Vocab 1st Semester
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- psychology
- study of the mind, behavior
- theologian
- one who studies religion
- paleontology
- study of fossils, dinosaurs
- philatelist
- stamp collector
- realist
- one who sees the world as it is
- synopsis
- a shortened version, a summary
- literacy
- ability to read and write
- legacy
- an inheritance, what you leave for others
- mortal
- can die
- anthropology
- study of people, civilization
- transsexual
- one who undergoes a gender change
- transparent
- can see through it
- androgyny
- refers to both or either gender
- integrate
- to mix groups naturally
- erotophobia
- fear of being touched (molested)
- benevolent
- kind, nice
- translucent
- allows light to cross through
- amphibian
- uses land and water
- atronomy
- scientific study of stars, etc. "star naming"
- euthanize
- a perform a mercy killing
- monotheism
- belief in one god
- ovine
- deals with sheep
- synechdoche
- refers to part as the whole thing or vice versa
- literate
- can read and write
- theocracy
- a government centered around religion
- licit
- legal and moral
- vocation
- career, a calling
- transient
- nomadic, often moving around
- egregious
- oustandingly bad; anti-social
- monarchy
- a government with a crowned, sole ruler
- solicit
- to approach for business
- asterisk
- a small star for noting
- unequivocal
- very clear, direct
- desegregate
- to end segregation
- omniscient
- all-knowing
- monotone
- a voice with one pitch
- incredible
- can't be believed
- credulous
- wants to believe, gullible
- antechamber
- a room at the front
- alarmist
- one who worries needlessly, constantly
- benefactor
- a sponsor, supporter
- philately
- stamp collecting
- masochist
- one who enjoys receiving pain
- synthetic
- fake, artificial
- genealogy
- study of family trees
- calligraphy
- beautiful, elegant handwriting
- benevolence
- kindness
- benign
- harmless, not dangerous
- syndactyl
- web-footed, fingered
- polymorph
- something that can change its shape
- Sinophile
- one who loves China/Japan and Chinese/Japanese things
- morgue
- a place for storing the dead
- discredit
- to show as being wrong
- astronomical
- very expensive, high
- hemophilia
- an illness where blood won't clot
- monotonous
- boring, has no variety
- xenophobia
- fear of alieans, foreigners, strangers
- solicitous
- scared, apprehensive
- perennial
- comes back every year
- monocle
- an eyeglass
- vociferous
- loud, gabby, chit-chatty
- bovine
- deals with cattle
- monomania
- obsessed with one idea
- philanthropist
- one who loves people
- seedling
- a young plant, just sprouted
- theist
- one who has a god
- pyrophobia
- fear of fire
- license
- a permit
- biology
- study of living things
- agnostic
- one who doesn't know for sure
- illiterate
- can't read and write
- omnibus
- a collection, hodge podge; a vehicle for all
- privilege
- a special right "private law"
- transaction
- a business deal
- syndactylism
- the characteristic of having webbed fingers and toes
- graphite
- lead in a pencil
- philology
- a love of languages
- Russophile
- one who loves Russia and Russian things
- demographics
- mapping of people
- transvestite
- a crossdresser
- polysyllabic
- a word with many syllables; articulate, has a large vocabulary
- paramour
- a mistress
- choreography
- organized movement of a group (chorus)
- dermatology
- study of skin
- pedophile
- one who loves/abuses children
- impotent
- powerless
- posthumous
- after one's death and burial
- anterior
- the front of
- amphora
- a jar, vase with 2 handles
- cartography
- mapmaking
- inkling
- a small idea, a hint, a clue
- paraplegic
- crippled below the waist
- polytheism
- belief in many gods
- benediction
- a blessing/prayer at the end
- postnatal
- at the back of the nose
- incredulity
- doubt
- astrology
- study of stars, planets, and how they affect us
- opitimist
- one who thinks postively
- portable
- can be carried
- euphoria
- a very pleasant feeling
- alliteration
- repeat a letter of the alphabet for effect (consonant)
- groundling
- a peasant, low-class person
- segregate
- to split into groups
- monochromatic
- has one color; dull, boring
- solicitor
- a British lawyer
- relegate
- to assign a job, task
- disaster
- a terrible event (predicted by the stars)
- exeunt omnes
- all leave, the play is over
- etymology
- study of word origins
- monarch
- a crowned, sole ruler
- foundling
- a baby left for others
- ambidextrous
- both left and right handed
- incantation
- a special religious, magical phrase "the magic words"
- claustrophobia
- fear of small, closed areas
- theomaniac
- one who is obsessed with religion; thinks he's god
- mysophobia
- fear of germs
- bibliophile
- one who loves books
- triskaidekaphobia
- fear of the number 13
- technophile
- one who loves expensive technology
- illicit
- illegal and immoral
- monotheism
- belief in one god
- transcript
- an official written copy
- meteorology
- study of the weather
- moratorium
- a ban; stopping a practice
- postpartum
- after giving birth (delivery)
- polygyny
- one male with many females
- hireling
- one used for small tasks
- posterior
- the back, rear of
- p.m.
