VCBS #10 ELA

-rupt

break, burst

corrupt

changed from good to bad; vicious

abrupt

broken off; lacking in continuity; steep

sudden; quick and unexpected

disrupt

break apart; cause disorder

erupt

burst or break out

incorruptible

inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed

interrupt

break into or between; hinder; stop

rupture

break; breaking; hostility

-cide

killing, killer

bactericide

substance that kills bacteria

biocide

substance that destroys many different organisms

fratricide

act of killing one's brother

fungicide

substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth

genocide

deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

germicide

substance that kills germs

herbicide

substance that kills plants

homicide

killing of one human by another

infanticide

act of killing an infant

insecticide

substance that kills insects

matricide

act of killing one's mother

patricide

act of killing one's father

pesticide

substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.

regicide

act of killing a king

sororicide

act of killing one's sister

suicide

act of killing one's self

tyrannicide

act of killing a tyrant

string- strict-

bind, draw tight

astringent

drawing (the tissues) tightly together; stern; austere..substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood

boa constrictor

snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey in its coils

constrict

draw together; render narrower; shrink

restrict

keep within limits; confine

stricture

adverse criticism; censure; restriction

stringent

strict; rigid; severe

unrestricted

not confined within bounds; free; open to all

-vor

eat greedily

carnivore

a flesh-eating animal

carnivorous

flesh-eating

devour

eat greedily or ravenously; seize upon and destroy

frugivorous

feeding on fruit

herbivore

plant-eating animal

herbivorous

dependent on plants as food

insectivorous

dependent on insects as food

omnivore

person or animal that eats everything (both flesh and plants)

omnivorous

eating everything, both plant and animal substances, taking in

voracious

greedy in eating

-viv

live, alive

convivial

fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable

revive

bring back to life; restore

survive

outlive; remain alive after

vivacious

lively, sprightly, full of energy

vivacity

liveliness of spirit

vivid

having the vigor and spirit of life; sharp and clear; graphic

vivify

enliven; make vivid

vivisection

operation on a living animal for scientific investigation

-tort -tors

twist

contortionist

person who can twist his or her body into odd postures

distort

to twist out of shape

extort

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

retort

To reply, especially in a quick, sharp, or way

torsion

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

tortuous

full of twists and turns; excessively lengthy and complex; crooked

torture

wrench; twist; inflict severe pain upon

-vict -vinc

conquer, show conclusively

convict

prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty

conviction

state of having been judged guilty of an offense; strong belief

convince

persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof

evict

expel by legal process; oust

evince

to show clearly, reveal

invincible

incapable of being conquered

vanquish

overcome in battle; conquer; defeat

victor

winner; conqueror

-fract -frag

break

fraction

one or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment

fractious

apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable

fracture

a break or crack in a bone

fragile

easily broken or damaged; delicate

fragment

part broken off

infraction

act of breaking; breach; violation

refract

bend from a straight path (as when light rays, having traveled through air, change direction when entering water, or as when sunlight- having traveled through a prism- breaks up into the colors of the rainbow)

refractory

resisting; intractable; hard to manage

-omni

all, every, everywhere

omnibus

covering many things at once

omnifarious

of all varieties, forms, or kinds

omnific

all-creating

omnipotent

unlimited in power; almighty

omnipresent

present everywhere at the same time

omniscient

knowing everything

-flect -flex

bend

deflect

to turn aside

flex

bend, as to flex a limb

flexible

pliable; not rigid; tractable

flexor

muscle that serves to bend a limb

genuflect

bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship

inflection

change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice

inflexibility

rigidity; firmness

reflect

throw back light rays, as from a mirror; think

reflex

involuntary response to a stimulus

-ten -tin -tent

hold, keep

detention

act of keeping back or detaining