Vocab Test 10

abrupt

1. broken off; lacking in continuity; steep
2. sudden; quick and unexpected

corrupt

changed from good to bad; vicious

corrupt

chnaged from good to bad; debase; prevert; falsify

disrupt

break apart; cause disorder

erupt

burst or break out

incorruptible

inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed

interuppt

break into or between; hinder; stop

rupture

1\. break, breaking

2\. hostility

bactericide

substance that kills bacteria

biocide

substance that destroys many different organisms

fratricide

act of killing (or killer of) one’s brother

fungicide

substance that kills fungi or inhibitis their growth

genocide

deliberate extermination of 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 (or killer of) an infant

insecticide

substance that kills insects

matricide

act of killing (or killer of) one’s mother

patricide

act of killing (or killer of) one’s father

pesticide

substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc

regicide

act of killing (or killer of) a king

sororicide

act of killing (or killer of) one’s sister

tyrannicide

act of killing (or killer of) a tyrant

astringent

1. drawing (the tissue) tightly together
2. stern; austere

astringent

substance that shrinks the tissue 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

1. adverse criticism; censure
2. restriction

stringent

strict; rigid; severe

unrestricted

1. not confined within bounds; free
2. open to all

carnivorous

flesh-eating

devour

1. eating greedly or ravenously
2. seize upon and destroy

frugivorous

feeding on fruit

herbivore

plant eating animal

herbivorous

dependant on plants as food

insectivorous

dependant on insects as food

omnivore

person or animal that eats everything

omnivorous

1. eating everything, both plant and animal substances
2. avidly taking in everything

voracious

1. greedy in eating
2. insatiable

convival

fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable

revive

bring back to life; restore

vivacious

lively in temper or conduct

vivacity

liveliness of spirit

vivid

1. having the vigor and spirit of life
2. sharp and clear; graphic

vivify

enliven, make vivid

vivisection

operation on a living animal for scientific investigation

contortionist

person who can twist there body into odd postures

distort

1. twist out of shape; contort
2. twist out of true meaning; misrepresent; pervert; falsify

extort

wrest (money, promises) from a person by force

retort

reply quickly or sharply

retort

quick, witty, or cutting reply

torsion

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

tortuous

1. full of twists or curves; winding
2. tricky; crooked; circuitous

torture

1. wrench; twist
2. inflict severe pain upon

torture

anguish of body or mind; agony

convict

prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty

convict

person serving a prison sentence

conviction

1. state of having been judged guilty of an offense
2. strong belief

convince

persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof

evict

1. expel by legal process
2. oust ( drive out or expel someone from a position or place)

evince

show clearly; diclose; reveal

invincible

incapable of being conquered

vanquish

overcome in battle; defeat; conquer

victor

winner; conqueror

fraction

one or more of the equal parts of a whole

fractious

apt to break out into passion; cross; irritable

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

omnibus

covering many things at once

omnibus

1. bus
2. book containing a variety of works by one author

omnifarious

of all varieties, forms, or kinds

omnific

all-creating

omnipotent

unlimited in power; almighty

omnipresent

present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous

omniscient

knowing everything

deflect

turn aside

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

1. throw back light rays, as from a mirror
2. think

reflex

involuntary response to a stimulus

impertinent

1. irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate
2. rude

pertinacous

adhering firmly to a purpous or opinion, very persistent

pertinent

having to do with the matter at hand; relevant

retentative

tenacious; able to retain or remember

retinue

group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person

tenacity

firmness in holding fast; persistance

tenancy

period of a tenant’s temporarly holding of a real estate

tenet

principle, belief, or doctorine generally held to be true

tenure

1. period for which an office or position is held
2. status assuring an employee permanent position

untenable

incapable of being held or defended

admonish

warn or fault; reprove; rebuke

admonition

gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error

admonitory

conveying a gentle reproof