Unit 14

CRYPT Greek“hidden”

Crypt: a room completely or partly underground, especially under main floor of church; a room or area in a large aboveground tomb

Encrypt: to convert into cipher; to convert a message into code

Cryptic: mysterious, puzzlingly by short; acting to hide or conceal

Cryptography: secret writing; the encoding and decoding of messages

AB/ABSLatin“from, away, off”

Abscond: to depart in secret and hide

Abstemious: restrained, especially in the consumption of food and alcohol

Abstract –(noun) a one page summary pulled out of an article in a medical or scientific journal Abstract – (adj.) thought of apart from concrete realities; theoretical; difficult to understand Abstract

Abstruse: hard to understand; deep or complex Time Travel Worm Holes String Theory

PEDGreek“child”

Pedagogy: the art, science, or profession of teaching

Pedant: a formal, unimaginative teacher; a person who shows off his or her learning

Pediatrician: a doctor who specializes in the diseases, development, and care of children

TROPGreek tropos“turn, change”

Tropism: automatic movement by an organism unable to move about from place to place, especially a plant, that involves turning or growing toward or away from a stimulus

Entropy: the decomposition of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inactive uniformity; chaos, randomness On laundry day, my apartment looks like an entropic mess.

Heliotrope: any of a genus of herbs or shrubs having small white or purple flowers

Psychotropic: acting on the mind

NEOGreek neos“new”

Neoclassic: relating to a revival or adaptation of the styles of ancient Greece and Roman, especially in music, art, architecture

Neolithic: of or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age, when polished stone tools were used

Neonatal: of or relating to babies in the first month after their birth

NOVLatin novus“new”

Novice: one who has no previous training or experience in a specific field or activity; beginner OR a new member of a religious order

Novel: new and not resembling something formerly known or used; original and striking, especially in conception or style

Innovation: a new idea, device, or method; the introduction of new ideas, devices, or methods

Supernova: the explosion of a star that causes it to become extremely bright; something that explodes into prominence or popularity

POS – to put or place Com/pos/e a song… Put it together

Impose – to “put upon” by taking unfair advantage; to establish as a charge or penalty

Juxtapose – to place side by side

Transpose – to change the position; to move from one place to another “The number is: ” “Okay- that is: , right?” “No- you have transposed the last two digits.”

Superimpose- to put or place one thing over something else

TEN - hold A tenant “holds” an apartment by renting it, unless of course they are evicted.

Tenure- the amount of time a person holds a job; the right to keep (hold onto) a job

Tenacious – stubborn or determined in clinging to something The tenacious child refused to share the basketball.

Tenable – worthy of being held or defended; reasonable

Tenet – a widely held principle or belief, especially one held in common by members of a group or profession “First do no harm” is a tenet of medical professionals throughout the world.