Etymology Final Exam Words
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copy deck
- anonymous
- without known author
- rheostat
- regulates electricity current
- caustic
- capable of eating away by chemical reaction; Sarcastic and severe.
- schism
- a separation into groups
- caconym
- a wrongly named thing
- epitome
- a representative or example of a class or type
- pseudonym
- false name
- nautical
- nautical relating to ships or navigation
- hemostat
- an agent that stops bleeding
- taxidermy
- stuffing dead animal skins
- pansophism
- claim to know everything
- Periodontia
- the branch of denistry that deals with the gums around teeth
- podiatry
- branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the foot
- clinometer
- measures slope
- misoneism
- hatred/fear of change
- chirogrpahy
- penmenship
- physiognomy
- the art of judging human character from facial features
- chiromancy
- the practice of art of telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hands
- cardoialgia
- heartburn
- pneumatic
- relating to air or gases
- myopia
- nearsightedness
- hemorrhage
- profuse bleeding
- polytechnical
- dealing with many industrial arts and applied sciences
- anolmaly
- deviation from the norm
- encephalitis
- inflammation of the brain
- photophilous
- growing/functioning best in strong light
- bicephalous
- having two heads
- osteotomy
- surgical divion of bone
- dactylogram
- fingerprint
- necrophilia
- obsessive fascination with death and corpses
- eccentric
- departing from a recognized pattern
- orthodontia
- orthodontics
- apnea
- temporary absence of breathing
- amorphous
- formless, shapeless
- asymmetrical
- unbalanced
- necropolis
- cemetary, graveyard
- pathos
- pity, feelings of sadness
- antipathy
- aversion, dislike
- autonomy
- independce, self-government
- empathy
- understanding, compassion
- psychosomatic
- all in the head, mental, emotional
- anomaly
- irregulairty, abnormality
- rhinoplasty
- nose job
- apathy
- lack of concern, laziness
- opthalmology
- eyes
- ornithology
- birds
- paleontology
- prehistoric forms of life through study of fossils
- parapsychology
- psychic phenomenon, ESP
- pathology
- nature of diseases
- petrology
- rocks
- philology
- love of learning
- phonology
- dialects
- physiology
- functions and vital processes of lving things
- phytopathology
- plant diseases
- seismology
- earthquakes
- tautology
- needless repetition of words or ideas
- toxiocology
- poisons
- hemophilia
- condition in which the blood fails to clot
- misanthropy
- one who hates all people
- synopsis
- outline or genergal view
- anesthetic
- relating to loss of sensation
- aristocracy
- a hereditary ruling class
- bibliophile
- a lover of books
- plutocracy
- government by the wealthy
- heliolatry
- worship of the sun
- duomachy
- dual between two people
- pyromancy
- devistation by fire
- panclastic
- complete or widespread destruction
- syndrome
- a group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease
- synergistic
- of or relating to the interaction of two or more agens or forces so that their combined effect is breater than the sum of their individual effects
- anathema
- an ecclesiastical ban, damnation
- antipodes
- any two places or regions on opposite sides of the earth
- apotheosis
- exaltation of devine ranks or stature
- atheism
- dislief in existence of God
- analgesic
- a medication that reduces or elminates pain
- paraplegia
- complete paralysis of the lower half of the body
- periphery
- a line that froms the boundry
- prognosis
- a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
- prognosticate
- to predict according to present indications of signs
- prothesis
- the addition of a syllable at the beginning of a word
- epitaph
- an inscription on a tombstone in memory
- epigram
- a short witty poem
- epithet
- a term used to characterize a person or thing
- eugenics
- the study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding
- euthanasia
- the act of practice of endling life
- diathermy
- the therapeutic generation of local heat in body tissues
- diadem
- a crown worn as a sign of royalty
- diaphanous
- transparent
- dysphoria
- an emotional state of anxiety
- cacophony
- jarring, iscordant sound
- heterogeneous
- consisting of dissimilar elements or parts
- cacography
- bad handwriting
- cataclysm
- a violent upheavel that causes great distruction
- catatonia
- an abnormal condition...flexability of the limbs
- agnostic
- one who believes there is no proof of the existence of god, but does not deny it
- acephalous
- headless
- aphagia
- loss of the ability to swallow
- anarchy
- Absence or utter disregard of government.
- anagram
- The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
- anachronism
- Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
- archipelago
- Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves.
- cosmopolitan
- Common to all the world.
- criterion
- A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion.
- metallurgy
- The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting.
- metropolis
- A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state.
- topography
- The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy.
- apogee
- the climax
- diatribe
- A bitter or malicious criticism.
- isochromatic
- having the same color or wavelength
- misogamy
- hatred of marriage
- achromatic
- Colorless
- progeny
- offspring
- demagogue
- a leader who obtains power by means of appeals to emotions and prejudices
- philanthropy
- the effort or inclination to increase human well-being
- monotony
- A lack of variety.
