vocab: phobia, phil (philo), mis, dys, eu, macro, micro, a (an), mono, poly Flashcards
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acrophobia
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fear of great heights
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agoraphobia
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fear of open spaces
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anglophobia
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dislike of england or the english
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claustrophobia
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fear of confined spaces
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germanophobia
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dislike of germany or the germans
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hydrophobia
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fear of water, a clinical sign of human rabies
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monophobia
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fear of being alone
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phobia
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a fear, a dislike
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photophobia
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fear of light
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phobe
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one who fears or dislikes
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xenophobia
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aversion to foreigners
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philanthropist
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lover of mankind
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philanthrophy
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love of mankind
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philately
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collection and study of stamps
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philarmonic
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retained to a musical organization such as symphony or orchestra, loving music
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philhellenism
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support of greeks or to the greeks
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philogyny
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love of language
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philsopher
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lover of wisdom
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anglophile
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supporter of england or the english
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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francophile
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supporter of france
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phile
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one who loves or supports
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phil (philo)
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loving, fond of
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mis
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hate
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dys
bad, ill difficult
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eu
good, well, advantageous
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misanthrope
hater of mankind
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misanthropy
hatred of mankind
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misogamy
hatred of marriage
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misogyny
hatred of women
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misology
hatred of argument or discussion
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misoneism
hatred of anything new
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dysentery
inflamtion of a large intestine
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dyspepsia
difficult digestion or indigestion
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dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
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dysphasia
difficulty in speech from brain disease
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dystrophy
faulty nutrition
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eugenics
the science dealing with imrove the herterty qualities of the human race
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eulogize
write or speak promise of someone
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eupepsia
good digestion
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euphemism
substitution of a good expression for an unpleasant one
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euphonious
pleasing in sound
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euphoria
a sense of well-being
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euthanasia
illegal practice of painless putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painful, distressing disease
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euthenics
the science dealing with improving living conditions
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cacophonous
harsh sounding
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macro
large, long
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micro
small
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macrocosm
the great world or universe
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macron
a horizontal mark indicating the vowel is long
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macroscopic
large enough to be visible to the naked eye
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microbe
a very small organisms
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microbicide
an agent that destroys microbes
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microcosm
little world
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microdont
having small teeth
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microfilm
film of an very small size
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micrometer
an instrument for measuring very small distance
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microscopic
invisible to the naked eye
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microwave
very short electromagnetic waves
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amoral
without a sense of moral responsibility
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amorphous
without having a defiant shape or form
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anemia
lack of normal numbers of red blood cells
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anesthesia
loss of feeling or sensation from artificial means
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anhydrous
without water
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anomaly
deviation from the common rule
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anonymous
nameless or an unknown origin
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anoxia
without or deprivation of oxygen
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aseptic
free from disease caused by micro-organisms
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atheism
godlessness
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atrophy
lack of growth from disuse
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hypertrophy
enlargement of an organism from excessive use
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atypical
unlike the typical
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mono (mon)
one, single, alone
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poly
many
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monarchy
ruled by a single person
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polyarchy
ruled by many
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monochromatic
one color
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polychromatic
a variety of colors
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monogamy
married to one mate at a time
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polygamy
married to several mates at a time
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monomorphic
having a single form
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polymorphic
having various forms
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monosyllabic
having one syllable
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polysyllabic
having more than three syllables
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monotheism
belief in one god
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polytheism
belief in many gods
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monocle
eyeglasses for one eye
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monogram
two or more letters interwoven to represent one name
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monograph
a written account of a single thing
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monolith
a single stone of a large size
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monologue
a long speech by one person
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monomania
derangement of the mindof one subject only
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monotonous
continuing the unchanging tone, wearying
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polyglot
speaking several languages
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polygon
closed plane figure having many sides and many angles
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polyphonic
having many voices
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homophonic
having the same sound
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polytechnic
dealing with many arts or sciences
