English Vocabulary Set 14

Front 1

ROOT: crypt/cryph

Back 1

ROOT: Greek for Hidden

Front 2

Apocryphal

Back 2

Of doubtful authenticity
or genuineness

Front 3

Crypt

Back 3

arrom completely or
partly underground;
a room in a large tomb

Front 4

cryptic

Back 4

mysterious;
puzzlingly short

Front 5

Encrypt

Back 5

to encode; to hide
the meaning

Front 6

ROOT: ab/abs

Back 6

ROOT: Latin for:
from, away, or off

Front 7

abscond

Back 7

to depart in secret
and hide

Front 8

Abstemious

Back 8

restrained,
especially in the
consumption of food
or alcohol

Front 9

Aberrant

Back 9

turning away from
what is right or
true

Front 10

Abstruse

Back 10

hard to understand;
deep or complex

Front 11

ROOT: Ped

Back 11

ROOT: Greek for:
child (also foot, but
not in this section)

Front 12

Pedagogy

Back 12

the study of teaching;
the art or profession
of teaching

Front 13

Pediatrician

Back 13

a doctor who
specializes in the
care of children

Front 14

Encyclopedic

Back 14

covering a wide
range of subjects

Front 15

Pedantic

Back 15

stressing minor or
trivial points of
learning

Front 16

ROOT: nasc/nat/nai

Back 16

ROOT: from Latin:
to be born

Front 17

Renaissance

Back 17

rebirth or revival

Front 18

Innate

Back 18

present from birth;
part of the essential
nature of something

Front 19

Nascient

Back 19

Having just come
into being

Front 20

Naive

Back 20

unsophisticated;
simple; childlike

Front 21

ROOT: fer

Back 21

ROOT: Latin for:
to carry

Front 22

Defrential

Back 22

showing respect or
esteem

Front 23

Inference

Back 23

a conclusion arrived
at from facts or
statements taken as
true

Front 24

Proliferate

Back 24

to grow or increase by
rapid production; to
multiply

Front 25

Fertile

Back 25

productive or inventive;
able to support abundant
plant growth

Front 26

ROOT: trans

Back 26

ROOT: Latin for:
through, across, or beyond

Front 27

Transfiguration

Back 27

a change in form or
appearance; a glorifying
spiritual change

Front 28

Transfuse

Back 28

to transfer; to
permeate, instill,
infuse, etc...

Front 29

Transient

Back 29

short-lived; staying
only briefly

Front 30

Transcendent

Back 30

exceeding usual limits;
surpassing; supreme;
beyond comprehension

Front 31

ROOT: pon/pos

Back 31

ROOT: latin for:
to put or place

Front 32

Expose

Back 32

to lay open or leave
unprotected; to disclose

Front 33

Disposition

Back 33

tendency or inclination;
basic outlook or attitude

Front 34

Repository

Back 34

a place or container
where something is stored

Front 35

superimpose

Back 35

to put or place one
thing over something else

Front 36

ROOT: ten/tin/tain

Back 36

ROOT: from latin:
to hold, or hold on to.

Front 37

Abstinence

Back 37

refraining voluntarily
from indulging an appetite
or craving

Front 38

Tenacious

Back 38

stubborn or persistent
in clinging to a thing.
(often a point of view)

Front 39

Tenable

Back 39

reasonable; capable of
being held or defended

Front 40

Sustenance

Back 40

something that gives
support or strength