ELA vocab final- Sem 1

suicide

killing yourself

homicide

killing someone else

genocide

killing a race, ethnic group

pesticide

killing rats, mice, rodents

patricide

killing your father

matricide

killing your mother

sororicide

killing your sister

fratricide

killing your brother, country men

parricide

killing your parent, lord, master

regicide

killing a king

infanticide

killing your own child

insecticide

killing bugs

herbicide

killing weeds

fungicide

killing a fungus

malpractice

professional error or blunder

malice

intentional harm; damage

malignant

harmful; needs removal

malign

to write, speak damaging words

malady

a common illness

maladroit

clumsy or awkward

malediction

a parting curse

malevolent

wicked, evil

malaprop (ism)

humorous misuse of a word

malcontent

one who is unhappy with the system

malodorous

stinky, rank

introvert

someone who is shy, withdrawn

intrastate

within the state

intramural

within the building

intravenous

within the vein, through the veins

intraspect

to ponder; to reflect on yourself

intrinsic

natural; comes from within

sophic

wise, intellectual

sophistry

clever, but illogical reasoning

philosophy

the underlying truth or principle

sophomore

a second-year person; “a wise fool”

sophomoric

silly, immature, foolish

sophisticated

complex, complicated

habitat

Place where an organism lives

habit

a constant life behavior; a uniform for life

habitual

something that is done out of habit

rehabilitate

to give new life to

habitable

capable of being lived in

inhabitable

also capable of being lived in

uninhabitable

can't be lived in

cohabit

to live together with the opposite gender (without being married)

misspell

to spell incorrectly

Misdemeanor

minor crime

mischievous

causes mischief

misconception

wrong information

misconstrue

to interpret wrongly

misnomer

a wrong name or classification

misanthrope

(n.) a person who hates or despises people

misandry

hatred of men

misogyny

hatred of women

misopedia

hatred of children

miscreant

an evil villain

chronology

events arranged by time and date

chronic

all the time

chronicles

a record, history of the past

synchronize

to coordinate in time

chronometer

instrument for measuring time very accurately

anachronism

something out of the proper time period

temper

to harden by heat; to make milder (words)

temperate

mild, has no extreme, no voices, no booze

temperament

usual mood, personality

temperamental

moody, easily agitated, unpredictable

tempest

a violent storm

tempestuous

violent

morbid

deals with death

mortuary

a place for preparing the dead

mortal

capable of death; fatal

mourn

to grieve over a death

immortal

can't die

morgue

a place for storing the dead

mortician

one who prepares the dead

morose

sad; gloomy

moribund

dying out; approaching death (like a fad; policy)

moratorium

a ban; stoppage of a practice

mortify

to humiliate; kill ego

rigor mortis

the hardening of the body after death

benevolent

kind, nice

benefactor

a supporter; a sponsor

benediction

a parting blessing

beneficiary

one who receives goods/money from others; wills

benign

harmless; won't hurt

bona fide

genuine; authentic

pro bono

"for the good of man," no charge

bon voyage

good trip!

bon appetit

good meal!

omnipotent

all-powerful

omniscient

all-knowing

omnipresent

everywhere

omnivore

eats all

herbivore

eats plants

carnivore

eats meat

omnifarious

made up of all types

multifarious

made up of many types

omnibus

(n.) a vehicle for all; (adj.) hodge-podge, assorted, collected

exeunt omnes

all leave

hydrophilic

needs constant moisture