Vocabulary 1
lick up
lap
Not paying attention;Careless
heedless
ast/aster/astro
Star
against
anti- (Antibiotic, antisocial)
past tense verbs; adjectives
-ed
accurate; very precise
exact
in error; straying out of place
errant
rule or method for action; recipe
formula
bene
good
self
auto- (autograph autobiography autopilot)
is; can be
-able, -ible (collectable, gullible)
to secure in place; to glue or fasten
bind
rule one must obey
regulation
facts espressed with numbers; data
Statistics
contra/counter
aganist, opposite
two
bi- (bicycle, binocular)
having characteristics of
-al, -ial (circumstantial, seasonal)
to strengthen by adding support or material
reinforce
obviously senseless; foolish
absurd
something that proves a belief; proof
evidence
ante, anti
before, prior
opposite
de- (devalue, dehumidify)
one having a certain skill; relating/belonging to
-an (American, electrician)
a hole created by digging
excavation
the setting off of something as different
distinction
to fill with dismay or fear
appall
dys
bad or difficult
cause to
en-, em- (empower, entangle)
to make, have, become
-ate (differentiate, duplicate)
without letup; endless
continual
to make the cry of a horse; whinny
neigh
on time; prompt
punctual
fac
to do, to make
before, front of
fore- (forecast, foreshadow, foresee)
made of
-en (hydrogen, oxygen)
perpendicular to the ground; vertical
plumb
easy to manage; submissive
docile
to cut or trim
pare
hydra
water
not
in-, im-, il-, ir- (impossible, innocent)
result of an action; collection
-age (manage, acreage)
vertical support such as a pillar or column
pier
unit of a poem or song; verse
stanza
having unlimited power; almighty
omnipotent
ject
throw
between, among
inter- (international, interject)
act; condition of
-ence, -ance, (excellence, importance)
a frame or structure designed to support something
framework
to stare at; gawk
peer
the setting off of something as different
distinction
jud
judge
small
micro- (microscope, micorwave)
an action; condition; causing a specific action
-ent, -ant student, contestant
a model or mold that provides a pattern for making an object multiple times
template
extraordinary in size or quality; amazing
prodigious
snobbish; contemptous
supercilious
morph
form, shape
middle
mid- (midway, midway)
the most
-est, (coldest, largest)
a device used to determine if something is horizontal or vertical
level