PAX - RN: Vocabulary

profligate

Immoral

querulous

constant complaining

acquiesce

submit without protest

fecund

fertile

attrition

loss, reduction

abhor

hate

esoteric

enigmatic, select, secret

lunulae

fingernail bed

ante- (prefix)

before

ana-

upward, backward

anti-

against

auto-

self

bene-

good, well

con-

with, together

ecto-

outside, external

hetero-

different, other

homo-

same

inter-

between

intra-

within

mal-

ill, evil

mis-

incorrect

neo-

new

omni-

all

patho-

ill

sub-

under

trans-

across

aqua (root)

water

chron (root)

time

clude, clus (roots)

shut, close

cog, cogn (roots)

know, knowledge

duce, duct (roots)

lead

fact, fect, fict (roots)

make, do

graph, gram (roots)

write, record, picture

hydr, hydro (roots)

water

ject, jac (roots)

throw, cast

logue, logy (roots)

study of speech and science

man, manu (roots)

hand, by hand

meter (roots)

measure

ped, pod (roots)

foot

pend, pense (roots)

hang, weigh

scribe, script (roots)

write

sec, sect (roots)

cut

spire, spirat (roots)

breathe, breath

tract (root)

draw, drag

troph (root)

feed

vene, vent (roots)

come

vocat, voke (roots)

call

volve, volv (roots)

roll, turn

- able, -ible (suffixes)

capable or worthy of

-ance, -ence

relating to, state of

-ic

pertaining to

-ish

like, somewhat

-less

without

-ment

result, action

-ness

condition, quality of

-phobe

hate, dislike

brack (root)

salty

fract (root)

break

expediting

speed up

frugal

economical, thrifty

brackish

salt water

fracture

a break

fraction

a portion, break of whole

diffract

break up light

fractious

unruly, irritable, breaking from propriety

antecedent

preceding event or word

anaplasia

reversion of cells to earlier form

antidote

something that acts against poison

autotroph

self feeding

beneficent

producing good, like charitable acts

convene

come or bring together for a meeting or activity

ectoderm

outer skin or layer

heterotrophic

eating food made by others

homogenous

uniform mixture

interact

to act on each other

intravenous

within the veins

malady

illness

misconduct

incorrect behavior

neonatal

newly born

omnipotent

all powerful

malevolent

wishing evil

pathology

study of illness

subcutaneous

under the skin

transgress

go beyond the limits

aquatic

living in or pertaining to water

chronic

of long duration, continuing

preclude

shut beforehand, prevent

cognizant

knowledgeable about, aware

induce

lead to, bring about

factory

place where things are made

graphic

creating a strong image

dehydrate

remove water from

interject

thrown between

eulogy

speech of praise

zoology

science of animals

manual

handbook

thermometer

instrument to measure temperature

pedal

relating to foot

podiatrist

foot doctor

impend

menace, "hanging overhead"