Word Stem Units 1 - 8 -- Keywords -- Flashcards

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antecedentsomething that happens before another
bipedtwo-footed animal
commemoratehonor; memorialize
despicableworthy of hatred
equilibriumbalance
interjectinsert between; interrupt
introvertshy person
misconceptionmistaken opinion or belief
posthumousafter death
semiannualtwice a year or half-yearly
antagonistopponent; enemy
circumspectcautious; carefully aware
condescendtalk or behave in a way to show you think you are better; lower oneself
disarraydisorganized, untidy
extravagantgoing beyond; excessive
intramuralwithin the walls; involving only students at the same school
malevolentevil
nonchalantcoolly unconcerned
prejudiceopinion formed beforehand
subordinatelower rank
superficialshallow, not deep
symbolsomething that represents something else
unabashednot embarrassed
anarchydisorder; chaos
genocidemurder of large number of people because of race
laryngitisinflammation of the voice box that causes loss of voice
audibleable to be heard
captivateattract attention by being extremely interesting
biopsyremoval of body tissue to discover if it is diseased
portlyfat
SYNopsissummary
TRIviallittle importance; insignificant
AQUeouscontaining water
BELLigerentwarlike
exCISEremove; cut out
AUTOnomousself-governing; independent
aSCRIBeassign the origin of a certain characteristic
DICTionword choice
CENTennial100th anniversary
ADvocatespeak in favor of
anthropoLOGYstudy of humans
CREDostatement of beliefs
NEOlogismnew word
conCEDEadmit, acknowledge
ecCENTRIcunusual, strange
philANTHROPydesire to help people, especially through donations
HOMOgeneousmade up of the same parts or elements; uniformed
seDUCTiveattractive and likely to persuade to do something wrong
imPENDingabout to happen
HYDROplaningskimming over water
eMISSarya person sent on a mission to represent another
BIBLIOphilelover of books
retroSPECtlook back on past events
deFERpostpone; delay
MICROscopicvery small
PHOTOgenicsuitable for being photographed
PENTAgramstar with five points
TELEpathyability to communicate directly with each other's minds, without words
EXorbitantunreasonable
REiteratesay again
PANdemoniumchaos; complete disorder
proVIDencea powerful force that some believe looks out and provide for people; God
MONOtonesingle unvaried tone or sound; boring
POLYsyllabichaving many syllables; a long word
PSEUDOnymfake name
NEUROlogistbrain doctor
cacoPHONymishmash of unpleasant sound; noise
reVIVebring back to life
metaMORPHosischange of shape
PONDerthink carefully
HYPOcriteone who preaches one thing and does another
loboTOMYremoving front part of the brain
PROTOtypeoriginal model
OMNIscientall-knowing
BENEfactorperson who offers financial help
CORPulentfat
PATERnityfatherhood
comPUNCTionregret, remorse
alLOCateset aside for a special purpose
MAGNanimousgenerous, thoughtful, and understanding