Vocabulary from Ch. 4:Greek Words
Terms
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- fear of being at a great height
- acrophobia
- fear of open spaces
- agoraphobia
- dislike of England/English
- Anglophobia
- fear of enclosed or narrow spaces
- claustrophobia
- dislike of Germany or the Germans
- Germanophobia
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1. dread of water
2. rabies - hydrophobia
- fear of being alone
- monophobia
- fear, dread, aversion
- phobia
- aversion to light
- photophobia
- aversion to foreigners
- xenophobia
- one who dislikes Russia or the Russians
- Russophile
- lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare
- philanthropist
- love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes
- philanthropy
- stamp collector
- philatelist
- collection and study of stamps
- philately
- pertaining to a musical organization, such as a symphony orchestra
- philharmonic
- support of Greece or the Greeks
- philhellenism
- love of women
- philogyny
- study of language and literature
- philology
- lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason
- philosopher
- supporter of England or the English
- Anglophile
- one who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction
- audiophile
- lover of books
- bibliophile
- supporter of France or the French
- Francophile
- supporter of China or the Chinese
- Sinophile
- hatred of males
- misandry
- hater of humanity
- misanthrope
- hatred of humanity
- misanthropy
- hatred of marriage
- misogamy
- hatred of women
- misogyny
- hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion
- misology
- hatred of anything new
- misoneism
- inflammation of the large intestne
- dysentery
- abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body
- dysfunction
- impairment of the ability to read
- dyslexia
- expressing disapproval or censure
- dyslogistic
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1. difficult digestion
2. ill humor - dyspepsia