week 15 vocab

Illicit

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom

Elicit

To evoke or draw out a response, answer, or fact

Hypo-

Prefix meaning below or beneath (e.g., hypothermia, hypothetical)

Fract-

Prefix meaning break (e.g., fracture, fraction)

Pre-

Prefix meaning before (e.g., preview)

-ive, -ative, -itive

Suffixes used to form adjectives from nouns (e.g., active, comparative, sensitive)

Achievement

Something someone has done or accomplished

Bias

A leaning in favor or against someone or something

Hypothetical

Based on a suggested idea or theory

Pragmatic

Relating to matters of fact or practical affairs, often excluding intellectual or artistic matters

Epiphany

A moment when you suddenly understand or become conscious of something

Catalyst

A person or thing that precipitates an event or change

Cliché

A phrase or opinion that is overused and lacks original thought (e.g., "Think outside the box," "better safe than sorry")

Nomenclature

The choosing of names for things

Ostracize

To exclude from a society or group