Vocab Unit 4 RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Hi. I highly recommend doing this: do 5-10 words a day and write sentences to help you study. If you could, give this five stars because I'm writing this at 2 am, and live off validation. If you have any questions, let me know. You are welcome pookies. - Dawn

exo- (prefix)

outside or external

—

exoskeleton, exoplanet

ev- (prefix)

indicates “out of” or “from”

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evacuate, evolve, evoke, evidence

ethno- (prefix)

something related to a group or culture

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ethnography (study of different cultures and countries)

-seque (suffix)

resemblance or similarity to something

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grotesque (strange or bizarre look)

picturesque (qualities like picture)

equi- (prefix)

something that is equal or balanced, equal, even

—

equilateral, equinox, equilibrium

epi-

something that is ontop of or above

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epidermis (outer layer of skin)

epilogue

endo-

indicates something that is internal or inside

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endothermic, endoskeleton

electro- (prefix)

connection to electricity or electrical phenomena

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electrolyte, electrotherapy

ecto- (prefix)

outside or external

—

ectoplasm, ectodern

eco-

ecology, environment and man's relation to it

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ecosystem, ecologist

Baneful /beyn-fuhl/ (adj)

causing harm or destruction

+ harmful, poisonous

- advantegous, helpful

Blantant /blay-tuhnt/ (adj)

something obvious

+ evident, unmistaken

- discreet, subtle

Blasphemy /blas-fuh-mee/ (noun)

refers to act of showing disrespect towards religious beliefs or sacred things

+ sacrilege, profanity

- respect, reverence

Blandish /blan-dish/ (verb)

to flatter or coax someone in order to persuade

+ sweet talk, butter-up

- insult, discourage

Bland (adj)

lacking flavor, excitement, interest

+ tasteless, dull

- flavorful, vibrant

Bizarre /buh-zahr/ (adj)

strange unusual, describes something out of the ordinary

+ strange, odd

- ordinary, conventional

Bigoted /bi-guh-tid/ (adj)

someone who is intolerant towards others based on their beliefs, race, etc

+ intolerant, narrow-minded

- open minded, accepting

Bibliophobe /buh-blee-uh-fohb/ (noun)

fear or averison to books

+ book-phobic

- bibliophile

Bibliophile /buh-blah-fahyl/ (noun)

someone who has a GREAT love for books

+ bookworm, book lover

- nonreader, book averse (strongly against something)

Benison /beh-nuh-suhn/ (noun)

blessing or player for good fortune

+ blessing, good wishes

- curse, hex

Benign /buh-nahyn/ (adj)

something gentle, kind or not harmful, a medical condition that is not cancerous or personality not favorable (me asf)

+ harmless, mild

- harmful, dangerous

Bellicose /buh-li-kohs/ (adj)

something or someone inclined to fight / engage in warlike behavior

+ aggressive, combative

- peaceful, nonviolent

Beguile /bin-gyle/ (verb)

to charm or deceive someone in a captivating way, to distract someone’s attention

+ charm, captivate

- repel, disenchant, distrust

Beget /bih-get/ (verb)

bring forth and produce something

+ generate, produce

- prevent, halt

Bauble (noun)

a small showy trinket or decoration, a showy but worthless thing (me asf)

+ trinket, ornament, toy

- essential, necessity

Banter /band-tuh-er/ (noun)

playful exchange or teasing remarks

+ jest, joke

- flattery, praise

Banal /buh-nal/ (adj)

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

+ ordinary, cliched, overused (taylor swift)

- original

Balmy /baa-mee/ (adj)

(of the weather) pleasantly warm

+ mild, gentle, summery

- harsh, wintry

Balk /baak/ ((like a chicken)) (verb)

hesitate or unwilling to accept an idea

+ resist, draw back from

- accept

Baleful /beyl-fuh/ (adj)

threatening harm, menacing, harmful or destructive effect

+ hostile, evil

- friendly

axiomatic /ak-see-uh-mat-ik/ (adj)

pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom (a statement thats established as true

+ self-evident, undeniable

- foolishness, nonsense

Awry /uh-rai/ (adj)

away from appropriate, planned

+ wrong, not right

- even, straight

out of normal or correct position

+ crooked

- even, level straight

avouch /a-va-u-ch/ (verb)

affirm or assert, to declare something as true

+ admit, claim

- deny, ignore

Avid /a-vuuhd/ (adj)

having or showing interest in something; eager or desire

+ keen, eager, passionate

- apathetic, half hearted

Avert /uh-vurt/ (verb)

turn away (ones eyes or thoughts)

+ turn aside

- assist

prevent or ward off

+ prevent, stop, avoid

- attract

Its 2 am, im tired,, so heres an example 😄

“Its impossible to avert this man from my thoughts as hes constantly in them.”