Unit 6 Vocab

Question 1

Bionic- adj.

Answer 1

Made stronger or more capable by electronic or mechanical devices

Question 2

Biopsy- n.

Answer 2

The removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids from a living body

Question 3

Biodegradable- adj.

Answer 3

Able to be broken down into harmless substances by microorganisms or other living things

Question 4

Symbiosis- n.

Answer 4

The close living together of two different forms of life in a way that benefits both

Question 5

BIO

Answer 5

from the Greek word for “life”

Question 6

Genesis- n.

Answer 6

Origin, beginning

Question 7

Generator- n.

Answer 7

A machine by which mechanical energy is changed into electrical energy

Question 8

Genre- n.

Answer 8

Kind, sort; especially a distinctive type or category of literature, art, or music

Question 9

Carcinogenic- adj.

Answer 9

Producing or causing cancer

Question 10

GEN

Answer 10

from the Greek genos, meaning “birth”

Question 11

Functionary- n.

Answer 11

Someone who holds a position in a political party or government

Question 12

Malfunction- n./v.

Answer 12

To fail to operate in the normal or usual manner

Question 13

Defunct- adj.

Answer 13

No longer living, existing, or functioning

Question 14

Dysfunctional- adj.

Answer 14

Showing abnormal or unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people

Question 15

FUNCT

Answer 15

from the Latin verb fungi, “to perform, carry out”

Question 16

Commute- v.

Answer 16

(1) To change or substitute; especially to change a penalty to another one (2) To travel back and forth regularly

Question 17

Immutable- adj.

Answer 17

Not able or liable to change

Question 18

Permutation- n.

Answer 18

A change in the order of a set of objects; rearrangement, variation

Question 19

Transmute- v.

Answer 19

To change in shape, appearance, or nature, especially for the better; to transform

Question 20

MUT

Answer 20

from the Latin mutare, “to change”

Question 21

Fractious- adj.

Answer 21

Apt to cause trouble or be unruly; stirring up quarrels

Question 22

Fractal- n.

Answer 22

An irregular shape that looks much the same at any scale on which it is examined

Question 23

Infraction- n.

Answer 23

The breaking of a law or a violation of another’s rights

Question 24

Refraction- n.

Answer 24

The change of direction of a ray of light or wave of energy as it passes at an angle from one substance into another in which its speed is different

Question 25

FRACT

Answer 25

comes from the Latin verb frangere, "to break or shatter"

Question 26

Telegenic- adj.

Answer 26

Well-suited to appear on television, especially by having an appearance and manner attractive to viewers

Question 27

Teleological- adj.

Answer 27

Showing or relating to design or purpose, especially in nature

Question 28

Telemetry- n.

Answer 28

The science or process of measuring such things as pressure, speed, or temperature, sending the result usually by radio to a distant station, and recording the measures there

Question 29

Telecommute- v.

Answer 29

To work at home using an electronic link with a central office

Question 30

TELE

Answer 30

"distant," or "at a distance"

Question 31

Oenophile- n.

Answer 31

A person with an appreciation and usually knowledge of fine wine

Question 32

Philatelist- n.

Answer 32

A person who collects or studies stamps

Question 33

Anglophile- n.

Answer 33

A person who greatly admires or favors England and English things

Question 34

Philanthropy- n.

Answer 34

A charitable act or gift; an organization that distributes or is supported by charitable contributions

Question 35

PHIL

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from the Greek word meaning "love"

Question 36

Negligent- adj.

Answer 36

Failing to take proper or normal care

Question 37

Abnegation- n.

Answer 37

Self-denial

Question 38

Negligible- adj.

Answer 38

So small as to be neglected or disregarded

Question 39

Renege- v.

Answer 39

To go back on a promise or commitment

Question 40

NEG

Answer 40

prefix of the Latin verb negare, meaning "to say no"

Question 41

Decalogue- n.

Answer 41

(1) (capitalized) The Ten Commandments (2) Any basic set of rules that must be obeyed

Question 42

Decathlon- n.

Answer 42

An athletic contest made up of ten parts

Question 43

Decibel- n.

Answer 43

A unit based on a scale ranging from 0 to 130 used to measure the loudness of sound, with 0 indicating the least sound that can be heard and 130 the average level that causes pain

Question 44

Decimate- v.

Answer 44

To reduce drastically or destroy most of

Question 45

DEC

Answer 45

from both Greek and Latin, meaning "ten"

Question 46

Centenary- n.

Answer 46

A 100th anniversary or the celebration of it; a centennial

Question 47

Centigrade- adj.

Answer 47

Relating to a temperature scale in which 0 is the freezing point of water and 100 is its boiling point

Question 48

Centimeter- n.

Answer 48

A length measuring 1/100th of a meter, or about 0.39 inch

Question 49

Centurion- n.

Answer 49

The officer in command of a Roman century, originally a troop of 100 soldiers

Question 50

CENT

Answer 50

from the Latin centum, meaning "one hundred"