Vocab #4 Flashcards
PHIL (PHILO)
loving or fond of
Philanthropist- lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare
PHOBIA
fear or dislike
acrophobia - fear of being at a great height
MIS
hate (opposite of PHIL)
Misandry - hatred of males
DYS
bad, ill, difficult
dysentery - inflammation of the large intestine
EU
good, well, advantageous (opposite of DYS)
eugenics - science dealing with improving the hereditary qualities of the human race
MACRO
large or long
macrocosm - great world; universe
MICRO
small
microcosm - little world
A (AN)
not or without
amoral- without sense of moral responsibility
MONO (MON)
one, single, alone
monarchy - rule by a single person
POLY
many
monocle - eyeglass for one eye
LOGY
science, study, account
anthropology - science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind
BIO
life
abiogenesis - a spontaneous generation
TOMY (TOM)
cutting, operation of incision
anatomy - dissection of plants or animals for the purpose of studying their structure
structure of a plant or animal
POD
foot
antipodes - parts of the globe diametrically opposite
HOMO
one and the same or like
homochromatic - having the same color
HETERO
different
heterochromatic - having different colors
HYPER
over, above, beyond the ordinary
hyperacidity - excessive acidity
HYPO
under, beneath, less than the ordinary
hypoacidity - weak acidity
ENDO
within
Endocrine - secreting internally
EXO
out of, outside
exocrine - secreting externally
ARCHY
rule
anarchy - total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
GEO
earth, ground
geocentric - measured from the earth’s center; having the earth as a center
PATHO (PATHO, PATHY)
feeling, suffering, disease
antipathy - aversion (feeling against)
MORPH
form
amorphous - without definite form; shapeless
PERI
around, about, near, enclosing
pericardium - membranous sac enclosing the heart
