LCPS Vocab. List 6- English 9

chrom-

color

chromatic

of, relating to, or characterized by color or colors

monochrome

being or made in the shades of a single color

polychrome

being of many or various colors

col-/com-

with

collaborate

to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work

committee

a person or group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate, report on, or act upon a particular matter

communal

used or shared in common by everyone in a group

cryph-/crypt-

concealed, secret

encryption

the translation of data into a secret code

dox-

belief, opinion

orthodox

of, pertaining to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.

paradox

a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

heterodoxy

not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology; unorthodox

fil-

threadlike

filament

a single strand of a natural or synthetic fiber

geo-

earth

geopolitics

a national policy based on the interrelation of politics and geography

geology

the scientific study of the origin, history, structure, and composition of the earth

geothermal

of or pertaining to the internal heat of the earth

il-

not

illogical

characterized by lack of logic; senseless or unreasonable

illegitimate

forbidden by law; illegal; unlawful

illicit

not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful

liter-

letter

literature

printed material giving a particular type of information

literal

true to fact; not figurative or metaphorical

loc-

place

local

pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country

location

a place of settlement, activity, or residence

mar-

sea

marine

of or pertaining to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea

mariner

a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor

multi-

many

multitask

to perform two or more tasks simultaneously

re-

again, back

recede

to go or move away; retreat; withdraw

regress

to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form

rupt-

break

erupt

to break out of a pent-up state, usually in a sudden and violent manner

rupture

the state of being broken or burst

cryptic

deliberately mysterious and seeming to have a hidden meaning

illegible

impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.

illiterate

uneducated; having or showing little or no knowledge of a particular subject