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Greek 13-15 Derivatives

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apathylack of concern or feeling
antipathydislike, hatred, aversion
physiognomyjudging a person's nature from their physical appearance, esp. the face
pathogenesisorigin & development of a disease
telepathysending thought/feeling across a distance; mind-reading
pathosstrong emotion; quality in a literary or artistic work which evokes pity or sorrow
therapyhealing
hydrotherapytreatment using water
heliotherapytreatment using the sun
psychopathicmentally ill
psychosomaticdealing with the mind and body taken as a whole
necropsyautopsy; examination of a dead body
necrologyobituary
necromancydivination through the dead; sorcery
necrophagouseating dead flesh
necropoliscemetery; city of the dead
necrolatryworship of the dead
thanatophobiafear of death
euthanasiamercy killing
athanasiaimmortality; deathlessness
monotonenot varying in sound or tone
kinesiologystudy of muscular movement
isometricsexercises based on equal force on both sides, i.e. pushing against a wall
symmetryequal measurement on both sides
phonometerdevice to measure sound
biometrymeasurement of the probable duration of life
perimetermeasurement around an area
polygonmany sided figure
pentagonfive sided figure
hexagonsix sided figure
theocentricrevolving around God
epicenterpoint on the Earth's surface directly above the center of an earthquake
geocentricrevolving around the earth
anthropocentricrevolving around mankind
heliocentricrevolving around the sun
anomalyexception to the normal rule or pattern
pseudomorphichaving a false form
pantomorphiccapable of having all forms
anthropomorphichaving the form of a human
polytechnicalmultiple arts & sciences, especially schools teaching many branches of art & sciences
barometermeasurement of weight or pressure
baritonelow, heavy sounding voice or pitch
philanthropiccharitable; done out of love of mankind
philologylove of learning; study of languages
bibliophilelover of books
philogynylove of women
misanthropehatred of mankind
misologyhatred of learning
misogamyhatred of marriage
misogynyhatred of women
misoneismfear or hatred of new things
thanatopsiscontemplation of death
aestheticssensitivity to beauty; conformity to good taste
ethnographyrecord of people, culture, customs
ethnocentricrevolving or centered around one people group
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
aristocrata person born in the ruling class; one of the "best" people
periscopedevice for looking around corners
chronoscopeinstrument for observing and measuring time
endoscopedevice for looking inside the body
telescopedevice for viewing things from a distance


Terre Haute South Vigo High School
Terre Haute, IN

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