Vocab 10Th Ch. 5

Front 1

adjunct

Back 1

1. something attached to another things but in a dependent or auxiliary capacity
2. A person associated with another in a a subordinate or helpful capacity.
3. attached to faculty or staff

Front 2

amalgamate

Back 2

1. to combine, unite, or consolidate
2. to blend with another metal

amalgam (n.) amalgamation (n.)

Front 3

contiguous

Back 3

1. sharing a boundary or edge; touching
2. nearby
3. adjacent in time
4. continuous

contiguity (n.) contiguously (adv.)

Front 4

diffuse

Back 4

1. widely spread or scattered
2. characterized by wordiness
3. to spread or scatter

diffusion (n.)

Front 5

diverge

Back 5

1. to go or extend in different directions from a common point
2. to differ in opinion or matter
3. to deviate

divergence (n.) divergent (adj.)

Front 6

parity

Back 6

equality, as in amount, status, or value

par (n.)

Front 7

periphery

Back 7

the outmost region within a precise boundary

peripheral (adj.)

Front 8

synergy

Back 8

The combined action or two or more agents, substances, organs, or organisms to achieve an effect greater than the total effect that would be produced by each one acting individually; interdependence.

synergistic (adj.) synergistically (adv.)

Front 9

transcend

Back 9

1. to apss beyond or rise aboce
2. to surpass or exceed
3. to be above the physical realm

transcendence (n.)
transcendent (adj.)

Front 10

unison

Back 10

1. the act of speaking or singing the same words simultaneously by two or more people