Freshman vocab 1

reminisce

To indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.

Remember

A-/AN-

Not, Without

Anarchy(n)

A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority.

Anomaly(n)

Something unusual, odd or unexpected; inconsistency.

-OR/-ER

one who does

Instigator(n)

1. Someone or something that starts a fight or stirs up trouble

2. Someone or something that provokes a response

Purveyor (n)

1. A person, organization, etc, that supplies food and provisions

2. A person who spreads, repeats, or sells something (information, lies)

Inter-

between

Intermittent (adj)

Alternately stopping and starting again

Intervene (v)

To come between disputing people or groups to stop the dispute; intercede

Mal-/male-

Bad, evil

Maladroit (adj)

Unskillful; awkward; bumbling

Malign (v)

To speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner.

Nov-

New

Novelty (n)

1. The state of being new, original, or unusual

2. A new occurrence

3. Something whose value is decorative and whose appeal is temporary

Novice

(n)- a beginner

(Adj)- inexperienced

-logy

The study of

Ideology (n)

A belief system that guides a person or group

Psychology (n)

The science of the mind

RE-

again

Rehash (v)

To discuss over and over again without substantial change

Pre-

before

Precursor (N)

1. A person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.

2. Something that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else

Presumption (n)

An assumption that something is true, usually on reasonable grounds or probable evidence