Greek Wrap-Up Vocab Test Flashcards
a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God
agnostic
a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority
anarchy
an oddity
anomaly
not identified by name
anonymous
a pathological fear of people or human companionship
anthrophonic
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
apathy
loss of a voice and all by whispered speech
aphonic
the basic unit of a chemical element
atom
a device for ascertaining the depth of water
bathometer
foretelling the future by interpreting a randomly chosen passage from a book, especially the bible
bibliomancy
excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books
bibliomaniac
a person who collects or has a great love for books
bibliophile
bad handwriting or spelling
cacography
headache
cephalalgia
handwriting
chirography
palm reading
chiromancy
an instrument for measuring time
chronometer
fingerprint
dactylology
skin irritation
dermatitis
government by two independent authorities
diarchy
unconventional and slightly strange
eccentric
the branch of knowledge concerned with health
economics
regularly found among particular people ir in a certain area
endemic
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
epidemic
a person who analyzes culture
ethnology
pleasing to the ear
euphonious
an account of someone’s life written by someone else
biography
a line of decent traced continuously from an ancestor
genealogy
ruled by women or a woman
gynarchy
the study of the psychology of blood
haematology
sun worship
heliolatry
the therapeutic use of the sun
heliotherapy
a semicircular shape or structure
hemicycle
an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse
hemmorrage
diverse in character or content
heterogeneous
writing consisting of symbols
hieroglyphics
of the same kind; alike
homogeneous
a destroyer of images used in religious worship
iconoclast
an argument about words
logomachy
a tendency to be extremely talkative
logorrhea
visible to the naked eye
macroscopic
a person who is obsessed with their own power
meglamaniac
so small as to be visible only with a microscope
microscopic
a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women
misogynist
a photograph or picture developed in black and white or in varying tones
monochrome
containing sound, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation
monotone
a person who communicates with the dead; magic, wizard
necromancer
reproducing sounds correctly
orthophonic
a very large mammal with thick skin
pachyderm
relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age
paleolithic
prevalent over a whole country or the world
pandemic
the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric shape
perimeter
knowing or using several languages
polyglot
a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles, typically five or more
polygon
the belief in or worship of more than one God
polytheist
foretelling an event in the future
prognosticate
the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior
psychiatry
relating to the interaction of the mind and body
psychosomatic
not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations
skeptical
lacking in movement, action, or change
static
