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Word Power Chapter11
Kirklin and Bruley's Classes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Martinet | rigid disciplinarian |
| Sycophant | one who seeks favor by flattering people; bootlicker |
| Dilletantte | person who dabbles in the arts for amusement |
| Virago | violent, bad-tempered, scolding woman |
| Chauvinist | a person excessively devoted to his or her own beliefs |
| Monomaniac | a person obsessed with one thing; a one track mind |
| Iconoclast | one who sneers at established traditions or beliefs |
| Atheist | one who disbelieves in God |
| Lecher | a promiscuous person (usually male) |
| Hypochondriac | a person that has imaginary illnesses or body ailments |
| Sykon | fig |
| Phanein | to show |
| Dia | through |
| Diaphanous | describing material that is filmy, gauzy, or see through |
| Diletarre | to delight |
| Tyro | inexperienced beginner |
| Virtuoso | one who is exceptional in a field, highly |
| Libretto | the story of an opera |
| Concerto | a musical composition |
| Vir | man |
| Termagant & Harridan | synonyms for Virago |
| Patriotic | to be normally proud of one’s country |
| Pater/patris | father |
| Mony | from the Roman Goddess Juno Moneta who guarded the temples of finance |
| Patrimony | an inheritance from one’s father |
| Onyma | name |
| Patronymic | a name formed from the father’s name (usually with –son on the end) |
| Syn | with or together |
| Synonym | a word similar in meaning to another |
| Anti | against |
| Antonym | a word of opposite meaning |
| Homos | the same |
| Homonym/ Homophone | a word that sounds like another but has different meanings |
| Paternity | fatherhood |
| Patriarch | a man in a ruling position; head of the family |
| Archein | to rule |
| Caedo | to kill |
| Patricide | the killing of one’s father |
| Mater/Matris | mother |
| Matriarch | the mother |
| Maternity | motherhood |
| Maternal | motherly |
| Matron | an older woman, usually out of child |
| Alma | spirit, soul |
| Alma Mater | the school or college from which one has graduated |
| Matrimony | marriage |
| Matricide | the killing of one’s mother |
| Sui | oneself |
| Suicide | the killing of oneself |
| Frater/fratris | brother |
| Fratricide | killing of one's brother |
| Soror | sister |
| Sororicide | killing of one's sister |
| Homicide | the killing of another person |
| Murder | implies intent and premeditation |
| Manslaughter | accidental and without intent |
| Rex, regis | king |
| Regicide | killing of a ruler |
| Uxor | wife |
| Uxoricide | killing of one’s wife |
| Maritus | husband |
| Mariticide | killing one's husband |
| Infans/ Infantis | baby |
| Infanticide | killing a baby |
| Genos | race, kind |
| Genocide | the killing of a whole race or nation |
| Parricide | the killing of either or both parents |
| Fraternize | to have a brotherly relationship with |
| Fraternal | brotherly |
| Fraternity | a men’s organization usually found in college |
| Sorority | a women's organization |
| Uxorious | describing a man who caters to his wife’s every wish and demand |
| Marital | referring to marriage |
| Extramarital | referring to something outside of the marriage |
| Premarital | referring to something that happens before a marriage |
| Regal | splendid, fit for a king |
| Regalia | the dress or insignia of royalty or the military |
| Monos | one |
| Dipsa | thirst |
| Dipsomania | more commonly referred to as alcoholism |
| Klepte | thief |
| Kleptomania | a morbid compulsion to steal |
| Pyros | fire |
| Pyromania | an obsession with setting fires |
| Incendo, incensus | to set fire |
| Incendiary | a typically antisocial person who sets fires for revenge |
| Ardo, arsus | to burn |
| Arson | the felony of setting fire to property for monetary gain |
| Megas | big, large |
| Megalomania | morbid delusions of grandeur, power, and importance |
| Phobia | morbid fear |
| Claustrum | enclosed space |
| Claustrophobia | fear of enclosed spaces |
| Agora | market place |
| Agoraphobia | dread of open spaces |
| Akros | highest |
| Acrophobia | fear of heights |
| Eikon | a religious image |
| Klaein | to break |
| Theo | God |
| Gnostos | known |
| Agnostic | does not believe or disbelieve in God |
| Diagnosis | knowing through testing or screening |
| Prognosis | a prediction of how a disease or disorder will develop |
| Monotheism | belief in one God |
| Polytheism | a belief in many Gods |
| Pan | all |
| Pantheism | the belief that God is everything in the universe, not in man’s image |
| Theology | the study of God or religion |
| Hypos | under |
| Chondros | the cartilage of the breastbone |
| Hypothyroidism | one who has an under |
| Hypotension | abnormally low blood pressure |
| Hyper | over |
| Hypercritical | one who is excessively fault |
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