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Word Clues 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anthrop | man:mankind |
| phil | love |
| miso | hate |
| biblio, bibl | book |
| phon | sound |
| graph,gram | write;draw;describe;record |
| scop,scept,skept | look at;examine |
| eu- | good;well |
| caco- | bad;ill |
| mega-, megalo- | large; long |
| tele-, tel-, telo- | far; distant |
| teleo-, tel- telio, telo- | end; result; completion |
| -mania | madenss for |
| -phobia | dread of |
| anthropophobiac | afriad of people |
| philanthropy | generous concern for human welfare |
| misanthrope | hating mankind |
| bibliomaniac | excessive fondness for aquiring and possessing books |
| euphonious | pleasant in sound |
| cacography | bad handwriting |
| megaphone | cone shaped device for magnifying the voice |
| microscopic | very small |
| telegraph | any system for transmitting messages and symbols to a distinct place |
| bibliophile | a person who loves to collect books |
| symphony | an elaborate instrumental composition |
| megalomaniac | a person who has an obsession with extravagant or grand things |
| skeptical | showing doubt |
| aphonic | noiseless; silent |
| anthropophagi | eaters of human flesh |
| philanderer | carry on flirtations |
| misoneism | hatred or dislike of what is new or represents change |
| bibliotheca | a library |
| phonograph | any sound producing machine using records |
| graphology | the study of handwriting |
| scope | extent or range of view |
| euphoria | a state of intense happiness and self confidence |
| cacophony | harsh distortance of sound |
| macron | a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation |
| arch | rule;govern |
| dem | people |
| gen | kind; race; origin |
| gon | angle |
| gyn | woman |
| log | idea;word |
| archae- | ancient |
| hetero- | various; unlike |
| homo- | same |
| olig- | few |
| pan-, panto- | all |
| poly- | many |
| anarchy | a state of society without government or law |
| archaeology | the study of historic and prehistoric peoples and their cultures |
| demography | the science of vital and social statistics |
| heterogeneous | different in kind |
| homogeneous | composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind |
| polygon | a closed plane figure having three or more straight sides |
| gynarchy | government by women |
| oligarchy | a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique |
| epidemic | affecting many persons at the same time |
| pandemic | prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the world |
| endemic | natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place |
| misogynist | a person who hates women |
| genealogy | a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person |
| diagonal | having an oblique direction |
| eulogy | a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing (funeral) |
| archetype | prototype |
| demagogue | a leader who gains power by arousing the emotions of the people |
| genesis | beginning |
| octagon | a polygon having 8 angles and 8 sides |
| gynephobia | an abnormal fear of women |
| logogram | a symbol for a frequently reoccurring word or phrase |
| heterodox | not in accordance with the established opinions |
| homonym | two words that are pronounced the same but spelled differently |
| oligophagous | eating only a few types of food |
| panorama | an unobstructed and wide few of an extensive area in all directions |
| theo | god |
| geo | earth |
| helio | sun |
| dyn, dynam | power; force |
| chron | time |
| chrom | color |
| meter | measure |
| center | center |
| cycl | circle |
| mono- | one |
| bi- | two |
| iso- | equal |
| ortho- | correct; right; straight |
| -latry | worship |
| -mancy | divination; prophecy |
| polytheist | the belief in many gods |
| geology | the science that deals with the history, the rocks, and the changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing |
| heliolatry | worship of the sun |
| isodynamic | equality of force |
| chronometer | a timepiece designed for highest accuracy |
| monochrome | painting or drawing in different shades of a single color |
| heliocentric | measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun |
| bicycle | ... a bike |
| diarchy | government in which power is invested in two rulers or authorities |
| perimeter | the border of a 2D figure |
| bibliomancy | divination by means of a book |
| symmetry | duh |
| eccentric | deviating from customary character |
| orthophonic | reproducing sound authentically |
| geometry | you are taking it this year |
| theocracy | form of government in which god is the supreme civil ruler |
| heliotherapy | treatment of disease by means of sunlight |
| dynasty | a sequence of rulers from the same family |
| chromatics | the science of colors |
| centerpiece | an ornamental object used in a central position |
| cyclone | tornado |
| monocle | an eyeglass for one eye |
| biceps | biceps |
| dialogue | conversations between two or more persons |
| orthodontics | LOOK IN YOUR MOUTH |
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