| A | B |
|---|
| demogogue (DEMO people + AGOG leader) | literally, a leader of the people, but generally used to refer to a corrupt politician who tells people want they want to hear instead of what they need to hear; that is, someone who panders to crowds and tells them whatever he needs to in order to win th |
| pedagogue (PED child + AGOG leader) | a teacher, or one who leads children |
| microbe (MICRO small + BE life) | a small life form |
| luminary (LUM light) | shining brightly; as in a person who outshines others |
| phosphorescence (PHOS light + PHOR carry) | emission of light without burning or by very slow burning without appreciable heat |
| levity (LEV light) | lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness (e.g., jokes at a funeral) |
| paramour (AMOR love) | a lover (usually an illicit lover, as in an affair) |
| amity (AM/AMOR love) | friendship; peaceful relations (e.g., between nations or people) |
| amorous (AMOR love + OUS full of) | of or pertaining to love (usually used to describe one in pursuit of sexual love) |
| androgynous (ANDRO man + GYN woman + OUS full of) | both masculine and feminine; an androgynous person could be mistaken for a male or female |
| misanthropist (MIS bad or wrong + ANTHROP human) | one who hates human beings |
| dermoplasty (DERM skin + PLASTY molded) | a skin graft; taking healthy skin and putting it in place of burned or damaged skin |
| telekinesis (TELE far + KIN motion) | alleged ability to move physical objects via the power of the mind |
| hyperkinetic (HYPER over + KIN motion) | disordered behavior character by excessive physical movements and/or short attention spans |
| demobilize (DE down + MOB move + IZE make) | to stop or release from action; generally used to refer to orders to stop military actions or preparations |
| nomenclature (NOMEN name) | the names or terms used in a particular field of study (e.g., geometry, art, pscyhology, etc.) |
| epidermis (EPI on + DERM skin) | the outer layer of the skin |
| effusion (EF/EX out + FUS pour) | outpouring (e.g., emotion or ideas) |
| analgesic (AN not/without + ALGIA pain) | a painkiller |
| algophobia (ALGIA pain + PHOBIA fear) | fear of pain |
| toponym (TOPO place + NYM name) | place name |
| radial (RADI ray) | arranged like rays, such as spokes, bars, lines, etc. |
| crescendo (CRESC rise or grow) | a steady increase in force or tendency; the peak or climactic point |
| megalith (MEGA large + LITH rock) | a large stone |
| monolith (MONO one + LITH rock) | literally, a large stone block; also means uniform, in that all things look the same, as rocks do |
