2Nd Six Weeks Vocabulary List

2nd Six Weeks Vocabulary List

-arch (ruler, ultimate rank) -bio (life) -chron (time) -dia (across, through) -em/en (in, into)

1) archangel(n) an angel of the highest rank (Greek)

2) archenemy(n) someone’s main enemy (Latin)

3) archetype(n) A universally recognizable element that recurs across all literature and life (Latin)

4) hierarchy(n) a group of persons or things arranged according to rank, authority, or importance (Greek)

5) matriarch(n) a female who is the leader or head of a family or group (Latin)

6) monarch(n) a king or queen who rules a kingdom or empire (Latin)

7) oligarchy(n) a country or business that is controlled by a small group of people (Greek)

8) novel(adj) new, interesting (Latin)

9) diffident(adj) shy, lacking (Latin)

10) zeal(n) enthusiasm (Middle English)

11) amphibious(adj) able to live in or operate on both water and land

(Greek)

12) biochemistry (n) the study of the chemical substances and processes in living things (Latin)

13)biodegradable (adj) able to be broken down into natural substances by organisms (Latin)

14) biography (n) the story of a person’s life (Greek)

15) bionic (n) the study of living systems with the intention of applying their principles to engineering designs (Greek)

16) biosphere (n) the part of the earth, from its crust out into the atmosphere, where living organisms are found (Greek)

17) biotic (adj) pertaining to life, or caused bby living organisms (Greek)

18) symbiosis (n) the living together of two types of organisms for their mutal benefit (Greek)

19) derision(n) contempt, ridicule (Latin)

20) static(adj) unchanging, not moving (Greek)

21) anachronism(n) anything that is or seems to be out of its proper time in history (Greek)

22) chronic(adj) lasting a long time or recurring often (Greek)

23) chronicle(n) a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation (Greek)

24) chronograph(n) an instrument for measuring brief, precisely spaced intervals of time, such as a stopwatch (Greek)

25) chronology(n) the science that deals with measuring time and finding out when events happened (Greek)

26) chronometer(n) Mechanical timekeeping device of great accuracy, particularly one used for determining longitude (Greek)

27) synchronize(v) to happen at the same time; to make agree in time; to move or take place together or at the same rate (Greek)

28) languid(adj) slow, listless (Greek)

29) tentative(adj) not final, uncertain (Latin)

30) gullible(adj) trusting (unknown origin – 1800s)

31) diagnosis(n) the determination of the cause of a disease by studying the symptoms (Greek)

32) diagonal(adj) having a slanted or oblique direction (Greek)

33) dialect(n) the language of a certain class or place, as variant from the established language of the country (Greek)

34) diameter(n) a straight line passing through the center of a circle (Greek)

35) diaphanous(adj) so fine in texture as to be translucent or transparent; vague (Greek)

36) diaphragm(n) any membrane that separates and divides, particularly the muscular wall separating the chest from the abdomen (Greek)

37) diatribe(n) a bitter attack or criticism (Greek)

38) discern(v) to distinguish one thing from another (Latin)

39) respite(n) a break, a rest (Middle English)

40) guile (n) cunning, deceitfulness (Old German

41) embed(v) to set firmly in surrounding matter (Latin)

42) embody(v) to put into visible or bodily form (Old German)

43) embroil(v) to involve in argument or hostility; to make confused

44) enamor(v) to inspire with love, to charm (Latin)

45) encode(v) to put in code (Latin)

46) engrave(v) to cut letters or designs into a hard surface (Old German)

47) envision(v) to see in one’s mind, to imagine (Latin)

48) insipid(adj) bland, boring (Latin)

49) enigma(n) a mystery, hard to understand (Greek)

50) revere(v) to worship, to honor (Latin)