Vocabulary 2
lick up
lap
accurate; very precise
exact
to leave, abandon
forsake
ast/aster/astro
Star
against
anti- (Antibiotic, antisocial)
past tense verbs; adjectives
-ed
easy to manage; submissive
docile
to secure in place; to glue or fasten
bind
state of affairs; actuality
reality
bene
good
self
auto- (autograph autobiography autopilot)
is; can be
-able, -ible (collectable, gullible)
on time; prompt
punctual
to strengthen by adding support or material
reinforce
an unfortunate event; hardship
misfortune
contra/counter
aganist, opposite
two
bi- (bicycle, binocular)
having characteristics of
-al, -ial (circumstantial, seasonal)
unit of a poem or song; verse
stanza
a hole created by digging
excavation
quiet; low in strength
subdued
ante, anti
before, prior
opposite
de- (devalue, dehumidify)
one having a certain skill; relating/belonging to
-an (American, electrician)
to stare at; gawk
peer
without letup; endless
continual
a collection of things; heap
mass
dys
bad or difficult
cause to
en-, em- (empower, entangle)
to make, have, become
-ate (differentiate, duplicate)
to make the cry of a horse; whinny
neigh
perpendicular to the ground; vertical
plumb
existing only in the imagination; imaginary
fanciful
fac
to do, to make
before, front of
fore- (forecast, foreshadow, foresee)
made of
-en (hydrogen, oxygen)
to cut or trim
pare
vertical support such as a pillar or column
pier
not clear; indefinite
vague
hydra
water
not
in-, im-, il-, ir- (impossible, innocent)
result of an action; collection
-age (manage, acreage)
having unlimited power; almighty
omnipotent
a frame or structure designed to support something
framework
a notion or opinion
impression
ject
throw
between, among
inter- (international, interject)
act; condition of
-ence, -ance, (excellence, importance)
snobbish; contemptous
supercilious
a model or mold that provides a pattern for making an object multiple times
template
state of being unsure; full of doubt
uncertainty
jud
judge
small
micro- (microscope, micorwave)
an action; condition; causing a specific action
-ent, -ant student, contestant
extraordinary in size or quality; amazing
prodigious
a device used to determine if something is horizontal or vertical
level
lacking interest in anything; lifeless
listless
morph
form, shape
middle
mid- (midway, midway)
the most
-est, (coldest, largest)