Greek VII Flashcards
something measured from the center of the earth
geocentric
described or thought of as having human form or human characteristics
anthropomorphic
the branch of biology concerned w the principles of heredity and variation
genetics
obscure; mysterious; having a hidden meaning
cryptic
apelike; resembling human beings
anthropoid
the branch of medicine dealing w the study of aging, the elderly, and their debilities and diseases
geriatrics
figurative, brilliant, or spectacular music
pyrotechnics
artistic; pertaining to beauty
aesthetic
pertaining to an interpretation of the world in terms of human values and experiences
anthropocentric
one of thousands of small objects or lpanets chiefly btw mars and jupiter
asteroids
a thing from a foreign country
exotic
suffering from poor digestion
dyspeptic
out of date; old fashioned
archaic
continuing for a long time
chronic
raging; fitful
demoniac
optimistic
eupeptic
comprehensive; broad minded
catholic
having to do w the improvement of the human race
eugenic
something that relieves pain
anesthetic
pertaining to a time period that repeats itself in the same order
cyclic
loss of memory
amnesia
the recalling of things in the past recollection
anamnesis
loss of sensation
anesthesia
abnormal sensation without objective cause
paresthetia
person opposed to christianity
antichristian
before the time of christ
antechristian
used for preventing infection
antiseptic
free from living germs
aseptic
person who pretends to be what he is not
hypocritical
excessively critical
hypercritical
being morally wrong, wicked, licentious
immoral
without a sense of morality
amoral
greater than the speed of sound at normal pressure and temp
supersonic
speed 5x or more than the speed of sound
hypersonic
harmony/agreement in feeling btw two or more people
sympathy
stronger feeling btw people; imaginative ascribing to an object
empathy
use of, or organized set of, symbols
symbolism
blocking of a blood vessel by some substance; insertion of one or more days in a calendar; intercalation
embolism
word that has the same meaning as another word
synonym
word spelled and pronounced like another but has a different meaning
homonym
a feeling of anxiety/fear, german
angst
a political organization or underground political movement, russian
apparat
served in its own gravy or juice, french
au jus
an expressway, superhighway, or turnpike, italian
autostrada
money given as a tip or bribe
baksheesh
rolled tortilla with meant, cheese, and chili, mexican spanish
enchilada
child whose language or behavior embarrasses older people, french
enfant terrible
congenial, cozy, comfy, agreeable, german
gemutlich
strong sense of maleness, spanish
machismo
system of soviet publishing, russian
samizdat
as a direction in music, quickly or suddenly, italian
subito
a meal served at a fixed time with a fixed price, french
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