English Vocab: Odyssey
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- polyglot
- person who speaks several languages
- anesthesia
- loss of feeling or sensation resulting from either, chloroform, novocaine, etc.
- dysentery
- inflammation of the large intestine
- morphology
- 1. branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants 2. form and structure of an organism or any of its parts
- euphoria
- sense of great happiness or well-being
- eupepsia
- good digestion
- hydrophobia
- 1. dread of water 2. rabies
- misogamy
- hatred of women
- telepathy
- transference of the thoughts and feelings of one person to another by no apparent means of communication
- Anglophile
- supporter of England or the English
- osteopath
- practitioner of osteopathy (treatment of diseases by manipulation of bones, muscles, nerves, etc.)
- dystrophy
- 1. faulty nutrition 2. muscle disorder
- dystopia
- imaginary place where living condition are dreadful
- dyspepsia
- 1. difficult digestion; indigestion 2. ill humor; disgruntlement
- eulogize
- write of speak in praise of someone
- monogamy
- marriage with on mate at a time
- amorphous
- without (having no) definite form; shapeless; unorganized
- pathetic
- arousing pity
- audiophile
- one who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction
- monarchy
- rule by a single person
- acrophobia
- fear of being at a great height
- apathy
- lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement; indifference
- philatelist
- stamp collector
- photophobia
- aversion to light
- polygon
- closed plane figure having, literally, many angles and therefore many sides
- polygamy
- marriage to several people at the same time
- anemia
- lack of a normal number of red blood cells
- empathy
- complete understanding of another's feelings, motives, etc.
- dyslogistic
- expressing disapproval or censure; uncomplimentary
- polyphonic
- having many sounds or voices
- dysphasia
- speech difficulty resulting from brain injury
- anhydrous
- destitute of (without) water
- anarchy
- total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
- euthenics
- science dealing with improving living conditions
- polytechnic
- dealing with many applied sciences and technical arts
- misoneism
- hatred of anything new
- polytheism
- belief that there is a plurality of gods
- Sinophile
- supporter of China or the Chinese
- anonymous
- nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin
- anomaly
- deviation from the common rule
- bibliophile
- lover of books
- philately
- collection and study of stamps
- euphonious
- pleasing in sound
- polymorphic
- having various forms
- anoxia
- deprivation of (state of being without) oxygen
- monolog(ue)
- long speech by one person
- monocle
- eyeglass for one eye
- anthropomorphic
- attributing human form or characteristics to beings not human, especially gods
- xenophobia
- aversion to foreigners
- monophobia
- fear of being alone
- polychromatic
- having a variety of colors; multicolored; variegated
- dysphagia
- difficulty in swallowing
- monochromatic
- of one color
- 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
- polysyllabic
- having more than three syllables
- asymptomatic
- showing no symptoms of disease
- monomania
- excessive concentration on one idea or subject
- misology
- hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion
- anesthetic
- drug that produces anesthesia
- pathos
- quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness
- apnea
- temporary cessation of breathing
- endomorphic
- having a form deriving largely from the embryo's inner layer; having a heavy body build
- homeopathy
- treatment of desease with minute doses of a remedy that, if given in massive doses to healthy persons, would produce effects like those of the disease
- misanthropy
- hatred of humantiy
- pathological
- due to disease
- sympathy
- sharing of ("feeling with") another's trouble; compassion
- Francophile
- supporter of France or the French
- polyarchy
- rule by many; government having three or more rulers
- dimorphous
- occurring under two distinct forms
- polygot
- speaking several languages
- agoraphobia
- fear of open spaces
- metamorphosis
- change of form
- heteromorphic
- exhibiting diversity of form
- amorphous
- having no definite form; shapeless; unorganized
- monotonous
- continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
- philanthropy
- love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes
- philosopher
- lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason
- atheism
- godlessness; denial of existence of Supreme Being
- misandry
- hatred of males
- philharmonic
- pertaining to a musical organization, such as a symphony orchestra (originally, "loving music")
- monolithic
- massive and rigidly uniform
- antipathy
- aversion ("feeling against"); dislike
- philology
- study (love) of language and literature
- monosyllabic
- having one syllable
- dysfunction
- abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body
- philanthropist
- lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare
- monomorphic
- having a single form
- monotheism
- belief that there is one God
- pathogenic
- causing disease
- misanthrope
- hater of humanity
- claustrophobia
- fear of enclosed or narrow spaces
- atypical
- unlike the typical
- dyslexia
- impairment of the ability to read
- philhellenism
- support of Greece or the Greeks
- psychopathic
- 1. pertaining to mental disease 2. insane
- anomalous
- not normal; abnormal
- euphemism
- substitution of a "good" expression for and unpleasant one. Example: sanitation for garbage collection
- eugenics
- science dealing with improving hereditary qualities (e.g., of the human race)
- monomorphic
- having a single form
- amoral
- not moral; without a sense of moral responsibility
- aseptic
- free from disease-causing microorganisms
- dysphoria
- sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction
- Anglophobia
- dislike of England or the English
- euthanasia
- controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffering form an incurable, painfully distressing disease (litterally, "advantageous death")
- Germanophobia
- dislike of Germany or the Germans
- phobia
- fear; dread; aversion
- Russophobe
- one who dislikes Russia or the Russians