Vocab Test - Q3 (Corbin)

A vocab Knowt for the quarter 3 vocab test. (It is out of order due to some source complications) - Created by Corbin Lobos

Archetype

the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.

Autotrophic

relating to organisms that can make their own food from simple chemical substances

Carnality

to be non-spiritual or earthly bound

Celerity

swiftness of movement

Compulsive

1. resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge especially one that is against one's conscious wishes 2. irresistibly interesting or exciting; compelling

Cryptogenic

(of a disease) of obscure or uncertain origin

Diaphanous

Transparent and lightweight

Homogamy

1. Marriage between people from similar or sociological or educational backgrounds 2. Imbreddeding

Fortitude

Courage in pain or adversity

Syntax

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

Terrestrial

1. of, on, or relating to the earth 2. An inhabit of the earth

Vivinaction

The practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experiment

Polyglot

(adj.) knowing or using several languages (n.) a person who knows and is able to use several languages

Neuralgia

A sharp pain along the course of the nerve, especially in the head or face

Pantonime

A dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestrues accompanied by music

Recumbent

Lying down

Salient

most noticeable or important

Prosody

the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry

voluminous

1. (of clothing or drapery) loose and ample 2. (of writing) very lengthy and full

kilocalorie

a unit of *energy* equal to 1,000 calories

lithotomy

a surgical incision for the removal of a stone from organs

minutiae

small or trivial details, trifling matters