41.1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
ARCHY
GOVERN, RULE
Monarchy
n.) undivided rule by a single person (i.e. king or queen)
BELL
WAR
Belligerent
adj.) warlike, given to
waging war; antagonistic, quarrelsome
BIBLIO
BOOK
Bibliophage
n.) someone who
devours books or reads with a great deal of interest, a bookworm
GYN
WOMAN
Misogyny
n.) hatred, dislike,
or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women
HAGIO
SAINT
Hagiology
n.) the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints
INTER
BETWEEN, TOGETHER, INSIDE
Intercede
v.) to plead with someone in authority on behalf of somebody else; to
attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups
MEL
HONEY
Mellifluous
adj.) sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding; flowing with honey
MIR
WONDER
Admirable
Adj.)deserving of the highest esteem or respect
PED
FOOT
Biped
n.) a two- footed animal;
(adj.) having two feet
XENO
Strange, foreign
Xenophobia
n.) fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners