Combined Words, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots for Sets 1-5: Final Test

anachronistic

out-of-date/time/place; not attributed to the correct historical period

lugubrious

excessively sad, mournful, or serious

precipitous

extremely steep

intrepid

fearless; adventuresome

reverence

profound respect; worship

parameter

a limit or boundary placed on something

belie

to be in contradiction with

expurgate

to censor; to edit/omit/modify parts because of concerns about appropriateness

gerrymander

to divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage

impeach

to bring an accusation against

-ic

having the qualities of; like

in-

not; without

para-

beside; alongside; beyond

be-

on; around; make; cause to be; affect

abstemious

marked by temperance in indulgence

churlish

having a bad disposition; surly

affable

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

feckless

generally incompetent and ineffectual

gauche

lacking social polish, poise, or refinement

banal

commonplace; dull; ordinary

acquiesce

to give in; to agree to (with reluctance)

extol

to praise highly or glorify

nomenclature

a system of words used to name things in a discipline

soliloquy

speech you make to yourself

-ish

having the quality/characteristics of; somewhat

-less

without; lacking

sol

alone; only; one

ab-

away; from; off

auspicious

indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

deleterious

harmful to living things

fatuous

devoid of intelligence

spurious

false; fraudulent; based on flawed reasoning

acumen

shrewdness shown by keen insight

chicanery

the use of tricks to deceive someone

circumlocution

an indirect way of expressing something

impute

to represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; to attribute

emulate

to match or surpass, typically by imitation

kowtow

bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

-ary

belonging to; connected with (suffix)

-ery

practice of; state of; place of (suffix)

im-

not; opposite of (prefix); used like “in-”, but before words beginnign with b, m, p

circum-

around

loqui- / loc-

talk; speak

eccentric

person/behavior that deviates from the norm; unique; quirky

petulant

childish; sulky; bad-tempered; easily irritated

nonsectarian

not restricted to one religious or political group

ubiquitous

present everywhere; widespread

contemplate

to think deeply about something; to consider thoughtfully

epiphany

a sudden realization or insight

hubris

overbearing pride or presumption

disparage

to belittle; to make someone feel small; to speak badly about

paradigm

a standard or typical example

usurp

to take power or control by force or without legal right

non-

not; none; absence of

con-

together; with; jointly

dis-

the opposite of; not

spurn

to reject with disdain/hatred/contempt

bolster

to support or strengthen

facetious

treating serious issues with humor, often inappropriately

exasperation

a feeling of intense irritation, annoyance, or despair

loquacious

tending to talk a lot, often about unimportant things

fortuitous

happening by chance, often in a lucky or beneficial way

impetuous

impulsive; acting quickly and without thought or care

assiduous

showing great care and perseverance in doing tasks or duties

tempestuous

Characterized by strong and turbulent emotions or behavior

pretentious

showing greater importance, talent, power, etc., than one actually possesses

ex-

out of; from (prefix)

-ous / -ious

full of; filled with (suffix)

-tion

state of being; action or process of (suffix); often used to create the noun form of words

pre-

before; prior to (prefix)