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greek elements 1-10
honors english 10
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| authentic adj. | genuine;real;reliable;trustworthy |
| autobiography n. | story of a persons life written by the person himself or herself |
| autocrat n. | ruler exercising self-derived, absolute power;despot;dictator |
| autograph n. | person's signature written by himself or herself |
| automatic adj. | acting by itself; self regulating |
| automation n. | technique of making a process self-operating by means of built-in electronic controls |
| automaton n. | purely mechanical person following a routine; robot |
| autonomous adj. | self-governing;independent;sovereign |
| autonomy n. | right of self-government; independence;sovereignty |
| autopsy n. | medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; postmortem examination |
| aristocracy n. | government or country governed by a small priviledged upper class 2. ruling class of nobles; nobility;privilegded class; gentry |
| autocracy n. | government or country governed by one individual with self-derived,unlimited power |
| bureaucracy n. | goverenment by bureaus or groups of officials;administration characterized by excessive red tape and routine |
| democracy n. | government or country governed by the people;rule by the majority |
| plutocracy n | government or country governed by the rich |
| technocracy n | government or country governed by technical experts |
| aristocrat n | 1. advocate of aristocracy 2. member of the aristocracy; noble; patrician |
| Democrat n | member of the Democratic Party |
| demagogue (n) | political leader who stirs up the ppl for personal advantage; rabble-rouser |
| democratic (adj) | based on the principles of democracy, or government by the ppl |
| democratize (v) | make democratic |
| epidemic (adj) | (literally, "among the ppl" ) affecting many ppl in an area at the same time; widespread |
| epidemic (n) | outbreak of a rapidly spreading, contagious disease affecting many ppl at the same time; plague; rash |
| panacea (n) | remedy for all ills; cure-all; universal remedy; elixir |
| Pan-American (adj) | of or pertaining to all the countries of North, South, and Central America |
| pandemonium (n) | (literally, "abode of all the demons, " i.e.hell) wild uproar; very noisy din; wild disorder; tumult; racket |
| panoply (n) | complete suit of armor; complete covering or equipment; magnificent array |
| panorama (n) | complete, unobstructed view |
| pantomime (n) | dramatic performance that is all signs and gestures without words |
| anachronism (n) | error in chronology or time order |
| chronicle (n) | historical account of events in the order of time; history; annals |
| chronological (adj) | arranged in order of time |
| chronology (n) | arrangement of data or events in order of time of occurrence |
| synchronize (v) | cause to agree in time; make stimultaneous |
| kleptomania (n) | insane impulse to steal |
| mania (n) | 1. madness; insanity 2. excessive fondness; craze |
| maniac (n) | raving lunatic; mad or insane person; crackpot |
| maniacal (adj) | characterized by madness; insane; raving |
| pyromania (n) | insane impulse to set fires |
| encyclopedia (n) | (literally "well-rounded rearing of a child) work offering alphabetically arranged information on various branches of knowledge |
| orthopedic (adj) | (literally, " of the straight child") having to do with orthopedics, the science dealing with the correction and prevention of deformities, esp in children |
| pedagogue (n) | (literally, "leader of a child") teacher of children |
| pedagogy (n) | art of teaching |
| pediatrician (n) | physician specializing in the treatment of babies and children |
| pediatrics (n) | branch of medicine dealing with the care, development, and diseases of babies and children |
| orthodontist n | dentist specializing in orthodontics, a branch of denistry dealing with straightening and adjusting of teeth |
| orthodox adj | generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved conservative |
| orthopedist n | physician specializing in the correction and prevention of deformities, especially in children |
| unorthodox adj | not orthodox; not in accord with accepted, standard or approvoed belief or practice ; unconventional; heretical |
| genealogy n | history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor;lineage;pedigree |
| genesis n | birth or coming into being of something;origin |
| heterogeneous adj | differing in kind; dissimilar;not uniform; varied |
| homogeneous adj | of the same kinda;similar; uniform |
| homogenize v | make homogeneous |
| barometer n | instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probably weather changes |
| chronometer n | instrument for measuring time very accurately |
| diameter n | straight line passing through the center of a body or figure from one side to the other; length of such a line; thickness; width |
| meter n | 1. device for measuring 2. unit of measure in the metric system; 39.37 inches |
| odometer n | instrument attached to a vehicle for measuring the distance transversed |
| photometer n | instrument for measuring intensity of light |
| speedometer n | instrument for measuring speed; tachometer |
| symmetry n | correspondence in measurements; shape etc, on opposite sides of a dividing line; well-balanced arrangement of parts; harmony; balance |
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