Q3 Vocab

adroit (adj)

skillful ; clever

macroscopic (adj)

visible to the naked eye

fatuous (adj)

foolish; insane

bovine (adj)

pertaining to cows or cattle

ferret (v)

to search or drive out

affectation (n)

a phony attitude; pose

knell (n)

the sound of a bell

dichotomy (n)

a division into two parts

callow (adj)

young and inexperienced

laconic (adj)

using few words; short; concise

quiddity (n)

an essential quality

patent (adj)

evident or obvious

peccadilo (n)

a minor offense

sagacious (adj)

wise

rationalize (v)

to make an excuse for

tach (root)

swift/fast

mid, med and meso (roots)

middle

bol (root)

to throw or to put

prov and prob (roots)

good or to test

meta (prefix)

changed

meter (suffix)

measure

inter (prefix)

among

em and im (prefixes)

in

sym (prefix)

with or together

hyper (prefix)

excessive