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Midterms- List 1-5
Mrs. Singleton's Vocab List 1-5 Notecards
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10th Grade
12/11/2010

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Anthropophobiac
Definition
afraid of people
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Philanthropy
Definition
concern for human welfare and advancement
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misanthrope
Definition
a hater of humankind
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euphonious
Definition
pleasant in sound
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cacography
Definition
bad handwriting
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megaphone
Definition
a cone shaped device for magnifying or directing your voice
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microscope
Definition
an instrument having a magnifying lens to inspect objects too small to be seen.
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ascribe/impute
Definition

def- to credit or assign

synonyms- attribute, credit, reference

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macroscopic
Definition
visible to the naked eye
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bibliophile
Definition
a person who loves or collects books
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symphony
Definition
an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements
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megalomaniac
Definition
someone who wants money or wealth
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skeptical
Definition
having doubt, inclined to skepticism
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aphonic
Definition
mouthed but not spoken; silent
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bibliography
Definition
a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle
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synopsis
Definition

def- a brief statement giving a general view of a subject

synonyms- recap, review, outline

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anarchy
Definition
a state of society without gov't or rule
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archeaology
Definition
the study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their culture
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demography
Definition
the science of statistics like births, deaths, etc.
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heterogeneous
Definition
different in kind; unlike
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homogeneous
Definition
of the same kind or nature; alike
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polygon
Definition
an enclosed figure having three or more straight sides
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oligarchy
Definition
gov't ruled by a few people
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amalgamate
Definition

def- to make a combination, mix

synonyms- blend, unite, combine

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epidemic
Definition
a disease affecting many people, widespread
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pandemic
Definition
a disease that affects a country
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endemic
Definition
a disease affecting one person
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misogynist
Definition
hatred or dislike of women
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genealogy
Definition
study of family history or descent
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diagonal
Definition
connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices
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eulogy
Definition
a speech of praise of a person or thing
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panacea
Definition

def- a remedy for all things

synonyms- cure, medicine, recovery

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polytheist
Definition
someone who believes in one or mored gods
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geology
Definition
science of the earth, history of the earth
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heliolatry
Definition
worship of the sun
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isodynamic
Definition
equality of force or intensity
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isometric
Definition
having equality of measure
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monochrome
Definition
painting or drawing in different shades of one color
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catalog
Definition
a list of items for sale, or courses at a college
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debacle
Definition

def- a general breakup or dispersion

synonym- breakdown, collapse, overthrow

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diarchy
Definition
gov't in which power is in two people
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perimeter
Definition
the length of a border of a figure
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periscope
Definition
an instrument for viewing objects above the direct line of sight
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symmetry
Definition
correspondence in shape, size, and parts; the same
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eccentric
Definition
not like a recognized or customary character; out there
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orthophonic
Definition
reproducing sounds correctly
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geometry
Definition
a branch of math that deals with properties, reasoning, and shapes
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ecumenical
Definition

def- general, universal

synonyms- global, known

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apathy
Definition
lack of feeling or emotion
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antipathy
Definition
a natural aversion
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therapeutic
Definition
treating or curing of the disease
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bathometer
Definition
a device used to measure depth of water
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hemorrhage
Definition
random spouting of blood
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hematology
Definition
the study of blood
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anemia
Definition
a disease of lack of red blood cells
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antithesis
Definition

def- opposition, contrast

synonyms- opposite, reverse

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static
Definition
fixed or stationary condition
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synergy
Definition
combined action or functioning
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prognosticate
Definition
to forecast or predict
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agnostic
Definition
someone who doesn't believe in things that aren't proven
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pathos
Definition
evoking a feeling of compassion or pity
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pathology
Definition
study of diseases
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logos
Definition
rationalize
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impetus
Definition

def- a moving force

synonyms- pressure, impules, energy

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atom
Definition
smallest component of an element that can still be considered an element
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monotone
Definition
a single tone without variation in pitch
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chirography
Definition
handwriting
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cephalopod
Definition
any mollusk having tentacles attached to the head
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dactylology
Definition
communication of signs using fingers
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polyglot
Definition
able to speak or write several languages
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pachyderm
Definition
any of the thick-skinned
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rogue
Definition

def- a dishonest person

synonyms- scoundrel, charlatan, crook

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cephalalgia
Definition
headache
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dermatitis
Definition
inflammation of the skin
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logomachy
Definition
a dispute about words
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chiromancy
Definition
predicting fortunes from someone's hands
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hypodermic
Definition
medicine under the skin
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arthritis
Definition
inflammation of a joint
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cytoplasm
Definition
substance in a cell between the membrane and the nucleus
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sanguine
Definition

def- cheerfully optimistic

synonyms- positive, confident, enthusiastic

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