FIG | figure | figurative | adj. | metaphorical, ornate |
figment | n. | something invented, made up, or fabricated |
effigy | n.－ | a crude figure representing a hated person |
configuration | n. | form, arrangement of parts or elements |
ANN/ENN | year | perennial | adj. | continuing, everlasting |
millennium | n. | era of earthly paradise, thousand years |
annuity | n. | yearly payment, annual payment |
superannuated | adj. | worn out, aged |
biannual | n./adj. | twice each year |
biennial | n./adj. | for two years |
EV | age | coeval | adj./n. | simultaneous, of the same age |
longevity | n. | length of life, long life |
medieval | adj. | antiquated, of the Middle ages |
primeval | adj. | ancient, elder |
CORP | body | incorporate | a./vi/vt | similar organization |
corporal | adj. | bodily, army |
corpulent | adj. | fat |
corporeal | adj. | bodily |
TANG/
TACT | touch | tangible | adj. | discernible by the touch; palpable |
tangential | adj. | in the direction of a tangent |
tactile | adj./n. | perceptible to the sense of touch |
intact | adj. | uninjured; not impaired in any way |
CODI/
CODE | code | codex | n. | handwritten book |
codicil | n. | amendment |
codify | vt. | list |
decode | vt.－ | explain |
SIGN | mark
note | assignation | n. | appointment |
resign | n./v. | accept |
signatory | n. | consigner |
signet | n./vt | stamp |
QUADR/
QUART | four | quartile | n. | The value of the boundary at the 25th, 50th, or 75th percentiles of a frequency distribution divided into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population. |
quadriplegic | n./adj. | disability |
quadrille | n. | A square dance of French origin composed of five figures and performed by four couples.
Music for this dance in 6/8 and 2/4 time. |
quadruple | n./vt/vi | fourfold |
TESSAR/
TETR | four | tetrahedron | n. | a polyhedron with four faces |
tetracycline | n. | a broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H 24N 2O 8 |
tetrarch | n. | one of four joint rulers, a subordinate ruler |
tetragon | n. | a four-sided polygon; a quadrilateral |
