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College English Vocab 2-2025

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maniain latin means "madness"
kleptomaniaa mental illness in which a person has a strong desire to steal things
dipsomaniaca person with an extreme and uncontrollable desire for alcohol
megalomaniaca mental disorder marked by feelings of great personal power and importance
egomaniacsomeone who is extremely self-centerd and ignores the problems and concerns of others
psychcomes fromthe Greek word psyche meaning " breath, life, soul"
psychesoul, personality, mind
psychedelicof or relating to a drug that produces abnormal and often extreme mental effects such as hallucinations; imitating the effects of psychedelic drugs
psychosomaticcaused by mental or emotional problems rather than by physical illness
ceptcomes from the Latin verb meaning "take, seize"
receptiona social gathering where guests are formally invited
interceptto stop, seize, or interrupt something or someone before arrival
perceptiblenoticeable or able to be felt by the senses
suseptibleope to influence; responsive; able to be submitted to an action or process
fincomes fromthe Latin word for "end, boundary"
confineto keep someone or somethng within limits; to hold someone ina location
definitiveauthoritative and final; specifying perfectly or precisely
infinitestimalextremely or immeasurably small
finitehaving definite limits
jectcomes fromthe Latin verb meaning to "throw, hurl"
interjectto interrupt a conversation with a comment or remark
conjectureto guess
projectionan estimate of what might happen inthe future based on what is happening now
trajectorythe curved path that an object makes in space, or that a thrown object follows as it rises and falls to earth
tractcomes from the Lastin verb to "drag or draw"
tractionthe fristion that allows a moving thing to move over a surface without slipping
protracteddrawn out, continued or extended
retractto pull back somethng into something larger; to take back something said or written
intractablenot easily handled, led, taught, or controlled
duc/ductcomes fromthe Latin verb to "lead"
conducivetending to promote, encourage, or assist; helpful
deductionsubtraction; the reaching of a conclusion by reasoning
inducepersuade, influence,; bring about
seductiontemptation to wrong, especially temptation to sexual intercourse; attraction or charm
sequcomes from the Latin verb to "follow"
consequentialresulting; important
subsequentfollowing in time, oreder, or place; later
non sequitura statement that does not follow logically from anything previously said
sequentialarranged in order or in a series; following in a series
Apollonianharmonious, ordered, rational, calm
bacchanalianfrenzied, orgiastic
Dionysianfrenzied, orgiastic
delphicunclear, ambiguous or confusing
jovialexpansively good-natured
mercurialhaving rapid and unpredictable changes of mood
Olympianlofty, superior and detached
venerealhaving to do with sexual intercourse
psychotherapistone who treats mental or emotional disorder or related bodily ills by psychological means


Deutschlehrerin
Marion Central School
Webster, NY

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