| Question |
Answer |
| acrophobia |
fear of being at a great height |
| agoraphobia |
fear of open spaces |
| anglophopia |
dislike of england |
| claustrophobia |
fear of enclosed or narrow spaces |
| germanphobia |
dislike of germany or the germans |
| hydrophobia |
dread of water |
| monophobia |
fear of being alone |
| phobia |
fear; dread; aversion |
| photophobia |
aversion to light |
| xenophobia |
aversion to foreigners |
| russophobe |
one who dislikes russia or the russians |
| philanthropist |
lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare |
| philanthropy |
love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes |
| philatelist |
stamp collector |
| philatelist |
collection and study of stamps |
| philharmonic |
pertaining to a musical orginization, such as a symphony orchestra (orginally loving music) |
| philhellenism |
support of greece or the greeks |
| philogyny |
love of women |
| philology |
study (love) of language and literature |
| philosopher |
lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason |
| anglophile |
supporter or england or the english |
| audiophile |
one who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction |
| biblophile |
lovers of books |
| francophile |
supporter of france or the french |
| sinophile |
supporter of china or the chinease |
| misandry |
hatred of males |
| misanthrope |
hater of humanity |
| misantrhopy |
hatred of humanity |
| misogamy |
hatred or marriage |
| misogyny |
hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion |
| misoneism |
hatred or anything new |
| dysentery |
inflamation of the large intestine |
| dysfunction |
abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body |
| dyslexia |
impairment of the ability to read |
| dyslogistic |
expressing disapproval or censure; uncomplimentart |
| dyspepsia |
difficulty in swallowing |
| dysphasia |
speech difficulty resulting from brain injury |
| dysphoria |
sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction |
| dystopia |
imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful |
| dystrophy |
faulty nutrition, muscle disorder |
| eugenics |
science dealing with improving hereditart qualities |
| eulogize |
write or speak in praise of someone |
| eupepsia |
good digestion |
| euphonious |
pleasing in sound |
| euphoria |
sense of great happiness or well-being |
| euthanasia |
controversial practice or mercifully putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease |
| euthenics |
science dealing with improving living conditions |
| macro |
computer instruction standing for a series of steps |
| marcocosm |
great world; universe, little world; epitome; reproduction or of a larger unity |
| macron |
horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is places is long |
| macroscopic |
large enough to be visible to the naked eye |
| microbe |
microscopic life form; microorganism; germ |
| microbivide |
agent that destroys microbes |
| microdont |
having small teeth |
| microgram |
millionth of a gram |
| micrometer |
millionth of a meter; instruction for measuring small lengths |
| microorganism |
microscopic animal or plant |
| microsecond |
millionth of a second |
| microsurgery |
surgery with the aid of microscopes and minute intruments or laser beams |
| microvolt |
millionth of a volt |
| microwatt |
millionth of a watt |
| microwave |
very short elctromagnetic wave |
| amoral |
not moral; without sense of moral responsibility |
| amorphous |
without (having no) definite form; shapeless; unorganized |
| anarchy |
total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder |
| anemia |
lack of a normal number of red blood cells |
| anesthesia |
loss of feeling or sensation resulting from either, chloroform, novocaine, etc. |
| anesthetic |
drug that produces anesthesia |
| anhydrous |
destitute of (without) water |
| anomaly |
deviation from the common rule |
| anamalous |
not normal; abnormal |
| anonymous |
nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin |
| anoxia |
deprivation or (state of being without) oxygen |
| apnea |
temporary cessation or breathing |
| aseptic |
free from disease-causin mivroorganisms |
| asymptomatic |
showing no symptoms of disease |
| atheism |
godlessness; denial of the existence of a supreme being |
| atrophy |
lack of growth, as from disuse, or malnourishment, enlargement of a body part, as from overuse |
| atypical |
unlike the typical |
| monarchy |
rule by a single person |
| monochromatic |
of one color |
| monocle |
eyeglass for one eye |
| monogamy |
marriage with one mate at a time |
| monogram |
two or more letters interwoven to represent a name |
| monograph |
written account of a single thing or class of things |
| monolith |
single stone of large size |
| monolithic |
massive and rigidly uniform |
| monolog |
long speech by one person |
| monomania |
excessive concentation on one idea or subject |
| monomorphic |
having a single form |
| monosyllabic |
having one syllable |
| monotheism |
belief that there is one god |
| monotonous |
continuing in an unchanging tone |
| polyarchy |
rule by many; government having three or more ruler |
| polychromatic |
having a variety of colors |
| polygamy |
marriage to severaly people at the same time |
| polyglot |
speaking several languages |
| polygon |
closed plane figure having, literally, many angles and therefore many sides |
| polymorphic |
having various forms |
| polyphonic |
having many sounds or voices |
| polysyllabic |
having more than three syllables |
| polytechnic |
dealing with many applied sciences and technical arts |
| polytheism |
belief that there is a plurality of gods |
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