A | B |
gno | know |
pan | all |
olig | few |
poly | many |
dem | people |
arch | rule, govern |
hetero | various, unlike |
homo | same |
patri | father |
matri | mother |
pro | before |
dia | through, across |
epi | upon, in addition |
doxa | belief, praise |
oramic | pertaining to view |
ortho | right, correct, straight |
chrome | color |
cide | killing of |
agnostic | one who holds the view that the ultimate reality of god is unknowable |
prognosticate | foretell from signs or symptoms |
prognosis | forecast |
progenitor | forefather |
diagnosis | investigation or analysis of the cause or nature of a condition |
pandemonium | wild uproar, chaos |
pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area, affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population |
panorama | a complete view of an area |
oligarchy | form of government in which a few people have the power |
polyarchy | rule by many |
polyglot | speaking several languages |
polygamy | marriage to several mates at the same time |
polytheism | belief that there is a plurality of gods |
demography | the statistical study of the human population |
matriarchy | ruled by the mother |
patriarchy | ruled by the father |
demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
epidemic | affecting many individuals within a population, community, or religion at the same time |
anarchy | total absence of rule or government; confusion, disorder |
gynarchy | ruled by women |
heterogeneous | different in kind; dissimilar |
homogenous | of the same kind; similar |
heterodox | contrary to some acknowledged standard of belief |
orthodox | conforming to an acknowledged standard of belief |
homochromatic | having the same color |
patricide | killing of a father |
matricide | killing of a mother |
fratricide | killing of a sibling |
homicide | killingo f a human being |