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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EPITOME | (EPI- =on,upon + cut) a condensation of the whole |
| PHILOLOGY | the love of words |
| PHILANDER | to play around sexually, be promoscious, or have extramarital relations |
| PHILOSOPHY | love for wisdom |
| PHILADELPHIA | city of brotherly love |
| PHILHARMONIC | love of music or harmony |
| PHILTRE | love potion; aphrodisiac |
| APHRODISIAC | whatever arouses sexual desire |
| APHRODITE | greek goddess of love and beauty |
| BIBLIOPHILE | who loves books as collectibles |
| ANGLOPHILE(ANGLUS+PHILIEN) | admies and is fond of british people(English + love) |
| SEMANTICIST | determines the psychological cause and effect of what peole say n write |
| COMPANION(COM + PANIS) | (with + bread) |
| SOCIOLOGY(SOCIUS + LOGY) | (companion + science or study) |
| NOTUS(LATIN) | known |
| NOTORIOUS | widely but unfavourably known |
| NOTED | favourably known |
| SUMMUS(LATIN) | highest |
| CONSUMMATE | finished; perfect; artistic |
| CORRIGO | to correct or set straight |
| INCORRIGIBLE | beyond reform |
| VETUS(LATIN) | old |
| INVETERATE | from long standing habit |
| VETERAN | skilful |
| CONGENITAL | from birth |
| CHRONOS(GREEK) | time |
| CHRONIC | again & again |
| ANACHRONISM | someone or something beyond time |
| INCONGRUOUS(IN- + CON- + GRUOUS) | (negative + with + agree) something out of place |
| PATHOS | feeling |
| SYMPATHY | feeling or suffering with someone |
| ANTIPATHY | feelng against someone |
| APATHY | no feeling at all |
| EMPATHY | experience others' feelings as if you were them |
| PATHETIC | that arouses feeling |
| UNCONSCIONABLE | having no conscience |
| CONSCIENCE | scio- to know^ con- with^ ; knowledge wih a moral sense of right or wrong |
| CONSCIOUS | awareness of one's emotions or sensations |
| OMNISCIENT | all knowing |
| PRESCIENT | knowing about events before they occur |
| NESCIENT | knowing or ignorant |
| GLIB | slippery; glib liars have fluent tongues but they can fool only the most nescient |
| EGREGIOUS | stands out from the herd or flock of other bad things |
| GREX/GREGIS(LATIN) | herd or flock |
| GREGARIOUS | who likes to be with herd; enjoys comanionship |
| CONGREGATE | gather together |
| SEGREGATE | act of putting apart |
| AGREGATE | act of bringing individal items to or towards the herd or flock |
| PAR(LATIN) | equal |
| PARITY | equality |
| DISPARAGE | lower someone's par or feeling of equality |
| DISPARATE | essential or complete difference |
| PAIR | equal or similiar |
| PEERS | your peers are those equal to you as in age, positon |
| EQUIVOCATE(equal + VOX,VOCIS = voice) | purposely talk in such a way as to be vague and misleading |
| DOUBLE ENTENDRE(FRENCH) | double meaning |
| INEQUITY | injustice, unfairness |
| INIQUITY | wickedness, sinfulness |
| EQUINOX(equal + NOX,NOCTIS = night) | when day and night are of equal length; equal night |
| NOCTURNAL | that are active or flourish at night |
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