National Classical Etymology Exam Prep

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What does the word 'enhance' mean?

make lower

make worse

make inferior

make greater/higher (correct)

What does the word 'amateur' mean?

not professional (correct)

expert

professional

master

What does the word 'amiable' mean?

hostile

indifferent

cold

friendly (correct)

What does the word 'apparition' refer to?

a ghost Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'arbiter'?

judge Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ardent' mean?

burning Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'inarticulate' mean?

mute Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'bacteria'?

microorganism Signup and view all the answers

What does 'bicameral' refer to?

having two houses Signup and view all the answers

What does 'caprice' mean?

whim/sudden change of mind Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'precept'?

rule Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'chivalry' refer to?

courtly behavior of knights Signup and view all the answers

What does 'procure' mean?

to acquire Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'indulge' mean?

to gratify Signup and view all the answers

What does 'obdurate' mean?

inflexible Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'profane' mean?

desecrate/violate Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'defer' mean?

to postpone Signup and view all the answers

What does 'fervent' mean?

passionate Signup and view all the answers

What does 'fluctuate' mean?

to waver Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'diffuse' mean?

scatter; futile-worthless Signup and view all the answers

What does 'gyrate' mean?

spin Signup and view all the answers

What does 'conjecture' mean?

unproven proposition Signup and view all the answers

What does 'injunction' mean?

court order Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lassitude' mean?

weariness Signup and view all the answers

What does 'livid' mean?

furious Signup and view all the answers

What does 'allude' mean?

to mention indirectly Signup and view all the answers

What does 'emaciated' mean?

gaunt Signup and view all the answers

What does 'immaculate' mean?

spotless; perfect Signup and view all the answers

What does 'immerse' mean?

to dip into liquid Signup and view all the answers

What does 'remorse' mean?

guilt Signup and view all the answers

What does 'niche' mean?

shallow wall recess Signup and view all the answers

What does 'odious' mean?

hateful Signup and view all the answers

What does 'inexorable' mean?

not persuadable, relentless, adamant Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'perilous' mean?

dangerous Signup and view all the answers

What does 'perpetual' mean?

endless Signup and view all the answers

What does 'decompose' mean?

to disintegrate Signup and view all the answers

What does 'reproach' mean?

blame Signup and view all the answers

What does 'assail' mean?

to attack Signup and view all the answers

What does 'desolation' mean?

loneliness; sullen-gloomy Signup and view all the answers

What does 'insolvent' mean?

destitute Signup and view all the answers

What does 'tedious' mean?

dull Signup and view all the answers

What does 'tenet' mean?

belief Signup and view all the answers

What does 'interment' mean?

burial Signup and view all the answers

What does 'intoxicate' mean?

to drink Signup and view all the answers

What does 'undulation' mean?

wave Signup and view all the answers

What does 'peruse' mean?

to scrutinize Signup and view all the answers

What does 'reverence' mean?

deep respect Signup and view all the answers

What does 'prudent' mean?

careful Signup and view all the answers

What does 'irrevocable' mean?

not able to recall Signup and view all the answers

What does 'benevolence' mean?

kindness Signup and view all the answers

What does 'abysmal' mean?

awful Signup and view all the answers

What does 'acoustics' refer to?

study of sound Signup and view all the answers

What does 'adamant' mean?

stubborn Signup and view all the answers

What does 'anemometer' mean?

device for measuring wind Signup and view all the answers

What does 'automobile' mean?

car Signup and view all the answers

What does 'parabola' mean?

bowl-shaped Signup and view all the answers

What does 'boreal' mean?

northern Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cacophony' mean?

noise Signup and view all the answers

What does 'gas' mean?

air Signup and view all the answers

What does 'chemical' mean?

relating to a specific material composition Signup and view all the answers

What does 'coffin' mean?

a casket Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cosmos' refer to?

universe Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cynic' mean?

critical Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dactyl' mean?

digit Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dynamic' mean?

powerful/forceful Signup and view all the answers

What does 'helot' mean?

