Vocabulary Pg 99-110
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- fear of being at a great height
- acrophobia
- fear of open spaces
- agoraphobia
- dislike of England or the English
- anglophobia
- fear of enclosed or narrow spaces
- claustrophobia
- dislike of Germany or the Germans
- Germanophobia
-
1.morbid (abnormal) fear of water
2. rabies - hydrophobia
- fear of being alone
- monophobia
- fear; dread; aversion
- phobia
- morbid aversion to light
- photophobia
- aversion to foreigners
- xenophobia
- 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 (love) of language and literature
- philology
- lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light or reason
- philosopher
- supporter of England or the English
- anglophile
- one who is enthusiasic about high-fidelity sound reproduction on records and tapes
- audiophile
- lover of books
- bibliophile
- supporter of France or the French
- Francophile
- hatred of males
- misandry
- hater of humanity
- misanthrope
- hatred of humanity
- misanthopy
- hatred of marriage
- misogamy
- hatred of women
- misogyny
- hatred of argument;reasoning
- misology
- hatred of anything new
- misoneism
- inflammation of the large intestine
- dysentery
- abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body
- dysfunction
- impairment of the ability to read
- dyslexia
- expressing disapproval or censure; uncomplimentary
- dyslogistic
- difficult digestion; indigestion
- dyspepsia
- difficulty in swallowing
- dysphagia
- speech difficulty resulting from brain injury
- dysphasia
- sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction
- dysphoria
- imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful
- dystopia
- faulty nutrition
- dystrophy
- science dealing with improving the hereditary
- eugenics
- write or speak in praise of someone
- eulogize
- good digestion
- eupepsia
- substitution of a "good" expression for an unpleasant one.
- euphemism
- pleasing in sound (cacophonous)
- euphonious
- sense of great happiness or well-being
- euphoria
- controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease
- euthanasia
- science dealing with inproving living conditions
- euthenics
- great world
- macrocosm
- horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long
- macron
- large enough to be visible to the naked eye
- macroscopic
- microscopic living animal or plant; microorganism
- microbe
- agent that destroys microbes
- microbicide
- having small teeth
- microdont
- film of very small size
- microfilm
- millionth of a gram
- microgram
- millionth of a meter
- micrometer
- microscopic living animal or plant
- microorgranism
- millionth of a second
- microsecond
- surgery with the aid of microscopes and minute instruments or laser beams
- microsurgery
- millionth of a volt
- microvolt
- millionth of a watt
- microwatt
-
1. very short electromagnetic wave
2. microwave oven (oven that cooks quickly by using microwaves) - microwave
- not moral; without a sense of moral responsiblity
- amoral
- without definite form or shape
- amorphous
- total absence of rule or goverment; confunsion; disorder
- anarchy
- lack of normal number of red blood cells
- anemia
- loss of feeling or sensation resulting from ether, chloroform, novacaine, etc.
- anesthesia
- drug that produces anesthesia
- anesthetic
- destitute of (without) water
- anhydrous
- not normal; abnormal
- anomalous
- deviation from the common rule
- anomaly
- nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin
- anonymous
- deprivation of (state of being without) oxygen
- anoxia
- temporary cessation of breathing
- apnea
- free from disease-causing microorganisms
- aseptic
- showing no symtoms of disease
- asymptomatic
- godlessness; denial of the existence of a Supreme Being
- atheism
-
lack of growth form disuse or want of nourishment
(ant.hypertrophy, enlargement of a body part, as fromf excessive use) - atrophy
- unlike the typical
- atypical
- rule by a single person
- monarchy
- of one color
- monochromatic
- eyeglass for one eye
- monocle
- marriage with one mate at a time
- monogamy
- two or mor eletters interwoven to represent a name
- monogram
- written account of a single thing or class of things
- monograph
- single stone of large size
- monolith
- long speech by a person in a group
- monologue
- excessive concentration on one idea or subject
- monomania
- having a single form
- monomorphic
- having one syllable
- monosyllabic
- belief that there is one God
- monotheism
- continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying
- monotonous
- rule by many
- polyarchy
- having a variety of colors; multicolored
- polychromatic
- marriage to several mates at the same time
- polygamy
- speaking several languages
- polyglot
- person who speaks serveral languages
- polyglot
- closed plane figure having, literally, "many angles"-and therefore many sides
- polygon
- having various forms
- polymorphic
-
having many sounds or voices
(ant. monophonic) - polyphonic
- having more than three syllables
- polysyllabic
- dealing with many technical arts or sciences
- polytechnic
- belief that there is a plurality of gods
- polytheism