Greek VII Flashcards by Elizabeth Ulicny

something measured from the center of the earth

geocentric

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described or thought of as having human form or human characteristics

anthropomorphic

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the branch of biology concerned w the principles of heredity and variation

genetics

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obscure; mysterious; having a hidden meaning

cryptic

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apelike; resembling human beings

anthropoid

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the branch of medicine dealing w the study of aging, the elderly, and their debilities and diseases

geriatrics

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figurative, brilliant, or spectacular music

pyrotechnics

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artistic; pertaining to beauty

aesthetic

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pertaining to an interpretation of the world in terms of human values and experiences

anthropocentric

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one of thousands of small objects or lpanets chiefly btw mars and jupiter

asteroids

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a thing from a foreign country

exotic

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suffering from poor digestion

dyspeptic

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out of date; old fashioned

archaic

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continuing for a long time

chronic

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raging; fitful

demoniac

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optimistic

eupeptic

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comprehensive; broad minded

catholic

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having to do w the improvement of the human race

eugenic

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something that relieves pain

anesthetic

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pertaining to a time period that repeats itself in the same order

cyclic

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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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