Chapter Four--Five (Words Derived from Greek)
Terms
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- acrophobia
- fear of being at a great height
- agoraphobia
- fear or open spaces
- Anglophobia
- dislike of England or the English
- claustrophobia
- fear of enclosed or narrow spaces
- Germanophobia
- dislike of Germany or German
- hydrophobia
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1. dread of water
2. rabies - monophobia
- fear of being alone
- phobia
- fear, dread, aversion
- photophobia
- aversion to light
- xenophobia
- aversion to foreigners
- philanthropist
- lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare
- philanthropy
- love of humanity, especially shown in donations to charitable and socially useful cases
- philatelist
- stamp collector
- philately
- collection and a study of stamps
- philharmonic
- pertaining to a musical organization, such as a symphony orchestra (loving music?)
- philhellenism
- support of Greece of the Greeks
- philogyny
- love of women
- philology
- study (love) of language and literature
- philosopher
- lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason
- Anglophile
- supporter of England or the English
- audiophile
- one who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction
- bibliophile
- lover of books
- Francophile
- supporter of France of the French
- Sinophile
- supporter of China or the Chinese