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English 10 Vocab
102 cards·by silviaK97
xenophobia
a fear of foreigners
coulrophobia
a fear of clowns
necrophobia
a fear of dead bodies
phobo
fear
luc/lum
ligh
luminous
emitting light
elucidate
to make clear
lucid
easily understand
lucubrate
to study hard
illuminate
to make brighter
lustrous
a sheen or glow
gam/gamy
marriage
bigamy
married to two people
monogamy
married to one person
polygamy
married to more than two people
iridescent
show a rainbow like colors
varius
to change
varicolored
having a lot of colors
variegate
to change apperence
variation
different types of something
ampl
large
amplify
to increase
amplitude
increase in size
ample
big amount
bat
to strike or beat
battlement
the place around the castle
abate
to put an end to
abattoir
a slaughterhouse
battalion
a large troop
combatant
likes to fight
jovial
happy, joyful
bene
good/well
benevolent
to do nice deeds
benign
good health
beneficent
performing good deeds
benefactor
help by giving money
derm/derma
skin
pachyderm
rough and thick skin
epidermis
the outer layer of the skin
dermatologist
a doctor in the study of skin
cred
to believe
incredulous
not believing
credible
being believed
credence
acceptance as true or valid
lethargic
tired and sleepy
fin
end or boundary
infinite
no limits
affinity
natural attraction
infinitesimal
really small
orth/ortho
straight or true
orthodontist
a specialized dentist
orthodox
a religion
orthopedics
a branch of medicine
dis
apart
dissension
disagreeing
dissipate
to disappear
disdain
the regarding anything as unworthy
tantalize
to tease or torment
temp
time
temporal
lasting only for a little bit
tempestuous
violent
extemporaneous
with no preparation
tacit
to be silent
taciturn
untalkative
tacit
silent
vig/veil
to watch
vigilante
takes law into own hands
surveillance
observation on someone sketchy
vigil
watch while sleeping time
vigilant
alerted
ubiquitous
seems like there everywhere
son
sound
sonogram
a picture of the baby in a belly
sonorous
deep sound low
resonate
to evoke a feeling of an emotion
sonata
a composition
dissonant
harsh sound
schiz
to split
schism
a separation
schizophrenia
split personality
via/vio/vium
way or road
devious
slick, not straightforward
trivial
no importance
impervious
unstoppable
obviate
to get rid of quickly
deviate
to go away from
lugubrious
mournful, sad
pi/pius
devoted
impious
no respect
piety
devotion to a god
expiate
to make amends
pious
religious reverence
pun/punct
to point or to stab
pungent
a strong smell
punctilious
on top of everything
compunction
uneasiness from guilt
expunge
to get rid of completely
punctual
on time
soph
wise
sophisticated
having know worldly knowledge
sophomoric
no maturity, stupid
ignoramus
a stupid, ignorant person