vcbs 10

Abrupt

Broken off; lacking in continuing

Corrupt

Changed from good to bad

Disrupt

to break up, cause disorder

Erupt

Burst or break out

Incorruptible

Inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupyed

Interrupt

Break into or between; stop

Rupture

Break

Bactericide

Kills bacteria

Biocide

Kills many different organisms

Fratricide

Killing of a brother

Fungicide

Kills fungi

Genocide

Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

Germicide

Kills germs

Herbicide

Kills plants

Homicide

Killing of one human by another

Infanticide

Kills infant

Insecticide

Kills insects

Matricide

Kills mother

Patricide

Kills father

Pesticide

Kills rats, insects, bacteria

Regicide

Kills a king

Sororicide

Kills sister

Suicide

Kills self

Tyrannicide

Kills tyrant

Astringent

Drawing the tissues tightly together

Boa constrictor

Snake that constricts or crushes its prey in its coils

Constrict

Draw tofether

Restrict

keep within limits; confine

Stricture

Adverse criticism

Stringent

Strict

Unrestricted

Not confined within bounds

Carnivore

Flesh eating animal

Carnivorous

Flesh eating

Devour

Eat greedily

Frugivorous

Feeding on fruit

Herbivore

Plant eating animal

Insectivorous

Dependent on eating insects as food

Omnivore

Eats everything

Voracious

Greedy in eating

Convivial

Fond of eating and drinking with friends

Revive

Bring back to life

Survive

remain alive after

Vivacious

Lively in temper or conduct

Vivacity

Liveliness in spirit

Vivid

Sharp and clear

Vivify

Make vivid

Vivisection

Operation on a living animal for scientific investigation

Contortionist

person who can twist his or her body in odd postures

Distort

Twist out of shape

Extort

wrest (money, promises, etc.) from a person by force (literally, "twist out")

Retort

Reply quickly or sharply

Torsion

Act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body

Tortuous

Full of twists or curves

Torture

Wrench; twist. Inflict severe pain upon

Convict

Prove guilty

Convict

Person serving a prison sentance

Conviction

State of having been judged guilty of an offense

Convince

Persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof

Evict

Expel by legal process

Evince

Show clearly

Invincible

Incapable of being conquered

Vanquish

Overcome in battle

Victor

Winner

Fraction

One or more of the equal parts of a whole

Fractious

Apt to break out into a passion

Fracture

Break or crack

Fragile

Easily broken

Fragment

Part broken off

Infraction

Act of breaking

Refract

Bend from a straight path

Refractory

Resisting; hard to manage

Omnibus

Covering many things at once

Omnibus

bus; book containing a variety of works by one author

Omnifarious

Of all varieties, forms or kinds

Omnific

All creatung

Omnipotent

Unlimited in power

Omnipresent

Present everywhere at the same time

Omniscient

Knowing everything

Omnivorous

Eating everything

Deflect

Turn aside

Flex

Bend

Flexible

Pliable

Flexor

Muscle that serves to bend a limb

Genuflect

Bend the knee

Inflection

Change in the pitch or tone of a persons voice

Inflexibility

Firmness

Reflect

Think

Reflex

Involuntary respone

Detention

Act of keeping back or detaining

Impertinent

Irrelevant; rude

Pertinacious

Adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion

Pertinent

Having to do with the matter at hand

Retentive

Tenacious; able to remember

Retinue

Group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person

Tenacity

Firmness in holding fast

Tenancy

Period of a tenants temporary holding or real estate

Tenet

Principle; belief generally help to be true

Tenure

Period for which an officer position is held

Untenable

Incapable of being held or defended

Admonish

Warn of a fault