Word Stem Units 1 - 4 -- Keywords -- Flashcards
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| antecedent | something that happens before another |
| biped | two-footed animal |
| commemorate | honor; memorialize |
| despicable | worthy of hatred |
| equilibrium | balance |
| interject | insert between; interrupt |
| introvert | shy person |
| misconception | mistaken opinion or belief |
| posthumous | after death |
| semiannual | twice a year or half-yearly |
| antagonist | opponent; enemy |
| circumspect | cautious; carefully aware |
| condescend | talk or behave in a way to show you think you are better; lower oneself |
| disarray | disorganized, untidy |
| extravagant | going beyond; excessive |
| intramural | within the walls; involving only students at the same school |
| malevolent | evil |
| nonchalant | coolly unconcerned |
| prejudice | opinion formed beforehand |
| subordinate | lower rank |
| superficial | shallow, not deep |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| unabashed | not embarrassed |
| anarchy | disorder; chaos |
| genocide | murder of large number of people because of race |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the voice box that causes loss of voice |
| audible | able to be heard |
| captivate | attract attention by being extremely interesting |
| biopsy | removal of body tissue to discover if it is diseased |
| portly | fat |
| SYNopsis | summary |
| TRIvial | little importance; insignificant |
| AQUeous | containing water |
| BELLigerent | warlike |
| exCISE | remove; cut out |
| AUTOnomous | self-governing; independent |
| aSCRIBe | assign the origin of a certain characteristic |
| DICTion | word choice |
| CENTennial | 100th anniversary |
| ADvocate | speak in favor of |