Semester 2 Vocab

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

fledgling

a bird learning to fly; rookie

underling

one who is beneath you in 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

young prince; a small kingdom

hatchling

a baby that just hatched

nestling

a baby still in the nest; one who is to dependent for their age

gosling

a baby goose

kindling

small bits of wood

license

a permit; to permit

lisensce

one who gets a permit

licit

legal and moral

ilicit

illegal and immoral

elicit

to draw out of someone

solicit

to approach for help/buisness

solicitor

British lawyer

solicitous

apprehensive; scared; needs help

licentious

permissive; loos morally

credible

can be believed

credentials

papers that prove who you are

incredible

can't be believed

credulous

wants to believe; gullible

incredulous

doesn't believe easily; doubtful; shocked; amazed

credence

believe; truth

accredited

approved by the authorities

creed/credo

set of beliefs

discredit

to show something as false

polygraph

lie detector

graphic

very detailed; explicit

calligraphy

beautiful; elegant handwriting

agraphia

inability to write

cartography

map making

topography

mapping altitude

demographics

mapping of people; trends

choreography

organized movement

graffiti

public writing meant to be humorous or political

graphology

study of handwriting

biology

study of living things

etymology

the study of word origins

paleontology

study of fossils

psychology

study of behavior; mind

entomology

study of bugs

geology

study of rocks; earth

zoology

study of animals

ornithology

study of birds

anthropology

study of man's history; evolution

archaelogy

study of ancient cultures

neurology

study of nervous system

oncology

study of cancer

dermatology

study of skin

phrenology

study of the skull

astrology

study of the stars and how they affect us

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 of special field

phraseology

level of language; word choice

cantor

a song leader

incantation

a special or magical phrase

canticle

a sacred, traditional song

chant

a short, repeating song/phrase

chanticleer

a French rooster

cantina

a place for a 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 or alongside

paraphrase

a translation into easier wording

parable

a 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

one who feeds of another

paramour

mistress

parity

balance and fairness

disparity

lack of balance and fairnes

paradox

2 statements (ideas) that are contradicting, yet are true

oxymoron

2 word paradox; jumbo shrimp

eulogy

a speech at a funeral

euphoria

a pleasant feeling

euphemism

a nice way of saying something harsh

euphony

a pleasant sound

eureka

a shout of delight; “I found it”

(e)utopia

a "perfect” world

eugenics

cross-breeding for improvement

euthanasia

mercy-killing

diabolical

satanic; devilish; wicked

diaphragm

an inner structure; framework; skeleton