- bigamy
- The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
- succinct
- concise
- supercilious
- Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.
- transgress
- to go beyond or over
- travesty
- a grotesque imitation
- prolific
- producing offspring or fruit in great abundances, great event or reaction
- prodigal
- One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.
- decimate
- To destroy a measurable or large proportion of.
- centenary
- Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.
- edict
- That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
- malediction
- the calling down of a curse
- avocation
- hobby
- invocation
- the acto or instance of calling on a higher power
- provocation
- An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment.
- eloquent
- Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.
- colloquial
- pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.
- linguistics
- The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words.
- consonant
- Being in agreement or harmony with.
- dissonance
- discord
- vista
- a view or prospect
- invidious
- showing or feeling envy
- improvident
- unwise
- proviso
- a clause in a document making a qualification
- unconscionable
- unscrupulous
- inquistive
- inclined to investigate
- exonerate
- To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.
- effervescent
- giving off bubbles or gas
- enjoin
- to command
- extraneous
- Having no essential relation to a subject.
- intercede
- To mediate between persons.
- introvert
- to turn within
- introspection
- The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings.
- magnanimous
- Generous in treating or judging others.
- malefactor
- One who injures another.
- omniscient
- Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
- precedent
- an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
- preface
- A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book.
- decapod
- Ten-footed or ten-armed.
- decalogue
- the ten commandments
- paucity
- fewness
- preternatural
- extraordinary
- subterfuge
- the act of evading
- homage
- Reverential regard or worship.
- infernal
- A kin to or befitting hell or its occupants.
- subterranean
- Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth.
- conscientious
- Governed by moral standard.
- adduce
- To bring forward or name for consideration
- malignant
- Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief.
- orthodox
- Holding the commonly accepted faith.
- pediatrics
- The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of childhood.
- neolithic
- Pertaining to the later stone age.
- pedagogue
- A schoolmaster
- athereal
- airy
- aphorism
- proverb, harsh statement
- dogmatic
- Making statements without argument or evidence.
- encomium
- a formal or discriminating expression of praise.
- pyrotechnic
- Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture.
- petrify
- To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.
- ameliorate
- To relieve, as from pain or hardship
- amenable
- Willing and ready to submit.
- connubial
- Pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
- expatriate
- To drive from one's own country.
- impeccable
- Blameless.
- mundane
- Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
- odious
- hateful
- ossify
- to convert into bone
- pastoral
- having the spirit or sentiment of rural life.
- peccadillo
- a small sin
- penitence
- Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
- penurious
- Excessively sparing in the use of money.
- platitude
- A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace.
- potable
- Producing offspring or fruit.
- remonstrate
- To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong.
- tantamount
- having equal value
- emolument
- payment for an office or employment
- parry
- ward off, deflect
- abhorrent
- Very repugnant; hateful.
- affable
- easy to approach
- aperture
- hole
- conflagration
- a great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.
- congeal
- having some tastes, sympatheic
- egregious
- extreme
- elapse
- to pass
- equilibrium
- a state of balance
- exhort
- to urge strongly
- fatuous
- idiotic
- felicitous
- apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos
- fervent
- ardent in feeling.
- fissure
- A crack or crack-like depression.
- fruition
- Fulfillment.
- germane
- Relevant.
- gregarious
- sociable, outgoing
- hibernal
- Pertaining to winter.
- illicit
- unlawful
- incongruous
- Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion.
- irascible
- prone to anger
- jocular
- inclined to joke
- languid
- relaxed
- laudatory
- Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
- licentious
- lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal constraint
- perfunctory
- half-hearted
- alienate
- disinclude
- altruism
- Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
- ardor
- Intensity of passion or affection.
- beatitude
- Any state of great happiness.
- coercion
- Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical.
- doleful
- mournful
- ebullient
- showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
- imbibe
- to drink
- atrocity
- Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
- purgatory
- an intermediate state where souls are made fit for paradise or heaven by expiatory suffering.
- expurgate
- to remove objectionable material before publication
- querulous
- Habitually complaining.
- rancor
- malice
- reciprocate
- To give and take mutually.
- deride
- to redicule
- risible
- capable of exciting laughter.
- desultory
- Not connected with what precedes; random
- swarthy
- Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion.
- sordid
- Of degraded character or nature.
- intestate
- Not having made a valid will.
- tortuous
- Abounding in irregular bends or turns.
- retort
- A retaliatory speech
- trepidation
- Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
- verdant
- Green with vegetation.
- vestment
- Clothing or covering.
- divest
- To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment
- vicissitude
- variation
- inveterate
- firmly established
- anthology
- A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors
- cryptogram
- Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning.
- dogma
- A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority.