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English - Fall of 2014 > Greek Vocabulary Words > Flashcards

Greek Vocabulary Words Flashcards

1
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anthropophobiac

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one who fears people

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philanthropy

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love of people by having active effort to human welfare

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misanthrope

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someone who hates people

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incredulous

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disbelieving

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5
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euphonius

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pleasing to the ear

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cacophony

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harsh mixture of sound

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megaphone

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a tunnel shaped device used to amplify the voice

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microscopic

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too small to be seen by the naked eye

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hemorrhage

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excessive bleeding

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10
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aphonic

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without sound, noiseless

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11
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bibliophile

A

someone who loves books

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12
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intermittent

A

occurring at irregular intervals

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megalomaniac

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a person who suffers delusions of their own power or importance

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14
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skeptical

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not easily convinced, having doubts

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polytheism

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belief in many Gods

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geometry

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the study of the angles of the Earth; math that deals with measurement & relationship of points, lines, angles, etc.

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heliolatry

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worship of the sun

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isodynamic

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having equal force or strength

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chronometer

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on exceptionally precise clock

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monochrome

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in shades of one color

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heliocentric

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the belief of having the sun as the center

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amphibian

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animals that move between land and water

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monologue

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long speech by an individual or a group

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prognosticate

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to predict the future

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atheist

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one who doesn’t believe in any god

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symmetry

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exact correspondence on opposite sides of a dividing line

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eccentric

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strange; deviating from the norm

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agnostic

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a person who believes one essential nature of things (ex. religion) are unknown and unknowable

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anarchy

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without rule

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archaeology

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study of the ancient things

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demography

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study of human population

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heterogenous

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different or unlike parts

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apathy

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without feeling

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antipathy

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strong feeling of dislike

35
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eugenics

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improving the quality of the human race by science

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oligarchy

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rule by a few

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epidemic

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rapidly spreading disease

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pandemic

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universal, widespread

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progeny

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children, descendants

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misogynist

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someone who hates women

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pathology

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study of diseases

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sympathy

A

sharing of feelings

43
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eulogy

A

speech

English - Fall of 2014 (5 decks)

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