slave Signup and view all the answers

What does 'kleptomaniac' mean?

thief Signup and view all the answers

What does 'labyrinth' mean?

maze Signup and view all the answers

What does 'laconic' mean?

not talkative; Spartan Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ellipse' mean?

oval Signup and view all the answers

What does 'apology' mean?

recantation; logical - rational Signup and view all the answers

What does 'martyr' mean?

willing victim Signup and view all the answers

What does 'melancholy' mean?

gloomy Signup and view all the answers

What does 'mimic' mean?

to imitate Signup and view all the answers

What does 'monarch' mean?

king Signup and view all the answers

What does 'orthography' mean?

correct spelling Signup and view all the answers

What does 'panegyric' mean?

eulogy Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pathetic' mean?

moving/stirring Signup and view all the answers

What does 'parthenophobia' mean?

fear of young women Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pediatrician' mean?

children's doctor Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sycophant' mean?

kiss-up Signup and view all the answers

What does 'photocopy' mean?

xerox Signup and view all the answers

What does 'practical' mean?

pragmatic Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pseudo' mean?

false Signup and view all the answers

What does 'psychosis' mean?

mental derangement Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pygmy' mean?

a dwarf Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pyrotechnics' refer to?

fireworks Signup and view all the answers

What does 'solicit' mean?

to ask for something Signup and view all the answers

What does 'strategic' mean?

planned Signup and view all the answers

What does 'tautology' mean?

redundancy/needless repetition of an idea Signup and view all the answers

What does 'topiarist' mean?

gardener Signup and view all the answers

What does 'trophy' mean?

a prize Signup and view all the answers

What does 'tyrant' mean?

despot Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hemi-' mean?

half Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hen-' mean?

one Signup and view all the answers

What does 'mono-' mean?

one Signup and view all the answers

What does 'proto-' mean?

first Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dy-' mean?

two Signup and view all the answers

What does 'di-' mean?

twice Signup and view all the answers

What does 'deuter-' mean?

second Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Vocabulary Study Notes

