Vocab #4

Question 0

PHIL (PHILO)

Answer 0

loving or fond of

Philanthropist- lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare

Question 1

PHOBIA

Answer 1

fear or dislike

acrophobia - fear of being at a great height

Question 2

MIS

Answer 2

hate (opposite of PHIL)

Misandry - hatred of males

Question 3

DYS

Answer 3

bad, ill, difficult

dysentery - inflammation of the large intestine

Question 4

EU

Answer 4

good, well, advantageous (opposite of DYS)

eugenics - science dealing with improving the hereditary qualities of the human race

Question 5

MACRO

Answer 5

large or long

macrocosm - great world; universe

Question 6

MICRO

Answer 6

small

microcosm - little world

Question 7

A (AN)

Answer 7

not or without

amoral- without sense of moral responsibility

Question 8

MONO (MON)

Answer 8

one, single, alone

monarchy - rule by a single person

Question 9

POLY

Answer 9

many

monocle - eyeglass for one eye

Question 10

LOGY

Answer 10

science, study, account

anthropology - science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind

Question 11

BIO

Answer 11

life

abiogenesis - a spontaneous generation

Question 12

TOMY (TOM)

Answer 12

cutting, operation of incision

anatomy - dissection of plants or animals for the purpose of studying their structure

structure of a plant or animal

Question 13

POD

Answer 13

foot

antipodes - parts of the globe diametrically opposite

Question 14

HOMO

Answer 14

one and the same or like

homochromatic - having the same color

Question 15

HETERO

Answer 15

different

heterochromatic - having different colors

Question 16

HYPER

Answer 16

over, above, beyond the ordinary

hyperacidity - excessive acidity

Question 17

HYPO

Answer 17

under, beneath, less than the ordinary

hypoacidity - weak acidity

Question 18

ENDO

Answer 18

within

Endocrine - secreting internally

Question 19

EXO

Answer 19

out of, outside

exocrine - secreting externally

Question 20

ARCHY

Answer 20

rule

anarchy - total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder

Question 21

GEO

Answer 21

earth, ground

geocentric - measured from the earth’s center; having the earth as a center

Question 22

PATHO (PATHO, PATHY)

Answer 22

feeling, suffering, disease

antipathy - aversion (feeling against)

Question 23

MORPH

Answer 23

form

amorphous - without definite form; shapeless

Question 24

PERI

Answer 24

around, about, near, enclosing

pericardium - membranous sac enclosing the heart