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Latin III
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acrophobia | abnormal fear of high places |
| agoraphobia | fear of open places |
| audiophile | one interested in high fidelity sound production |
| balletomania | extreme enthusiasm for ballet |
| bibliomania | craze for acquiring books, esp. rare ones |
| bibliophile | a person who loves books or collecting them |
| bibliophobe | someone with hatred, fear, mistrust of books |
| claustrophobia | fear/dread of enclosed/narrow spaces |
| dipsomaniac | a person with uncontrollable craving for alcoholic beverages |
| hemophiliac | a person, who due to genetic defects, has a tendency to bleed from minor injuries |
| kleptomaniac | a person who has a persistent neurotic impulse to steal (even if they don't need it) |
| mania | exaggerated enthusiasm, mad impulse, craze |
| megalomania | mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur, wealth, power, etc. |
| monomania | derangement of the mind on one subject only |
| phobia | abnormal and persistent fear, dread or hatred |
| photophilic | light-loving, requiring abundant sunlight |
| photophobia | painful sensitivity to sunlight |
| photophobic | shunning light, light hating |
| pyromaniac | person with insane impulse to start fires |
| xenophobia | unreasonable fear or hatred of strangers/foreigners |