Vocab Words Lesson 2
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- acrophobia
- fear of being at a great height
- agoraphobia
- fear of open spaces
- anglophobia
- dislike of England or the English
- claustrophobia
- fear of enclosed or narrow spaces
- germanophobia
- dislike of Germany or the Germans
- hydrophobia
- dread of water; rabies
- monophobia
- fear of being alone
- phobia
- fear; dread; aversion
- photophobia
- aversion to light
- xenophobia
- aversion to foreigners
- Russophobe
- one who dislikes Russia or the Russians
- philanthropist
- lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare
- philanthropy
- love of humanity; especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes
- philatelist
- stamp collector
- philately
- collection and study of stamps
- philharmonic
- pertaining to a musical organization
- philhellensim
- support of Greece or the Greeks
- philogyny
- love of women
- philology
- study 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 or the French
- sinophile
- supporter of China or the Chinese
- misandry
- hatred of males
- misanthrope
- hater of humanity
- misanthropy
- hatred of humanity
- misogamy
- hatred of marriage
- misogyny
- hatred of women
- misology
- hatred of agrument, reasoning, or discussion
- misoneism
- hatred of anything new
- dysentery
- inflammation of the large intestine
- dysfunction
- abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body
- dyslexia
- impairment of the ability to read
- dyslogistic
- expressing disapproval or censure; uncomplimentary
- dyspepsia
-
difficult digestion; indigestion
(b)ill humor; disgruntlement - dysphagia
- difficulty in swallowing
- dysphoria
- sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction
- dystopia
- imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful
- dystrophy
- faulty nutrition or muscle disorder
- eugenics
- science dealing with improving hereditary qualities
- eulogize
- write or speak in praise of someone
- eupepsia
- good digestion
- euphemism
- substitution of "good" expression for an unpleasant one
- euphonious
- pleasing in sound
- euphoria
- sense of happiness or well-being
- euthanasia
- controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease
- euthenics
- science dealing with improving living conditions
- dysphasia
- speech difficulty resulting from brain injury
- macro
- computer instruction standing for a series of steps
- macrocosm
- great world; universe
- macron
- horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long
- macroscopic
- large enough to be visible to the naked eye
- microbe
- microscopic life form; microorganism; germ
- microbicide
- agent that destroys microbes
- microdont
- having small teeth
- microfilm
- film of very small size
- microgram
- millionth of a gram
- micrometer
- millionth of a meter; instrument for measuring small lengths
- microorganism
- microscopic animal or plant
- microsecond
- millionth of a second
- microsurgery
- surgery with the aid of microscopes and minute instruments or laser beams
- microvolt
- millionth of a volt
- microwatt
- millionth of a watt
- microwave
- very short electromagnetic wave; microwave oven (oven that cooks quickly by using microwaves)
- amoral
- not moral; without a sense of moral responsibility
- amorphous
- without (having no) definite form; shapeless; unorganized
- anarchy
- total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
- anemia
- lack of a normal number of red blood cells
- anethesia
- loss of feeling or sensation resulting from ehter, chloroform, etc.
- anesthetic
- drug that produces anesthesia
- anhydrous
- destitute of water
- anomaly
- deviation from the common rule
- anomalous
- not normal; abnormal
- anonymous
- nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin
- anoxia
- deprivation of oxygen
- apnea
- temporary cessation of breathing
- aseptic
- free from disease-causing microorganisms
- asymptomatic
- showing no symptoms of disease
- atheism
- godlessness; denial of the existence of a Supreme Being
- atrophy
- lack of growth, as from disuse, disease, or malnourishment
- atypical
- unlike the typical
- monarchy
- rule by a single person
- monochromatic
- of one color
- monocle
- eyeglass for one eye
- monogamy
- marriage with one mate at a time
- 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
- monolithic
- massive and rigidly uniform
- monologue
- long speech by one person
- monomania
- excessive concentration on one idea or subject
- monomorphic
- having a single form
- monosyllabic
- having one syllable
- monotheism
- belief that there is one God
- monotonous
- continuing in an unchanged tone; wearying
- polyarchy
- rule by many; government having three or more rulers
- polychromatic
- having a variety of colors
- polygamy
- marriage to several people at the same time
- polyglot
- speaking severla languages
- polygon
- closed plane figure having, literally, many angles and therefore many sides
- polymorphic
- having various forms
- polyphonic
- having many sounds or voices
- polysyllabic
- having more than three syllables
- polytechnic
- dealing with many applied sciences and technical arts
- polytheism
- belief that there is a plurality of gods