Greek Words 4 Flashcards
anesthetize
d. deprive of feeling or awareness
esthetically
e. in a tasteful or beautiful way
hyperbole
c. an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
agnostic
d. a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God
diagnosis
d. the identification of a disease or disorder based on clinical symptoms
prognosis
d. a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation
Mesolithic
d. denoting the middle part of the stone age, between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods
Mesozoic
d. relating to the period of geological history between the Paleozoic to the Cenozoic period during which dinosaurs lived
plastic
i. pertaining to the molding or reshaping of a solid
prototype
c. a preliminary model of something
rhinoplasty
c. plastic surgery performed on the nose
rhinoscopy
c. the process of examining the inside of the nose
Apostate
c. a person who renounces a religious belief
thermostat
c. a device that automatically regulates temperature
antithetical
e. directly opposed or contrary
antithesis
d. a person or thing that is the exact opposite of someone or something else
atypical
e. not representative of a group or class
epizootic
d. a disease that is temporarily widespread among animals
protozoology
d. the study of animal-like protists
hyperplasia
d. the enlargement of an organ or tissue in the initial stage of cancer
syndrome
c. a characteristic combination of emotions, opinions, or behaviour
d. a medical condition characterized by a specific set of symptoms that occur together
anathema
d. something or someone one vehemently dislikes
ecstatic
d. feeling overwhelming joy
metathesis
d. the rearrangement of contiguous sounds in a lexeme
typical
d. having the distinctive qualities of a certain group or class
palindrome
a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
palindromic disease
a disease characterized by episodes or “attacks” of the characteristic symptoms
paleozoologist
someone who studies ancient and fossilized animals
dialysis
the purification of the blood as a substitute for normal kidney function
hemolysin
breaks down RBCs + liberates hemoglobin
parable
a simple story used to illustrate a moral or religious lesson
blood plasma
the yellowish liquid component of blood that carries cells + proteins throughout the body
stereotype
a widely held but oversimplified image of particular type of person
hypothetical situation
one that is imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true
embolus
anything (foreign substance or blood clot) that moves through the blood vessels until it reaches a vessel that is too small to let it pass – it then stops blood flow
diabolic plan
plan that is devilish, fiendish, or outrageously wicked
parlance
a particular way of speaking common to those involved in a specific career
ballistics
the science of the propulsion, flight, and impact of projectiles fired from guns
zoophyte
a plant-like animal, like a coral, sea anemone, sponge, etc.
neoplasm
an abnormal growth of tissue in some part of the body – may or may not be cancer
plastic arts
art forms involving modeling or molding (physical manipulation of a medium), such as sculpture and ceramics
biosynthesis
the production of complex molecules within living organisms or cells
palimpset
writing material used more than once after earlier writing has been erased
pedagogically
f. in a manner related to teaching
demagogue
c. a political leader who uses popular prejudices and makes false promises to gain power – arouses emotion rather than using rational argument
agonizing
c. causing great physical or mental pain
antagonist
d. a substance that counteracts the physiological effects of another
heptarchy
c. a country or region consisting of seven smaller autonomous regions
hierarchy
c. a system in which people or groups are ranked according to status or authority
anarchy
c. a state of disorder due to the absence or nonrecognition of authority
archetype
c. a very typical example of a certain person or thing
monarchy
c. a form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single individual who achieves their position through heredity
pentathlon
c. an athletic event comprising 5 different events for each competitor
triskaidekaphobia
e. extreme superstition regarding the number 13
hendecasyllabic
characterized by having 11 syllables
hexameter
c. a line of verse containing 6 feet (one stressed syllable + one unstressed)
tetralogy
c. a group of 4 related literary or operatic works
hebdomadal
weekly
tetrahedron
c. a solid having 4 plane triangular faces
hieroglyphics
d. pictorial characters used in the formal writing system of Ancient Egypt
hologram
c. multi-layer images that are stacked and visible at different viewing angles
holograph
c. a document written wholly in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears
catholic
d. including a wide variety of things; comprehensive; broad
orthopedic
d. relating to the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles
dyslexia
d. a learning disability affecting fluency and accuracy of reading and spelling
eclectic
d. selecting or choosing from various sources
lexicographer
e. the author or editor of a dictionary
antipodes
c. Australia + New Zealand
lexicon
all the lexemes in use in a language at a particular point in time
analogous
d. similar or comparable either in general or in some specific detail
analogy
c. a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
analogue
c. a person or thing seen as comparable to another
dialogue
c. a conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie
holistic
d. characterized by treating both the mind and the body, instead of only the localized symptoms
platypodia
flat-footedness – one or more of the arches of the foot have flattened
petroglyph
rock carving (esp. prehistoric)
triptych
a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together side-by-side
dodecaphonic scale
a series of notes progressing up or down by semitones
polygon
a shape with at least 3 straight sides and angles
dodecahedron
a solid with 12 pentagonal faces