- afternoon; post meridiem
- hatchling
- a baby that just hatched
- zoophobia
- fear of animals
- terminology
- jargon; words from a certain field
- suckling
- a baby still nursing
- immortal
- can't die
- ambivalent
- attracts and repels; causes mixed feelings
- ornithology
- study of birds
- credentials
- papers to prove you
- credible
- can be believed
- licentious
- loose morally
- neurology
- study of the nervous system
- polyglot
- one who can speak 3 or more languages; a place with many languages
- monolithic
- solidly united as one
- omnipotent
- all-powerful
- aggregate
- randomly mixed together
- yearling
- a mammal that just matured, about 12 months old
- topography
- map altitude or lack of it
- monophobia
- fear of being alone
- hydrophobia
- fear of water; rabies
- per annum
- per year; a yearly salary
- creed
- your set of beliefs
- paramount
- the best, highest
- graffiti
- humorous, political writing in public
- serpentine
- deals with snakes, coiling, treacherous
- philologist
- one who has a love for languages
- oxymoron
- a 2-word paradox
- optician
- one who makes glasses
- polygraph
- "many writings" lie detector
- amphitheater
- a stage surrounded by an audience
- omnipresent
- everywhere
- ambiance
- the mood, atmosphere
- paragon
- model, standard of excellence
- legal
- within the law
- bon voyage
- have a nice trip
- necrophiliac
- one who is obsessed with corpses
- parameter
- set of rules
- eureka
- a greek shout of delight; if found it
- incomparable
- matchless
- canticle
- a sacred, traditional song
- A.D.
- anno domini; the year of our lord
- licensee
- one who gets a permit
- fingerling
- a baby fish
- acrophobia
- fear of heights
- sibling
- brother/sister
- utopia
- a perfect world
- synthesize
- to blend, mix together (abstract)
- geology
- study of rocks, earth
- avocation
- a hobby
- literal
- word for word, real, actual; concrete
- philander
- to cheat on the spouse
- anteroom
- a room at the front
- credence
- belief, honesty, truth
- antennae
- feelers on a bug, radio, tv
- feline
- deals with cats
- sesquicentennial
- 150 years
- monophobia
- fear of being alone
- duckling
- a baby duck
- theology
- study of religion
- illegal
- not within the law
- ad astra por alia porci
- motto of John Steinbeck; to the stars on the wings of a pig
- monogram
- a set of initials
- pathology
- study of the causes of disease/deth
- philter
- a love potion, drink
- idealist
- one who sees the world as it could be
- omnivore
- an animal that eats all foods
- mortify
- to humiliate
- nepotist
- one who hires relatives
- antecedent
- a noun replaced by a pronoun
- polydactylism
- the disorder where someone has extra fingers, toes
- necrophilia
- an obsession with corpses
- recant
- to take back in public
- ominous
- scary threatening
- entomology
- study of bugs
- centennial
- 100 years
- philanderer
- one who cheats on the spouse
- graphology
- study of handwriting
- scatology
- study of body waste; the use of body waste as humor
- transgender
- one who undergoes a gender change
- Anglophile
- one who loves England and English things
- canophobia
- fear of dogs
- credulity
- the desire to believe
- pessimist
- one who thinks negatively
- moribund
- dying out, approaching death
- provocative
- stimulating; causes a reaction
- portage
- a place to carry the canoe
- gymnophobia
- fear of being naked
- herbivore
- an animal that eats plants only
- ambivert
- both outgoing and withdrawn
- hydrophilic
- needs constant moisture
- ad astra avis porci
- motto of John Steinbeck; to the stars on the wings of a pig
- euthanasia
- a mercy killing
- kindling
- small bits of wood
- gosling
- a baby goose
- piscine
- deals with fish
- a.m.
- ante meridiem; before noon
- accredited
- certified, approved by authority
- colleague
- a partner, co-worker
- lupine
- deals with wolves, leacheous, naughty, hungry
- arachibutyrophobia
- fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
- hematophobia
- fear of blood
- rigor mortis
- the hardening of the body after death
- paradigm
- a good example, starting point
- beneficiary
- one who get the $, goods, etc.
