Review Test Through 45 flash cards

Set: Review Test Through 45

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Term	Definition
dict	say
bas	low
nihil	nothing
muta	change
terr	land
cogn	know
re	again
super	over
de	down
gram	writing
obit	death
sequ	follow
path	feeling
ism	doctrine
inter	between
in	in or not
sed	sit
tort	twist
anim	mind
epi	on
ob	against
obiter dictum	passing remark
obsequious	servilely following
abase	to lower
pathetic fallacy	ascribing feelings to things
ratiocination	methodical thinking
mutatis mutandis	with necessary changes
interstice	small space
terra incognita	unknown land
sedate	calm
retort	swift reply
nihilism	belief in nothing
supersede	replace
inanimate	lifeless
condescend	lower oneself
epigram	witty comment
mal	bad
post	after
port	carry
dict	say
omni	all
lith	rock
bene	good
cred	believe
neo	new
uni	one
non	not
archy	government
inter	between
vid	look
mono	one
pond	weight
in	not
sci	know
phyte	plant
lat	side
malapropism	ludicrous misuse of a word
postlude	concluding section
portly	stout
benediction	blessing
omnibus	covering many things
monolithic	massive and uniform
incredulous	not believing
neophyte	beginner
unilateral	one-sided
nonplussed	perplexed
hierarchy	ranking
interdiction	prohibition
vide	see
imponderable	difficult to ponder
omniscient	all-knowing
hypo	under
dox	opinion
put	think
mega	large
alter	other
contra	against
con	together
circum	around
sol	alone
fy	make
ous	full of
hetero	different
pater	father
ver	true
sangui	blood
ego	I
ven	come
flu	flow
loqu	talk
moll	soft
greg	group
tion	act or state
hypothecate	pledge as security
heterodox	unorthodox
putative	thought to be
megaton	force of a million tons of dynamite
altercation	heated dispute
contravene	go against
confluence	a flowing together
circumlocution	talking in circles
soliloquy	speech to oneself
mollify	make soft
gregarious	sociable
paterfamilias	male head of family
aver	affirm or declare
sangfroid	cold-blooded composure
alter ego	second self
de	down
voc	voice
luc	light
acr	sharp
ambul	walk
pugn	fight
sequ	follow
centri	center
ous	full of
sanct	holy
phon	sound
clam	cry out
trans	across
fort	strong
per	through
fid	faith
non	not
ego	I
loqu	talk
sacro	holy
caco	bad
tang	touch
declaim	speak rhetorically
sotto voce	in a low voice
translucent	semitransparent
forte	strong point
fortissimo	very loudly
acerbity	sharpness of temper
perambulate	wander through
perfidy	breach of faith
impugn	attack as false
non sequitur	an idea that does not follow
egocentric	self-centered
loquacious	talkative
sacrosanct	sacred
cacophony	bad noise
tangible	touchable
anthropo	man
gastro	stomach
auto	self
contra	against
viv	life
helio	sun
culp	blame
spec	look
mono	one
centri	center
medi	middle
ambi	both
ism	doctrine
trans	across
ex	out
intro	into
trop	turn
lykos	wolf
anthropocentric	man-centered
gastronome	a gourmet or epicure
autodidact	self-taught person
monism	doctrine that reality is one
in medias res	in the middle of things
lycanthrope	werewolf
circumambient	surrounding
transmogrify	change form
reify	treat as real
au contraire	to the contrary
vivacious	lively
circumvent	get around
heliotropic	sun-following
exculpate	free from blame
introspective	inward looking
pre	before
gen	origin
jur	swear
sopor	sleep
ped	foot
lin	line
tomy	cut
tort	twist
ob	against
sesqui	one and a half
nec	kill
post	after
son	sound
demo	people
inter	between
cracy	government
phan	appearance
dicho	in two parts
sui	self
partheno	virgin
pluto	wealth
a priori	from theory
a posteriori	from observation
parthenogenesis	unfertilized birth
assonance	vowel repetition
objurgation	rebuke
demotic	of the common people
soporific	sleep-inducing
internecine	mutually destructive
sesquipedalian	very long (words)
sui generis	unique
plutocracy	government of wealthy
delineate	to outline
dichotomy	two-part division
epiphany	revelation
tortuous	twisting
thanatos	death
opia	sight
vac	empty
luc	light
ize	make
sed	sit
fug	flee
pusill	small
nepo	nephew
viv	life
spir	breathe
syn	together
man	hand
ex	out
ism	system
sub	under
ine	nature of
anim	mind
bon	good
ous	full of
thanatopsis	view of death
vacuous	stupidly empty of ideas
lucubration	late studying
ex cathedra	from the throne
legerdemain	sleight of hand
suspiration	deep sigh
nepotism	favoritism to relatives
synoptic	general in view
lionize	treat as a celebrity
assiduous	persevering
subterfuge	evasive dodge
bon vivant	indulger in luxury
saturnine	gloomy and remote
sedentary	sitting
pusillanimous	small-minded
log	reason
phor	carry
loco	place
de	down
phobia	fear
schizo	divide
theo	g-d
curs	run
eu	good
funi	cord
nym	name
ize	make
re	again
ambul	walk
ideo	idea
apo	up
