Greek Vocabulary - Unit 1/Week 1 Flashcards
a pathological fear of people or human companionship
Anthropophobiac
the desire to promote the welfare of others, especially by generous donation of money to a good cause
Philanthropy
a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society
misanthrope
excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books
Bibliomaniac
pleasing to the ear
Euphonious
bad handwriting or spelling
Cacography
a large funnel-shaped device for amplifying and directing the voice
Megaphone
so small as to be visible only with a microscope
Microscopic
visible to the naked eye
Macroscopic
the science or practice of using or constructing communication systems for the transmission or reproduction of information
Telegraphy
a person who collects or has a great love for books
Bibliophile
an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra
Symphony
a person who is obsessed with their own power
Megalomaniac
not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations
Skeptical
loss of voice and of all but whispered speech
Aphonic
man; mankind
Anthrop
love
Phil
hate
Miso
book
Biblio, bibl
sound
Phon
write; draw; describe
Graph, gram
look at; examine
Scop, scept, skept
good; well
eu-
bad; ill
caco-
large
mega-, megalo-
small
micro-
large
macro-
far; distant
tele-, tel-, telo-
end; result; completion
teleo-, tel-, telio-, telo-
madness for; excessive fondness for one who has a madness for; affected with madness for one
-mania, - maniac, -maniacal, - manic
dread of; morbid fear of; one who has a morbid fear of; fearful of; dreading
-phobia, -phobiac, -phobe, -phobist, - phobic
