| A | B |
|---|
| Bible | Christian holy book |
| bibliography | list of books used in research |
| bibliomania | obsession with books |
| bibliomancy | divination using books |
| anarchy | absence of government; chaos |
| gynarchy | government by women |
| hierarchy | system of ranks or levels |
| monarchy | government by one person |
| oligarchy | government by a few |
| diarchy | government by two joint rulers |
| ergograph | device for measuring work capacity of muscles during contraction |
| energy | capacity to do work |
| ergophobia | fear of work |
| synergistic | working together |
| allergy | reaction to foreign agents in the body |
| agnostic | one who believes it is impossible to know absolute truth or the existence of God |
| prognosticate | to foretell the future |
| prognosis | probable course and outcome of an illness |
| economics | science of measuring goods and services |
| ecology | study of the relationship between organisms and their environment |
| Acropolis | highest point of a city, especially a Greek city |
| cosmopolis | large city inhabited by people of many countries |
| geopolitics | world politics |
| megalopolis | a large city or region of large cities |
| cosmopolitan | citizen of the world; at home in any country |
| topography | record of land and places |
| topology | study of places |
| critic | one who judges |
| hypercritical | overly judgmental |
| criterion | standard by which to make a decision or judgment |
| pantophagous | eating everything |
| anthropophagous | canniballistic; eating human flesh |
| phonograph | a device to record and play back sound |
| phonology | study of sounds within a language |
| homophone | words that have the same pronunciation |
| dysphonia | difficulty speaking; hoarseness |
| telephone | instrument by which sound is transmitted across a distance |
| aphonic | voiceless; soundless |
| megaphone | device that amplifies sound |
| orthophonic | correct pronunciation |
| polyphonic | having many sounds |
| euphonious | having a pleasing sound |
| symphony | many instruments playing together |
| cacophony | jarring, discordant sound; dissonance |
| antiphony | responsive singing |
| agraphia | loss of the ability to write |
| paragraph | section or division of writing |
| holograph | a three-dimensional recording of an image; or, a document entirely written in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears |
| photograph | a picture made by using light to record on film |
| orthography | correct spelling |
| graphics | the art of drawing or writing |
| cacography | poor handwriting |
| biography | writing about someone's life |
| autobiography | writing about one's own life |
| autograph | signature; writing one's own name |
| epigram | a short, witty poem |
| homograph | words that have the same spelling |
| telegraph | a device that sends messages over a wire |
| monogram | an inscription of an inital or initials |
| monograph | an essay on a specific topic |
| graphology | study of handwriting to analyze character |
| adynamic | powerless |
| dynamic | having power |
| photodynamic | powered by light |
| dynanometer | measurement of power |
| monochrome | single-colored |
| panchromatic | film sensitive to all colors |
| dichromatic | two-colored |
| isochromatic | light of the same color or wavelength |
| polychrome | having many colors |
| orthochromatic | accurately reproducing the colors of a subject (of film) |
| synchronize | to cause to happen at the same time |
| chronic | happening continually or repeatedly |
| anachronism | something out of its proper time |
| chronogram | measurement of intervals such as duration of an event |
| thermodynamics | powered by heat |
| thermotaxis | regulation of body temperature |
| isothermal | having the same temperature |
| anhydrous | lacking water |
| hydrography | mapping bodies of water |
| hydrotaxis | response to water |
| hydrology | study of water |
| photophobia | fear of light |
| photogenic | capable of looking good in a photograph |
| phototaxis | response to light |
| microcosm | small universe; a system that represents a larger system or universe |
| cosmology | study of the universe as a whole |
| anthropoid | resembling humans |
| anthropophobia | fear of mankind |
| anthropology | study of mankind |
| pandemic | widespread; affecting all people |
| epidemic | a disease affecting many people |
| demophobia | fear of people or crowds |
| endemic | prevalent in one region or among a certain people group |
| homogeneous | of different kinds or consistency |
| eugenics | selective breeding |
| progeny | descendants; offspring |
| progenitor | ancestor; parent |
| genophobia | fear of a race or kind |
| genre | a type or category, e.g. of literature |
| gynecology | study of women's health |
| gynephobia | fear of women |
| polygynous | having numerous wives |
| monogyny | having one wife |
| theology | study of religion or God |
| pantheism | belief that everything that exists is God |
| polytheist | one who believes in multiple gods |
| monotheism | believing in one god |
| heliolatry | sun worship |
| bigamy | being married a second time without the death or divorce of the first spouse |
| monogamous | being married to or faithful to one person |
| polygamy | practice of marrying multiple spouses |
| gamophobia | fear of marriage |
| microbiology | study of tiny organisms |
| cosmorama | exhibition of pictures representing many parts of the world |
| panorama | unbroken view of the entire landscape |
| ennead | a group of nine of anything |
| trilogy | group of three artistic or literary works |
| exodus | exit; mass departure |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| pseudology | falsehood of speech |
| decade | ten years |
| diorama | a cross-sectional view of a scene |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being |
| autoclastic | self-destructive |
| autotheism | self-worship |
| analgesic | painkiller |
| bioclasm | destruction of life |
| panclastic | destruction of everything |
| ideology | belief system; system of ideas |
| archaeology | study of ancient civilizations |
| heliophobia | fear of the sun |
| panophobia | fear of everything |
| atheist | one who believes no God or higher power exists |
| gynaeolatry | worship of women |
| archaic | ancient; antiquated |
| apotheosis | deification; being exalted to the status of a god |
| hierology | study of sacred things |
| homology | similarity |
| exogamy | practice of marrying outside one's culture |
| prototype | original; first type of something |
| deuterogamy | second marriage after the death or divorce of a first spouse |
| mesozoic | geologic era with the appearance of flying reptiles, birds, flowers, and extinction of dinosaurs |
| monologue | speech by one person; soliloquy |
| binomial | consisting of two terms |
| dodecagon | polygon with 12 sides |
| tricycle | 3-wheeled vehicle |
| deuteropathy | sympathetic affection of one part of the body to another; e.g., headache caused by overloaded stomach |
| mesoderm | middle layer of developing embryo |
| mesosphere | middle portion of the atmosphere 30-80 mi. above earth's surface |
| hemicycle | half-circle |
| hemiplegia | paralysis affecting one side of the body |
| monotony | sameness; repetition |
| bipod | a stand with two legs, as support for instrument or weapon |
| bisect | to cut or divide into two parts |
| bilateral | having two sides |
| diglot | speaking two languages |
| dodecahedron | polyhedron with 12 faces |
| dimorphic | existing in two distinct forms |
| tripod | three-legged stand |
| triangle | figure with three sides and angles |
| heptarchy | government by seven persons |
| decathlon | 10-event contest |
| hectograph | copy machine using gelatin |
| pentathlon | 5-event contest |
| hexamerous | having six parts or divisions |
| octogenarian | a person between 80 and 89 years of age |
| enneagon | polygon with 9 sides |
| decapod | crustacean or cephalopod mollusk with ten legs or tentacles |
| hecatomb | large-scale sacrifice or slaughter |
