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Word Roots

From

(away from)

Abdicate

to give up a position of authority

Absolve

forgive; remove guilt

Abstemious

refraining from indulging (in food, drink etc)

Abstruse

difficult to comprehend

Aboriginal

present form the beginning

Abhor

hate

Abrogate

cancel; abolish

Abrade

cause erosion

Gamos

(marriage)

Monogamy

marriage or union to one partner

Bigamy

crime of marrying when already married to someone else

Polygamy

the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time

Word Roots

Doxa

(opinion)

Dogmatic

forcefully insistent on a point of view

Doxology

hymn in praise of god

Orthodox

following the accepted or conventional

Dogma

strongly held opinion

Heterodox

unorthodox; not following accepted ideas

Graph-

(write) [

graphical; graphs

Bibliography

list of publications

Epigraph

inscription on a building; motto at beginning of book/chapter

Epigram

short, witty saying

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Word Roots

Biblios

(book) [

bible

Bibliography

list of publications

Bibliophile

book lover

Bibliomania

passion for book collecting

Neos

(new, novel)

Neophyte

new convert; beginner

Neologism

newly coined word

Neology

creating new words

Neonate

newborn infant

Word Roots

blood

(blood)

Sanguinary

bloodthirsty

Consanguine

closely related

Sanguine

cheerful

Sanguineous

related to blood or bloodshed; of the color of blood

Great Wall

(wall)

Mural

large painting done on a wall; related to walls

Immure

to imprison

Intramural

within one institution

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Subject-related Words

Cards D01-D20 contain words that relate to particular areas of study.

We cant all be experts in ever y field, and ye t the core vocabular

y of a variety of subjects is

part of the vocabulary of educated people.

These

cards

help

you

to

familiarize

yourself

with

words

from

ten

different

areas

including

Law, Psychology, Music and Art.

By learning to associate each word in a set with a subject area you wil

l find the word and its

meaning

easier

to

remember.

For

example,

if

you

remember

that

catharsis

is

used

in

p s yc h o l o g y, yo u s h o u l d f i n d i t e a s i e r t o r e m e m b e r t h a t i t i s u s e d t o

mean releasing pent up

emotions.

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Subject-related Words

The Law (I)

Affidavit

a written declaration made under oath

Arbitration

third party resolution of a dispute

Codicil

an addition at the end of a will

Collateral

money or securities used to guarantee a loan

Embezzlement

defrauding someone of money

Exculpate

prove not guilty; remove blame

Impeach

to bring an accusation against (esp. a public official)

Indemnify

act as a guarantor; insure; pay compensation

Indictment

formal accusation of a serious crime

Libel/slander

unproven

accusations

that

damage

ersons

reputation

(libel

is

written; slander is spoken)

Subject-related Words

The Law (II)

Lien

right over someones property, usually in payment of a debt

Litigation/litigant

a lawsuit/one who starts legal proceedings

Perjury

telling lies under oath

Plaintiff

the person who brings a complaint to law (as opposed to the

defendant)

Prima facie

obvious; apparently clear without need of proof

Rider

an addition to a law

Statute

a law

bribery

bribe a witness

Subpoena

a summons to court

Writ

written court order

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Art (I)

Aesthete

person who appreciates art

Atelier

studio

Avant-garde

at the forefront of art/fashion

Baroque

highly decorated; excessively ornate

Caricature

cartoon depiction of a person; spoof

Collage

artwork made up of images from different sources

Diptych

a painting etc with two panels with related images; (triptych

three

panels)

Easel

stand used to support a painting

Emboss

to make a design which is raised from a surface

Etching

drawing made by cutting into a surface

Subject-related Words

Art (II)

Fresco

painting technique in which paint is applied to wet plaster

Iconography

images and symbols associated with a particular subject

Kitsch

something in bad taste; gaudy or sentimental

Mosaic

picture made up of small pieces (of tile etc.)

Mural

painting applied directly to a wall

Palette

artists tool on which paint is mixed

Pastiche

a work
of art
or mus

ic that
imitate
s other
styles

Philis
tine

person
with n
o appr
eciatio

n of ar
t
Stippl
ing

a tech
nique
which i

nvolve
s the a
pplicat
ion of

small
dots of
color

Vigne
tte

small s
ketch

D0
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D0
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Sub
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rela

ted
Wor

ds

Archi
tectu
re (I)

Alcov
e

recess
in a ro
om

Atriu
m

entran
ce hall
Buttr
ess

a supp
orting
structu

re (e.g
. holdi
ng up
a wall)

Capit
al

top pa
rt of a
colum
n

Caulki
ng

waterp
roofing
Cloist
er

covere
d walk
way ar

ound a
courty
ard (es
p. in m

onaste
ries)
Corni
ce

curved
moldin
g betw

een to
p of w
all and
the cei

ling in
a room
Dorm
er

type of
windo

w in a
roof
Faad
e

front e
levatio
n

Frieze

decora
tive pa
nel run
ning ar

ound a
room o
ften at

ceiling
height

Sub
ject

rela

ted
Wor

ds
Archi
tectu

re (II
)
Gargo
yle

water
spout i
n the s

hape o
f a de
mon/a

nimal
etc
Girder

suppor
ting ro

d/bea
m
Jamb

side of
door fr
ame

Lintel

top of
door fr
ame

Mans
ard

type of
roof
Moldi
ng

decora
tive pl
asterw

ork (o
n ceili
ng for
examp

le) or
wood
on fur
niture

Niche

recess
in a w
all (for
inserti

ng a st
atue e
tc)

