Unit three Flashcards
phil/philo
loving, fond of
mis
hate
acrophobia n
fear of great heights
agoraphobia n
fear of open space
monophobia n
fear of being alone
photophobia n
aversion to light
xenophobia n
fear of foreign, especially strangers
philanthropy n
love of humanity through charity
philogyny n
love of women
phiology n
the study of language and how words or language develop
bibliophile n
lover of books
misandry n
hatred of males
misanthrope n
hater of humanity
misogamy n
hatred of marriage
misogyny n
hatred of women
misoneism n
hatred of anything new
phobia
fear,dislike
dys
bad,ill,difficult
eu
good, well, advantageous
macro
large,long
micro
small, minute
dyslogistic adj
expressing disapproval or critiscm
dysphoria n
sense of great unhappiness
dystopia n
imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful
eugenics n
science dealing with improving hereditary qualities
eulogize v
write or speak in praise of someone who has passed away
euphemism n
substitution of a good expression for an unpleasant one
euphonious adj
pleasing in sound
euphoria n
sense of great happiness
euthanasia n
advantageous death
macrocosm n
great world, universe
macroscopic adj
large enough to be visible to the naked eye
micromanage v
to control every part, however small
a/an
without,not
mon/mono
one, single,alone
logy
science,study,account
amoral adj
not moral
anomaly n
deviation from common rule
anomalous adj
irregular
aseptic adj
free from disease
asymptomatic adj
showing no symptoms of disease
atrophy n or verb
lack of growth from disuse, disease or malnutrition
monogamy n
marriage with one mate at a time
monolithic adj
massive and rigidly uniform
monotheism n
belief there is only one god
monotonous adj
continuing in unchanging tone
anthropology n
science dealing with the study of human culture
neurology n
scientific study of the nervous system
pathology n
science dealing with the nature and causes of disease
sociology n
study of behavior of large groups
bio
life
tom
cutting, dissecting
hetero
different
endo
within
exo
outside
biometrics n
statistical analysis of measurements of human characteristics
symbiotic adj
living together in mutually helpful association
biota n
animals, plants, fungi of region or period
dichotomy n
division or contrast between two things
tome n
scholarly book
heterogeneous adj
varied, diverse
heterodox adj
not conforming with accepted standards
endogenous adj
produced from within
exodus n
mass departure of people
exoteric adj
not secret
archy
rule
path
feeling, suffering, disease
morph
form
peri
around, about, near
matriarchy n
mother rules family or tribe
oligarchy n
form of gov in which a few people have the power
antipathy n
dislike
apathy n
lack of emotion
empathy n
complete understanding of one’s feelings
pathos n
a quality that evokes pity of sadness
pathological adj
due to disease
homeopathy n
treatment of disease by small doses
osteopathy n
type of alternative medicine consisting of moving, stretching and massaging
amorphous adj
shapeless, vague
anthropomorphic adj
attributing human characteristics to a non-human
peripatetic adj
traveling from place to place
peripheral adj
only slightly connected to what is essential
periphrasitc adj
expressed in a roundabout way, indirect
periphery n
the outer limits or edge
