAD

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from the Latin noun gradus, "step" or "degree," and the verb gradi, "to step or walk"

Question 26

Regimen- n.

Answer 26

A regular course of treatment, usually involving food, exercise, or medicine

Question 27

Interregnum- n.

Answer 27

The time period during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes; a period during which the normal functions of government or control are suspended

Question 28

Regalia- n.

Answer 28

The emblems and symbols of royalty; special or official dress

Question 29

Regency- n.

Answer 29

A government or period of time in which a regent rules in place of a king or queen

Question 30

REG

Answer 30

from the Latin regula, meaning "rule"

Question 31

Criterion- n.

Answer 31

A standard by which a judgment or decision is made

Question 32

Critique- n.

Answer 32

A judgment or evaluation, especially a rating or discussion of merits and faults

Question 33

Hypercritical- adj.

Answer 33

Overly critical

Question 34

Hematocrit- n.

Answer 34

The ratio of the volume of red blood cells to whole blood

Question 35

CRIT

Answer 35

from a Greek verb that means "to judge" or "to decide"

Question 36

Jurisprudence- n.

Answer 36

A system of law; the study and philosophy of law

Question 37

Abjure- v.

Answer 37

To reject formally

Question 38

Perjury- n.

Answer 38

The crime of telling a lie under oath

Question 39

de jure- adj.

Answer 39

Based on or according to the law

Question 40

JUR

Answer 40

from the Latin verb jurare, "to swear, take an oath," and the noun jus, "right or law"

Question 41

Pentathlon- n.

Answer 41

An athletic contest in which each athlete competes in five different events

Question 42

Pentateuch- n.

Answer 42

The first five books of the Old Testament, written by Moses

Question 43

Pentameter- n.

Answer 43

A line of poetry consisting of five metrical feet

Question 44

Pentecostal- adj.

Answer 44

Of or relating to any of various fundamental sects that stress personal experience of God and vocal expression in worship

Question 45

PENT

Answer 45

comes from the Greek word for "five"

Question 46

Quincentennial- adj.

Answer 46

A 500th anniversary, or the celebration of such an event

Question 47

Quintessential- adj.

Answer 47

Representing the purest or most perfect example

Question 48

Quintet- n.

Answer 48

A musical piece for five instruments or voices; a group of five such performers or a basketball team

Question 49

Quintile- adj.

Answer 49

One or another of the values that divide a tested population into five evenly distributed classes, or one of these classes

Question 50

QUINT

Answer 50

from the Latin word meaning "five"