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142 Cards in this Set
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abrupt
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broken off, lacking continuity; sudden, quick and unexpected
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corrupt
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changed from good to bad
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disrupt
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break apart, cause disorder
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erupt
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burst or break out
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incorruptible
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inflexibly honest, incapable of being corrupted
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interrupt
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break into or between, stop
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rupture
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break, breaking; hostility
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bactericide
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substance that kills bacteria
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biocide
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substance that destroys many diff organisms
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fratricide
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act of killing of one's brother
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fungicide
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substance that kills fungi or inhabits growth
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genocide
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deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
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germicide
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substance that kills germs
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herbicide
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substance that kills plants
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homicide
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killing of one human by another
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infanticide
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act of killing an infant
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insecticide
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sub. kills insects
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matricide
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act of killing one's mother
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patricide
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act of killing ones father
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pesticide
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sub. that kills rats, insects, bacteria. etc
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regicide
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act of killing a king
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sororicide
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act of killing ones sister
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suicide
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act of killing ones self
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tyrannicide
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killing of a tyrant
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astringent
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drawing tissues tightly together; stern, austere; substance that shrinks tissue and checks blood flow
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boa constrictor
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snake that crushes its prey in its coil
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constrict
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draw together, render narrower, shrink (expand)
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restrict
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keep within the limits, confine
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stricture
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adverse criticism; restriction
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stringent
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strict, rigid, severe
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unrestricted
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not confined within bounds, free; open to all
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carnivore; carnivorous
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flesh eating animal; flesh eating
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devour
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eat greedily; seize upon, destroy
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frugivorous
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feeding on fruit
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herbivore; herbivorous
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dependent on plants for food
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insectivorous
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dependent on insects for food
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omnivore; omnivorous
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animal that eats both plants and animals; taking in everything
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voracious
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greedily eating, insatiable
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convivial
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fond of eating and drinking with friends, sociable (taciturn, stolid)
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revive
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bring back to life
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survive
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outlive, remain alive (perish)
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vivacious; vivacity
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lively in temper or conduct (languid); liveliness of spirit
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vivid
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sharp and clear, graphic; having vigor and spirit of life
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vivify
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enliven, make vivid
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vivisection
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operate on a living animal for scientific investigation
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contortionist
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person who can twist their body in odd postures
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distort
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twist out of shape; twist out of true meaning
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extort
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wrest, money, from a person by force
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retort
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reply quickly or sharply; quick, witty
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torsion
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act of twisting, stress due to twisting forces on a body
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tortuous
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full of twists or curves, winding; tricky, crooked
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torture
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wrench, twist; inflict sever pain upon; anguish of body or mind, agony
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convict
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prove guilty; person serving a prison sentence
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conviction
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state of having been judged guilty
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convince
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persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof
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evict
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expel by legal; oust
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evince
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show clearly, disclose, reveal
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invincible
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incapable of being conquer, defeat
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vanquish
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overcome in battle, conquer, defeat
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victor
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winner, conqueror
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fraction
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one or more of the equal parts of a whole, fragment
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fractious
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apt to break out into a passion, cross, irritable (peaceable)
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fracture
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break or crack; breaking of a bone
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fragile
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easily broken, frail, delicate (tough, durable)
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fragment
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part broken off
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infraction
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act of breaking, breach, violation
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refract
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bend from a straight path
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refractory
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resisting, intractable, hard to manage (malleable, tractable, adaptable)
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omnibus
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covering things at once
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omnibus
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bus, book containing many works by one author
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omnifarious
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of all varieties, forms, kinds
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omnific
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all-creating
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omnipotent
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unlimited in power, almighty
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omnipresent
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present everywhere at the same time
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omniscient
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knowing everything
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omnivorous
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eating everything
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deflect
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turn, bend aside
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flex
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bend
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flexible
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pliable, not rigid, (inflexible)
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flexor
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muscle that serves to bend a limb
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genuflect
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bend the knee, touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
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inflection
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change or bend in pitch or tone of voice
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inflexibility
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rigidness, firmness
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reflect
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throw back light rays, as in a mirror; think
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reflex
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involuntary response to a stimulus
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detention
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act of keeping back or detaining
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impertinent
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irrelevant; rude
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pertinacious
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adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion
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pertinent
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having to do with holding to a matter at hand, relevant
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retentive
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tenacious, able to retain or remember
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retinue
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group of followers attending a person
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tenacity
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firmness in holding fast, persistance
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tenancy
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period of tenants temporary holding of real estate
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tenet
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principle, belief generally held to be true
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tenure
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period for which an office is held; status assuring an employee a permanent position
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untenable
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incapable of being held or defended
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admonish
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warn of a fault, reprove, rebuke (commend)
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admonition
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gentle reproof, counseling again a fault or error
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admonitory
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conveying a gentle reproof
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monitor
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person or device the keeps track of; keep track of, warn
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monument
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means of reminding us of a person or event
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premonition; premonitory
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forewarning
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countermand
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issue a contrary order
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mandate
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authoritative command; territory administered by a trustee
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mandatory
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obligatory; required by command (optional)
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remand
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send back, recommit, as to a prison
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writ of mandamus
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written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty
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accredited
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officially authorized or recognized, provided with credentials
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credence
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belief as to the truth of something
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credentials
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documents, letters, references, that inspire trust
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credible
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believable (incredible)
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credit
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belief, trust, faith
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credulous
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too ready to believe, easily deceived (incredulous, skeptical)
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creed; credo
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summary of principles believed in or adhered to
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discredit
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loss of belief or trust, damage to one's reputation
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incredible
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not believable
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incredulity
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disbelief
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affidavit
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sworn written statement made by an authorized official
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bona fide
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made or carried out in good faith
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confident
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one whom secrets are entrusted; having faith in one's self, self-reliant (apprehensive, diffident)
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confidential
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communicated in trust, secret, private
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diffident
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lacking self confidence
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fidelity
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faithfulness to a trust or vow; accuracy,
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fiduciary
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held in trust; confidential
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infidel
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one who does not accept a particular faith, unbeliever
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perfidious
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false to a trust, faithless, treacherous
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perfidy
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violation of a trust, treachery, disloyalty
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rupt
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break, burst
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cide
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killing, killer
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string
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bind, draw tight
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vor
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eat greedily
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viv
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live, alive
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tort
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twist
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vict, vinc
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conquer, show conclusively
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fract, frag
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break
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omni
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all, every, everywhere
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flect, flex
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bend
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ten, tin, tent
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hold, keep
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mon, monit
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warn
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mand, mandat
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order, command, commit
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cred, credit
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believe
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fid
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faith, trust
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