Enhance: Means to make something greater or higher in quality.
Amateur: Refers to a person who is not a professional, often engaging in an activity for the love of it rather than for financial gain.
Amiable: Describes someone who is friendly and pleasant in disposition.
Apparition: A term used to denote a ghost or a spectral figure.
Arbiter: A person with the power to judge or decide in a dispute.
Ardent: Signifies a burning intensity, often in terms of passion or enthusiasm.
Inarticulate: Refers to someone who is unable to express themselves clearly; mute.
Bacteria: Microorganisms that can exist as single cells and are found in various environments.
Bicameral: Refers to a political system having two legislative houses.
Caprice: Indicates a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
Precept: A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought; a principle.
Chivalry: The knightly system associated with the medieval institution of knighthood, including the ideals of bravery and courtesy.
Procure: To obtain or acquire something, often through effort.
Indulge: To allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of something; to gratify desires.
Obdurate: Describes someone who is inflexible or stubbornly resistant to moral influence.
Profane: Means to desecrate or violate something sacred.
Defer: To postpone or delay an action or event.
Fervent: Characterizing intense passion or enthusiasm.
Fluctuate: To rise and fall irregularly; to waver in position or opinion.
Diffuse: To scatter widely; can also refer to something that lacks clarity or focus.
Gyrate: To move or spin in a circular or spiral motion.
Conjecture: An unproven proposition or hypothesis, often based on speculation.
Injunction: A legal term referring to a court order that requires a party to do or refrain from doing specific acts.
Lassitude: A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.
Livid: Extremely angry; furiously enraged.
Allude: To refer to something indirectly or casually.
Emaciated: Describes someone who is abnormally thin or weak, often due to lack of nutrition.
Immaculate: Signifies cleanliness and perfection, without flaws.
Immerse: To plunge deeply into a liquid; can also mean to fully engage oneself in an activity.
Remorse: A feeling of deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
Niche: A shallow recess, often in a wall; can refer to a specialized segment of the market.
Odious: Describes something or someone that is extremely unpleasant or hateful.
Inexorable: Means relentless; incapable of being persuaded or moved.
Perilous: Signifies danger or risk.
Perpetual: Describes something that lasts forever or is unending.
Decompose: To break down into simpler parts; to decay.
Reproach: To express disapproval or disappointment.
Assail: To attack someone violently or aggressively.
Desolation: A state marked by destruction or devastation; also conveys a feeling of loneliness.
Insolvent: Describes a state of financial inability to pay debts; destitution.
Tedious: Refers to something that is boring and tiresome.
Tenet: A principle or belief held as true; a doctrine.
Interment: The act of burial; placing a body in the ground.
Intoxicate: Refers to the condition of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Undulation: A wavy motion; a smooth rising and falling.
Peruse: To examine carefully or scrutinize.
Reverence: Deep respect and admiration, often associated with religious contexts.
Prudent: Refers to being careful or wise, especially in practical matters.
Irrevocable: Indicates something that cannot be changed or undone.
Benevolence: Kindness and a disposition to be charitable or helpful.
Abysmal: Extremely bad; often used to describe hopeless situations.
Acoustics: The science associated with sound and its transmission.
Adamant: Stubbornly unyielding; difficult to change one's mind.
Anemometer: An instrument used to measure wind speed.
Automobile: A self-propelled vehicle, commonly referred to as a car.
Parabola: A bowl-shaped curve often encountered in mathematics.
Boreal: Pertaining to the northern regions; often used to describe climates or forests.
Cacophony: A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Gas: A state of matter characterized by particles that are far apart; can be inhaled.
Chemical: Relating to substances composed of chemical elements and their interactions.
Coffin: A casket for holding a corpse.
Cosmos: Refers to the universe as a whole; often implies order or harmony.
Cynic: A person who is distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
Dactyl: A finger or toe; also refers to a specific metrical foot in poetry.
Dynamic: Powerful or forceful; characterized by constant change or activity.
Helot: A member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta; often viewed as slaves.
Kleptomaniac: A person who has an uncontrollable urge to steal.
Labyrinth: A complex maze or network of paths.
Laconic: Using few words; concise to the point of seeming rude.
Ellipse: An oval shape, particularly in geometry.
Apology: A statement expressing regret or remorse; can also refer to a defense or justification of a theory.
Martyr: A person who suffers greatly or is killed for their beliefs.
Melancholy: A deep, persistent sadness or gloom.
Mimic: To imitate someone or something, often with the intent of mocking.
Monarch: A sole ruler, typically a king or queen, in a system of monarchy.
Orthography: The conventional spelling system of a language.
Panegyric: A formal public speech or written verse praising someone or something.
Pathetic: Evoking pity or sadness; moving in a sympathetic way.
Parthenophobia: A fear of young women.
Pediatrician: A medical professional who specializes in treating children.
Sycophant: A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage; a flatterer.
Photocopy: A copy of a document made by a photocopier.
Practical: Relating to actual practice or use; pragmatic in nature.
Pseudo: Something that is false or not genuine.
Psychosis: A severe mental disorder that can disrupt a person's thoughts and perceptions.
Pygmy: A member of certain ethnic groups who are typically small in stature.
Pyrotechnics: The art of making fireworks; can also refer to vibrant fire displays.
Solicit: To ask for or seek something, often in a persistent manner.
Strategic: Involving careful planning and deliberate actions for goal achievement.
Tautology: The redundant use of phrases or words that repeat the same idea unnecessarily.
Topiarist: A gardener who specializes in shaping plants into decorative shapes.
Trophy: A prize or award given in recognition of achievement.
Tyrant: A ruler who wields absolute power, often unjustly or oppressively.
Hemi-: A prefix meaning half.
Hen-: A prefix meaning one.
Mono-: A prefix meaning one.
Proto-: A prefix meaning first or primary.
Dy-: A prefix meaning two.
Di-: A prefix meaning twice.
Deuter-: A prefix meaning second.

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