Vocabulary - Quiz 1
1. belie
transitive verb
a. To give a false representation to; misrepresent
b. To show to be false; contradict
(from Middle English bilien, from Old English beleogan, to deceive with lies)
2. circumlocution
noun
a. The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language
b. evasiveness in speech or writing
c. a roundabout expression
(roots: circum - around loqui - to speak)
3. deciduous
adjective
a. shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season
b. falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth
c. not lasting; ephemeral
(roots: de - down from cadere - to fall)
4. lexicon
noun
a. a dictionary
b. a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary
(from Greek "lexikon", word)
5. diffident
adjective
Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid
(dif/dis: away Faith in one's self has been taken away.)
6. loquacious
adjective
Very talkative; garrulous
(from Latin: loqui - to speak)
7. metamorphosis
noun
1. a marked change in appearance, character, condition or function; a transformation
2. (biology) - change in the form and often habit of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage; i.e - a tadpole into a frog
(meta - change morph - shape; form)
8. equinox
noun
1. either of the two times during a year when the sun crosses the celestial equator and when the length of day and night are approximately equal
2. either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator
(equi - equal nox - night)
9. bellicose
adjective
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament
(bell - war)
transitive verb
a. To give a false representation to; misrepresent
b. To show to be false; contradict
(from Middle English bilien, from Old English beleogan, to deceive with lies)
2. circumlocution
noun
a. The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language
b. evasiveness in speech or writing
c. a roundabout expression
(roots: circum - around loqui - to speak)
3. deciduous
adjective
a. shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season
b. falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth
c. not lasting; ephemeral
(roots: de - down from cadere - to fall)
4. lexicon
noun
a. a dictionary
b. a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary
(from Greek "lexikon", word)
5. diffident
adjective
Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid
(dif/dis: away Faith in one's self has been taken away.)
6. loquacious
adjective
Very talkative; garrulous
(from Latin: loqui - to speak)
7. metamorphosis
noun
1. a marked change in appearance, character, condition or function; a transformation
2. (biology) - change in the form and often habit of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage; i.e - a tadpole into a frog
(meta - change morph - shape; form)
8. equinox
noun
1. either of the two times during a year when the sun crosses the celestial equator and when the length of day and night are approximately equal
2. either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator
(equi - equal nox - night)
9. bellicose
adjective
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament
(bell - war)
