Honors Freshmen Vocabulary List #32-2

A complete set of vocabulary practice flashcards covering academic vocabulary and word roots with definitions, origins, and examples.

comprehensive

broad in scope (adjective)

extract

to take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy (verb)

insert

to add text to a piece of writing (verb)

instruct

to impart skills or knowledge to (verb)

priority

status established in order of importance or urgency (noun)

quote

to repeat a passage from (verb)

thesis

the sentence that states the main idea of a writing assignment (noun)

topic

the subject matter of a written work or a discussion or conversation (noun)

trace

to follow or to discover the course of something (verb)

unique

the single one of its kind (adjective)

archy

government (Greek root). Examples: monarchy, anarchy, matriarchal, patriarch

ard

always (Germanic root). Examples: drunkard, coward, braggart

cide

kill (Latin root). Examples: herbicide, homicide, suicide, fratricide

ician

specialist (Latin root). Examples: musician, beautician, physician

it is

inflammation (Greek root). Examples: appendicitis, tonsillitis, bursitis

aqua

water (Latin root). Examples: aquarium, aquatic, aquaplane, aqueduct

audi

hear (Latin root). Examples: audience, audition, auditory, audiology

bell

war (Latin root). Examples: belligerent, rebel, rebellion

cap

take (Latin root). Examples: capture, captive, captor, captivate

cise

cut (Latin root). Examples: excise, incisors, incision, incisive, precise

bio

life (Greek root). Examples: biography, biology, biochemistry

auto

self (Greek root). Examples: autobiography, automobile, automatic

port

carry (Latin root). Examples: transport, import, porter, deport, portly, comport

scrib

write (Latin root). Examples: scribble, inscribe, scribe, describe

logy

science (Greek root). Examples: biology, geology, mythology

dict

say (Latin root). Examples: dictionary, predict, malediction, dictation, contradict

cred

believe (Latin root). Examples: incredible, incredulous, discredited

cent

one hundred (Latin root). Examples: century, bicentennial, centimeter, centurion

neo

new (Greek root). Examples: neologism, neophyte, neoclassic, neonatal

ad

to (Latin root). Examples: adhesive, adapt, addendum, addition, advocate

cede

go (Latin root). Examples: precede, antecedent, proceed, succeed

miss

send (Latin root). Examples: dismiss, missile, admission, missionary, emission

centri

center (Latin root). Examples: centrifugal, centrist, decentralize, eccentric

biblio

book (Greek root). Examples: bibliography, bible, bibliomania, bibliophobia

anthropo

man (Greek root). Examples: anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope