Entymology unit III
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- Monogamy
- being married to one person at a time
- polygamy
- having many spouses at one time
- gamogenesis
- sexual reproduction between married people
- generate
- quality of bringing to existense or life
- genocide
- extermination of a race of people
- gentry
- well bred people (high social position)
- genealogy
- the study of one's ancestory
- progeny
- children, descendants, offspring
- genesis
- an origin/begining
- genetics
- the science of heredity or one's orgin
- Geology
- the study of the Earth
- geocentric
- Earth as the center of earthly life and existance
- geography
- the recording and monitoring of the Earth's surface
- geomorphology
- te study of the Earth's orgin and landforms
- geocide
- the destruction of the Earth
- geoid
- Eath shaped
- gnosis
- the quality of knowing spiritual or mystical things
- agnostic
- one who ddenies or doubts the possibility of knowledege or spiritual enlightenment
- prognostication
- a prediction or forecast
- polygon
- a shape or figure with many sides or angles
- octagon
- an eight-sided figure
- goniometer
- an instrument for measuring angles
- gynecology
- the study of women and female disease
- gynarchy
- gov. ruled by women
- gynaeceum
- an area within a dwelling or school exlusively for women
- gynecoid
- shape like or characteristics of a woman
- hydrophobia
- the fear of water
- hydroscope
- an instrument for looking at objects at a distance under water
- hydrocephalus
- fluid on the brain-water in the head
- hydrography
- mapping or recording of bodies of water on Earth
- hydrant
- a water faucet
- dehydrate
- to remoce or deprive of water
- hydrous
- containing water
- iatry
- medical treatment
- iatrogenic
- caused by the treatement of a physician
- phychiatry
- medical care to mental disorders
- podiatry
- medical care of feet
- geriatrics
- medical care of the elderly
- pediatrics
- medical care of children
- kinesthesia
- the sensation of bodily position and movement
- kinesiology
- the study of movement
- cinematograph
- a movie camera or projector
- lithology
- the study of rocks and stones
- lithoid
- rock shaped or stone-line
- lithic
- of pertaining to or relating to stone or consisting of stone
- logician
- one skilled with words and logic
- eulogy
- tribute either oral or written in honor of a person after death
- prologue
- an introduction
- monologue
- long speech by one person or speaker
- analysis
- a breakdown into its speparate parts
- catalyst
- a person or action causing a breakdown or destruction
- mania
- exaggerated or unresonable desire typically w/o dillusions
- pyromania
- a mania or compulsion to set things on fire
- kleptomania
- an irresistable impule or desire to steal
- mechanize
- to make mechanical
- polymorphous
- having or passing through many or various stages or forms
- morphology
- the study of shape form and structure
- amorphous
- shapeless
- metamorphisis
- a complete change or tansformation of form or shape
- equitable
- just and fair
- equilibrium
- balanced
- equilibrist
- a tight rope walker; people with acceptional balancing skills
- equinox
- the time when night and day are equal
- equilateral
- having all sides or faces equal
- extramundane
- beyond ordinary, unusual
- extravagant
- exceeding the reasonable boundries or limits-excessive
- extrajudicial
- outside the authority of a court or law
- extraordinary
- beyond what is common or usual, renarkable
- hyperbole
- an obvious exageration used as a figure of speech
- hyperacusis
- excessively acute to the sense of hearing
- hypocrite
- one who puts on a false appearance
- hypogeous
- underground
- hyponoia
- dulled mental activity
- hypokinesia
- abnormally diminished motor function or mobility
- isometric
- equal in measurement
- isomerous
- having equal #ed parts
- isomorphic
- having same shape/form/appearnace
- multitudinous
- very numerous;having many parts; many
- oligarchy
- gov. or rule by a few people, few ppl have power
- oligopoly
- marketting condition resulting when only few sellers exist