Vocabulary Words by Essence

Trajectory

essence12 — 2015-11-09 15:06:49 UTC

Definition: The path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.

Synonym: course

Antonym: deviation

Part of speech: noun

Own sentence: The cruise ship’s trajectory will include overnight stops in Nassau and Freeport.

Root word: ject.

Prefix: tra-

Suffix: ory

2 words: projector, object

Conjecture

essence12 — 2015-11-09 20:36:06 UTC

Definition: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Synonym: guess

Antonym: know

Part of speech: noun

Own sentence: His conjecture about the cause of the accident was unfounded.

Root word: ject.

Prefix: con-

Suffix: ure

2 words: eject, reject

Revert

essence12 — 2015-11-09 20:56:59 UTC

Definition: return to

Synonym: go back

Antonym: continue

Part of speech: verb

Own sentence: She could not help but revert back to her old ways of smoking and doing drugs, which was not god for her.

Root word: vert

Prefix: re-

Suffix: none

2 words: invert, divert

Vertigo

essence12 — 2015-11-09 21:05:15 UTC

Definition: a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings

Synonym: shakiness

Antonym: steady

Part of speech: noun

Own sentence: He couldn't climb to the top of the lighthouse because the was experiencing vertigo.

Root word: vert

Prefix: none

Suffix: go

2 words: convert, introvert

Incontrovertible

essence12 — 2015-11-09 21:14:06 UTC

Definition: not open to question or dispute

Synonym: accurate

Antonym: changeable

Part of speech: adjective

Own sentence: After telling Nancy the incontrovertible facts, she realized that I was right and no longer debated me.

Root word: vert

Prefix: con-

Suffix: ible

2 words: avert, pervert

Anarchy

essence12 — 2015-11-09 21:23:25 UTC

Definition: a state of society without government or law

Synonym: chaos

Antonym: calm

Part of speech: noun

Own sentence: Many teenagers who hate following rules cry out for anarchy.

Root word: archy

Prefix: an

Suffix: none

2 words: monarchy, oligarchy

Hierarchy

essence12 — 2015-11-09 21:33:14 UTC

Definition: any system of persons or things ranked one above another

Synonym: ranking

Antonym: underclass

Part of speech: noun

Own sentence: The man could not marry the woman he loved because she was born in a level of social hierarchy that fell beneath his family’s rank.

Root word: archy

Prefix: ie-

Suffix: none

2 words: patriarchy, matriarchy

Eugenics

essence12 — 2015-11-09 21:45:36 UTC

Definition: the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species

Synonym: ancestory

Antonym: aqcuirement

Part of speech: noun

Own sentence: Due to Mark's belief in eugenics, he advocated the death of retarded children in order to prevent the birth of more disabled children.

Root word: eu

Prefix: none

Suffix: ic

2 words: eulogy, eugene

Euphiemism

essence12 — 2015-11-09 22:10:34 UTC

Definition: the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive

Synonym: pretense

Antonym: curt

Part of speech: noun

Own sentence: Beth used a euphemism to avoid using crude language to describe the condition of the service station rest room.

Root word: eu

Prefix: none

Suffix: ism

2 words: euphony, eudora

Euthenics

essence12 — 2015-11-09 22:17:23 UTC

Definition: a science concerned with bettering the condition of human beings through the improvement of their environment

Synonym: upgrade

Antonym: diminish

Part of speech: noun

Own sentence: If they had had more euthenics, they should have lived longer.

Root word: eu

Prefix: none

Suffix: ic

2 words: claqueur, deuce

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