Buckley 4.6-4.10 College Vocab Book
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- macro
- computer instruction standing for a series of steps
- macrocosm
- great world; universe
- macroscopic
- large enough to be visible to the naked eye
- macron
- horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long
- microbe
- microscopic life-form; microorganism; germ
- microbicide
- agent that destroys microbes
- microdont
- having small teeth
- microfilm
- film of very small size
- microgram
- millionth of a gram
- micrometer
-
1. millionth of a meter
2. instrument for measuring small lengths - 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
-
1. very short electromagnetic wave
2. microwave oven - amoral
- not moral; without a sense of moral responsibility
- amorphous
- without (having no) definite form; shapeless; unorganized
- anarchy
- total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
- anemia
- lack of a normal number of red blood cells
- anesthesia
- loss of feeling or sensation resulting from ether, chloroform, novocaine, etc.
- anesthetic
- drug that produces anesthesia
- anhydrous
- destitute of (without) water
- anomaly
- deviation from the common ruler
- anomalous
- not normal; abnormal
- ananymous
- nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin
- anoxia
- deprivation of (state of being without) oxygen
- apnea
- termorary 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
- atypical
- unlike the typical
- monarchy
- rule by a single person
- monochromatic
- of one color
- monocle
- eyeglass for one eye
- monogamy
- marriage with 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; obelisk
- 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
- belief that there is 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; variegated
- polygamy
- marriage to several people at the same time
- polyglot
- speaking several languages
- polygon
- closed plane figure having, literally, many angles and therefore many sides
- polymorphic
- having various forms
- polyphonic
- having many sounds or vioces
- polysyllabic
- having more than three syllables
- poloytechnic
- dealing with many applied sciences and technical arts
- polythesim
- belief that there is a plurality of gods