pre	before
cosmo	universe
phon	sound
meta	change
syllogism	three-part deduction
metonymy	association name
anaphora	repetition in successive phrases
bowdlerize	censor prudishly
locus classicus	classical example
reiterate	repeat
desultory	rambling
funambulist	tightrope walker
lyssophobia	fear of insanity
idée fixe	obsession
schism	division
apotheosis	raising to g-d status
precursor	forerunner
cosmology	study of the universe
euphony	beautiful sound
pro	forward
patr	father
cred	believe
ous	full of
miss	send
viv	life
sanct	holy
syn	together
co	together
in	in
apo	away
ism	doctrine
mis	bad
gno	know
loco	place
sta	stand
phys	nature
terr	land
opia	sight
loqu	talk
hedon	pleasure
liqu	flow
prolix	tediously wordy
narcissism	self-infatuation
miscreant	evil unbeliever
physiognomy	facial character
patrician	aristocratic
apostasy	desertion of principle
hedonism	devotion to pleasure
sententious	full of maxims
on the qui vive	on the alert
manumission	release from slavery
sanction	authorize
terra firma	firm land
synopsis	summary
colloquy	conversation
in loco parentis	in place of the parents
vale	farewell
proto	first
mal	bad
sarco	flesh
gno	know
ana	up
ex	out
magn	great
super	over
dict	say
agon	actor
ism	doctrine
phag	eat
sur	over
lect	gather
pos	put
mort	death
miss	send
valediction	farewell speech
protagonist	leading person
maladroit	clumsy
stoicism	indifference to sensation
sarcophagus	stone coffin
ignominious	disgraceful
surrealistic	unrealistically imaginary
analects	selected writings
expository	explanatory
exegesis	critical interpretation
magnum opus	great work
moribund	dying
supercilious	scornful
diction	word choice
emissary	messenger
eu	good
mir	wonder
hagio	saint
patr	father
mel	honey
inter	between
ped	foot
bell	war
mal	bad
xeno	stranger
thanatos	death
in	not
graph	write
auto	self
flu	flow
dict	say
spec	look
anthropo	man
morph	shape
phobia	fear
euthanasia	mercy killing
ineffable	inexpressible
expedite	hasten
expatiate	to elaborate
hagiography	saint's biography
mirabile dictu	wonderful to say
mellifluous	honeyed
patronize	condescend to
autochthonous	native
inter alia	among other things
bellicose	warlike
anthropomorphic	man-shaped
malediction	a curse
xenophobia	fear of foreigners
specious	false
par	equal
non	not
bas	low
psych	soul
gen	origin
fic	make
ann	year
greg	group
ab	away
bio	life
dis	away
an-	without
tig	touching
mal	bad
equi	equal
super	over
post	after
meta	change
punct	point
tract	pull
ex	out
jur	swear
algia	pain
curs	run
in	not
nonpareil	something unequaled
malefic	causing harm
contiguous	touching
metempsychosis	transmigration of souls
biogenesis	theory of life from life
bas-relief	low-relief sculpture
postprandial	after dinner
equilibrist	tightrope walker
punctilio	point of conduct
superannuated	obsolete
intractable	stubborn
egregious	blatant
abjure	renounce
analgesic	painkiller
discursive	rambling
re	again
sol	alone
in	not
luct	struggle
rogat	ask
terr	land
ob	against
pugn	fight
dia	across
acro	high
sub	under
ism	doctrine
ex	out
super	over
infra	beneath
ject	throw
loqu	talk
cise	cut
trib	pay
nym	name
remonstrate	plead in protest
solipsism	doctrine: only self exists
ineluctable	not escapable
truculent	fiercely savage
supererogatory	beyond what's asked
infra dig	beneath dignity
recondite	abstruse
disinter	unearth
disjecta membra	scattered fragments
obloquy	verbal abuse
abrogate	annul
acronym	initials-name
pugnacious	combative
incisive	sharp
diatribe	abusive speech
logy	science
anti	against
trans	across
fid	faith
ize	make
gyn	woman
somn	sleep
epist	knowledge
nomy	law
apo	away
mis	hatred
morph	shape
tempor	time
string	bind
cogn	know
ambul	walk
crypt	hidden
tauto	same
tautology	needless repetition
antinomy	contradicting reasonable principles
eschatology	theology of last things
opprobruium	disgrace
apocryphal	not authentic
transom	window or door crossbar
commiserate	sympathize
epistemology	study of knowledge
misogynist	hater of women
morphology	study of form
diffident	shy
cognizant	aware
stringent	binding
temporize	delay
somnambulist	sleepwalker
ine	nature of
fac	to do
gyn	woman
ous	full of
punct	point
syn	together
narco	sleep
mono	one
son	sound
mal	bad
monger	seller
cracy	government
ego	I
mega	large
drome	run
eu	good
lepsy	attack
mania	madness
aquiline	eaglelike
malfeasance	public misconduct
costermonger	vegetable vendor
gynecocracy	government of women
tenebrous	dark and gloomy
superego	unconscious conscience
expostulate	to earnestly object
monograph	paper on one subject
lacustrine	of lakes
pungent	sharp
megalomania	delusions of greatness
syndrome	complex of symptoms
euphemism	pleasant name
dissonant	inharmonious
narcolepsy	attacks of sleep