AP english : vocab unit 5-6 Flashcards
Allienist
A doctor who specializes in mental diseases
Amanuensis
Secretary; one who copies something
Beadle
Minor official
Charlatan
A quack; one who is not what he claims to be
Cosmetologist
An expert in cosmetics
Dermatologist
A doctor who specializes in skin problems
Entomologist
A specialist in the study of insects
Graphologist
A handwriting analyst
Internist
Doctor who specializes in interna medicine
Lapidary
An expert in precious stones
Ophthalmologist
A doctor who treats eyes and their diseases
Ornithologist
An expert in the branch of zoologist dealing with birds
Osteopath
One who treats ailmens by placing placing pressure on bones and nerves
Pharyngologist
A doctor who specializes in disease of the pharynx
Physiologist
A biologist who deals with the functions of the vital processes of living organisms.
Adonis
An acceptionally handsome young man; a plant with solitary red or yellow flowers
Aegis
Sponsorship, protection
Bacchanal
A flower Bacchus, the god of wine; a drunken reveler, an orgy.
Cassandra
A daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy who had the gift of prophecy but cursed from Apollo so her prophecies were never believed; one who prophecies doom or disaster
Cornucopia
Abundance, horn of plenty
Cupidity
Excessive desire for wealth
Erotic
Concerning sexual love and desire; amatory
Herculean
Tremendously difficult and demanding; resembling Hercules’ power, size, and courage.
Hydra
The nine headed serpent slain by Hercules; a persistent many sided problem that presents new obstacles as soon as the old ones are solved.
Iridescent
Displaying lustrous colors like those on a rainbow
Narcissism
Excessive admiration of oneself; egocentrism
Odyssey
A long serious of wanderings , especially when filled with notable hardships or difficult tasks
Olympian
Pertaining to the twelve Gods
Palladium
Anything believed to provide safety or protection; a safeguard or guarantee of the integrity of social institutions
Phoenix
A person or thing of peerless beauty or excellence; a person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity or apparent annihilation