Parqu
et

decora
tive w
ooden

floorin
g
Pedes
tal

base o
f a col
umn

Venee
r

surfac
e coati
ng

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Wor

ds

Relig
ion (I
)

Acolyt
e

a devo
ted foll
ower;
one w

ho hel
ps in c
ertain
rituals

Agnos
tic

someo
ne wh
o is un
sure a

bout t
he exi
stence
of god

Apocr
ypha

set of
books
of dou
btful o

rigin (
not pa
rt of th
e acce

pted g
ospels
)

Asceti
c

one ab
stains
from al
l forms

of indu
lgence
for reli
gious r

easons
; herm
it

Athei
st

one w
ho den
ies the
existe

nce of
god
Augur
y

foretell
ing the
future

with th
e aid o
f omen
s

Blasp
hemy

speec
h whic
h insul
ts relig

ion; sh
owing
lack of
respec

t to go
d or

religio
n

Clerg
y

the col
lective
noun f
or the

priests
of a pa
rticula

r religi
on

Congr
egati
on

group
of wor
shippe
rs

Desec
rate

spoil s
omethi
ng hol
y (so t

hat it i
s no lo
nger s
acred)

Sub
ject

rela

ted

Wor
ds

Relig
ion (
II)

Heres
y

expres
sion of
an uno
rthodo

x or co
ntrove
rsial b
elief

Homil
etics

the art
of prea
ching
and wr

iting s
ermon
s

Idolat
ry

worshi
p of id
ols

Liturg
y

the pr
escrib
ed for
ms of

worshi
p (rite
s) use
d in a

church
etc.
Numi
nous

causin
g a spi
ritual f

eeling;
beyon
d unde

rstandi
ng
Panth
eism

belief i
n man
y gods

Sancti
fy

make
holy
Theol
ogy

study
of relig
ion

Vener
ate

worshi
p
Zealo
t

one w
ho is p
assion

ate ab
out bel
iefs; fa
natic

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Wor

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Psyc
holo
gy (I)

Altrui
sm

selfsacrifi
ce (put
ting ot

hers b
efore o
neself)

Catha
rsis

purgin
g or ve
nting s
trong

emotio
ns
Circa
dian

occurri
ng app
roxima

tely ev
ery 24
-hours

Cogni
tion

the m
ental p
rocess
of kno

wing s
omethi
ng

Conge
nital

presen
t from
birth

Egoce
ntric

selfish;
selfobsess
ed

Empa
thy

ability
to und
erstan
d and i

dentify
with a
nother

person
Gesta
lt

a patt
ern/sy
mbol t

hat is
more t
han th
e sum

of its p
arts

Habit
uatio
n

becom
ing us
ed to s

omethi
ng;
Heuri
stic

stimul
ating i
nteres

t; enco
uragin
g som
eone t

o inve
stigate
or lear
n

Sub
ject

rela

ted

Wor
ds

Psyc
holo

gy (I
I)

Hypoc
hondr
iac

person
with i
magin
ary illn

esses;
excess
ively c
oncern

ed abo
ut heal
th

Innat
e
inborn

Maso
chist

person
who e
njoys i
nflictin

g pain
on him
self

Mnem
onic

concer
ned wi
th me
mory;

memo
ry aid
Paran
oid

excess
ively w
orried

or afra
id
Phobi
a

excess
ive fea

r (e.g.
claustr
ophobi
a is fe

ar of e
nclose
d spac
es)

Place
bo

a subs
tance
of no r
eal me

dicinal
value
used a
s a co

ntrol in
an

experi
ment,
or to r

eassur
e a pat
ient

Psych
e

the so
ul, spir
it or m
ind; th

at whi
ch is r
espon
sible f

or our
thoug
hts an
d

feeling
s

Somn
ambul
ism

sleepwalkin
g

Subli
minal

below
the thr
eshold
of con

scious
ness

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ted
Wor

ds
The
milit

ary (I
)
Ambu
sh

surpris
e attac
k; milit

ary tra
p
Arma
da

fleet of
ships

Barra
ge
heavy

conce
ntratio
n
of

artiller
y
fire;
an

overw
helmin
g

amoun
t
of

inform
ation e
tc.

Besie
ge / b
eleag
uer

to surr
ound a
nd att
ack

Consc
ript

person
forcibl
y mad
e to joi

n the
army;
proces
s of for

cing s
omeon
e to

sign u
p

Cover
t

hidden
, secre
t

Espio
nage

spying
Decim
ate

destro
y a sig
nifican

t part
of (ori
ginally

onetenth)
Emiss
ary

messe
nger a
nd rep

resent
ative
Epaul
et

should
er dec
oratio

n on a
unifor
m

Sub
ject

rela

ted
Wor

ds
The
milit

ary (
II)
Feint

preten
ce; de
ceptiv

e mov
e in a
battle

Fusill
ade

a rapid
, simul
taneou
s disch

arge of
firear
ms (se

e salv
o)
Insign
ia

a badg
e or e
mblem

of offic
e
Marti
al

concer
ned wi
th the

militar
y
Musk
et

oldfashio
ned w

eapon
(like a
rifle)

Recon
naiss
ance

advan
ce sur
vey; pr
elimin

ary inv
estigat
ion
Salvo

simult
aneou

s firing
of wea
pons;
sudde

n outb
urst
Scabb
ard

cover f
or a s
word (

a quiv
er is a
contai
ner for

arrows
)
Skirm
ish

minor
battle
Truce

ceasefire; ag

reeme
nt to e
nd hos
tilities

Vanqu
ish

conqu
er; def
eat

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