Classic Vocab Lesson 16
Terms
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- epitome
- perfect example or embodiment; brief summary
- demography
- scientific study of human population
- atypical
- not conforming to type
- mime
- the theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement.
- anatomy
- the study of the structure of living things
- hom, home, homal
- same; regular
- erythromania
- passion for the color red
- cosm
- universe; order; beauty
- arch(e), archa(e)
- ancient; first; rule
- cosmetology
- the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin
- tomomania
- a passion for surgery, cutting
- homonym
- words having the same sound but different meanings
- heli
- sun
- pedagogue
- teacher; child leader
- oligarchy
- government by a privileged few
- mim
- to imitate
- pyromaniac
- a person with a passion for setting things on fire
- demagogue
- an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience
- tonsillectomy
- a surgical operation to remove the tonsils
- dialogue
- a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
- maniac
- an insane person
- synagogue
- Jewish place of worship
- typical
- conforming to a type
- cosmetic
- Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion.
- microcosm
- The world or universe on a small scale.
- homogeneous
- all of the same or similar kind or nature
- epidemic
- Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
- agog, agogue
- to lead
- phonograph
- machine used to pay sound recordings
- homophone
- one of two or more words prounced alike, but with different menings, derivations, or spellings
- stereotype
- a distorted, exaggerated, or oversimplified image applied to a category of people
- mimic
- one who copies closely; to copy with intent to ridicule
- mimesis
- the imitation or representation of aspects of the sensible world, especially human actions in literature and art.
- helium
- an inert, gaseous element present in the sun's atmosphere and in natural gas - helios, sun - Apollo god of son
- heliograph
- signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays
- archetype
- an original model or pattern
- archaic
- characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
- mania
- passion for
- archaeologist
- a person who studies the material remains of a culture to learn about that society (artifacts, ecofacts).
- tom(e)
- to cut
- eulogy
- a speech in praise of someone often when someone dies
- log, logy, logue
- speech; word; study; reasoning; argument
- endemic
- native to or confined to a certain region
- typ
- stamp; model
- phon
- sound; voice
- dem
- people
- telephone
- transmitting speech at a distance
- symphony
- A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.