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English Vocabulary
English Vocabulary from "Vocab for College..."
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Adonis | very handsome young man |
| aegis | shield or protection; sponsorship |
| amazon | tall, strong, bold woman |
| ambrosial | exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell |
| atlas | book of maps |
| auroral | pertaining to or resembling the dawn; rosy; radiant |
| bacchanalian | jovial or wild with drunkenness |
| Cassandra | one who prophesies doom or disaster; pessimist |
| chimerical | fantastic; unreal; impossible; absurd |
| Draconian | cruel; harsh; severe; ironhanded |
| echolalia | automatic and immediate repetition of what others say |
| elysian | delightful; blissful; heavenly |
| eristic | prone to controversy; disputatious |
| fauna | animal life |
| flora | plant life |
| forum | medium or place for open discussion and expression of ideas |
| hector | bully; intimidate with threats |
| herculean | very difficult |
| hermetic | airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious |
| iridescent | having colors like the rainbow |
| jovial | jolly; merry; good-humored |
| labyrinthine | full of confusing passageways; intricate; complicated |
| laconic | using words sparingly; terse |
| lethargic | unnatrually drowsy; sluggish; dull |
| lucullan | sumptuous; luxurious |
| marathon | long-distance footrace of 26 miles |
| martial | pertaining to war; warlike |
| mentor | wise and trusted adviser |
| mercurial | quick; vivacious; active; lively |
| myrmidon | obedient and unquestioning follower |
| narcissistic | in love with oneself; excessively fascinated and gratified by one's qualities |
| nectar | something exceptionally delicious to drink |
| nemesis | due punishment for evil deeds |
| odyssey | long series of wanderings or travels |
| olympian | majestic; godlike; lofty |
| paean | song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph |
| palladium | safeguard; protection |
| panic | sudden, overpowering terror |
| philippic | bitter denunciation; tirade |
| plutocratic | having great influence because of one's wealth |
| procrustean | cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity |
| protean | exceedingly variable; readily assuming different forms or shapes |
| pyrrhic | ruinous; gained at too great a cost |
| saturnine | heavy; dull; sullen; gloomy; morose |
| siren | dangerous, attractive woman |
| solon | legislater; wise lawgiver |
| spartan | marked by simplicity of avoidance of comfort |
| stentorian | very loud |
| stygian | infernal; especially dark; gloomy |
| tantalize | excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease |
| terpsichorean | pertaining to dancing |
| thespian | pertaining tot he drama or acting |
| titanic | of enormous strength, size, or power |
| acrophobia | fear of being at a great height |
| agoraphobia | fear of open spaces |
| anglophobia | dislike of england or the english |
| claustrophobia | fear of enclosed or narrow spaces |
| Germanophobia | dislike of Germany or the Germans |
| hydrophobia | dread of water; rabies |
| monophobia | fear of being alone |
| phobia | fear; dread; aversion |
| photophobia | aversion to the light |
| xenophobia | aversion to foreigners |
| russophobe | one who dislikes russia or russians |
| philanthropist | lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare |
| philanthrophy | love of humanity |
| philatelist | stamp collector |
| philately | collection and study of stamps |
| philharmonic | pertaining to a musical organization |
| philhellenism | support of Greece or the Greeks |
| philogyny | love of women |
| philology | love of language and literature |
| philosopher | lover of, searcher for, wisom or knowledge |
| anglophile | supporter of english or England |
| audiophile | lover of high-fidelity sound reporduction |
| bibliophile | lover of books |
| francophile | lover of France or the French |
| Sinophile | supporter of China or the Chinese |
| misandry | hatred of males |
| misanthrope | hater of humanity |
| misanthropy | hatred of humanity |
| misogamy | hatred of marriage |
| misogyny | hatred of women |
| misology | hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion |
| misoneism | hatred of anything new |
| dysentery | inflammation of the large intestine |
| dysfunction | abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body |
| dyslexia | impairment of the abillity to read |
| dyslogistic | expressing disapproval or censure; uncomplimentary |
| dyspepsia | difficult digestion; ill humor |
| dysphagia | 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 |
| distrophy | faulty nutrition; muscle disorder |
| eugenics | science dealing with improving hereditary qualities |
| eulogize | write or speak in praise of someone |
| eupepsia | good digestion |
| euphemism | substitution of a "good" expression for an unpleasant one |
| euphonious | pleasing in sound |
| euphoria | sense of great happiness or well-being |
