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word roots 17&18
reading
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bibliophobia | dread or hatred of books |
| biblioklept | one who steals books |
| bibliography | a list of books |
| bibliology | history and science of books as physical objects |
| bibliophile | lover of books |
| bibliomania | an excessive preoccupation with books |
| kleptomania | persistent craving to steal |
| graphomania | obsessive desire to write |
| monomania | an obsession with one object or idea |
| anthropoid | resembling man |
| philanthropy | love of mankind |
| anthropology | study of mankind |
| anthropometer | a device used to measure the proportions of the human body |
| anthroponomy | natural laws of human development as they relate to the environment |
| anthropatic | relating human feelings to something not human. |
| mono | one |
| biblio | book |
| graph/grapho | write, written |
| klept/klepto | to steal |
| mania | intense, craving, loss for reason |
| phile | love, loving |
| phob | fear of |
| ia | condition |
| logy | study of, science |
| y | state of, quality, act; body |
| anthrop/anthropo | mankind, measure |
| nom | name, law, custom, order |
| path | feeling, disease |
| phil | love, loving |
| ic | like, related to |
| logy | study of, science |
| oid | resembling |
| y | state of, quality, act; body, group. |