A Course On Words Unit 9

Front 1

cardinal numbers

Back 1

set of numbers; most common type

answer questions of how much/many

Front 2

ordinal numbers

Back 2

set of numbers

shows the order in which numbers are arranged

Front 3

uni

Back 3

Latin "1"

unicycle, unilateral

Front 4

du/bi

Back 4

Latin "2"
bicycle, biennial, duet, biplane, biped

Front 5

tri

Back 5

Latin "3"
tricycle, triangle, triplane

Front 6

quadr(u/i)

Back 6

Latin "4"
quadriplegic, quadrangle

Front 7

quinqu(e)

Back 7

Latin "5"
quinquefoliate, quinquennial

Front 8

sex

Back 8

Latin "6"
sexdigital, sexpartite

Front 9

sept(em)

Back 9

Latin "7"
September, septemvirate

Front 10

octo/i

Back 10

Latin "8"
October, octipara

Front 11

nov(em)

Back 11

Latin "9"
November, novena

Front 12

dec(i/em)

Back 12

Latin "10"
December, decemvir

Front 13

cent(i)

Back 13

Latin "100"
centipede, centennial

Front 14

mill(i)

Back 14

Latin "1000"
millennium, millimeter, millipede

Front 15

pleg

Back 15

Greek "paralysis"

quadriplegic

Front 16

digit

Back 16

Latin "finger"

sexdigital

Front 17

foli

Back 17

Latin "leaf"

quinquefoliate

Front 18

cycle

Back 18

Greek "wheel"

tricycle, unicycle

Front 19

anni/enni

Back 19

Latin "year"

biennial, quinquennial, millenium, centennial

Front 20

pare/pari/para

Back 20

Latin "to produce children"

parent, octipara, multipara

Front 21

later

Back 21

Latin "side"

unilateral, bilateral

Front 22

ped(e)

Back 22

Latin "foot"

centipede, millipede, biped

Front 23

primo

Back 23

Latin "first"
primogeniture

Front 24

second

Back 24

Latin "second"
secondary

Front 25

terti

Back 25

Latin "third"

tertiary

Front 26

quart

Back 26

Latin "fourth"
quartile

Front 27

quint

Back 27

Latin "fifth"
quintuplets

Front 28

sext

Back 28

Latin "sixth"

sextant

Front 29

sept

Back 29

Latin "seventh"

septime

Front 30

octav

Back 30

Latin "eighth"
octave

Front 31

non

Back 31

Latin "ninth"

nonane

Front 32

deci(m)

Back 32

Latin "tenth"

decimal, deciliter

Front 33

centi

Back 33

Latin "one-hundredth"

centimeter

Front 34

milli

Back 34

Latin "one-thousandth"

millicurie

Front 35

heno

Back 35

Greek "1"

henotheism

Front 36

duo/dy

Back 36

Greek "2"

dyarchy

Front 37

tri

Back 37

Greek "3"

tricephalic

Front 38

tetra(d)

Back 38

Greek "4"

tetrad, tetrahedron

Front 39

pent(a)

Back 39

Greek "5"

pentagon

Front 40

hex(a)

Back 40

Greek "6"

hexagon, hexadactylic

Front 41

hept(a)

Back 41

Greek "7"

heptahedron, heptarchy

Front 42

octo

Back 42

Greek "8"

octopus

Front 43

ennea(d)

Back 43

Greek "9"

ennead

Front 44

deca

Back 44

Greek "10"

decalog

Front 45

hecto

Back 45

Greek "100"

hectoliter

Front 46

kilo

Back 46

Greek "1000"

kilometer

Front 47

agon

Back 47

Greek "angle" or "contest, competition"

hexagon, pentagon, deuteragonist

Front 48

cephal

Back 48

Greek "head"

tricephalic

Front 49

proto

Back 49

Greek "first"

protomartyr, prototype, protagonist

Front 50

deuter/deutero

Back 50

Greek "second"

deuterogamy, Deuteronomy, deuteragonist

Front 51

gam

Back 51

Greek "marriage"

deuterogamy, monogamy

Front 52

nom

Back 52

Greek "law"

Deuteronomy

Front 53

mono

Back 53

Greek "one, single"

monoplane, monogamy, monomania, monopoly

Front 54

poly

Back 54

Greek "many"

polyhedron, polygamous

Front 55

multi

Back 55

Latin "many"

multipara

Front 56

olig(o)

Back 56

Greek "few"

oligophagous, oligarchy, oligopoly

Front 57

pan

Back 57

Greek "all"

panchromatic, pan-Hellenism, panorama

Front 58

chromat

Back 58

Greek "color"

panchromatic

Front 59

orama

Back 59

Greek "sight"

panorama

Front 60

hemi

Back 60

Greek "half"

hemisphere

Front 61

pol

Back 61

Greek "sell"

monopoly

Front 62

-us/-i

Back 62

Latin ending

Masculine singular/plural

alumnus/alumni, nucleus/nuclei*, radius/radii*. focus/foci, colossus/colossi, stimulus/stimuli, gladiolus/gladioli

*You might find radiuses, nucleuses in English

Front 63

-a/-ae

Back 63

Latin ending

Feminine singular/plural

alumna/alumnae, persona/personae, formula/formulae, lacuna/lacunae, sequela/sequelae, vertebra/vertebrae

Front 64

-um/-a

Back 64

Latin ending

Neuter singular/plural

stratum/strata, datum/data*, agendum/agenda*, millenium/millenia, medium/media*, centennium/centennia, memorandum/memoranda

*In English sometimes the plural is used as a singular.

Front 65

–sis/-ses

Back 65

Latin ending

Singular/plural

analysis/analyses, index/indices (or indexes), neurosis/neuroses, phychosis/psychoses, synopsis/synopses, synthesis, syntheses

Front 66

seque

Back 66

Latin "follow"

sequel

Front 67

lac

Back 67

Latin "lake"

lacuna

Front 68

climactic

Back 68

Origin- Greek climac/climax “ladder, climbing, climax”

Modern- the highest point of something.

Front 69

climatic

Back 69

Origin- Greek clima “region, zone”

Modern- average of the weather conditions in a given zone.

Front 70

extant

Back 70

Origin- Latin ex “from” + stant “stand”

Modern- still standing up, still existing

Front 71

extinct

Back 71

Origin- Latin ex “from” + stungu/stinct “put out (a fire), destroy”

Modern: no longer existing

Front 72

official

Back 72

Origin- Latin officium "duty, office”

Modern- person in position of authority

Front 73

officious

Back 73

Origin- Latin officium "duty, office”

Modern- originally “ready to be of service”; now: a person who offers unneccesary and unwanted services

Front 74

Mirabile dictu

Back 74

wonderful to say

Front 75

Inter nos

Back 75

between us

Front 76

Corpus delicti

Back 76

information about the corpse

Front 77

Habeas corpus

Back 77

“you may have the body”; orders to court

Front 78

Nota bene

Back 78

make careful note

Front 79

ants

Back 79

group name: colony

Front 80

bees

Back 80

group name: swarm

Front 81

cattle

Back 81

group name: herd

Front 82

chickens

Back 82

group name: brood

Front 83

fish

Back 83

group name: school

Front 84

lions

Back 84

group name: pride

Front 85

locusts

Back 85

group name: plague

Front 86

puppies

Back 86

group name: litter