Levine Vocab
pgs. 107-112, 114-117, 135-136, 69-75, 75-79
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- philately
- collection and study of stamps
- polychromatic
- having a variety of colors
- monochromatic
- one color
- amorphous
- having noe definint form
- polygamy
- marriage to several people at the same time
- anhydrous
- destitute, without water
- scent
- smell
- dyslexia
- impairment of the ability to read
- philatelist
- stamp collector
- eminent
- standing out
- Claustrophobia
- fear of enclosed or marrow spaces
- Germanophobia
- dislike of Germany or the Germans
- philosopher
- lover of wisdom or knowledge
- misanthrope
- hate of humanity
- earthy
- down to earth
- dysphagia
- difficulty in swallowing
- geneaology
- a person's or family's descent
- agoraphobia
- fear of open spaces
- loathe
- have an intens aversion to; detes
- ethereal
- of the heavens, celestial
- xenophobia
- adversion to foreigners
- pungent
- sharp in smell or taste
- sublimate
- redirect the energy, purify, refine
- eulogize
- write or speak in preais of somone
- eminence
- high rank
- vertex
- farthest point opposite the base
- precipice
- very steep or overhanging place
- precipitous
- steep, hasty, rash
- menial
- low, mean
- endomorphic
- having a form deriving largely form the embryo's inner layer
- anticlimax
- abrupt decline from the dignified, comedown
- declivity
- downward slope
- monomorphic
- having a single form
- progenitor
- forefather
- acme
- highest point
- chasm
- deep breach
- audiophile
- one who is enthusiastic about high fidelity sound reproduction
- pathogenic
- causing diseas
- philanthropist
- lover of humanity
- Anglophile
- supporter of england or the english
- anoxia
- deprivation of oxygen
- apogee
- farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
- acclivity
- upward slope
- dyspepsia
- difficult digestion
- pathological
- due to disease
- dysentery
- inflammation of the large intestine
- dimorphous
- occurring under two distinct forms
- amorphous
- without definite form
- atheism
- godlessness
- dystrophy
- faulty nutrition, muscle disorder
- Anglophobia
- dislike of England or the English
- philology
- study of language and literature
- dregs
- most worthless part
- morphology
- branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants
- humility
- freedom form pride
- atrophy
- lack of growth
- anesthetic
- drug that produces anesthetic
- fragrant
- having a pleasant odor
- monophobia
- fear of bieng alone
- heteromorphic
- exhibiting divesity of form
- preeminent
- standing out above the other
- metamorphosis
- change of form
- Sinophile
- Supporter of China or the Chinese
- climactic
- arranged in order of increasing force
- dystophia
- imaginary place where living conditions are dreaful
- monolithic
- MASSIVE AND RIGIDLY
- involuntary
- not done of one's own free will
- unsavory
- unpleasant to taste or smell
- profound
- very deep
- anthropomoriphic
- attributing human form or characteristic to beings not human
- malodorous
- ill smelling
- antipathy
- aversion
- phobia
- fear, dread
- dysphasia
- speech difficulty resulting from brain injury
- misoneism
- hatred of anything new
- polygon
- closed plane figure having many angles and many sides
- polymorphic
- having various forms
- euthenics
- science dealing with improving living conditions
- consummate
- perfect, superb
- reek
- emit a strong disagreeable smell
- dysfunction
- abnormal functioning, as an organ of the body
- omotonous
- continuing in an unchanging tone
- abyss
- bottomless depth
- photophobia
- adversion to light
- rancid
- unpleasant smell from being spoiled or stale
- progeny
- offspring
- monolith
- single stone of large size
- monograph
- written account of a single thing
- euthanasia
- controversial pratice of mercifully puttiong to death a person suffering from a painful incurable disease
- incense
- substance yielding a pleasant odor when burned
- amoral
- not moral
- anesthesia
- loss of feeling from medicine
- polyarchy
- rule by many
- empathy
- complete understanding of another's feelings
- monolog(ue)
- long speech by one person
- aroma
- pleasant odor
- monocle
- eyeglass for one eye
- polytechnic
- dealing with many applied sciences and technical arts
- polytheism
- many gods
- monomania
- excessive concentration of one subject
- noisome
- offensive smell
- volition
- will
- misogyny
- hatred of women
- Francophile
- supporter of France or the French
- humiliate
- lower the pride
- misogamy
- hatred of marraige
- alacrity
- cheerful willingness
- gentility
- good manners, gentry, upper class
- scent (v)
- get a suspicion
- sibling
- one of two or more children of a family
- kith/kin
- friends and relatives
- olfactory
- pertaning to the sense of smell
- misanthropoy
- hatred of humanity
- humble
- lo position, not proud, modest
- telepathy
- transference of the toughts and feeling of one person to another by no apparent means of communication
- abysmal
- deep, profound
- anomalous
- not normal
- paternal
- of or like a father
- polyglot
- speaking several languages
- dysphoria
- sense of great unhappyness
- eugenics
- science dealing with improving hereditary qualities
- monosyllabic
- having one syllable
- maternal
- like a mother
- empathy
- complete understanding of another's feeling
- aseptic
- free from disease causing microorganisms
- Zenith
- highest point, peak
- eupepsia
- good digestion
- consanguinuity
- blood relationship
- fusty
- stale smelling, old fashioned
- monarchy
- rule by a single person
- fraternal
- like a brother
- aromatic
- sweet sented
- abject
- deserving contempt
- monotheism
- belief that there is one God
- anomaly
- deviation from the common rule
- acrophobia
- fear of being at a great height
- apnea
- temporary cessation of breathing
- misology
- hatred of argument
- loath
- unwilling
- atypical
- not typical
- exalt
- lift up with joy, pride
- bibliophile
- lover of books
- misandry
- hate of males
- philogyny
- love of women
- osteopath
- practitioner of osteopathy
- apathy
- lack of feeling
- filial
- of or like a son or daughter
- euphemism
- substitution of a good expression for an unpleasant one
- pathetic
- arousing pity
- polyphonic
- having many sounds
- philharmonic
- pertaining to a musical organization
- nadir
- lowest point
- anarchy
- total absence of rule or govt.
- monogamy
- marriage with one mate at a time
- anemia
- lack of a normal number of red blood cells
- asymptomatic
- showing no symptoms of disease
- polysyllabic
- having more than three syllables
- dyslogistic
- expressing disapproval of censure
- euphoria
- sense of great happiness
- euphonious
- pleasing in sound
- monomorphic
- having single form
- sympathy
- sharing of another's trouble
- nepotism
- favoritism to relative by those in power
- rank
- having a strong, bad odor
- psychopathic
- insane
- monogram
- two or more latter interwoven to represent a name
- philanthropy
- love of humanity
- sublime
- elevated, noble
- pathos
- quality in drama, speech, literature, music or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness
- hydrophobia
- dread of water, rabies
- homeopathy
- treatment of disease with minute doeses of a remedy
- plumb
- get to the bottom of
- anonymous
- nameless
- putrid
- stinking form decay
- ravine
- deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
- philhellenism
- support of Greece or the Greeks
- aversion
- strong dislike