Greek Words 2 Flashcards
autobiography
an account of a person’s life written by that person
autocratic
• pertaining to a ruler who has absolute power
androgynous
having both male + female characteristics
gynecologist
• a doctor who specializes in the treatment of female reproductive organs
philanthropist
• a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes
anthropoid
• resembling a human being; a class of apes that resemble humans more closely than other primates
cryptic
having a mysterious or obscure meaning
antimicrobial
• an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth
epigrammatic
concise, clever, and amusing
helicoid
having the form of a spiral
eponymous
• being the person or thing after which something is named
anonymity
• the quality or state of not being named or identified
antonym
• the opposite of something
synonymous
• alike in meaning or significance
eulogy
a speech given in honour of the deceased
apathetic
• showing little feeling or emotion
pathos
sympathetic pity
psychopath
• a mentally unstable person
telepathy
• the communication of thoughts or ideas without use of words or physical signals
aphonia
• loss of ability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth
phonology
• the study of sound patterns and their meanings, both within and across languages
symphony
• consonance or harmony of color
euphonious
• pleasing to the ear
phosphorescence
• the act of beginning to bear light
photophobia
painful sensitivity to strong light
theocratic
• relating to a society in which priests rule in the name of God
monotheistic
• characterized by the belief in a single god
toxophilite
someone who loves archery
antitoxin
an antibody that counteracts a toxin
toxicologist
• someone who studies the biological effects of drugs on living organisms
symbiotic
• relating to a close ecological association between two organisms
antibiotic
• a drug that stops the growth of bacteria
skepticism
• doubt as to the truth of something
grammatical
pertaining to the rules of a language
gynandromorph
• an organism that contains both male and female characteristics
gynecocracy
rule by women
photometer
• an instrument that measures the strength of electromagnetic radiation (including both visible and UV light)
pseudoscience
• statements, beliefs, or practices that are claimed to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method
pseudosophisticate
• someone affecting an air of sophistication
endemic
• regularly found among people of a certain area
synchronous
• existing or occurring at the same time
agraphia
• neurological condition that results in being unable to communicate through writing
atheism
• lack of belief in the existence of a god
Apocrypha
texts which are left out of officially sanctioned versions of the Bible
apocryphal
of dubious veracity or authority
polygraph
lie detector
onomatopoiea
formation of a word by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it
euphoria
a feeling or state of intense excitement + happiness
epidemiologist
someone who studies the branch of medical science dealing with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
pandemic
disease that has spread across a large region
apotheosis
elevation to the status of a god
graphologist
specialist that analyzes the physical characteristics and patterns or handwriting to ascertain the writer’s personality
android
robot that looks like a human
toxicosis
pathological condition caused by the action of a poison or toxin
acronym
an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words + pronounced as a word
acropolis
ancient citadel containing the Parthenon
acrophobe
someone who is scared of heights
cacophony
harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
encrypt
encipher, encode, conceal
decrypt
decipher, decode
cryptogram
a text written in code; a symbol or figure with secret or occult significance
crypt
an underground chamber, often used for burial purposes