| euthanasia | controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffereing from an incurable, painfully distressing disease |
| euthenics | science dealing with improving living conditions |
| macro | computer instruction standing for a series of steps |
| macrocosm | great world; universe |
| macron | horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long |
| macroscopic | large enough to be visible to the naked eye |
| microbe | microscoping life form |
| microbicide | agent that destroys microbes |
| microdont | having small teeth |
| microfilm | film of very small size |
| microgram | millionth of a gram |
| micrometer | millionth of a meter |
| microorganism | microscopic animal or plant |
| microsecond | millionth of a second |
| microsurgery | surgery with the aid of microscopes and minute instruments or laser beams |
| microvolt | millionth of a volt |
| microwatt | millionth of a watt |
| microwave | very short electromagnetic waves |
| amoral | not moral |
| amorphous | without definite shape |
| anarchy | total absence of rule or government |
| anemia | lack of a normal number of red blood cells |
| anesthesia | loss of feeling or sensation |
| anesthetic | drug that produces anesthesia |
| anhydrous | destitute of (without) water |
| anomaly | deviation from the common rule |
| anomalous | not normal; abnormal |
| anonymous | nameless |
| anoxia | deprivation of oxygen |
| apnea | temporary cessation of breathing |
| aseptic | free from disease-causing microorganisms |
| asymptomatic | showing no symptoms of disease |
| atheism | godlessness; denial of the existence of a Supreme Being |
| atrophy | lack of growth, as from disuse, disease, or malnourishment |
| athypical | unlike the typical |
| monarchy | rule by a single person |
| monocrhomatic | of one color |
| monocle | eyeglass for one eye |
| mongamy | marriage with more than 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 |
| monologue | long speech by one person |
| monomania | excessive concentration on one idea or subject |
| monomorphic | having a single form |
| monosyllabic | having one syllable |
| monotheism | believe that there is but one god |
| monotonous | continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying |
| polyarchy | rule by many; government having three or more rulers |
| polychromatic | having a variety of colors; multicolored |
| polygamy | marriage to several people at the same time |
| polyglot | speaking several languages; person whom speaks several languages |
| polygon | closed plane figure having 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 |
| anthropology | science dealing with the origin, races, customs and beliefs of humankind |
| bacteriology | science dealing with the study of bacteria |
| biology | study of living organisms |
| cardiology | science dealing with the actions and diseases of the heart |
| criminology | scientific study of crimes and ciminals |
| dermatology | science dealing with the skin and its diseases |
| ecology | science dealing with the relation of living things to their environment and to each other |
| ethnology | branch of anthropology dealing with races, origins, distributions, culture, etc. |
| genealogy | study of the descent of a person or family from its' ancestor |
| geology | science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks |
| meteorology | study of the weather and atmosphere |
| neurology | study of the nervous system and its diseases |
| paleontology | science dealing with life in the remote past as is recorded in fossils |
| pathology | science dealing with the nature and causes of diseases |
| petrology | study of rocks |
| physiology | science dealing with the functions of living things and their organs |
| psychology | science of the mind |
| sociology | study of evolution, development, and functioning of human society |
| technology | use of schience to achieve a practical purpose; applied science |
| theology | study of religion and religious data |
| abiogenesis | spontaneous generation |
| amphibious | able to live both on land and water |
| antibiotic | germ-killing substance produced by or derived from a microorganism |
| autobiography | story of a persons' life written by that person |
| biochemistry | chemistry dealing with chemical compounds and processes in living plants and animals |
| biocidal | destructive to life or living things |
| biodegradable | capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by microorganisms |
| biogenesis | development of life from preexisting life |
| biography | story of a person's life written by another person |
| biometry | statistical analysis of biological data |
| biopsy | diagnostic examination of a peice of tissue from the living body |
| biota | plants and animals living in a region |
| microbe | microscopic life form; microorganism; germ |
| symbiosis | living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms |
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