- synthesizer
- instrument for fake sounds
- optometrist
- one who prescribes glasses
- polydemic
- native to many areas
- annual
- once a year; a yearbook; a flower that blooms once a year
- parasites
- one who lives off others
- illiteracy
- inability to read and write
- princeling
- a young prince in waiting; a place ruled by a prince
- euphemism
- a nice word or phrase for a harsh one
- delegate
- to assign a job, responsibility, honor
- millenium
- 1000 years
- per diem
- per day; a daily allowance
- canine
- deals with dogs
- sado-masochist
- one who enjoys giving and getting pain (s-m)
- underling
- one who is beneath you in rank
- euphony
- a very pleasant sound
- pro bono
- for mans good; for free, no charge
- legitimate
- ok by the authorities
- eulogy
- a speech at a funeral
- vociferate
- to talk loud and gabby
- parity
- balance, equality
- homophobia
- fear of gays or lesbians
- carnivore
- an animal that eats meat only
- congregate
- to meet as a group with a purpose
- gynecology
- study of female medicine
- vocal
- outspoken,spoken, sung
- bon appetit
- have a nice meal
- antenna
- a feeler on a bug, radio, tv
- comport
- to carry yourself; to be composed
- cantina
- a tavern for water/singing
- ambiguity
- the property of having 2 meanings
- convocation
- a large meeting "called together"
- hemophiliac
- one who's blood won't clot
- incredulous
- doubtful, doesn't believe easily; shocked, amazed
- literally
- really actually
- ante
- to bet $ in cards
- equine
- deals with horses
- postlude
- music, chapter, scene after the end
- annuity
- a yearly allowance (already yours)
- phrenology
- study of the skull, forehead
- deport
- to ship out of (person)
- sapling
- a young tree
- audiophile
- one who loves expensive listening
- bicentennial
- 200 years
- monolith
- a towering, pointing rock formation
- atheist
- one who has no god
- ambiguous
- has 2 meanings; confusing
- biannual
- twice a year
- elicit
- to draw out of (abstract)
- graphic
- explicit, detailed
- synonym
- words with the same meaning
- enchanted
- touched by magic
- export
- to ship out of (products)
- agoraphobia
- fear of open areas, outdoors
- invocation
- a prayer at the beginning
- agraphia
- inability to write
- import
- to ship into (products)
- chant
- a short, repeating response
- eulogize
- to give a speech at a funeral
- sadist
- one who enjoys giving pain
- leonine
- deals with lions, loud, boastful
- polychromatic
- has many colors
- philadelphia
- the city of brotherly love
- opthalmologist
- an eye doctor
- postnatal
- after giving birth
- p.s.
- post script; an afterthough "after the signature"
- monomaniac
- one obsessed with one idea
- paraphrase
- to translate into easier words
- Francophile
- one who loves France and French things
- porcine
- deals with pigs
- revoke
- to call back
- chanticleer
- a french rooster
- portmanteau
- a 2-sided trunk, suitcase, a new word from 2 words
- morbid
- deals with death
- videophile
- one who loves expensive viewing/movies
- polydactyl
- has many digits; extra fingers, toes
- antebellum
- before the civil war (1860)
- ad astra per aspera
- the motto of kansas; to the stars through difficulty
- phraseology
- your overall level of language, word choice
- monosyllabic
- a word with one syllable; has a small vocabulary
- polyandry
- one female with many males
- astrology
- study of stars and how they affect us
- par
- average, normal
- polygamy
- has many (3+) spouses, mates
- transgression
- breaking a law/rule
- assonance
- repeat a letter of the alphabet for effect (vowel)
- nestling
- a baby still in the nest; one who is too dependent on their parents
- ex post facto
- refers to law made after the crime
- archaeology
- study of culture, tools, artifacts
- gregarious
- friendly, social, prefers groups
- disparity
- a lack of balance, equality
- porter
- one who carries luggage, messages
- changeling
- a baby switched at birth
- equivocal
- confusing, indirect; beat around the bush
- monogamy
- having one spouse/mate
- zoology
- study of animals
- obliterate
- to erase, destroy completely
- postmortem
- after death, autopsy
- illegitimate
- not ok by the authorities
- fledgling
- a young bird learning to fly; rookie
- paradox
- a statement that contradicts itself, but it's true
- transcend
- to spread across boundaries/borders (abstract)
- parable
- a story that teaches a leasson/ moral (universal)
- biennial
- every two years
- cantor
- a song leader
- gatophobia
- fear of cats
- eugenics
- crossbreeding for improvement
- equivocate
- to talk in an indirect confusing way
- oncology
- study of cancer