CET6

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