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SATVocab3.7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| panegyric | a statement of high praise |
| paradigm | an example or model |
| pernicious | causing great harm |
| sardonic | distainfully or ironiclly humorous |
| equanimity | quality of being calm and even tempered |
| pejorative | words that belittle or speak negatively of someone |
| sonorous | producing a deep, full sound |
| permeated | spread or flowing throughout |
| venerated | highly respected |
| fastidious | possessing high attention to detail, difficult to please |
| anachronism | something out of place in time or sequence |
| gesticulating | making gestures while speaking |
| caustic | vetingly sarcastic or witty |
| deleterious | having a harmful effect |
| malfeasance | wrong doing or misconduct |
| philanthropy | effort to increase the well being or mankind. phil--love; anthropoes--indicates man or woman |
| phonography | the science of transcribing speech by using elements of sounds. phono--sound; graphy--writing |
| telethermoscope | apparatuss for recording distance of temperature. Tele--distance; thermos--heat; scope--indicates obkect for observing |
| polychromatophilla | susceptibility to staiing with more than one type of dye as in diseased red blood cells. poly--many; chromos--color; phila--love/acceptance |
| phototelegraph | to transmit words or graphics photos--light; tele--distance; graph--writing |
| Greek Root: phil | love |
| Greek root: anthropos | indicates man or woman |
| Greek root: phono | sound |
| Greek root: graph or graphy | writing |
| Greek root: tele | distance |
| Greek root: thermos | heat |
| Greek root: scope | indicates object for observing |
| Greek root: poly | many |
| Greek root: chromos | colors |
| Greek root: phila or phil | love/acceptance |
| Greek root: photos | light |
| Greek root: tele | distance |