11/2 Vocab Flashcards
Andr(o)
Man, male
Android
An automaton in the form of a human being
Androgen
Hormones that promote male characteristics
Androgynous
Having characteristics of both male and female
Anthrop(o), hum
Man, mankind
Anthropology
The science dealing with humans
Anthropomorphic
Ascribing human form or attributes to a human being or thing not human
Anthropocentric
Regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe.
Dem(o)
People
Democracy
Government in which the supreme power is held by the people.
Democratic
Pertaining to democracy
Demography
The science of vital and social statistics of population, such as, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc…
Matr, mater
Mother
Maternal
Motherly
Matricide
Murder of one’s mother
Terra
earth, Earth
Territory
Particular to a geographic region
Vis
To see
Television
Transmission and reproduction of images from electronic information
Vision
Power of seeing; vivid picture seen in a dream or trance or in the imagination
Visible
Capable of being seen