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Vocabulary p 124
English Class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acrophobia | fear of being at a great height |
| agoraphobia | fear of open spaces |
| anglophopia | dislike of england |
| claustrophobia | fear of enclosed or narrow spaces |
| germanphobia | dislike of germany or the germans |
| hydrophobia | dread of water |
| monophobia | fear of being alone |
| phobia | fear; dread; aversion |
| photophobia | aversion to light |
| xenophobia | aversion to foreigners |
| russophobe | one who dislikes russia or the russians |
| philanthropist | lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare |
| philanthropy | love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes |
| philatelist | stamp collector |
| philatelist | collection and study of stamps |
| philharmonic | pertaining to a musical orginization, such as a symphony orchestra (orginally loving music) |
| philhellenism | support of greece or the greeks |
| philogyny | love of women |
| philology | study (love) of language and literature |
| philosopher | lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason |
| anglophile | supporter or england or the english |
| audiophile | one who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction |
| biblophile | lovers of books |
| francophile | supporter of france or the french |
| sinophile | supporter of china or the chinease |
| misandry | hatred of males |
| misanthrope | hater of humanity |
| misantrhopy | hatred of humanity |
| misogamy | hatred or marriage |
| misogyny | hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion |
| misoneism | hatred or anything new |
| dysentery | inflamation of the large intestine |
| dysfunction | abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body |
| dyslexia | impairment of the ability to read |
| dyslogistic | expressing disapproval or censure; uncomplimentart |
| dyspepsia | difficulty in swallowing |
| dysphasia | speech difficulty resulting from brain injury |
| dysphoria | sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction |
| dystopia | imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful |
| dystrophy | faulty nutrition, muscle disorder |
| eugenics | science dealing with improving hereditart qualities |
| eulogize | write or speak in praise of someone |
| eupepsia | good digestion |
| euphonious | pleasing in sound |
| euphoria | sense of great happiness or well-being |
| euthanasia | controversial practice or mercifully putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease |
| euthenics | science dealing with improving living conditions |
| macro | computer instruction standing for a series of steps |
| marcocosm | great world; universe, little world; epitome; reproduction or of a larger unity |
| macron | horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is places is long |
| macroscopic | large enough to be visible to the naked eye |
| microbe | microscopic life form; microorganism; germ |
| microbivide | agent that destroys microbes |
| microdont | having small teeth |
| microgram | millionth of a gram |
| micrometer | millionth of a meter; instruction for measuring small lengths |
| microorganism | microscopic animal or plant |
| microsecond | millionth of a second |
| microsurgery | surgery with the aid of microscopes and minute intruments or laser beams |
| microvolt | millionth of a volt |
| microwatt | millionth of a watt |
| microwave | very short elctromagnetic wave |
| amoral | not moral; without sense of moral responsibility |
| amorphous | without (having no) definite form; shapeless; unorganized |
| anarchy | total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder |
| anemia | lack of a normal number of red blood cells |
| anesthesia | loss of feeling or sensation resulting from either, chloroform, novocaine, etc. |
| anesthetic | drug that produces anesthesia |
| anhydrous | destitute of (without) water |
| anomaly | deviation from the common rule |
| anamalous | not normal; abnormal |
| anonymous | nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin |
| anoxia | deprivation or (state of being without) oxygen |
| apnea | temporary cessation or breathing |
| aseptic | free from disease-causin mivroorganisms |
| asymptomatic | showing no symptoms of disease |
| atheism | godlessness; denial of the existence of a supreme being |
| atrophy | lack of growth, as from disuse, or malnourishment, enlargement of a body part, as from overuse |
| atypical | unlike the typical |
| monarchy | rule by a single person |
| monochromatic | of one color |
| monocle | eyeglass for one eye |
| monogamy | marriage with one mate at a time |
| monogram | two or more letters interwoven to represent a name |
| monograph | written account of a single thing or class of things |
| monolith | single stone of large size |
| monolithic | massive and rigidly uniform |
| monolog | long speech by one person |
| monomania | excessive concentation on one idea or subject |
| monomorphic | having a single form |
| monosyllabic | having one syllable |
| monotheism | belief that there is one god |
| monotonous | continuing in an unchanging tone |
| polyarchy | rule by many; government having three or more ruler |
| polychromatic | having a variety of colors |
| polygamy | marriage to severaly people at the same time |
| polyglot | speaking several languages |
| polygon | closed plane figure having, literally, many angles and therefore many sides |
| polymorphic | having various forms |
| polyphonic | having many sounds or voices |
| polysyllabic | having more than three syllables |
| polytechnic | dealing with many applied sciences and technical arts |
| polytheism | belief that there is a plurality of gods |
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