A | B |
POLY | MANY |
POLYCHROMATIC | HAVING MANY COLORS |
POLYPHONY | MUSIC WITH MANY HARMONIES |
POLYGLOT | ONE WHO CAN SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES |
AMBI | ON BOTH SIDES |
AMBIENT | EXISTING OR PRESENT ON ALL SIDES |
AMBIDEXTROUS | ABLE TO USE BOTH HANDS WELL |
AMBIVALENT | HAVING OPPOSING FEELINGS TOWARDS |
AMBIGUOUS | UNCLEAR IN MEANING DUE TO MULTIPLE INTERPRETATIONS |
GROTESQUE | HIDEOUSLY UGLY |
DUC | TO LEAD |
CONDUCIVE | TENDING TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST |
INDUCE | TO PERSUADE OR TO INFLUENCE |
DEDUCTION | REACHING A CONCLUSION BY REASONING |
FLU | TO FLOW |
AFFLUENT | RICH, WEALTHY |
EFFLUENT | POLLUTING WASTE |
CONFLUENCE | A FLOWING TOGETHER OF RIVERS |
PREHEND | TO SEIZE |
APPREHENSIVE | ANXIOUS ABOUT THE FUTURE |
PREHENSILE | ADAPTED FOR GRASPNG |
REPREHENSIBLE | DESERVING OF CRITICISM |
PURG | TO CLEAN |
EXPURGATE | TO REMOVE OBJECTIONABLE PARTS |
PURGATIVE | PURIFYING |
PURGE | TO GET RID OF SOMETHING UNWANTED |
PURGATORY | A PLACE OF TEMPORARY MISERY |
ACRIMONIOUS | SHARP IN NATURE, RANCOROUS |
CLUD/CLUS | TO CLOSE |
OCCLUSION | A BLOCKAGE |
PRECLUDE | TO PREVENT |
RECLUSE | ONE WHO IS REMOVED FROM OTHERS |
VIV | TO LIVE OR BE ALIVE |
CONVIVIAL | FOND OF FEASTING, DRINKING, COMPANIONSHIP |
REVIVIFY | TO BRING BACK TO LIFE |
VIVACIOUS | LIVELY |
VIVSECTION | AN OPERATION ON A LIVING ANIMAL |
PEL/PULS | TO MOVE OR TO DRIVE |
COMPEL | TO URGE OR DRIVE WITH FORCE |
EXPEL | TO KICK OUT OR REMOVE |
REPULSION | A FEELING OF DISGUST |
BEHEMOTH | SOMETHING OF GREAT SIZE OR POWER |
MOR | DEATH |
MORIBUND | IN THE PROCESS OF DYING |
MORTIFY | TO HUMILIATE |
LUC | LIGHT |
TRANSLUCENT | PARTLY TRANSPARENT |
ELUCIDATE | TO EXPLAIN |
PAN | ALL |
PANACEA | A CURE-ALL |
PANDEMONIUM | AN UPROAR |
MAL | BAD |
MALEVOLENT | SHOWING ILL WILL |
MALIGN | TO MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS |
ADAMANT | IMPERVIOUS, INFLEXIBLE |
LOG | WORD, SPEECH, REASON |
EULOGY | A SPEECH FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS DIED |
MONOLOGUE | A SPEECH BY 1 PERSON |
NEOLOGISM | A NEW WORD |
EU | GOOD OR WELL |
EUPHORIA | A FEELING OF WELL-BEING |
CURR/CURS | TO RUN |
CONCURRENT | HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME |
CURSORY | QUICKLY DONE |
DISCURSIVE | RAPIDLY CHANGING TOPIC |
CARN | FLESH OR MEAT |
CARNAGE | GREAT DESTRUCTION |
CARNIVOROUS | MEAT-EATING |
COAGULATE | TO CLOT OR THICKEN |
UND | WAVE OR WAVES |
INUNDATED | FLOODED, OVERFLOWED |
UNDULANT | WAVY |
REDOUND | TO REFLECT |
SACR/SANCT | HOLY |
SACROSANCT | SUPER HOLY |
SANCTION | TO GIVE APPROVAL TO |
SANCTUARY | A HOLY PLACE OR ONE OF SAFETY |
LOC/LOQUE | TO TALK |
LOQUACIOUS | OVERLY TALKATIVE |
COLLOQUIAL | INFORMAL IN STYLE OR TONE |
CIRCUMLOCUTION | TALKING AROUND A SUBJECT |
ELOCUTION | EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING |
DESICCATED | DRIED UP |
VIR | MAN |
TRIUMVIRATE | A LEADERSHIP OF 3 |
VIRILITY | ENERGETIC MANHOOD |
VIRTUOSITY | GREAT SKILL IN MUSIC |
VAL | STRENGTH |
PREVALENT | WIDESPREAD |
VALOROUS | BRAVE |
VALIDATE | TO MAKE VALID, TO APPROVE |
SOLV/SOLU | TO FREE, LOOSEN, OR RELEASE |
ABSOLVE | TO SET FREE FROM AN OBLIGATION OR GUILT |
SOLUBLE | ABLE TO DISSOLVE IN WATER |
RESOLVE | TO DEAL WITH SUCCESSFULLY |
EMULATE | TO IMITATE |
ANT/ANTI | OPPOSITE |
ANTIPATHY | SEVERE HATRED |
ANTITHESIS | THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF |
STRING/STRICT | TO DRAW TIGHT/TO BIND |
CONSTRICT | TO MAKE NARROW OR TO LIMIT |
TORS/TORT | TO TWIST OR TO WIND |
EXTORT | TO GET BY FORCE OR THREATS |
TORTUOUS | HAVING MANY TWISTS |
PLAC | TO SOOTHE OR CALM |
PLACID | PLEASANTLY CALM |
PLACEBO | FALSE MEDICATION |
IMPLACABLE | INCAPABLE OF BEING PLEASED |
FASTIDIOUS | METICULOUS, DEMANDING |
FUND/FUS | TO POUR OUT OR TO MELT |
PROFUSION | AN ABUNDANCE |
VERB | WORD |
VERBOSE | OVERLY WORDY |
VERBATIM | WORD FOR WORD |
IMPECUNIOUS | POOR |
GENUFLECT | TO KNEEL AS A SIGN OF RESPECT |
PAC/PEAS | PEACE |
EFFUSIVE | EMOTIONAL |
IMPECUNIOUS | POOR |
SUPER/SUR | ABOVE |
SURPASS | TO EXCEED |
SUPERSEDE | TO REPLACE IN POWER |
SURMOUNT | TO PREVAIL |
MUT | CHANGE |
IMMUTABLE | UNCHANGEABLE |
TRANSMUTE | TO CHANGE TO ANOUTHER FORM OR SUBSTANCE |
PLE | TO FILL |
REPLETE | ABUNDANTLY FILLED |
DEPLETE | TO USE UP |
PRESTIDIGITATOR | A MAGICIAN |
SCIOPHANT | A SUCK-UP |
MIT/MIS | TO SEND |
APATHETIC | SHOWING NO EMOTION |
SYCOPHANT | A SUCK-UP |
PHAN | TO APPEAR |
PHANTASM | A GHOST |
PANTHEON | ALL OF THE GODS |
IRKSOME | ANNOYING |
MONOTHEISM | THE BELIEF IN ONE GOD |
PUT | TO THINK OR BELIEVE |
TERR/TERRA | EARTH |
ADEPT | HIGHLY SKILLED |
INEPT | INCOMPETENT |
CADAVER | A DEAD BODY |
BEFUDDLED | CONFUSED |