Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Sycophant

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Bootlicker

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Dilettante

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Dabbler

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Virago

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Loud mouthed woman

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4
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Chauvinist

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Excessively devoted to your affiliations

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5
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Monomaniac

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One track mind, absurd obsession

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6
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Iconoclast

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Violently against tradition

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7
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Atheist

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No god

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8
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Lecher

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Man whore

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Hypochondriac

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Always sick, making up illness

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Martinet (origin)

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Jean martinet French drillmaster

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11
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Sykon

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Fig

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12
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Phanein

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To show

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13
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Dia-

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Through

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14
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Diaphanous

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Filmy, flimsy, to show through

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15
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Dilettare

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To delight

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16
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Tyro

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Inexperienced beginner in an art

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17
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Virtuoso

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Consummate skill in an art

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18
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Libretto

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The story if an opera

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19
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Concerto

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Musical composition

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20
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Vir

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Man

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21
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Termagant

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Uncomplimentary masculine nests

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22
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Harridan

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Manly not in a good way

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23
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Chauvin

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Guy who loved napoleon bullied for its

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24
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Patriotic

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Love for ones country

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Pater, Patris
Father
26
Patrimony
Inheritance from ones father
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Patronymic
Name formed with the fathers name
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Onyma
Name
29
Synonym
Together name
30
Antonym
Against name
31
Homonym
Same sound different spelling
32
Homophone
Sounds the same
33
Paternity
Fatherhood
34
Paternalism
System of governance with father child like dynamic
35
Patriarch
Man leader
36
Archein
To rule
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Patricide
Killing your father
38
Caedo
To kill
39
Mater, matris
Mother
40
Matriarch
Mother ruler
41
Maternity
Motherhood
42
Maternal
Motherly
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Matron
An older woman
44
Alma mater
Soul mother, school from which one graduated
45
Matrimony
Marriage
46
Matricide
Killing ones mother
47
Suicide
To kill oneself
48
Sui
Of oneself
49
Fratricide
Killing of ones brother
50
Frater, fratis
Brother
51
Sororicide
Killing of your sister
52
Soror
Sister
53
Homicide
Killing humans
54
Homo
Person
55
Manslaughter
No intent to kill
56
Regicide
King killing
57
Rex, Regis
King
58
Uxoricide
Wife killing
59
Uxor
Wife
60
Mariticide
Husband killing
61
Maritus
Husband
62
Infanticide
Killing newborns
63
Infans, infantis
Baby
64
Parricide
Killing parents
65
Fraternize
Have a brotherly relationship with
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Fraternal
Brotherly,non identical
67
Fraternity
Men's organization
68
Sorority
Women's organization
69
Uxorious
Man who worships his wife
70
Uxorial
Characteristics of a wife
71
Marital
Pertaining to husbands or marraige
72
Premarital
Before marraige
73
Extramarital
Outside of marraige
74
Tyrannosaurus rex
King of the tyrant lizards
75
Regal
Royal
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Regalia
Emblems of a king
77
Dipsomania
Compulsion to consume alcohol
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Kleptomania
Stealing
79
Dipsa
Thirst
80
Klepte
Thief
81
Pyromania
Set fires
82
Incendiary
Maliciously sets fires
83
Arson
Setting fires for monetary gain
84
Pyros
Fire
85
Incendo, incensus
To set fire
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Ardo, arsus
To burn
87
Megalomania
Dreams of grandeur
88
Megas
Great, large
89
Nymphomania
Female desire for sex
90
Nymphe
Bride
91
Satyromania
Male desire for sex
92
Satyros
Satyr
93
Phobia
Fatal repulsion
94
Claustrophobia
Fear of closed spaces
95
Claustrum
Enclosed Space
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Agoraphobia
Fear of large spaces
97
Agora
Marketplace
98
Acrophobia
Fear of heights
99
Akros
Highest
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Eikon
Religious image
101
Klaein
To break
102
Gnostos
To know
103
Diagnosis
Knowing through examination
104
Prognosis
Knowing beforehand, to know before
105
Diagnostician
Specialist who makes diagnoses
106
Theos
God
107
Monotheism
Belief in one God
108
Polytheism
Many gods
109
Polys
Many
110
Pantheism
All forces are God
111
Pan
All
112
Theology
Study of God
113
Lechier
To lick
114
Libidinous
Pleasurable
115
Libido
Pleasure
116
Lascivious
Wantonness
117
Lascivia
Wanton
118
Lubricious
Lecherous
119
Lubricus
Slippery
120
Licentious
To be permitted
121
Licere
To be permitted
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License
Permission
123
Illicit
Not permitted
124
Lewd
Inappropriate
125
Lowed
Vile
126
Lust
Pleasure, desire
127
Martinet
Expect unquestioning obedience
128
Prurient
Person with sexual curiosity
129
Prurio
To itch
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Pruritis
Itching without a rash
131
Hypos
Under
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Chondros
Cartilage of the breastbone
133
Hypodermic
Under the skin
134
Hypothyroid
Thyroid doesn't work as well
135
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
136
Hyper
Over
137
Hypercritical
Overly critical
138
Hyperthyroid
Over working thyroid
139
Hypertension
High blood pressure