Vocab list # 4
“Son of it’s all greek to me” Greek roots.
- acrophobia [noun] a pathological fear of heights.
Phobia = fear
- claustrophobia [noun] : fear of being in enclosed spaces.
- Homophobia [noun] : a fear or dislike of homosexuals.
- bibliophile (philo) [noun] : a person who loves or collects books.
Phile = love
- Philanthropy [noun] : helping poor people, especially by giving money.
- Philharmonic [adj] : used in the names of musical groups, especially orchestras.
- misanthropy [noun] : a person who doesn’t like other people
mis = hate
- misandry [noun] : hatred of man
- dystrophy [noun] : faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
Dy = two
- Dynamic [adj] : having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm; energetic and forceful.
- Dysfunction [noun] : a problem or fault in a part of the body or a machine.
- euphemism [noun] : a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.
Eu = well
- Euphoria [noun]: extreme happiness, sometimes more than is reasonable in a particular situation.
- Eulogy [noun] : a speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise, especially for someone who recently died or stopped working.
- macroscopic [adj] : invisible to the naked eye.
Macro = large
- macrobiotic [adj] : describes food that is arranged into groups according to special principles, grown without chemicals, and is thought to be very healthy.
- Macrocosm [noun] : any large organized system considered as a whole, rather than as a group of smaller systems.
- microwave [noun] : a very short electromagnetic wave used for cooking food or sending information by radio or radar.
Micro = small
- microcosm [noun] : a small place, society or situation which has the same characteristics as something much larger.
- Microbrewery [noun] : a small company which makes beer, usually using traditional methods, and which often has a restaurant where its beer is served.
- atheism (an) [noun] : a belief that gods do not exist.
A (an) = without
- amoral [adj] : without moral principles.
- Atypical [adj] : not typical.
- monocle (mono) [noun] : a round piece of glass worn, especially in the past, in front of one eye in order to help you to see more clearly.
Mono = one, single
- monotheism [noun] : the belief that there is only one god.
- Monochrome [adj] : using only black, white and grey, or using only one colour.
- polyglot [adj] : speaking or using several different languages. Containing people from many different and distant places.
Poly = many
- Polytheistic [adj] : belief in more than one god.
- Polymorphous [adj] : having or experiencing many different forms or stages of development.
- chronometer [noun] : a piece of equipment which measures time very accurately.
Chron= time
- anachronism [noun] : a person, thing, or idea which exist out of its time in history, especially one which happened or existed later than the period being shown, discussed.
- Chronic [adj] : continuing for a long time
- heliotropic [adj] : turning or growing toward the light.
Heli = sun
- helium [noun] : a gas that is lighter than air, will not burn, is an element and is used in balloons.
- Helipad [noun] : a place where a single helicopter can take off and land.
- hemisphere [noun] : half of a sphere.
Hemi = half
- hemihydrates [noun] : a hydrate in which there are two molecules of the compound for each molecule of water.
- philosophy [noun] : the use of reason in understanding such things as the nature of reality and existence, the use and limits of knowledge and the principles that govern and influence moral judgment.
Soph = wise
- Sophomore [noun] : wise fool.
- sophisticated [adj] : having a good understanding of the way people behave and/or a good knowledge of culture and fashion.
- monologue (log, logo) [noun] : a long speech by one person. A short play for one actor.
Logue = speech, discourse, to speak.
- Dialogue. [noun] : a conversation which is written for a book, play or film/
- Travelogue [noun] : a film or book about traveling to or in a particular place.