ELA vocab final - Sem 2

ling

small (Norse)

duckling

a baby duck

suckling

a young mammal still nursing

sapling

a young, undeveloped tree; person

inkling

a small hint or idea; clue

yearling

a year-old horse: young but matured animal; person

fledgeling

a bird learning to fly; rookie

underling

one who is beneath you in a rank

hireling

one hired to do small jobs

groundling

a low-class person; peasant

seedling

a young plant; just sprouted

changeling

a baby switched at birth

foundling

a baby left for others

princeling

a young prince; a small kingdom

hatchling

a baby that just hatched

nestling

a baby still in the nest; one who is too dependent for their needs

gosling

a baby goose

kindling

small bits of wood

cred

believe (Latin)

credentials

papers that prove who you are

credible

can be believed

creed/credo

a set of beliefs

incredible

can't be believed

accredited

approved by the authorities

incredulous

doubtful; doesn't believe easily, shocked, amazed

discredit

to show something as being false

credulous

gullible, wants to believe

credence

belief; truth

license

a permit; to permit

licensee

one who gets a license

licit

legal and moral

illicit

illegal and immoral

elicit

to draw out of someone

solicit

to approach for help/business

solicitor

a British lawyer

solicitous

apprehensive; scared

licentious

permissive; loose morally

graph

write (Greek)

agraphia

inability to write

calligraphy

beautiful, elegant handwriting

cartography

map making

topography

mapping altitude

demographics

trends; mapping out of people

choreography

organized movement

polygraph

lie detector

graffiti

public writing meant to be humorous or political

psychology

study of behavior; mind

biology

study of living things

archaeology

study of ancient culture; artifacts

zoology

study of animals

etymology

study of word origins

entomology

study of bugs

ornithology

study of birds

anthropology

study of man’s past; evolution

paleontology

study of fossils

neurology

study of the nervous system

oncology

study of cancer

dermatology

study of skin

phrenology

study of the skull

astrology

study of the stars and their affect on us

graphology

study of handwriting

gynecology

study of female medicine

pathology

study of the cause of a disease or death

genealogy

study of family trees

meteorology

study of weather

terminology

language used in a special field

phraseology

level of language; word choice

cantor

a song leader

canticle

a sacred, traditional song

chant

a shout, repeated song/phrase

chanticleer

a French rooster

incantation

a special magical or religious phrase

cantina

a place for social gathering

recant

to take back in public

enchanted

touched by magic

canto

a section of a long poem

par

normal or average

parallel

next to; along side

paraphrase

a translation into easier words

parable

a shorts story that teaches a lesson or moral

paramount

the highest; utmost

paragon

model; standard of excellence

paradigm

a good example

paraplegic

paralyzed from the waist down

parameter

boundaries; borders; rules

parasite

something that feeds off others

paramour

mistress

parity

balance and fairness

disparity

lack of balance and fairness

paradox

two statements that contradict but are true

oxymoron

two word paradox

eulogy

a speech at a funeral

euphoria

a pleasant feeling/state

euphemism

a nice way of saying something harsh

euphony

a pleasant sound

euthanasia

mercy killing

eureka

a shout of delight “i found it!”

(e) utopia

a “perfect” world

eugenics

cross-breeding for improve

dia

through (Greek)