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Vocabulary 5-6

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Amicable Friendly; peaceable
amity friendship; friendly relations
enamored In love with; charmed by
inimical 1. harmful 2. hostile; unfriendly
odious hateful; distasteful
bibliophile A lover of books
philanthropy 1. Goodwill to fellow human beings 2. A charitable gift, act, or organization
phobia strong irrational fear
acrophobia Fear of heights
hydrophobia 1.fear of water 2. rabies
xenophobia fear of hatred of what is strange or foreign, or of foreigners
appease to calm; to satisfy by making concessions or giving into demands
pacific peaceful; serene
pacify to calm; make quiet
antipathy a hatred or dislike
apathy 1. Lack of feeling, energy, or interest
empathy the ability to identify with someone else and understand the person's situation of feelings
pathological 1. Referring to pathology, the study of disease 2. caused by disease
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 please
placate to calm; to pacify; to appease
placid showing calmness, peacefulness, or composure.
Created by: DylanSilva1
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