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vocab 5-6

TermDefinition
amicable friendly; peaceable
amity friendship; friendly relations
enamored in love with; charmed by
inimical harmful; hostile, unfriendly
odious hateful; distasteful
bibliophile a lover of books
philanthropy goodwill to fellow human beings; a charitable gift, act, or organization
phobia strong, irrational fear
acrophobia "at the farthest point" (fear of heights)
hydrophobia fear of water; rabies
xenophobia fear or hatred of what is strange or foreign, of or foreigners
appease to calm; to satisfy by making concessions or giving into demands
pacific peaceful, serene
pacify to calm, to make quiet; to end with war or violence
antipathy a hatred or dislike
apathy lack of feeling, energy or interest; indifference
empathy the ability to identify with someone else and understand that person's situation of feelings
pathological referring to pathology, the study of disease; caused by disease; abnormal in behavior
pathos a feeling of sympathy; a quality that arouses pity or tenderness
misogamy hatred of marriage
misogyny hatred of women
dysentery severe diarrhea
dyslexia a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. it is a deficit in the phonological component of language and is characterized by poor spelling and decoding abilities
covet to crave or desire, especially something belonging to someone else
cupidity greed; avarice
complacent self-satisfied; smug
implacable impossible to calm or appease
placate to calm; to pacify =; to appease
placid showing calmness, peacefulness, or composure
Created by: katgross
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